Painting & Wall Covering Contractors Industry Profile

Companies in this industry paint interiors and exteriors of buildings and other structures and apply coverings to interior walls of residential and commercial buildings. No major companies dominate the industry.

The global wall covering market is forecast to reach about $50 billion by 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.47% during the period of 2018 to 2028, according to Mordor Intelligence.

The US painting and wall covering contractors industry includes about 35,000 establishments (single-location firms and units of multi-location firms) with combined annual revenue of about $25 billion.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Building construction, renovation, and maintenance drive demand. The profitability of individual companies depends on the efficiency of operations. Large companies can have advantages in efficiency by working multiple projects concurrently. Small companies can compete effectively by specializing in unusual or difficult applications, and providing superior customer service. The US industry is highly fragmented; the 50 largest firms account for over 10%.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Job specific metrics measure the number of rooms or the square footage of the project, such as a seven-room commercial space, or a 2,000-square-foot home. A common annual metric is the total number of workweeks deployed on jobs. The major services offered are in construction of new single detached residential buildings (about 25% of the industry revenue), maintenance and repair of single detached buildings (20%), and additions, renovations, and alterations (20%).

Painters use brushes, rollers, and/or sprayers to apply a ...