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Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Total Number of ReportedÅ Injuries at Work Sustained by Employees and the Self-Employed, 1986/1987-1996/1997

Table 2: Causes of Reported Injuries at Work ( percent of injuries in each category), 1996/1997

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

FOREIGN TRADE

Table 3: Breakdown of the Protective Clothing and Equipment Market by Value (£m at msp and percent), 1997

Table 4: UK Manufacturers' Sales of Workwear at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 5: UK Manufacturers' Sales of Workwear at Constant 1990 Prices (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 6: Apparent UK Market for Workwear at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 7: Imports and Exports of Industrial and Occupational Clothing (£m), 1993-1997

Table 8: Imports and Exports of Footwear with Protective Metal Toecaps (£m), 1993-1997

Table 9: Imports and Exports of Safety Headgear (£m), 1993-1997

Table 10: Imports and Exports of Non-Household Rubber Gloves and Average Price (million pairs and pence per pair), 1996 and 1997

Table 11: Imports and Exports of Non-Household Rubber Gloves (£m), 1993-1997

Table 12: Imports and Exports of Safety Gloves, Mittens and Mitts of Leather or Composite Leather (£m), 1993-1997

Table 13: Imports and Exports of Asbestos Clothing (£m), 1993-1997

Table 14: Imports and Exports of Textile Lifejackets and Lifebelts (£m), 1993-1997

Industry Background

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS

A FRAGMENTED INDUSTRY

DISTRIBUTION

EMPLOYMENT

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

TRADE FAIRS

Table 15: Number of Enterprises in the Manufacture of Workwear by Turnover Size (£000), 1995-1997

Table 16: Major UK Manufacturers of Workwear, Protective Equipment and Footwear by Number of Employees, 1994-1997

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

SELECTED COMPANIES BY INDUSTRY SECTOR

MARKET LEADERS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 17: Estimated UK Market Shares of Manufacturers by Safety, Protective and Industrial Footwear by Value ( percent at msp), 1997

Table 18: Selected Leading Companies in the Protective Clothing and Equipment Market by Turnover and Pre-Tax Profit (£m and percent), 1996/1997

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

CUSTOMER SECTOR PROFILES

Table 19: Reportable Workplace Injuries of Employees and Self-Employed in Great Britain, 1995/1996

Table 20: Employment by the Construction Industry in Great Britain, June 1991-1997

Table 21: Reported Injuries to Employees in the Construction Industry, 1994/1995-1996/1997

Table 22: Employment in Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing in Great Britain, June 1991-1997

Table 23: Reported Injuries to Employees in the Agriculture,Å Hunting, Forestry and Fishing Industry, 1994/1995-1996/1997

Table 24: Employment by the Manufacturing Industries in Great Britain, June 1991-1997

Table 25: Reported Injuries to Employees in the Manufacturing Industries, 1994/1995-1996/1997

Table 26: Total Reported Injuries and Injury Rates per 100,000 Staff in the Manufacturing Sectors, 1996/1997

Table 27: Reported Injury Rates for Employees in the Extractive and Utility Supply Industries, 1996/1997

Table 28: Employment in the Extractive and Utility Supply Industries in Great Britain, 1991-1997

Table 29: Employment by Local Authority Fire Services in the UKÅ, June 1991-1997

Table 30: Employment in the Police Service in the UK, June 1991-1996

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

FABRIC MANUFACTURERS

RETROREFLECTIVE TAPE

GARMENT HIRE AND LAUNDRY SERVICES

FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS

Current Issues

VAT REGULATIONS

PROTECTION OF POLICE OFFICERS

REGULATIONS ON FALL-ARREST EQUIPMENT

CATEGORISATION OF CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES

CONFORMITY WITH EN STANDARDS

Forecasts

THE ECONOMY

FORECASTS 1998 TO 2002

Table 31: Forecasts for the Protective Clothing and Equipment Market at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Key Note estimates that the market for protective clothing and equipment was £684m at manufacturers' selling prices (msp) in 1997, an increase of 8.6 percent on 1996. The market includes: workwear, protective clothing and uniforms; industrial footwear; respiratory protection and breathing apparatus; head, face, eye and ear protection; non-fabric medical and industrial gloves; and various other products.

Important customer sectors include the construction industry, food manufacturing, metal products manufacturing, oil and gas extraction, mining, agriculture, transport industries, health services, the police and the fire services.

In the long term, demand for protective clothing and equipment is fairly flat in volume. Price rises have been modest in recent years because of strong competition in an industry which is both highly fragmented and vulnerable to pressure from foreign suppliers. There is, however, some value growth as employers trade up to better products to meet the legal requirements.

CE became a requirement in 1995 and since then, supply on a European-wide basis has increased. UK manufacturers have been hampered in the export and home markets by the strength of the pound. Some manufacturers have achieved quite strong turnover growth in the financial year 1996/1997, but profit growth has not tended to match sales growth.

Key Note forecasts a growth of 10.2 percent in the value of the market between 1997 and 2002, to reach £754m at msp. Over the same period, there is unlikely to be much growth in volume terms.

Text © 1998 Key Note

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