Research and Markets : Protective Clothing Alone Is the Biggest Sector Within the European Market for Personal Protective Equipment

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19753) has announced the addition of West European Market for Textiles in Personal Protective Equipment to their offering.

Dublin (PRWEB) June 26, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19753) has announced the addition of West European Market for Textiles in Personal Protective Equipment to their offering.

As legislation on health and safety at work has gained momentum, so also has the West European market for personal protective equipment. The driving force has been the European Union, which has enacted regulations and created industrial standards that are binding upon its member states. Other European countries, although not themselves members of the EU, have inevitably found themselves drawn into this process.

The textile elements of personal protective equipment-protective clothing and gloves-constitute a major component of the West European personal protective equipment market. Together, the two accounted for 57.5% of the total value in 2000, growing to an
estimated 59.8% in 2004 and to a forecast 61.8% in 2008. By the end of this period they are expected to generate as much as Euro2,976 mn (US$3,777 mn) in sales revenue compared with Euro2,417 mn in 2003, representing a compound average growth rate of 4.2% per annum over the period.

Individually, protective clothing is the biggest sector within the European market for personal protective equipment. End users spend almost twice as much on protective clothing as on head protection, or gloves or footwear. Sales of protective clothing in Western Europe are forecast to grow at a compound rate of 5.5% a year between 2003 and 2008, from Euro1,425 mn (US$1,612 mn) to Euro1,862 mn. Meanwhile, sales of protective gloves are forecast to grow by an average of 2.3% a year, from Euro992 mn to almost Euro1,114 mn.

Contents include the following:
Summary
Product types and user industry segments
Product types
User industries
The purchasing process
Markets for personal protective equipment
Overall market size
Geographical variations
Industry variations
Types of personal protective equipment purchased
Integrated systems
Markets for textile-based personal protective equipment
Protective clothing
Market size and growth
Competitive structure
Protective gloves
Market size
Competitive structure
Hazards and legislation
Most important workplace hazards
Individual hazards
Heat and flame
Mechanical hazards
Falling objects
Airborne hazards
Noise
Legislation
European legislative framework
Country-specific trends in legislation
Support organisations
How much do companies spend on personal protective equipment?
Expenditure on each type of personal protective equipment
Expenditure by industry
Chemical industry
Petrochemicals
Engineering and manufacturing
Utilities
Construction industry
Emergency services
Personal protective equipment brands
Performance requirements
Product characteristics
Product life expectancy
Contact information
List of tables

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