The contract market is a transversal business in the world of
furniture, because it involves all types of products, from upholstered
furniture to bedrooms, from seating to lamps, and from office to bathroom,
kitchen and outdoor furniture. Furthermore the contract segment is getting
increasingly important, even essential, for the furniture industry. It is an
increasingly attractive segment, which requires companies active in this
niche, to focus even more their skills along two lines: those of the product
and those of the market.
This report offers a comprehensive picture of the contract furniture and
furnishings sector in 17 Western European countries, providing contract
furniture production and consumption, contract imports and exports, contract
furniture and furnishings prices, distribution channels.
Countries covered: Austria, Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom.
The segments considered are: Hotels, which also includes residences,
tourist villages, etc.; Offices, public bodies (banks, large private customers
- Public administration, official residences, embassies...); Retail;
Restaurants, bars (including also "Street contract"); Marine (furniture for
cruise ships, naval furnishings); Lighting; Residential-Building trade; Others
(Airports, Education-schools-universities, Auditoriums-theatres-cinemas,
Hospitals-clinics, Leisure environments...).
European exports of contract furniture and furnishings are broken down
by outlet market. Contract sales in a sample of companies are also provided.
Data on selected European top contract furniture and contract furnishings
manufacturers are provided, with turnover, market shares, employees,
product mix.
Addresses of more than 500 mentioned companies in the report
(manufacturers, contractors, architecture & design studios.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents and selected companies mentioned
1. METHODOLOGY
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3. BASIC DATA
Europe. Production, consumption and international trade in the Contract
furniture sector
Europe. Macroeconomic indicators
Europe. Production and consumption by country
Country tables for each country: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Production, apparent consumption, international trade and openness of
the contract furniture market and macro-economic indicators
4. DEMAND DETERMINANTS
Hospitality
Retail
Offices, institutions and community furnishings
Kitchen furniture
Marine and naval furnishings
5. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Europe. Total exports and total imports of furniture including parts and
lighting, by country and geographical area
Europe. Breakdown of contract furnishings sales by geographical area in a
sample of firms
6. DISTRIBUTION AND PURCHASING PROCESS
Europe. Breakdown of contract furniture sales by distribution channel
Purchasing process in the contract furniture segment
Purchasing process in the Hotel segment
7. THE COMPETITIVE SYSTEM IN EUROPE
Short profiles and sales of top companies on the European Contract market
The outlet markets for contract furnishings
- Europe. Sales of a sample of companies in the following segments: hotel,
retail, institutions and community, restaurants and bars, lighting fixtures,
upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, outdoor furniture, tables and
chairs, shop-fittings
8. SALES BY COUNTRY
For each country considered: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom
Estimated sales of contract furnishings and data for a sample of
companies
Sales of contract furniture and furnishings outside Europe
9. TRADE AND MAGAZINES
STATISTICAL ANNEX
APPENDIX: ADDRESSES OF THE MENTIONED COMPANIES
APPENDIX: ADDRESSES OF SOME ARCHITECTS
Selected companies mentioned:
Artemide, Bene Group, Cefla Arredamenti, Havelock Europa, HMY, ITAB, Kinnarps,
Martela Oy, New Store Europe, Nobia, Overbury, Poltrona Frau Group, Rasec
International, Stamhuis, Umdasch Shopfitting Group
The contract furniture and furnishings market in Europe published by Csil Centre for Industrial Studies in October 30, 2012. This report consists of 159 Pages and the price starts from US $ 3430.
