Active and Passive Fire Protection Market - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 7

2. SUMMARY 8

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 11

• 3.1 GDP 11
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 12
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 13
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 13
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 14
• 3.6 STERLING 16
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 17
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 18

4. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION 19

• 4.1 BACKGROUND 19
• 4.2 OVERALL MARKET SIZE - ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION MARKET 19
• 4.3 KEY INFLUENCES ON THE MARKET 23
  • 4.3.1 The Construction Market 23
  • 4.3.2 Housing Market 25
• 4.4 FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE REGULATIONS 30
  • 4.4.1 Fire Safety 30
  • 4.4.2 Fire Regulations 31

5. ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 33

• 5.1 MARKET BACKGROUND 33
• 5.2 MARKET SIZE 33
  • 5.2.1 Alarm Systems 34
  • 5.2.2 Fire Extinguishing Equipment 36
• 5.3 HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP LEVELS OF FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT 38
• 5.4 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 40
• 5.5 DISTRIBUTION 41
  • 5.5.1 Channels of Distribution 41
• 5.6 SUPPLIERS - ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT 43
  • 5.6.1 Major Groups 43
  • 5.6.2 Fire Protection Systems 45

6. PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 47

• 6.1 MARKET OVERVIEW 47
  • 6.1.1 Definition 47
  • 6.1.2 Key Influences 48
  • 6.1.3 Market Size 48
  • 6.1.4 End Use Sectors 51
• 6.2 DOORS, FITTINGS AND INTUMESCENT SEALS 52
  • 6.2.1 Definitions 52
  • 6.2.2 Market Size 53
  • 6.2.3 Installation and Specification 63
  • 6.2.4 Key Suppliers - Fire Resistant Doors, Fittings and Intumescent Seals 64
• 6.3 FIRE RESISTANT CABLE 67
  • 6.3.1 Definition 67
  • 6.3.2 Market Background And Market Size 67
  • 6.3.3 Current Situation and Future Prospects 68
  • 6.3.4 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Cables 70
• 6.4 FIRE RESISTANT CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS 73
  • 6.4.1 Definition 73
  • 6.4.2 Fire Protection Standards 74
  • 6.4.3 Key Drivers 74
  • 6.4.4 Market Size 75
  • 6.4.5 Key Suppliers - Fire Resistant Partitions And Ceilings 77
• 6.5 FIRE RESISTANT GLASS 79
  • 6.5.1 Market Background and Definition 79
  • 6.5.2 Trends, Market Size And Product Mix 80
  • 6.5.3 Distribution 82
  • 6.5.4 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Glass 84
• 6.6 FIRE RESISTANT STRUCTURAL 85
  • 6.6.1 Market Background and Definition 85
  • 6.6.2 Market Size, Trends and Product Mix 86
  • 6.6.3 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Structural 87
• 6.7 DUCTWORK AND FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS 88
  • 6.7.1 Market Background and Definition 88
  • 6.7.2 Trends and Market Size 89
  • 6.7.3 Key Suppliers Ductwork and Damper Systems 90

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 THE UK MARKET FOR ACTIVE & PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS - 2008 8
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 12
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 14
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 17
• TABLE 6 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS UK 2006-2013 £M MSP 20
• CHART 7 UK ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS MARKET - 2007-2013 (£M MSP) 21
• CHART 8 UK ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION MARKET - PRODUCT MIX 2008 BY VALUE (ALARMS, FIRE DOORS, FITTINGS, SEALS, CABLES, GLASS, SUSPENDED CEILINGS, STRUCTURES, DUCTWORK ETC). 22
• CHART 9 NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS BY SECTOR - GT. BRITAIN 2002 -2008 24
• CHART 10 QUARTERLY VALUE OF NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS - Q108/Q109 (£M) 25
• TABLE 11 UK HOUSING STARTS 2000-2010 BY SECTOR (' 000) 26
• TABLE 12 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2013 - UNITED KINGDOM (' 000 DWELLINGS) 27
• CHART 13 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY HOUSES / FLATS GB 2001-2008 29
• CHART 14 NON-DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (GREAT BRITAIN) 2003 TO 2008 - BY VALUE (£ BILLION AT CURRENT PRICES) 30
• CHART 15 UK FIRE PROTECTION MARKET 2008 BY MAJOR PRODUCT (ALARMS, EXTINGUISHERS / SPRINKLER SYSTEMS) - VALUE £M MSP 33
• CHART 16 UK MARKET FOR FIRE ALARMS AND DETECTORS 2004-2013 (£M MSP) 35
• CHART 17 UK MARKET FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT 2004-2013 (£M MSP) 37
• TABLE 18 HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP OF FIRE PROTECTION/DETECTION EQUIPMENT 2008 38
• TABLE 19 DWELLING FIRES WHERE A SMOKE ALARM WAS PRESENT - ALARM TYPE BY (%) 1999-2006 39
• TABLE 20 EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF FIRE & BURGLAR ALARMS - 2004-2007 (£M MSP) 40
• TABLE 21 EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 2004-2007 (£M MSP) 41
• CHART 22 SECURITY & FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS MARKET STRUCTURE 42
• TABLE 23 UK PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS MARKET 2006-2013 £M MSP 49
• CHART 24 PASSIVE FIRE RESISTANT PRODUCTS - FIRE DOORS, FITTINGS, CABLES, CEILINGS, GLASS, STEEL, DUCTWORK / DAMPERS ETC - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE £M UK 2008 51
• CHART 25 PRODUCT SECTOR MIX 2008 (FIRE DOORS, FITTINGS, INTUMESCENT STRIPS/SEALS) 54
• TABLE 26 THE UK MARKET FOR TIMBER AND STEEL FIRE DOORS - £M MSP AT CURRENT PRICES 2003 - 2013 55
• CHART 27 FIRE DOOR PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE - TIMBER / STEEL - 2008 £M MSP 56
• TABLE 28 UK FIRE DOOR FITTINGS MARKET 2004-2013 - £M MSP 60
• TABLE 29 DOOR FITTINGS AND CLOSERS MARKET - PRODUCT MIX 2008 (LOCKS, CLOSERS, HANDLES, HINGES, EXIT HARDWARE ETC) 61
• CHART 30 SALES OF FIRE DOORS, FITTINGS & INTUMESCENT SEALS BY SECTOR (RESIDENTIAL / NON-RESIDENTIAL, NEW BUILD / RMI) - UK 2008 £M MSP 63
• TABLE 31 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT CABLE 2006-2013 £M MSP AT CURRENT PRICES 68
• CHART 32 FIRE RESISTANT CABLE, BY END USE SECTOR 2008 - BY VALUE 69
• CHART 33 SALES OF FIRE RESISTANT CABLE BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL UK 2008 (BY VALUE) 70
• TABLE 34 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE PROTECTED SUSPENDED CEILINGS 2006 - 2012 (£M MSP) 75
• TABLE 35 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE PROTECTED PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2006-2012 (£M MSP) 76
• TABLE 36 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT GLASS 2006-2013 (£M MSP) 81
• CHART 37 PRODUCT MIX FOR FIRE RESISTANT GLASS (INSULATING / INTEGRITY GLASS) - £M MSP 2008 82
• CHART 38 DISTRIBUTION CHAIN - FIRE RESISTANT GLASS 2008 83
• TABLE 39 THE UK MARKET FOR COATINGS, SPRAYS AND BOARDS FOR FIRE RESISTANT STRUCTURES 2008-2012 (£M MSP) 87
• TABLE 40 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT DUCTWORK & DAMPERS 2006-2012 (£M MSP) 89