Alarms, Alarm Systems, and Alarm Services
Apr 1, 1998
179 Pages - Pub ID: SB112866
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  1. U.S. Alarm, Alarm System, and Alarm Service Market Trends
    • Executive Summary
    • Industry Size and Growth
    • Alarm Monitoring Services
    • Alarms and Alarm Systems
    • Restructuring of the Alarm Monitoring Service Sector
    • Alarm Equipment Suppliers Extend Lines
    • Outlook
    • Table 1-1 U.S. Market for Alarms and Alarm Systems, Alarm Installations, and Alarm Services: 1982-2003 (dollars)
    • Table 1-2 Value of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Market Sales: 1982-2003 (dollars and percent): Total Alarm Market Sales and Growth Analysis
    • Table 1-3 Real U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Market Sales: 1987-2003 (dollars and percent): Real Shipments and Growth Analysis
    • Table 1-4 Value of U.S. Smoke Detector and Intrusion, Fire, and Other Alarm Market Sales: 1982-2003 (dollars and percent): U.S. Smoke Detector Sales and Intrusion, Fire, and Other Alarm Sales
    • Table 1-5 U.S. Producer Price Trends for Alarms and Alarm Systems: 1986-2003 (Index and Percent): Alarms and Alarm Systems Wholesale Price Index and Growth Analysis
    • Scope and Methodology

  2. U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Shipments
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Overall Alarm and Alarm System Shipments
    • Intrusion Detection Equipment Shipments
    • Fire Detection and Prevention Equipment Shipments
    • Vehicle Alarm Shipments
    • Table 2-1 Value of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Shipments: 1972-2003 (dollars): Shipments of Alarms and Alarm Systems and Growth Analysis
    • Table 2-2 Alarm and Alarm Systems' Position in the U.S.
    • Communication Equipment Industry: 1982-2003 (dollars and percent): U.S. Communication Equipment Shipments, Percent GDP, and Alarms' Share of U.S. Communication Equipment Shipments
    • Table 2-3 Value of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Shipments by Major Market Sector: 1977-2003 (dollars): Intrusion Detection Equipment, Fire Detection and Prevention Equipment, and Automotive Equipment
    • Table 2-4 Value of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Shipments by Major Product Type: 1977-2003 (dollars): Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, Hold-Up and Other, and Automotive
    • Table 2-5 Distribution of U.S. Dollar Alarm and Alarm System Shipments by Major Product Type: 1977-2003 (percent): Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, Hold-Up and Other, and Automotive
    • Table 2-6 Value of U.S. Intrusion Detection Equipment Shipments by Product Type: 1977-2003 (dollars): Total Shipments, Growth Analysis, Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, and Hold-Up and Other Systems
    • Table 2-7 Distribution of U.S. Dollar Intrusion Detection Equipment Shipments by Product Type: 1977-2003 (percent): Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, and Hold-Up and Other Systems
    • Table 2-8 Value of U.S. Fire Detection and Prevention Equipment Shipments by Product Type: 1977-2003 (dollars): Total Shipments, Growth Analysis, Smoke and Heat Detection, Central Stations, and Direct Connect
    • Table 2-9 Distribution of U.S. Dollar Fire Detection and Prevention Equipment Shipments by Product Type: 1977-2003 (percent): Smoke and Heat Detection, Central Stations, and Direct Connect
    • Table 2-10 Value of U.S. Smoke and Heat Detection Alarm Shipments by Product Type: 1977-2003 (dollars and percent): Ionization Chamber Type and Other Types
    • Table 2-11 U.S. Quantity Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector Shipments: 1984-1998 (number): Total Shipments and Growth Analysis
    • Table 2-12 U.S. Producer Price Trends for Alarms and Alarm Systems by Market Sector and Product Line: 1992-1998 (Index and Percent): Local and Central Station Intrusion, Smoke and Heat Detection, and Fire Alarms

