New Berg Insight research report has concluded that the market value for lone worker protection solutions and services in Europe and North America reached € 120 million and € 75 million, respectively, in 2022. By 2027, the market value in Europe and North America is expected to reach € 150 million and € 105 million, respectively.
Berg Insight approximated that, as of the conclusion of 2022, the user base of lone worker safety solutions in Europe and North America, stood at 1.5 million. Projections indicate that in Europe, the user count is anticipated to rise by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.4%, escalating from 985,000 at the close of 2022 to surpass 1.4 million by the conclusion of 2027. Meanwhile, the North American market is expected to experience a CAGR of 13.1%, advancing from 505,000 users in 2022 to 935,000 users by the culmination of 2027.
Various companies in Europe and North America serve the lone worker safety solutions market by providing hardware devices, software solutions and alarm monitoring and response services. The majority of solution providers on the market today focus on software services, with only a few developing dedicated lone worker devices and operating their own Alarm Receiving Centre.
The United Kingdom has the largest and most mature lone worker market in Europe and North America, followed by Canada. Legislation addressing the safety of lone workers in particular has aided growth in these two countries. These regions are also home to many of the largest vendors of lone worker protection devices and services. PeopleSafe, Totalmobile, StaySafe, PanicGuard, Orbis Protect, SoloProtect, Reliance High-Tech, Vismo, Vatix and Oysta Technology are among the leading players in the UK. Tsunami Solutions, Blackline Safety and Aware360 are the leading vendors in Canada. Beepiz, Uepaa, AddSecure, Adresys, Becklar, Secure2Go, Crystal Alarm, Cuebly, First2HelpYou, LONEALERT, Pick Protection, AlertGPS, Becklar, Track24, Neovigie, OnGuard, Intellinium, Safepoint, Vecima Networks, Traxxs, Terracom and My Angel are among the other vendors in Europe and North America. ACR Electronics, Amigo Alarm, Garmin, Globalstar, MAGNETA, SAVV, Scandinavian Radio Technology, Teltonika, Twig Com and ZOLEO are among the companies that focus on developing lone worker protection devices that can be used by solution providers.
“The lone worker safety solution market in Europe and North America continues to grow as more companies and organizations understand the value these solutions bring”, Principal Analyst at Berg Insight, Martin Backman, said.
New laws pertaining to the safety of lone workers, increased premiums for employee insurance, increased knowledge of the dangers faced by lone workers and enhanced comprehension of the efficiency gains connected with lone worker protection services are the primary forces behind adoption. “The transition to app-based solutions continues in both Europe and North America as the cost of implementation is significantly lower compared to dedicated lone worker devices”, Backman continued.
A number of new satellite communicator devices that can be paired with smartphones have been introduced in recent years. These enable workers to use the lone worker app even when there is no cellular network coverage.