AMA Research have published the 2nd Edition of the report “Health and Safety Products Market- UK 2009-2013”, which focuses on providing a comprehensive and up to date review of the structure of the Health and Safety Products Market in 2009. The overall health and safety products market is estimated to be worth over £700 million in 2008 and has experienced relatively stable growth in the last decade.
Product sectors covered in the report include:
Personal Protection Equipment
Hygiene products
First Aid products
Safety Signs
Performance of the market is reliant on replacement purchases and on new or revised legislation, and ‘exceptional circumstances such as outbreaks of epidemiologic diseases. PPE and hygiene products are the best performing sectors of the market, whilst first aid products and safety signs are seeing lower levels of growth. Despite the economic downturn, the market is still expected to see some growth, reflecting the diverse customer base and underlying need for many key products.
Areas of particular interest:
Review of the key factors influencing the market - price competition, replacement demand.
Key drivers and legislation within individual product sectors
Review of key suppliers - shares of major players in each product sector
Review of key distribution channels - major players, shares by channel (Industrial Distributors, H & S Specialists, etc.
Forecasts up to 2013 - overall market, short term prospects in 2009-10, longer term prospects, market drivers.
Contractors included:
3M, Ansell (UK) Ltd, Arco Ltd, BM Polyco, Bollé Safety, Brammer, Capital Safety, Cederroth, Centurion Safety Products, Comasec, Crest Medical Cromwell Group (Holdings) Ltd, Deb Ltd, Dupont, ERIKS UK, Frank Sammeroff FWB Products Ltd, Georgia-Pacific, Gojo Industries Europe Ltd, Greenham, HC Slingsby, Honeywell Life Safety, Impacto, JSP, Key Industrial Equipment Kimberly-Clarke, Kruger Tissue, Kwintet, Microgard, Mine Safety Appliances Monks and Crane Industrial Group, North Safety Products, Pal International Parker Merchanting, Praybourne, RS Components, Safety First Aid, SCA Tissue Europe, Scott Health and Safety Ltd, Screwfix Direct, Seton, Showa Glove, SIG, Spartan Safety Ltd, Sperian Protection, Stoko Skin Care, Sundström Safety, The BSS Group, The Sioen Group, The Viking Rubber Company, Uvex, Wallace Cameron.
Key areas of coverage in the report include:-
MARKET OVERVIEW
Overall market size in value terms from 2003-2008, with forecasts through to 2013, current developments and future prospects in the market.
Key market influences including health & safety regulations and exceptional circumstances such as natural disasters and virulent disease outbreaks, growing level of imports and increasing price competition, product development, declining manufacturing base, short term prospects in 2009-10, key end-use markets etc.
Overall product mix by sector: PPE, hygiene products, first aid products and safety signs, and key trends influencing each sector.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Market size in value terms from 2003-2008, with forecasts through to 2013, current developments and future prospects.
Key market influences including the Noise Regulations of 2005, the wide spread floods of 2007 and recent disease outbreaks (sine flu, bird flu etc), performance of construction market, increasing price competition etc.
Product mix and product trends for head, eye & face, ear, hand, respiratory and fall protection equipment, as well as protective clothing and safety shoes.
Supply structure of the PPE sector including market shares of leading suppliers.
HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Market size in value terms from 2003-2008, with forecasts through to 2013, current developments and future prospects.
Key market influences including the Food Hygiene Regulations of 2006, plans for tackling superbugs such as the ‘clean your hands’ campaign, swine flu, bird flu etc.
Product mix and product trends - shares for skin care and washroom products.
Supply structure of the hygiene products sector including market shares of leading suppliers.
FIRST AID PRODUCTS
Market size in value terms from 2004-2008, with forecasts through to 2013, current developments and future prospects.
Product mix and product trends - shares for general purpose kits, special purpose kits, refills.
Supply structure of the first aid products sector including market shares of leading suppliers.
SAFETY SIGNS
Market size in value terms from 2003-2008, with forecasts through to 2013, current developments and future prospects.
Key market influences including the smoke free regulations of July 2007, decline of manufacturing base, problems in 2008-09 etc.
Product mix and product trends for hazard/warning, mandatory, prohibition, safe condition and fire fighting signs.
Supply structure of the safety signs sector of leading suppliers.
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
Profiles of the main manufacturers of health & safety products, e.g. Sperian Protection, Tyco, Aearo, 3M, Martindale, JSP, North, Bollé, Uvex, Polyco, Comasec, Ansell, Globus, Moldex, Deb, Gojo, Degussa, Kimberly-Clark, SCA Hygiene, Georgia Pacific and Wallace Cameron etc.
Market shares by distribution channel (General ‘catalogue’ distributors, H +S specialists, Equipment Hire, Others) and by distributor - key players.
Profiles of the main distributors of health & safety products - Arco, RS, Parker etc.
Additional Information
The market for health and safety products has shown steady growth in recent years, according to the second edition of the “Health and Safety Products Market” recently published by AMA Research. The report investigates the recent and current trends in the overall market for health and safety products, including comment on key influences and future prospects, in addition to a specific analysis of the main product sectors.
Despite its maturity, the market for health and safety products in non-domestic applications has experienced reasonably good levels of growth over the last 3 years - with 2009 set to experience strong growth as a result of the impact of ‘swine flu’ on the sector. Hygiene and PPE products dominate the market - hygiene products are the largest sector with an estimated 44% market share. Levels of cleanliness and hygiene remain a top priority, particularly within the health and food industries. High profile media interest in outbreaks of MRSA and epidemiologic diseases such as swine flu are likely to see that this sector remains central to the health and safety market.
Defining ‘PPE’ products is difficult, but clothing and footwear are estimated at 44% of the sector, with respiratory and hand protection accounting for a further 32%. The PPE sector has benefited from an increase in demand following changes in legislation and the persistent threat of foot and mouth and bird flu outbreaks, while the performance of hygiene products has been influenced by the increased awareness of health and hygiene issues in both public and private sector organisations, with skin care a growing sector. In comparison, the first aid products sector has experienced low growth over the last three years. While the safety signs sector had performed unusually well in 2007, due to the enforcement of anti-smoking legislation, its growth has slowed significantly.
The report indicates that periods of growth have been triggered by the enforcement of new regulations, changes to existing regulations and exceptional circumstances such as natural disasters and outbreaks of animal and human related diseases. In the longer term, price competition has been intensifying due to the gain in share of unbranded and own brand products and the increasing use of lower-value disposable items, while value growth has been supported by product development, with a general trend towards higher value products offering enhanced features in terms of comfort and protection.
Distribution remains relatively fragmented reflecting a wide range of end use applications, though the general ‘industrial distributors’ and H&S specialists together account for around 50% share. AMA’s report also provides an insight into the future prospects for the market for health and safety products. Up to 2013, the annual growth rate is likely to be slightly higher compared to the 2003-2008 period, as new regulations and further ‘outbreaks’ will provide stimulus to the market.
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