United Kingdom Personal Protective Equipment Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Product (Head Protection, Eye Protection, Face Protection, Hearing Protection, Protective Clothing, Respiratory Protection, Hand Protection, and Others), By End-use (Construction, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Transportation, Mining, and Others), and United Kingdom Personal Protective Equipment Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2033

United Kingdom Personal Protective Equipment Market Insights Forecasts to 2033

• The U.K. Personal Protective Equipment Market Size was valued at USD 2686.5 Million in 2023.
• The U.K. Personal Protective Equipment Market Size is Growing at a CAGR of 5.48% from 2023 to 2033
• The U.K. Personal Protective Equipment Market Size is Expected to reach USD 4580.5 Million by 2033

The United Kingdom Personal Protective Equipment Market Size is anticipated to Exceed USD 4580.5 Million by 2033, Growing at a CAGR of 5.48% from 2023 to 2033. The strict regulations on workplace safety, growing workplace safety awareness, and industrial activities in the UK are driving the growth of the personal protective equipment market in the UK.     

Market Overview

The personal protective equipment market refers to the industry that designs, manufactures, and distributes equipment that is intended for protecting individuals from various workplace and environmental hazards.  Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the equipment worn for minimizing exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. Items such as gloves, safety glasses and shoes, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, respirators, or coveralls, vests, and full body suits are included in personal protective equipment. Increasing importance of the workplace safety practise leads to drive demand for personalized protective equipment for protecting individual health and safety. Advancement in the manufacturing and healthcare industries as well as new product launches are providing market growth opportunity for PPE. Furthermore, the rising healthcare spending, infrastructure expansion, and a stronger focus on safety and infection control are propelling the need for these safety products, thereby escalating the market growth opportunities.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the UK personal protective equipment market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyzes trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the United Kingdom personal protective equipment market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies such as expansion, product launch, and development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the UK personal protective equipment market.

Driving Factors

The growing awareness about the importance of the safety of employees and secure workplaces, owing to the stringent regulations, is driving the personal protective equipment market. The workplace safety regulations about PPE are governed by Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 for providing suitable PPE and training to workers. The crucial role of PPE in minimizing workplace hazards and protecting employees from injuries and illness is responsible for driving market growth. In addition, the growing healthcare sector is surging the need for PPE, including masks, gloves, and gowns, contributing to propelling the market growth.

 Restraining Factors

The increased cost of quality PPE kits is restraining the market. Further, the stringent regulations that slow down the approval process of the products are challenging the market growth.

Market Segmentation

The United Kingdom personal protective equipment market share is classified into product and end-use. 

• The hand protection segment dominated the market with the largest revenue share in 2023 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the projected period.

The United Kingdom personal protective equipment market is segmented by product into head protection, eye protection, face protection, hearing protection, protective clothing, respiratory protection, hand protection, and others. Among these, the hand protection segment dominated the market with the largest revenue share in 2023 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the projected period. Hand protection segments such as reusable and single-use gloves that are used in construction, food processing, oil & gas, healthcare, and metal fabrication. The surging innovation in hand protection equipment for safeguarding against electrical hazards is propelling the market growth.

• The manufacturing segment dominates the UK personal protective equipment market and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the projected period.

The United Kingdom personal protective equipment market is segmented by end-use into construction, manufacturing, oil & gas, chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, transportation, mining, and others. Among these, the manufacturing segment dominates the UK personal protective equipment market and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the projected period. In manufacturing industries, situations like falling debris, sharp materials, chemicals, and noise, among other potentially dangerous situations, may occur, requiring this equipment for protection against them. The emergence of smart PPE with wearable and connected devices attached is contributing to propelling the market growth.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the U.K. personal protective equipment market along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• 3M Co.
• Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.
• Ansell Ltd.
• Avon Polymer Products Ltd.
• Delta Plus Group
• DuPont de Nemours Inc.
• Globus Shetland Ltd.
• Honeywell International Inc.
• Kimberly Clark Corp.
• Lakeland Industries Inc.
• Mills Ltd.
• MSA Safety Inc.
• Radians Inc.
• Rock Fall UK Ltd.
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting And Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at U.K., regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2033. Spherical Insights has segmented the United Kingdom Personal Protective Equipment Market based on the below-mentioned segments:

UK Personal Protective Equipment Market, By Product  

• Head Protection
• Eye Protection
• Face Protection
• Hearing Protection
• Protective Clothing
• Respiratory Protection
• Hand Protection
• Others

UK Personal Protective Equipment Market, By End-use

• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Oil & Gas
• Chemicals
• Food
• Pharmaceuticals
• Healthcare
• Transportation
• Mining
• Others