Floor and Wall Tiles Market Report – UK 2023-2027 – New from AMA

This is the 12^th edition of the UK Floor and Wall Tiles Market report featuring a comprehensive review of the floor and wall tiles market. Undergoing major changes in the last 2-3 years, the UK floor and wall tiles industry has seen significant growth in imports, which has led to an increasingly fragmented marketplace.

The UK floor and wall tiles market is a mature market that is dependent upon demand emulating from both the residential and the commercial sectors. Primary influences include housebuilding activity and commercial construction output, in addition to overall trends in the underlying economy, which will impact on business and consumer confidence levels.

The UK floor and wall tiles market recovered strongly in 2021, after pandemic restrictions were lifted, supported by pent-up demand in the residential RMI sector, also by the uplift in new housing and commercial construction activity.

Import penetration of floor and wall tiles in the UK saw a significant increase at this time and is currently estimated at around 75-80%. The small number of UK-based producers has meant that suppliers have increasingly sourced tiles from overseas to extend their ranges and to defend their market shares.

In 2022 the UK floor and wall tiles market continued to show good growth, albeit at a steadier pace. Market value has been influenced by the ongoing effects post pandemic but also by the inflated cost of imports, given the ongoing weakness of Sterling.

With the cost-of-living crisis and the challenges currently facing the UK economy, we anticipate that the overall UK floor and wall tiles market is likely to show only marginal improvement in the short term, followed by more positive annual growth rates from 2025 to the end of the forecast period.

The leading floor and wall tile manufacturers can be identified as Johnson Tiles (part of Norcros Group Holdings) and Porcelanosa UK. Other significant UK suppliers include Mandarin Stone, Original Style, Welsh Slate, Sarsen Stone, Armatile, Craven Dunhill & Co, Burlington Slate and H & E Smith.

Given the fragmented nature of this market, there are many other organisations involved in the supply or import of tiles to the UK. These include those companies that are based overseas but have subsidiaries in the UK. For example, RAK Ceramics UK, VitrA UK, Grespania UK and Villeroy & Boch UK.

Key Issues Covered in the Report

• An assessment of the impact that the cost-of-living crisis and weak UK economy has on the floor and wall tiles industry, including implications for tile manufacturers and distributors.
• Review and market development by floor and wall tile product subsector – ceramic and porcelain tiles, natural stone tiles, tiles made of other materials.
• Assessment of key end-use applications – residential RMI, new housebuilding, commercial buildings – with a focus on the specific sectors that offer the greatest potential for growth.
• Overview of the leading UK floor and wall tile manufacturers including company profiles and detailed financial summaries.
• Supply chain review including market maps, the main UK tile distributors, retail multiples, and other key channels.
• UK floor and wall tile market prospects and influences 2023 to 2027, including current design trends and manufacturing developments.

Areas of Particular Interest

• Growth in the level of import penetration, most notable in the ceramic and porcelain tiles subsector.
• Significant increase in porcelain tiles in ‘natural effect’ textures and finishes. Impact on natural stone tiles subsector.
• Sustainable manufacturing techniques and materials used, to reduce the environmental impact of floor and wall tiles.
• Increasing competition for alternative solutions, including luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), laminates, wall panelling. Impact on floor and wall tiles market growth.

Market summary

• Market size by value 2018 to 2023, rates of change.
• Market overview including leading suppliers’ market shares.
• Market mix by product category – ceramic and porcelain tiles, natural stone tiles, tiles made of other materials.
• Imports and exports data.

Market influences & drivers

• Main influences that drive the floor and wall tiles industry including detailed PESTLE analysis.
• Analysis including post-Brexit trade agreements and ongoing supply chain issues. Key economic indicators that impact on floor and wall tile market growth. Interior design trends, growth of wetrooms, use of underfloor heating. Technological developments, digital inkjet printing, continuous mold-less presses, 3D tiles. Increasing use of sustainable production methods, growth of recycled tiles.

End use sectors

• Summary of sectors driving demand for floor and wall tiles, market split by end use sector.
• Residential new build prospects and influences including housebuilding forecasts – starts and completions, mix by type of dwelling.
• Residential RMI prospects and influences including growth in home renovations. House moving market. Demand for conservatories, growth of modular garden rooms, other residential applications for tiles.
• Non-residential construction prospects and influences, new work activity and RMI output. Market overview by sector.

Product subsectors

• Ceramic and porcelain tiles – market size by value 2018 to 2023. Analysis by subsector – product (ceramic, porcelain), application (floor, wall), end-use sector (residential, commercial). Key suppliers. Leading company profiles and financials.
• Natural stone tiles – market size by value 2018 to 2023. Analysis by sub-sector – application, material, end-use sector. Key suppliers. Leading company profiles and financials.
• Tiles made of other materials – market size by value 2018 to 2023. Market analysis by material, application.

Distribution

• Review of distribution – Residential RMI and contract market maps, key channels, developments. Company overview and financials of key channels – tile distributors, retail tile multiples, home improvement multiples, other channels including merchants, specialists, online retailers, direct supply.

Market forecasts

• Ten-year UK floor and wall tiles market view 2018 – 2023, plus forecasts to 2027, rates of change.
• Summary of market prospects and influences.

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