Emerging Technologies in Active Fire Protection Product Market

Barbour ABI have been tracking the Active Fire Protection product market for the better part of 10 years, consistently looking at developments and trends by breaking down the types of systems used in residential and non-residential buildings.

Active fire being a separate entity to passive fire is categorised into 3 main system types:

• Detectors
• Extinguishers
• Suppressants

By understanding this market, we are able to forecast an increase of 4% p.a. between 2022 – 2027.

Active Fire Protection Product Market Overview

Detection systems lead the sector with 64% of market value, owing to the increased use of smart technologies such as wireless alarms and loudspeakers.

This also includes supervising station reporting technologies such as:

• Wireless radio
• Cellular
• And internet protocols driving increased demand and strong sector growth

The increasing adoption of active fire protection systems in commercial and industrial buildings are set to further drive this trend in 2021 – 2026.

Technological Advancements in the Industry

Within the alarms and detection sector, manufacturers have been developing new products offering improved accuracy of fire and smoke detection via more advanced sensor systems. All of which are helping to reduce the number of false alarms.

The market has also witnessed the arrival of alarms and detection systems with more sophisticated analytics of video images, which has boosted availability optical/visual flame detectors.

Fire alarms and detection systems are expected to be the most dynamic sub-sector during the period leading up to 2026, with annual growth averaging around 4%.

Anne Williams, Research Manager, and Editor of the Active Fire Protection Market Report, comments:

“The impact on the industry of IoT solutions is expected to increase within the next few years, driven in part by the spread of 5G technology.

It has also been speculated in some quarters that drones and other robotic devices may play a greater role in firefighting in future years, which in turn may affect the design, installation, and maintenance of fire protection products.”

Innovations in smart technology will continue to develop and expand the range of product options available. As 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) expand further, the penetration of connected fire safety.

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