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Report Abstract:
This Market Intelligence Report focuses on the safety supplies distribution marketplace in the United States from a supply chain sourcing perspective. The safety supplies category includes products that include protective and safety equipment. Safety supplies application and features vary widely, depending on the hazard or threat in an occupation. Products may vary from consumables such as protection gloves and disposable ear plugs to airline respirators, steel toed footwear and hard hats. Primarily a fragmented and mature industry, safety supplies has a consolidating supplier base and is growing at a medium rate. The safety supplies category has high product segmentation and serves primarily industrial, commercial, and consumer markets. The demand for safety suppliers is generated by various upstream, midstream and downstream industries with primary drivers including Economic Growth, industrial production, safety initiatives and regulations and response to onsite threats or accidents. Key costs around the safety supplies category include primary labor, the cost of raw materials and freight. The major trends in the safety supplies industry include increased importation of products, and the rising onsite integration of products and services among providers. Import activity in this sector is high and is exhibiting an increasing trend. Regulatory considerations include adherence to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The risk outlook for the safety supplies industry is improving based on the macroeconomic environment and increased concern about worker safety. Category management best practices around the safety supplies industry include strategic sourcing practices, green initiatives and international market dynamic advantages.
Starting with detailed background information to provide category context, this report provides insight into the market drivers around demand and key costs, including both historical and forecasted commodity pricing. The supply base section covers the top suppliers, including high-level overviews and market news. The report presents the NAICS category cost structure and historical, current and future pricing curves. The trend section reports new and emerging industry directions. Regulatory considerations include tariff and taxation issues and developing governmental initiatives. Risk outlooks offer a view into upstream drivers that could adversely affect the industry and category. Insights and Best Practices share winning strategies around the management and sourcing of this category.