Europe. According to the latest publication by BSRIA, a UK research, testing and consulting centre, the market for security systems in Western Europe from 2008 to 2013 (comparing access control, CCTV and intrusion alarm solutions), presents a relatively slow growth of 3.6% (CARG – annual growth rate) in the last two years, but shows an improved performance when compared to the CARG of 3.2% in the period from 2001 to 2006.Among the security segments, the one that has gained the most ground since 2006 is that of CCTV, with an annual growth rate of 7.5%, followed by access control with 4.0% CAGR and finally that of intrusion alarms with 1.0% CAGR.
In Western Europe, sales of access control systems installed in 2008 were €1.5 billion, CCTV video surveillance systems accounted for sales of €2.4 billion and intrusion alarms €2 billion. Product sales constitute between 40-50% of these markets, service and general maintenance, show 20% more.
The largest market is the United Kingdom, followed by Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
The video surveillance industry obtained a return of 0.3% per year above the rate recorded in the previous period analyzed by BSRIA. This has been driven by crime rates, media attention, violent crime and social disorder that have led to a reinforcement with automated and effective systems to combat crime.
