Research and Markets: Protective Clothing & Equipment Market Report 2014

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/35qftv/protective) has announced the addition of the "Protective Clothing & Equipment Market Report 2014" report to their offering.

This Market Update discusses the protective clothing and equipment market within the UK, using industry expertise to analyse the size of the market, its trade position in the global industry and the issues and trends influencing that market position. With particular focus on the 5-year period between 2008 and 2012, the authors estimate that the apparent market value declined by 1% in 2012, as the UK economy continued to struggle to recover from the recession of 2008/2009.

As a market dependent upon the health of UK businesses rather than consumerism, protective clothing and equipment items faced poorer demand from employers over the review period, as a result of workforce cutbacks and a decline in the number of employees within many working environments. This vulnerability within employment trends is the main factor influencing the UK market and impacts the different market sectors in varying ways.

Best defined in terms of the product type, the market is discussed in relation to the following sectors: workwear and protective clothing; head, face, eye and hearing protection; industrial footwear; medical and industrial gloves; respiratory protection and breathing apparatus; and other equipment. The workwear and protective clothing sector consistently accounts for the largest proportion of market share, but has also shown the greatest vulnerability to economic issues of late.

Aside from employment trends and economic issues, the market relies heavily upon the UK's emphasis on health and safety within the workplace. With legislation and regulations making the protection of employees a legal requirement for employers, the market has a solid customer base in the UK from many different employment industries. Health and safety is a constant source of concern for employers, with the rising trend for employees making compensation claims creating a greater need to protect individuals in the workplace than in previous times.

New product development (NPD) within the industry has led to more product innovations and the creation of more sophisticated items to protect the worker. This in turn is reducing the number of accidents and illnesses arising from a working environment, and is also seeing new product ranges being developed to cater to new employment industries.

Despite recent struggles within the marketplace with some leading competitors falling into administration and facing closures in recent years a steady return to growth in the UK economy and employment levels will see the protective clothing and equipment market being restored to health in the near future. The authors estimate that the market value will rise across the next 5-year period, with UK companies expanding internationally, inspiring a renewed interest in UK manufacturing of products.

Companies Mentioned

- 3M United Kingdom Plc

- Ansell (UK) Ltd

- Arco Ltd

- Atr Lifting Solutions Ltd

- Btq Ltd

- Draeger Safety UK Ltd

- Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd

- Honeywell Safety Products (UK) Ltd

- Jsp Ltd

- Latchways Plc

- Regent Medical Ltd

- Scott Health And Safety Ltd

- Williamson-Dickie Europe Ltd

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