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Summary of our market study
The plumbing market in France is valued at €14 billion.
The plumbing market is growing, thanks in part to the French government's renovation assistance programs.
The market is dominated by small businesses (over 15,000), which face competition from seconded and illegal workers.
Regulations require service checks every six months and annual maintenance for boilers, emphasize the use of RGE professionals for tax credit eligibility, and impose SPI for plumbing contractors. The regulations on quotations require the inclusion of several estimates for any work exceeding 150 euros.
The hardware trade, essential to plumbers, is growing steadily. Innovations in smarter, more efficient equipment are shaping the market, forcing plumbers to adapt to technological advances.
Trends in the French plumbing market
The French plumbing market has experienced a post-control resurgence, with a robust recovery fueled by measures to combat illegal work and government incentives for thermal home renovation. Plumbers play an essential role in the construction sector, which is heavily populated by small businesses.
One of the main factors influencing demand for plumbing is the housing construction market, in particular new housing production, which made a strong comeback in 2021. There was a notable increase in the issue of building permits, which jumped by around 20% in 2021, and housing starts also rose by around 10-15% in the same year. The trend reverses from 2022 onwards.
With homeowners prioritizing energy consumption, plumbing companies have the opportunity to capitalize on energy-saving initiatives.
Insulation accounts for around half of all renovation work carried out, with heating and window replacement close behind. Spending varies considerably, with kitchen and bathroom renovation budgets coming in second, just behind investments in insulation and environmentally-friendly renovations. On average, homeowners spend much more on home improvements than renters.
The DIY movement represents both an opportunity and a challenge for the sector. While only 15-20% of homeowners undertake plumbing-related DIY projects, the market for DIY materials is substantial. Four major groups dominate 93% of the market, led by Adeo with a market share of almost 45%.
The sector's workforce is largely made up of very small businesses (VSEs), employing an average of three to four people per company.
Despite the market's dynamism, competition from seconded or illegal workers is a major challenge.
Compliance is a key factor in the market, with strict rules in place for the maintenance of fire protection systems, boiler maintenanceand mandatory membership of the RGE qualification to benefit from tax credits for energy renovations.
In terms of entrepreneurship, anyone wishing to set up a plumbing business must hold a CAP or BEP in plumbing and have at least three years' professional experience.
Players in the specialized construction and plumbing sectors
- Dominant forces in specialized construction
- Groups such as Eiffage, Bouygues and SPIE play a leading role in construction.
- Engie Axima specializes in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
Leaders in plumbing services
- UTB
- Anvolia
- Fouchard
- Gallier
Digital facilitators
- Enchantier.com,
- Habitatpresto
- Izi by EDF
Specialized distributors
Descours et Cabaud
Cedeo
Rubix
Numerous small plumbing companies throughout France
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1 Market overview
1.1 Market definition and scope
Plumbing covers all the activities involved in circulating fluids, in particular through pipes. Plumbers work on new buildings, installing pipes, and on renovation and maintenance projects, such as bathrooms. This is a sub-segment of the construction industry.
A sector dominated by small businesses, it experienced some difficulties before 2016, but since the end of containment has benefited from a strong upturn in activity, helped in particular by the fight against illegal work and government renovation aid , which should encourage home heating replacement .
The study will cover the plumbing sector, with occasional references to heating and HVAC engineering, two activities often performed by plumbers.
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- Sales trends in the plumbing sector
- Total number of housing starts
- Distribution of building permits by stravaux
- Home loan rates, all markets
- Number of new housing units authorized and started
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Latest news
Bouygues Construction sets up temporary factories near its projects - 18/06/2024
- Transformation towards industrialization and digitization: Bouygues Construction is stepping up the industrialization of construction, including digitization and prefabrication/modularization.
- The "BRYCK "** digital platform: Developed in collaboration with Dassault Systèmes, used this year on a dozen new housing sites for their industrialization potential.
- Industrial partnership with TH for modular wood projects.
- Temporary factory set up near the site of the future Tremblay-en-France prison to produce 800 3D concrete modular elements, including 705 prison cells.
- Bouygues Construction sales: 10 billion euros by 2023, with an international rate of 60%.
- Bouygues Construction employs 32,500 people.
- Bouygues Construction opts for temporary rather than permanent production sites.
European Commission approves Spie's takeover of Robur - 13/02/2024
- Robur, a German industrial services company, has been acquired by Spie, a French electrical and mechanical engineering specialist.
- Robur is based in Munich and employs 2,600 people.
- Robur is expected to generate sales of €380 million by 2023.
Kramer: French ceramics manufacturer La Jurassienne turns the page on Jacob Delafon - 06/12/2023
- The American Kohler Group, which owns Kramer, has 32,000 employees.
- The Kramer Group will take over the Damparis site, which manufactures valves and fittings, in 2021.
- The group has 185 employees and sales of 80 million euros.
- In 2020, the plant will employ 150 people, compared with 58 after the takeover.
- By 2023, private labels will account for 90% of the 90,000 parts sold.
- Half of these parts are manufactured in Damparis.
- Plant sales should exceed 4 million euros by 2023.
- The plant's target is to produce 150,000 parts a year, 60% for private labels and 40% for the Horus and Kramer brands.
- The Horus and Kramer brands have been extended to include toilet bowls, basins, washbasins and shower trays manufactured at Damparis.
Building : Bouygues Construction commits to reusing materials - 31/10/2023
- According to ADEME, reused materials account for only 1% of construction waste.
- Reuse should contribute to a 3% reduction in CO2 emissions from Bouygues' construction activities in France by 2030.
- Its subsidiary Cyneo is a facilitator of the reused materials sector and a marketplace for recycled products
- Cyneo is a community of deconstructors, project owners, materials manufacturers and reconditioners
- The Valobat network, one of the eco-organizations in the new sector for the collection and recycling of building products and materials, is one of Cyneo's six major partners
- Cyneo has a number of partners: Premys, a Colas subsidiary specializing in deconstruction, SMA BTP, which assists with insurance, and BTP Consultants for technical control.
Sarodis joins the Kramer Group in Maine et Loire - 03/05/2023
- Acquisition of Horus and Jurassienne de Céramique Française in 2019
- Takeover of Sarodis in 2023, 20 employees, sales of 6 million euros
- Kramer Group: sales of 30 million euros in France 180 employees
- Sarodis areas of expertise: faucets, mixers, shower trays, shower columns, shower inserts and connected showerheads
- 25-year Sarodis presence at Leroy Merlin
- Sarodis helps the Lorraine-based group open the doors to DIY retailing
Martin Belaysoud strengthens its position in renewable energies - 03/03/2023
- Through its main subsidiary Tereva, heating and air-conditioning specialist Martin Belaysoud has signed an agreement to acquire a stake in HRC Solipac
- HRC Solipac represents the Japanese Hitachi brand in France and ended 2022 with €103 million in sales, tripling its business since 2017, thanks in particular to the solar panels it supplies to installers.
- It has twelve sales outlets in a large southeastern quarter of the country and employs around one hundred people.
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