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In France, the demolition market is estimated to be worth 1.3 billion euros by 2023,
The global demolition market experienced significant growth after 2020, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The market has almost doubled and recorded sales of 1.3 billion euros in 2023, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
Growing urbanization has increased demand for demolition. Technological advances are fuelling the demolition robot segment, set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.7% between 2021 and 2031.
The number of demolition permits varies between 16,000 and 17,500 per year.
The market is fragmented, with 625 companies and 7,900 employees in 2022. The average company employs between 10 and 15 people.
The industry faces challenges in managing the 46 million tonnes of construction waste produced in France in 2022. The market for recycling construction and demolition waste has also grown. It was worth 32.6 billion euros in 2021 and should reach 55.54 billion in 2028.
Mandatory EWMP diagnostics from July 2023 and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies are driving the market towards sustainable demolition practices.
Demolition specialists
Independent demolition specialists
- Avenir Déconstruction: Avenir Déconstruction is the epitome of the independent demolition company that has made a name for itself on the French demolition market.
- Brunel Demolition: has forged a solid reputation by executing a wide range of demolition projects across the country.
- Occamat: focused, agile approach to the business.
Heavyweights:
- Cardem (Vinci Group): Fliale of one of the world's leading construction companies, bringing a powerful combination of experience and innovation to large-scale demolition projects.
- Demcy (Eiffage Group): Specialized subsidiary of the Eiffage Group
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1 Market overview
1.1 Definition and scope of the study
Demolition works are operations whose final objective is the deconstruction of a building or structure in order to reclaim a piece of land for the construction of a new structure. These large-scale works require numerous authorizations and must comply with certain strict obligations, particularly in terms of safety.
The work, which is carried out by construction and/or public works companies, involves a number of stages:
- Obtaining a demolition permit;
- Hiring a specialized company;
- Securing the site (e.g. by fencing off public access);
- Removing asbestos, plumbing and cleaning the building prior to demolition;
- Start work;
- Clean-up.
The global demolition market is developing against a backdrop of rapid urbanization and the need to optimize spacing in large cities. In particular, demolition robots and debris recycling are on the rise, which speaks to an increase in demolition work worldwide.
In France, the demolition market (NAF 43.11Z) has seen very significant growth since 2015, in fact it has almost doubled. In France, the market has been stimulated by urbanization and the increase in the number of new buildings under construction. For the year 2022, there will be 16,529 property demolition permits in France. However, the demolition market remains small when placed in the context of the overall construction market.
from July 1, 2023, new regulations will be in force, including the requirement for a PEMD diagnosis for major demolition and renovation projects. This diagnosis is essential for optimum management of the products, equipment, materials and waste resulting from these works.
1.2 The global market is growing
The global demolition market is made up of a number of different sub-markets, which together make up the market. Below we list some of the sub-markets that form an integral part of the overall demolition market.
Construction and demolition waste recycling market size World, ****-****, in billions of US$ Source: ****
Firstly, ...
1.3 Size of the French demolition market
Size of demolition market (***) France, ****-*****, in millions of euros Source: ****
Thesize of the demolition industry market has grown steadily in recent years (***) to reach a record value of *.* billion euros in **** (forecast, based on sector sales from January to October ****. In ****, total market sales were estimated at just *** million ...
1.4 The impact of COVID-19 on the demolition market
The impact of COVID-** on sales of demolition activities (***) France, **** & ****, index *** in **** Source: ****
The graph above compares the revenue index of NAF **.**Z, i.e. demolition activities, in France between **** and **** to study the impact of COVID-** on the industry.
We can deduce that the pandemic caused the market to contract ...
2 Demand analysis
2.1 Demand drivers
The demolition market depends on several key factors influencing demand, which in turn depend on underlying events in the construction sector. We list and analyze the most important of these below.
New construction
This measure is important because more new construction is very likely to correlate with more demolition. This follows ...
2.2 Demolition permits
Number of property demolition permits France, ****-****, in units Source: ****
The number of demolition permits in France is fairly volatile, meaning that the number of permits issued per year varies noticeably. Nevertheless, there has been an average increase in the number of demolition permits since the years ****-**** compared with the ...
2.3 Geographical breakdown of demolition demand
Number of housing and premises demolition permits France, ****, in Source: ****
In ****, the region in France with the highest number of demolitions was Occitanie, with **.*% of all demolitions , followed by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (***).
In general, and in the light of other years, it is not possible to say that one region stands out ...
2.4 An example of a demolition request: churches
Another small part of the market is the destruction of monuments, artifacts and churches.
Number of churches destroyed per year France, ****-****, in units Source: ****
Church demolition, described above, has increased over the past year, peaking in **** and **** with * demolitions. **** sees the destruction of two churches (***).
2.5 Demolition of urban facilities (bridges, roads, etc.)
Growing demand:
Certain types of deconstruction work are on a much larger scale than house demolition, and require truly cutting-edge technical expertise, as in the case of bridges, roads, prisons, blocks of flats, high schools and factories.
In today's context of urban decongestion, the creation of new green spaces, modernization, reorganization ...
3 Market structure
3.1 Market analysis
The market for demolition work in France is fragmented; there were *** companies in the sector in ****, with *,*** employees.
Number of employees and companies in the demolition sector (***) France, ****-****, in units Source: ****
Since ****, competition has intensified considerably, with an increase in the number of companies of some ***% . At the same time, ...
3.2 Finance: is demolition profitable?
*These figures apply to the whole of NAF code **.* (***), which comprises three categories of which demolition is one. In other words, the code covers more than just demolition, which must be taken into account when studying the figures.
Between **** and ****, we see an increase in EBITDA and net income, but also ...
3.3 Share of demolition companies in the construction sector
Distribution of the number of companies in the construction industry, by type France, ****, in Source: ****
Demolition companies represent a small part of the overall construction sector in France. Indeed, in ****, just *% of all registered construction businesses were demolition-related.
This reflects a certain structure of demand; the number of demolition companies (***) being ...
3.4 Summary table of the demolition process
4 Offer analysis
4.1 Service overview
The actual process of demolishing a building follows a fairly strict framework that includes preparation, execution and aftermath.
First of all, the executor needs a demolition plan that examines the processes involved in the actual event. This plan may include the following [***] :
the location of the building to be demolished ; the ...
4.2 Price and cost analysis
Source: ****
The price of demolishing a house will therefore average between €** and €*** excluding VAT in December **** for a cubic meter demolished, whatever the surface area. This average cost will be increased if additional technical constraints need to be taken into account. So, for example, you need to add between €*** and €*** to ...
4.3 Residues created by industry
f Source: ****
In ****, around ** million tonnes of construction waste were produced in France. **% of this waste comes from the deconstruction of buildings. Three quarters is inert waste such as rubble, concrete, tiles or bricks, and around a quarter is so-called "non-hazardous" waste such as wood, plastic, scrap metal, packaging or plaster. ...
5 Regulations
5.1 Regulations
Who can demolish buildings?
To carry out demolition work, the person carrying out the project must be a professional holding a certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (***) and introduces partial access to an activity. Thus, since June *, ****, it has been necessary to hold a CAP, or a BEP, or an equivalent diploma, or to ...
6 Positioning the players
6.1 Segmentation
- Avenir Deconstruction
- Brunel Demolition - Premys
- Cardem (Eurovia)
- Occamat (EPC Groupe)
- Demcy (Eiffage)
- Snadec
List of charts presented in this market study
- Number of employees and companies in the demolition sector (NAF 43.11Z)
- Size of demolition market (NAF 43.11Z)
- New buildings
- Construction cost index (ICC)
- Number of demolition permits for housing and premises
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