With both
government
and private
sector support,
South Africa’s
resin flooring
market has
reported positive
performance
on the back of
increased home
improvement
and renovation
projects in various
segments.
South Africa Resin Flooring
Demand on the Increase
by Shem Oirere
Africa Correspondent
The expansion of South Africa’s construc- tion, automobile and industrial sectors in recent years have fueled demand for
high quality resin flooring products with some
companies in the market forced to expand operations to meet the rising consumption especially in the fast-growing Gauteng and West
Cape regions.
With both government and private sector
support, South Africa’s resin flooring market
has reported positive performance on the back
of increased home improvement and renovation
projects in various segments such as residential
commercial buildings, industrial and automotive sectors. The residential segment is the largest
end-user of the flooring market especially with
the government housing subsidy program.
Analysts predict the South Africa flooring
market will experience strong growth in both
supply and demand of the resinous and cementitious solutions through 2019 supported
by this increased government and private sector investment particularly in commercial and
residential construction.
A signal to the good performance of the
resin flooring market in South Africa, came
last May from a leading specialist flooring
company Flowcrete South Africa, an affiliate
of UK-based Flowcrete Group, known for the
making of seamless resin flooring systems and
self leveling floor screed treatment, when it an-
nounced it is moving to a spacious location
“to meet increasing demand for its specialist
resin flooring solutions.”
Flowcrete South Africa, had in 2013 ex-
panded its sales branch in Cape Town when
it opened a new warehouse and distribu-
tion facility but barely three years later, the
