The British Security Industry Association reports research that business in the CCTV sector has increased over the past 12 months and is set to continue to do so.
The research covered the BSIA’s CCTV Section members and was undertaken to discover more about the current state of the sector.
The figures analysed by the BSIA show that the CCTV market is becoming increasingly buoyant with 82pc of respondents confirming a business increase over the past 12 months and, significantly, 91pc asserting that they expected their business to increase over the next year.
What they say
BSIA CCTV Section Chairman, Adam Wiseberg, says: “I see this as really positive news for the CCTV sector. The growth in the sector as a whole, combined with the fact that 16pc of installers’ sales were to the domestic market, shows that the use of CCTV is becoming a viable reality not only for businesses, but across the board. As technology improves and becomes more cost-effective, I see no reason why this strong growth should not continue. Looking at detector activated CCTV in particular it is encouraging to note from the survey that 91pc respondents were either reasonably aware or very aware of BS 8418 – a key standard for the future development of the sector.”
The research showed that the three key areas for installers’ sales by value were: leisure/arts facilities (33.2pc), retail (16pc) and transport (7.8pc).
The strength of CCTV exports was also revealed by the survey with those respondents that export stating that the activity accounted for more than 21pc of their sales. Europe was the main focus followed by Asia, Africa and Australasia.
