Security & Access
CCTV market set for continued growth
With the CCTV market continuing to show strong growth,ESP’smanaging director, Neil Baldwin, encourages contractors to think big, with the right support
AMA Research the market for electronic security products and services grew steadily between 2015 and 2019, before a sharp contraction in 2020 caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the construction sector and on economic activity more generally. The report describes the UK electronic security market as mature, especially in the non-residential sector, in terms of the proportion of premises that have some form of security equipment installed. This means that demand for replacement and upgrades is the key feature of the market and accounts for the majority of end-user sales. Technological developments have driven the
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replacement market, with heavy expenditure on R&D a key characteristic of the market. Leading technological trends include improvements in
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ccording to the Electronic Security Systems and Admission Control Market Report UK 2021-2015, from
image quality, thermal imaging, artificial intelligence (AI), deep-learning analytics for CCTV, cloud-based solutions for video management systems, and facial recognition and other biometrics for access control. The Covid-19 pandemic has generated further development of specific applications such as management of crowd density and touchless access control. Following the downturn in 2020, the
prospects for recovery in the electronic security market are good. The increased numbers of CCTV cameras and electronic access control hardware devices, higher image quality, and the retention of larger quantities of footage for analytic purposes, will combine to create increased data storage requirements, generating a rise in demand for cloud-based data hosting services to reduce capital expenditure on in- house servers and software. With CCTV accounting for the largest part of
the electronic security sector, there is plenty of opportunity for wholesalers and contractors to
take a share of this growing market. For many electrical contractors, installing a CCTV system in an average domestic dwelling will be one of those jobs that they are very comfortable with. However, when it comes to larger more complex commercial projects, there will be installers who are put off by the size and perceived complexity of the job, believing it to be best left to a specialist CCTV installer. This is where it pays to partner up with a
supplier who can not only provide a comprehensive range of security solutions to cover a wide variety of project applications, but also has the expertise and experience in the planning, design and ongoing support that will reassure installers that they will be providing the best possible security solution for their customers. ESP has been supplying CCTV solutions for the
professional installer market for over 25 years and continues to invest in the range to make sure that contractors have access to systems that harness
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