9th observatory of tile roofing renovation: for roofers, cautious optimism and uncertainties for the future

Conditions and forecasts of activities, order books, quotes, recruitment, morale of roofers... the Tile Roofing Renovation Observatory is a telephone survey of 800 roofers conducted twice a year since 2019 by the French Tiles Federation and Bricks. It offers an overview of trends on a national and regional scale.

This ninth edition* illustrates the good performance of the tile roofing renovation market despite structural difficulties and uncertainties for the future. Roofers therefore remain cautious about their growth forecasts.

A tile roof renovation activity that is still dynamic

83% of roofers report stable or growing activity (-5 points over one year).

If the prices of materials and supplies remain a concern for 9 out of 10 companies, roofers note a real relaxation in supply conditions: 86% a year ago reported supply difficulties, compared to 53%. in September.

Structural difficulties linked to recruitment persist

65% of companies report having recruitment difficulties, and 74% of them believe that these recruitment difficulties prevent them from increasing their activity.

Cautiously positive forecasts come with signs of uncertainty for the future

67% of companies expect their activity to be stable or increasing over the next 12 months and the morale of roofers still remains strong with a score of 3,3 out of 5.

The uncertainty is revealed among other things by an order book down slightly to 7,1 months (7,9 months in February 2023 and 7,6 months a year earlier) as well as a growing share of companies (35% i.e. +6 points in 1 year) who believe that the number of quotes is lower than normal.

*Telephone survey conducted from September 4 to October 25, 2023 on 739 roofers.

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