Industry Statistics
21st December 2010BCF Members receive monthly sales statistics, regular industry sales reports for different market sectors, monthly raw material cost data, annual profitability studies and benchmarketing surveys. Members click here for this information. See here for a leaflet showing the statistical service available for Member companies, and here for details of the Annual Performance Assessment, or click on the tab to your right. See the "Why Join Us?" banner on your right, to check for eligibility on becoming a Member.
The Statistics you see below are for 2011:
- Numbers employed:
- Paints & coatings 8,600
- Printing inks 1,500
- Wallcoverings 1,000
- Total 11,100
- Sales value in £:
- Paints & coatings £2,000,000,000
- Printing inks £320,000,000
- Wallcoverings £155,000,000
- Total £2,475,000,000 (£2.475 billion)
- Sales quantities:
- Paints & coatings 755m litres
- Printing inks 130,000 tonnes
- Wallcoverings 30m rolls
The British Coatings Federation is the sole Federation that represents the interests of paint, printing ink and wallcovering manufacturers and suppliers in the UK. BCF's membership totals 130 companies, representing 90% of the industry, covering a wide range of small/medium sized enterprises as well as large multi-nationals such as AkzoNobel, PPG, BASF, Valspar, Sun Chemical and Flint Group, with the greatest concentration of member companies based in the North-West of England. The paint, printing inks and wallcoverings industries supply the construction, home improvement, printing, automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing sectors worth over £150 billion to UK plc, which employ more than 1 million people.
