Executive Summary

After a period of fairly slow growth since 2000, the UK access control market showed signs of picking up in 2004. Key Note estimates that the value of the market increased by 6.8% to Ł251m in 2004.

The market includes installation and maintenance, as well as the supply of hardware and software, and is segmented into the following product sectors: audio and video entry systems; keypad entry systems; card access systems, such as Wiegand, magnetic stripe and barcode; radio frequency (RF) proximity systems; long-range/hands-free systems; systems to control vehicle access; smart-card systems; dual-function cards; and biometric systems. Some systems include more than one technology for added security.

The high crime level and fears of terrorism continue to be driving forces for all areas of the security market. The new building sector is of particular importance to the access control market and building output trends play a major role in determining market growth. Although the trends in building output in 2003 were fairly good, there was a downturn in the important commercial sector, following several years of growth. However, construction figures for the first half of 2004 show some improvement in this sector, as well as in the depressed industrial sector, and very strong growth in the output of housing and public-sector non-residential buildings.

The enforcement of the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in October 2004 means that customers must take into account the access needs of disabled people when choosing access control systems. Products adapted for disabled people have been launched by most of the major suppliers in 2004.

Proximity technology systems still account for the largest share of the market, but the need to cater for wheelchair users and people with manual disabilities is tending to favour hands-free systems. At the same time, the market for contactless smart-card technology is beginning to take off as customers 'future-proof' their systems in anticipation of needing the extra capabilities offered by smart cards at a later date.

New building output picked up in 2004 and orders for new construction work increased. Economic forecasts at the end of November 2004 were favourable to investment in corporate premises. Key Note forecasts that the UK access control market will continue to show real growth between 2005 and 2009.

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Publication date:	31 Jan 2005
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