Contents Listing
1. INTRODUCTION 8
1.1 BACKGROUND 8
1.2 SOURCES OF INFORMATION 8
2. SUMMARY AND MARKET PROSPECTS 10
2.1 SUMMARY 10
2.2 MARKET PROSPECTS 11
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 13
3.1 OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 13
3.2 KEY DATA 13
3.2.1 GDP 13
3.2.2 Inflation & Interest Rates 14
3.2.3 Employment & Wages 15
3.2.4 Household Consumption 16
3.2.5 Sterling 17
4. OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET SIZE AND STRUCTURE 18
4.1 DEFINITIONS 18
4.2 MARKET TRENDS 18
4.2.1 Market Size and Background 18
4.2.2 Current Trends 19
4.2.3 Market Prospects 21
4.3 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 22
4.3.1 Construction Contractors’ Output – New Work and RMI 22
4.3.2 Contractors’ Output – Commercial Sector 24
4.3.3 Technological Influences and Working Practices 26
4.3.4 Environmental Considerations 28
4.4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 29
5. OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE FURNITURE BY PRODUCT 30
5.1 PRODUCT MIX 30
5.2 DESKING 31
5.2.1 Market Size and Trends 31
5.2.2 End Use Applications 32
5.2.3 Organisation Type and Size 33
5.2.4 Desk Design, Size and Shape 33
5.3 SEATING 35
5.3.1 Seating Definition 35
5.3.2 Market Size 36
5.3.3 Trends 37
5.4 STORAGE 38
5.4.1 Storage Definition 38
5.4.2 Storage Market Size 39
5.4.3 Storage Trends 39
5.5 OTHER FURNITURE 43
5.5.1 Market Size and Trends 43
5.5.2 Partitioning/Screening 43
5.5.3 Breakout Furniture 44
5.5.4 Computer Trolleys 44
6. THE HOME OFFICE MARKET 45
6.1 DEFINITION OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 45
6.2 MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH 46
6.2.1 Current Situation 47
6.2.2 Market Prospects 48
6.3 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT TYPES 49
6.4 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT MIX 51
6.4.1 Home Office Desking 51
6.4.2 Home Office Seating 52
6.4.3 Home Office Storage 52
6.5 PRODUCT TRENDS 53
6.6 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS 53
7. OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS 55
7.1 GENERAL 55
7.2 LEADING MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS 56
7.3 OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS 59
8. UK SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 63
8.1 OVERALL STRUCTURE 638.1.1 Wholesalers 64
8.1.2 Distribution Channel Share 65
8.2 OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS 66
8.2.1 Market Size and Trends 66
8.2.2 Characteristics and Trends 69
8.2.3 Market Shares and Company Profiles 71
8.3 OTHER DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 76
8.3.1 Buying Groups 768.3.2 Direct 77
8.3.3 Mail Order/Online 778.3.4 Retail Outlets 79
Tables & Charts
CHART 1: THE UK OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) 9
CHART 2: GDP DATA – 2015-2020 – KEY CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS 13
CHART 3: CPI INFLATION AND BANK OF ENGLAND BASE RATE 2008-2023 14
CHART 4: AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS DATA – GB – TOTAL PAY – 2014-2020 (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) 15
CHART 5: PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 2008-2023 15
CHART 6: EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2015-2021 – STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
CHART 7: UK MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) 17
CHART 8: CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (GB) NEW WORK AND RMI ANALYSIS 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£ BILLION AT CURRENT PRICES) 21
CHART 9: NON-RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT ANALYSIS BY SECTOR 2017 AND 2018 – % BY VALUE 22
CHART 10: OFFICES OUTPUT (PRIVATE & PUBLIC SECTOR), NEW ORDERS AND FORECASTS 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£ BILLION AT CURRENT PRICES) 24
TABLE 11: UK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OFFICE FURNITURE 2016-2018 BY VALUE (£M) 28
TABLE 12: UK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OFFICE FURNITURE BY PRODUCT 2016-2018 BY VALUE (£M) 28
TABLE 13: MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2010, 2018 AND 2023 (£M AT MSP) 29
TABLE 14: THE UK MARKET FOR DESKING 2012-2021 – BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 30
TABLE 15: THE UK MARKET FOR OFFICE SEATING 2014-2023 – BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 35
CHART 16: UK MARKET FOR ADJUSTABLE SEATING 2005, 2018 AND 2023 – % BY VALUE 36
TABLE 17: UK MARKET FOR OFFICE STORAGE 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 38
CHART 18: STORAGE MATERIAL MIX (METAL AND WOOD) 1993 TO 2018 – % BY VALUE 40
CHART 19: UK MARKET FOR STORAGE BY TYPE 2018 – % MIX BY VALUE 41
TABLE 20: THE UK MARKET FOR OTHER OFFICE FURNITURE 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 42
TABLE 21: UK MARKET FOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE(£M MSP) 45
CHART 22: UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2014 TO 2023 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) 47
TABLE 23: HOMEWORKING TRENDS 1997-2018 – NUMBER AND % OF POPULATION 48
CHART 24: VALUE MIX OF FLAT PACK/READY ASSEMBLED HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2018 – % BY VALUE 49
TABLE 25: PRODUCT MIX UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2018 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) AND SHARE (%) 50
TABLE 26: MARKET SHARE OF LEADING OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS 2018 % BY VALUE 55
CHART 27: UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE 62
CHART 28: UK OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE MARKET DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2018 % BY VALUE 64
TABLE 29: UK OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS’ MARKET SIZE 2014-2023 (£M MSP) 65
CHART 30: DEALERS’ SHARE OF THE UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 1997 – 2018 (%) 69
CHART 31: SHARE OF OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS’ MARKET BY CATEGORY 2018 (COMMERCIAL FIT-OUT, GENERAL FIT-OUT, OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS) – % BY VALUE 71