  3. U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Imports
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Imports' Position in the U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Market
    • Product Line Import Penetration Levels
    • Source of Foreign Supplies
    • Table 3-1 U.S. Imports of Alarms and Alarm Systems: 1978-1997 (dollars and percent): U.S. Alarm Imports, Growth Analysis, and Percent U.S. Alarm Sales
    • Table 3-2 U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Imports by Major Product Sector: 1982-1997 (dollars and percent): Smoke Detectors and Intrusion, Fire, and Other Alarms
    • Table 3-3 U.S. Imports of Alarms and Alarm Systems by Product Type: 1990-1997 (numbers and dollars): Battery Powered Smoke Detectors, Ionization Type Smoke Detectors, Other Smoke Detectors, Electric Burglar Alarms, and Other Alarms
    • Table 3-4 U.S. Imports of Smoke Detectors for the Top Ten Countries of Origin: 1992-1997 (number and dollars)
    • Table 3-5 U.S. Imports of Burglar, Fire, and Other Alarms for the Top Twelve Countries of Origin: 1992-1997 (number and dollars)

  4. Residential and Nonresidential Alarm and Alarm System Markets
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Residential Markets
    • Nonresidential Markets
    • Table 4-1 U.S. Security Industry Dealer Revenues by System and Service Type: 1996 and 1997 (dollars): Burglar Alarms, Fire Alarms, CTV, Access Control, Home Systems, and Other; Installations Monitoring, Service Monitoring, Service, Monitoring, and Home Systems
    • Table 4-2 U.S. Security System Installations by Market Sector: 1991-1997 (number): Residential and Nonresidential
    • Table 4-3 Average U.S. Price for Residential Security Systems: 1989-1997 (dollars)
    • Table 4-4 U.S. Residential Market Saturation by Product Sector: 1992-1996 (percent): Home Security Systems, Smoke Detectors, and Smoke/Fire/Intrusion Systems
    • Table 4-5 U.S. Household Spending on Smoke Alarms: 1984-1997 (dollars): Household Spending, Growth Analysis, and Average Household Spending
    • Table 4-6 U.S. Household Spending on Smoke Alarms by Demographic Characteristic: 1988-1995 (dollars): Household Income, Age of Household Head, Size of Household, and Region
    • Table 4-7 Average U.S. Household Spending on Smoke Alarms by Demographic Characteristic: 1988-1995 (dollars): Household Income, Age of Household Head, Size of Household, and Region
    • Table 4-8 Distribution of U.S. Households by Demographic Characteristic: 1975-1996 (number and percent): Household Income, Household Size, Age of Household Head, Region, and Total Households
    • Table 4-9 Real U.S. Spending on Building Construction: 1977-1997 (dollars): Total Building, Residential Buildings, and Nonresidential Buildings
    • Table 4-10 Real U.S. Spending on Building Construction by Type of Structure: 1993-1997 (dollars): Residential and Nonresidential Buildings by Type, Private and Public Buildings by Type
    • Table 4-11 Total U.S. Housing Demand by Sector and by Region: 1992-1997 (units): Existing Home Resales, New Housing Units Completed, and Mobile Home Placements
    • Table 4-12 New U.S. Privately Owned Housing Units Started by Type of Structure: 1980-1997 (number): Total Starts, and in Structures With 1 Unit, 2 Units, 3 and 4 Units, and 5 Units or More
    • Table 4-13 Monthly Private U.S. Housing Units Authorized by 19,000 Building Permit Places and by Region: 1996 and 1997 (number): Total U.S., Northeast, Midwest, South, and West
    • Table 4-14 U.S. Residential Property Owner Expenditures for Improvements, Additions, Alterations, and Repairs: 1972-1997 (dollars and percent): Total Spending on Improvements and Growth Analysis
    • Table 4-15 U.S. Home Mortgage Interest Rates and Personal Income: 1980-1997 (percent and dollars): New Home Mortgage Interest Rates and Real Disposable Personal Income

