FEATURE


A BRIGHT OUTLOOK


Here we present findings from AMA Research’s latest market report on the UK contract floorcoverings market.


After achieving strong growth of 4% in 2015, growth rates in the contract floorcoverings market were slightly disappointing in 2016 and 2017. A number of factors had a negative impact on the market, including increasing inflation towards the end of the period and adverse currency movements as an indirect result of the Brexit vote, affecting imports. However, despite reduced growth rates, the value of the contract flooring market exceeded £1bn in 2017. The contract sector accounts for around half of the total floorcoverings market, and its share continues to increase.


There has been only modest change to the product mix in this sector recent years. Carpet has decreased in share marginally, mainly reflecting a growth in vinyl flooring, which is now the second largest product group. The growth of vinyl has been underpinned by the increased specification of safety flooring and the more recent trend for luxury vinyl tiles to be installed in the retail and office sectors. The medium-term outlook is for similarly modest changes to the product mix, with carpet expected to continue to lose share marginally to vinyl products and floor tiles in the period to 2022.


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UK Contract Floorcoverings Market - 2014- 2020 by Value (£m MSP) and % Change


1,000 1,100


800 900


700


2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Fcst


2019 Fcst


2020 Fcst


5 4 3 2 1 0


Tomorrow’s Contract Floors Yearbook 2018/19


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