The European Market for Office Furniture

This is the twenty-eight edition of the report ‘The European market for office furniture’ and it analyses production, consumption, prices, distribution channels and international trade of office furniture in the European continent.

^NEW Starting from this edition, the geographical perimeter of the study has been expanded from 16 to 30 European countries including the 28 States of the European Union, plus Norway and Switzerland. The addition comprised the Central-Eastern European Countries: Poland (PL), Czech Republic (CZ), Slovakia (SK), Hungary (HU) and Romania (RO), Slovenia (SL), Croatia (HR), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Malta (MT), Estonia (EE), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT).

A forecast on office furniture consumption in 2016 and 2017 is provided.

The report analyses sales data and market shares of top European office furniture manufacturers. Company sales are broken down by country, by product (seating, desking systems, executive office furniture, filing systems/storage, wall-to-wall units, meeting rooms and communal areas).

The report also analyses the office furniture competitive system: prices, distribution channels and short company profiles.

Office furniture industry production is broken down by product type (seating: Executive office chairs, Operative office chairs, Visitor chairs, Folding/Stackable chairs and others; operative desking systems: adjustable and not adjustable, free standing and panel based; executive office furniture; filing systems/storage; wall-to-wall units; furniture for meeting rooms and communal areas).

Trends of office furniture prices by country and data on employment and turnover per employee are also provided.

The report also provides a detailed analysis on office seating quantities and brand positioning. The number and the performance of swivel chairs sold in 2014 and 2015 and brand positioning by average “net price”, is given for seven major countries (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland and Sweden). Values include both products manufactured in Europe and products imported from Extra European countries.

The analysis of office furniture distribution channels by country covers: direct sales, office specialists, non-specialists and other. A breakdown of office furniture sales by distribution channel is available for the top companies.

A breakdown of European office furniture exports and imports is provided by country and by product type (office furniture and office seating).

Addresses of about 200 office furniture companies mentioned in the report are also included.

Countries considered are:

• Northern Europe: Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE);

• Western Europe: Belgium (BE), France (FR), Ireland (IE), Netherlands (NL) and the United Kingdom (UK). Unless otherwise specified, figures for Belgium include those for Luxembourg;

• Central Europe (DACH): Germany (DE), Austria (AT) and Switzerland (CH);

• Southern Europe: Greece (GR), Italy (IT), Portugal (PT) and Spain (ES);

• Central-Eastern Europe: Poland (PL), Czech Republic (CZ), Slovakia (SK), Hungary (HU) and Romania (RO), Slovenia (SL), Croatia (HR), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Malta (MT), Estonia (EE), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT).

HIGHLIGHTS

The office furniture market in Europe increased by 4.7% in 2015 reaching a total value of EUR 7.8 billion.

Europe. Imports of office furniture, 2010-2015.
Million EUR and % change

Largest markets like Germany, France and the United Kingdom pushed the growth performing over the European average. Among the Central-Eastern European countries, the largest and well performing markets were Poland and the Czech Republic.

Market concentration in Europe continued to increase. Today the top 20 players represent 42% of the total European output growing by about 6 points if compared to 2010.

Table of Contents

1. SCENARIO: Office furniture in Europe

• 1.1. Office furniture in Europe: market evolution and figures by country
• 1.2. Leading groups in Europe and their market shares
• 1.3. Current trends and forecasts for 2016 and 2017

2. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: Office furniture main statistics and Macroeconomic indicators by country

• 2.1. Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
• 2.2. Western Europe (Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom)
• 2.3. Central Europe (DACH: Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
• 2.4. Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain)
• 2.5. Central-Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia)

3. INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Exports and Imports of office furniture

• 3.1. Exports of office furniture, 2010-2015
  • Exports and leading exporters by segment, by country and by geographical destination
  • Office seating and Office furniture excluding seating

• 3.2. Extra European destinations. Exports and leading exporters

• 3.3. Imports of office furniture, 2010-2015
  • Imports and leading importers by segment, by country, by geographical origin and provenance, 2010-2015
  • Office seating and Office furniture excluding seating
  • Chinese imports penetration by country

4. SUPPLY STRUCTURE

• 4.1. Product segments. Main figures, production by product type and largest countries.
  • Office seating
  • Operative desking
  • Executive furniture
  • Filing systems
  • Wall-to-wall units
  • Furniture for meeting rooms and communal areas

• 4.2. Employment and investment activity

5. DISTRIBUTION AND PRICES

• 5.1. Distribution channels. Evolution and sales by channel in a sample of companies

• 5.2. Prices: focus on office swivel chairs in Europe.
  • Top 5 markets
  • Brand positioning by average net price and number of units sold (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Poland)

6. COMPANY MARKET SHARES BY PRODUCT: Total Production in a sample of companies, 2014-2015

• 6.1. Total sales.
• 6.2. Office seating.
• 6.3. Office desking.
• 6.4. Executive furniture.
• 6.5. Filing systems (storage products, archiving systems, personal filings and cabinets).
• 6.6. Wall to wall units.
• 6.7. Furniture for communal areas.

7. COMPANY MARKET SHARES BY COUNTRY: Sales of office furniture in a sample of companies, 2015.

• 7.1. Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
• 7.2. Western Europe (Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom)
• 7.3. Central Europe (DACH: Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
• 7.4. Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain)
• 7.5. Central-Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia)
• 7.5. Sales of office furniture in a sample of European companies, 2015 in the Extra-European Union and Russia, Middle-East, Asia-Pacific, North America, Central-South America, Africa)

APPENDIX 1: International Trade tables

APPENDIX 2: List of Mentioned Companies