    • Vehicle Alarm Markets
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Vehicle Security Equipment Sales
    • Factors Affecting Demand
    • Regional Markets
    • Table 5-1 U.S. Factory Sales of Vehicle Security Equipment: 1990-1998 (dollars): Vehicle Security Equipment and Growth Analysis
    • Table 5-2 U.S. Motor Vehicle Production: 1972-1998 (number): Total Production, Passenger Cars, and Trucks and Buses
    • Table 5-3 Total U.S. Motor Vehicle Registrations by State and Percent New Registrations: 1985-1996 (number and percent)

  5. Cost Structure of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Plants
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Number of Industry Manufacturers and Plants
    • Plant Profitability
    • Table 6-1 Number of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Plants and Plant Revenues: 1982-1998 (number and dollars): Number of Plants, Plant Revenues, and Revenues per Plant
    • Table 6-2 U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Plant Operating Ratios and Profit Margins: 1982-1998 (percent): Payroll, Material Costs, and Gross Profit Margin
    • Table 6-3 U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Plant Labor Situation: 1982-1998 (number and dollars): Number of Employees; Shipments per Employee; Production Workers Percent Total Employees, Average Hourly Wages, and Average Weekly Hours
    • Table 6-4 New Capital Expenditures by U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Plants: 1982-1995 (dollars): New Capital Expenditures and Percent Value Added
    • Table 6-5 Number of U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Manufacturers and Average Shipments per Company by Product Type: 1987-1996 (number and dollars)
    • Table 6-6 Share of U.S. Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector Market Sales by Brand: 1992-1996 (percent)
    • Table 6-7 Sales and Profit Trends for Nine U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Manufacturers: 1993-1997 (dollars and percent)

  6. U.S. Security System Services
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Security System Service Revenue Trends
    • Value-Added Services Boost Growth
    • Industry Restructuring
    • Regional Markets
    • Table 7-1 Number and Revenues of U.S. Security System
    • Services: 1972-2003 (number and dollars)
    • Table 7-2 U.S. Security System Service Labor Situation: 1972-1997 (number and dollars): Number of Employees, Revenue per Employee, Payroll Percent Revenue, and Payroll per Employee
    • Table 7-3 Subsystems Most Commonly Integrated With Security Systems: 1997 (percent)
    • Table 7-4 Revenues of U.S. Security System Services by Region and State: 1987-1997 (dollars and percent)
    • Table 7-5 Per Capita U.S. Security System Service Revenues by Region and State: 1987-1997 (dollars)
    • Table 7-6 Number of U.S. Security System Services by Region and State: 1987-1997 (number)
    • Table 7-7 Top Twenty U.S. Security Service Monitoring Companies: 1996 (dollars and number): Gross Revenues, Growth Rate, Share of Industry Revenues, Subscribers, Installations, and Operating Locations
    • Table 7-8 Sales and Profit Trends for Eleven U.S. Alarm Monitoring Service Companies: 1993-1997 (dollars and percent)

  7. U.S. Crime and Fire Loss Statistics
    • Summary of Major Findings 84 Property Crime Rates
    • Regional Factors
    • Fire Losses
    • Table 8-1 U.S. Crime Rates: 1967-1997 (number and percent): Total Crime Rate, Growth Analysis, Violent Crime Rate, and Property Crime Rate
    • Table 8-2 U.S. Property Crime Rates by Type: 1967-1997 (number): Total Property, Burglary, Larceny Theft, and Motor Vehicle Theft
    • Table 8-3 U.S. Burglaries and Average Value Lost: 1972-1996 (number and dollars): Residences and Nonresidences
    • Table 8-4 U.S. Property Stolen and Percent Recovered: 1990-1996 (dollars and percent): Currency, Jewelry, Clothing, Motor Vehicles, Office Equipment, Home Entertainment, Firearms, Household Goods, Consumable Goods, and Livestock
    • Table 8-5 U.S. Household Burglary Rates by Demographic Characteristic: 1988-1996 (Rate): Total, Income Class, Race, and Location
    • Table 8-6 U.S. Burglary Rates by Region and State: 1985-1996 (number)
    • Table 8-7 U.S. Larceny-Theft Rates by Region and State: 1985-1996 (number)
    • Table 8-8 U.S. Motor Vehicle Theft Rate by Region and State: 1985-1996 (number)
    • Table 8-9 Distribution of U.S. Population by Age Group: 1970-1996 (percent)
    • Table 8-10 U.S. Fire Losses: 1974-1996 (dollars and percent): Total Losses, Growth Analysis, and per Capita

