The contract furniture and furnishings market in Europe
Report Code: EU.12
Publisher: CSIL
Publication date: October 2008, III Ed.
Pages: 135
Price: EUR 2600.00 / US$ 3377.92
Language: English (Italian available on request)
Copyright: CSIL Milano
Status: available for online purchase and immediate download
Summary: Highlights of this Report
Contract is a market segment with significant prospects for future growth. It 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.
This report offers a comprehensive picture of the contract furniture and furnishings industry 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: Hospitality-hotels, which includes residences, tourist villages, etc.; Offices, banks, large private clients - public administration, official residences, embassies; Shop furniture; The catering market: bars, cafeterias, pubs; Education, schools, universities, boarding schools; Auditoriums, theatres, cinemas; Hospitals, clinics; Real estate; Airports; Marine.
Products covered include: contract furniture, office furniture, shop furniture, marine furniture, upholstered furniture, hotel bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, contract seating, contract lighting.
The analysis of contract furniture distribution covers: direct sales, contract dealers, large contractors, furniture sales outlets, architects and designers.
Data on contract furniture prices are available for: hotel bedroom furniture, contract seating (office, airport, hospitality, restaurant and bar seating), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture.
European imports and 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 producers of contract furniture and contract furnishings are provided, with turnover, market shares, investments, employees, product mix.
Addresses of 340 contract furniture and furnishings companies mentioned in the report are also included.
Table of Contents and selected companies mentioned
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- 1. BASIC DATA
- Size of the market in each country: Austria, Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- - Production, apparent consumption and international trade, 2007
- Size of the market by segment: hotels, office and public bodies, retail, restaurants and bars, marine, lighting, residential and building trade
- - Breakdown of consumption according to outlet sector, 2007
- - Breakdown of contract sales in a sample of 20 companies, 2007. Percentage shares
- 2. DEMAND DETERMINANTS
- Hospitality
- - Tourism. The major international tourist destinations: international arrivals in millions and market shares, 2006
- - Hotels. The main indicators for hotels and similar structures, 2007; The top 300 hotel groups, 2007
- Retail. Retailers, number of companies per country, 2002/2006
- Offices, institutions and community furnishings. Non residential construction, 2007.
- Marine and naval furnishings. Market shares of major ship manufacturers, 2007.
- Kitchen furniture. Residential construction, 2007.
- 3. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- - Europe. Exports/production ratio (%). Estimates by country based on sample data, 2007
- - Europe. Breakdown of European exports of contract furnishings by country of destination, 2007. Estimates
- - Europe. Breakdown of contract furnishings sales by geographical area in a sample of firms, 2007
- - Europe. Total exports of furniture including parts, by country and geographical area, 2002-2007
- - Europe. Total imports of furniture including parts, by country and geographical area, 2002-2007
- 4. SUPPLY STRUCTURE
- Make or buy choices
- Employment
- Investments in product design
- 5. DISTRIBUTION
- - Europe. Breakdown of sales by distribution channel, 2007: Large contractors, contract dealers, furniture outlets, architects-designers, direct sales
- Turnkey contract
- Hospitality
- Retail
- Small orders
- 6. PRICES
- Hotel rooms
- Seating
- Retail furnishings
- Upholstered
- Kitchen
- 7. THE COMPETITIVE SYSTEM IN EUROPE
- Leading sector firms
- - Europe. Sales in a selection of the leading companies on the European market
- The outlet markets for contract furnishings
- - Sales in the hospitality-hotel segment
- - Sales in the offices, institutions and community segment
- - Sales in the retail segment
- - Sales in the restaurants and bars segment
- - Sales in the marine segment
- - Sales in the other segments of community furnishings
- - Contract Lighting fixtures
- - Contract upholstered furniture
- - Contract kitchen furniture
- 8. SALES BY COUNTRY
- Northern Europe
- Western Europe
- Central Europe
- Southern Europe
- The exporters
- Sales of contract furniture and furnishings outside Europe
- 9. FAIRS
- APPENDIX: ADDRESSES OF THE MENTIONED COMPANIES
- Selected companies mentioned:
- Actiu Grupo, Andreu World, Ansorg, Artemide, B&B Italia, Bent Krogh, Calligaris, Cassina, Danerka, Dauphin, De Sede, Dietiker, Doimo contract, Erco, Estel ufficio, Etap, Fagerhult AB, Faram, Fora Form, Fritz Hansen, Fumac, Gautier, Girsberger, Glamox, HÅG, Havelock, Hitch Mylius, iGuzzini, Interlübke, Interstuhl, Jegen, Kinnarps, Knoll International, Lammhults, Ligne Roset (Hotel&Contract), Luxo ASA, Martela OY, Matteo Grassi, Meritalia, Molteni, Moroso, Nemo, Oligo Lichttecnik, Pedrali, Philips Lighting, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, RBM, Regent, Royal Botania, Sacea, Sato, Selva, Skandiform, Soca, Swedstyle, Targetti Poulsen, Tecno, Topstar, Umdash, Unifor, VS Moebel, Waldmann, Wiesner-Hager, Wilkhahn, Wini, Zumtobel
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