The market for garage doors in Austria has experienced an upswing in recent years. However, the Austrian construction crisis resulting from the COVID 19 crisis will also affect the market for garage doors (2020: -3.7%). A new study by Interconnection Consulting shows a slightly negative prognosis for the years after 2020.

Renovation as a Glimmer of Hope

Interconnection assumes that the market for garage doors in Austria will only grow by an average of 1.0% per year until 2023. The renovation market, however, is profitable for the major European manufacturers in Austria. After all, garage doors in Austria are changed twice as often on average as in neighbouring countries. Thanks to the crisis, the renovation segment is becoming even more important. The share of this segment rose to almost 70 percent (67.1%) of the total market during the crisis. Before the crisis, the share was around 65%.

Steel and Sectional Doors Dominate

Steel accounts for the majority of garage doors in Austria, with a share of 86.7%. Aluminium is the second most used material with 8.2%. Whereby the share of aluminium is growing particularly in the area of up-and-over and folding doors. Wood represents an elegant but also expensive niche and therefore only accounts for a share of 2.9%. 82.7% of all garage doors are sectional doors.  “This product group has proven itself to be practical and convenient for many years, and is also no more expensive than rolling and folding doors,” explains Vito Graziano, the author of the study. However, up-and-over doors will develop best after the crisis. As a result of the crisis, average prices have also fallen a little, by -1.3%.

High Market Concentration

The Austrian market is characterised by a high concentration of the top 5, with top 5 companies accounting for around four fifths of the total market. The top ranks are occupied by European players.  Domestic companies have mainly created niches in their original federal states, often by marketing their products via direct distribution. Together, however, they account for less than 15 percent of the market.

Copyright: Interconnection, Publication free of charge for coverage regarding the study and InterConnection Consulting.