  8. U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Exports and the Canadian Market Situation
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • U.S. Export Trends
    • Key Foreign Markets
    • Canadian Market Situation
    • Table 9-1 U.S. Exports of Alarms and Alarm Systems: 1972-1997 (dollars and percent): U.S. Alarm Exports, Growth Analysis, and Percent U.S. Shipments
    • Table 9-2 U.S. Exports of Alarms and Alarm Systems by Major Product Sector: 1982-1997 (dollars and percent): Smoke Detectors and Intrusion, Fire, and Other Alarms
    • Table 9-3 U.S. Alarm and Alarm System Exports by Product Type: 1992-1997 (number and dollars): Battery Powered Smoke Detectors, Ionization Type Smoke Detectors, Other Smoke Detectors, Electric Burglar Alarms, and Other Alarms
    • Table 9-4 Value of U.S. Smoke Detector Exports for the Top Twenty-Five Countries of Destination: 1992-1997 (dollars)
    • Table 9-5 Quantity U.S. Smoke Detector Exports for the Top Twenty-Five Countries of Destination: 1992-1997 (number)
    • Table 9-6 Value of U.S. Burglar, Fire, and Other Alarm Exports for the Top Thirty Countries of Destination: 1992-1997 (dollars)
    • Table 9-7 Quantity U.S. Burglar, Fire, and Other Alarm Exports for the Top Thirty Countries of Destination: 1992-1997 (number)
    • Table 9-8 Canadian Burglar, Fire Alarm, and Smoke Detector Market Sales: 1991-1996 (Canadian dollars)
    • Table 9-9 Canadian Imports of Burglar, Fire Alarms, and Smoke Detectors by Major Country of Origin: 1994-1996 (Number and Canadian Dollars)
    • Table 9-10 Canadian Exports of Burglar, Fire Alarms, and Smoke Detectors by Major Country of Destination: 1994-1996 (Canadian dollars)

  9. Competitor Intelligence: Company Profiles and Recent Developments
    • Summary of Major Findings
    • Service Sector Feels Pressure From Telcom and Power Utility Providers
    • Introduction of Value-Added Services Contributes to Competitive Environment
    • Traditional Alarm Monitoring Industry Consolidates
    • Alarm Manufacturers Upgrade and Extend Product Lines
    • Expanding International Marketing
    • Methodology, Sources, and Objectives
    • AFA Protective Systems, Inc.
    • Ameritech Corp
    • Automated Security Holdings PLC
    • Borg-Warner Security Corp
    • Cerberus Pyrotronics, Inc.
    • Chubb Holdings Ltd.
    • Code-Alarm, Inc.
    • The Coleman Co., Inc
    • Consilium AB
    • Detection Systems, Inc.
    • Ensec International, Inc.
    • Entergy Corp
    • Firecom, Inc
    • Firetector, Inc
    • First Alert, Inc
    • Firstservice Corp
    • General Signal Corp.
    • Gentex Corp
    • George Risk Industries, Inc
    • Halma Plc
    • Hochiki Corp.
    • Home Security International
    • Honeywell Inc.
    • IES Group Plc
    • International Electronics, Inc
    • ITI Technologies, Inc
    • Menvier-Swain Group Plc
    • Microtec Enterprises, Inc
    • Mosler, Inc
    • Mirtronics, Inc
    • Mytec Technologies Inc
    • Napco Security Systems, Inc
    • Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
    • North American Detectors, Inc
    • Numerex Corp.
    • Pittston Brinks Group
    • Pittway Corp 163 Protection One, Inc
    • Rentokil Initial Plc
    • Response USA, Inc
    • Rollins, Inc
    • Secom Co., Ltd
    • Securitas, AB
    • Stratesec, Inc
    • Tyco International, Ltd.
    • Williams Holdings, Plc
    • Winland Electronics, Inc
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