Isover and Rockwool belong to top five preferred insulation brands of European architects

Brands like Isover and Rockwool have managed to become beloved insulation brands among architects in the most important European countries. Wienerberger and Schüco are often mentioned as preferred raw building material brands in at least three European countries. These are some of the conclusions of the Q1 2015 European Architectural Barometer report, a quarterly market research among 1,600 architects in eight European countries. Isover and Rockwool have successfully achieved the position of preferred brand in almost all eight European countries. Also Knauf Insulation and Kingspan Insulation managed to be part of the top three preferred insulation brands in several European countries.

Decisive power
Architects often have a decisive or influencing role regarding the selection of products and brands. Especially when it comes to insulation and raw building materials. Because of this role, manufacturers in the construction sector would like to gain a preferred brand position among architects. With respect to raw building materials Wienerberger and Schüco are often spontaneously mentioned as preferred brand in a number of European countries. Wienerberger is in Belgium by far the most preferred raw building material brand of architects and is also mostly mentioned in the Netherlands and Germany (Poroton). In Spain and Italy Schüco holds the number one position of preferred raw building material brand.

The Netherlands and Poland have the least amount of preferred brands

It is striking that in the Netherlands and Poland a large number of architects do not have a preferred brand. Having a preferred brand is something that can depend on the decisive role that architect have when choosing a brand. The European Architectural Barometer of Q1 2014 has shown that in Poland this decisive role of the architect is the smallest of all eight countries. In this same research it is shown that Dutch architects see their role in the product and brand selection process becoming less important. Both facts can be an explanation for the large number of architects that can not mention a preferred brand.