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OFFICE FURNITURE IN THE UK
(with Forecast to 2010) 



Order #: F1637_2006TX; US$ 882.00 

Published by Key Note, May 2006; 89 Pages; 43 Exhibits 



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In this report by Key Note on the UK Office Furniture Market, five sectors are considered: 



Companies Profiled in the report include: 







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TABLE OF CONTENTS




    

  1. Market Definition
      

    • REPORT COVERAGE

    • MARKET SECTORS

          - Upholstered Swivel Seating

          - Wooden Desks

          - Other Wooden Furniture

          - Metal Cupboards and Filing

          - Cabinets

          - Other Metal Furniture

    • MARKET TRENDS

          - Office Design and Technology 

          - Trends

          - Prices

              - Table  1: Producer Price Index

          - Values for Metal Office Furniture, 

          - Wooden Office Furniture and 

          - Metal-Framed Seating Manufactured
in the UK (index 2000=100),
2002-2005 

          - The Office Property Market

              - Table  2: Volume of Construction Output in the Private Commercial Sector and the Public Non-Housing Sector at Constant 2000 prices
(£000), 2001-2005 

          - Growth in Employment

              - Table  3: Total Workforce Jobs
 in the UK (000), Years Ending 
June 2001-2005 

          - Call Centres

          - Business Confidence


          - Growth of Teleworking and the
Small Office/Home Office
Sector

    • ECONOMIC TRENDS

          - Population

              - Table  4: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2001-2005 

          - Gross Domestic Product

              - Table  5: UK Gross Domestic 
Product at Current and Annual 
Prices (£m), 2001-2005 

          - Inflation

              - Table  6: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2001-2005 

          - Unemployment

              - Table  7: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons (million),
2001-2005 

    • MARKET POSITION

          - The UK

          - Overseas

  2. Market Size
      

    • THE TOTAL MARKET

              - Table  8: The Total Apparent UK Market for Office Furniture by 
Value at Current Prices
(£m at msp), 2001-2005 

              - 
              - Figure   1: The Total Apparent UK Market for Office Furniture by
Value at Current Prices 
(£m at msp), 2001-2005 

    • BY MARKET SECTOR

              - Table  9: The Total Apparent UK
Office Furniture Market 
by Sector by Value (%), 
2001-2005 

              - Figure   2: The Total Apparent UK Office Furniture Market by Sector
by Value (%), 2005 

          - Wooden Desks

              - Table  10: The Apparent UK Market
for the Wooden Desks Sector
by Value (£m at msp and %), 
2001-2005 

          - Other Wooden Furniture

              - Table  11: The Apparent UK Market
for the Other Wooden Furniture
Sector by Value (£m at msp 
and %), 2001-2005 

          - Metal Cupboards and Filing 
Cabinets

              - Table  12: The Apparent UK
Market for Metal Cupboards 
and Filing Cabinets by Value 
(£m at msp and %), 2001-2005 

          - Other Metal Furniture Order  

              - Table  13: The Apparent UK Market
for the Other Metal Furniture 
Sector by Value (£m at msp
and %), 2001-2005 

          - Upholstered Swivel Seating

              - Table  14: The Apparent UK
Market for the Upholstered Swivel Seating Sector by Value (£m at 
msp and %), 2001-2005 

    • OVERSEAS TRADE

          - General Overview

              - Table  15: Net Imports of Office Furniture to the UK (£m), 
2001-2005 

          - Imports

              - Table  16: UK Imports of Office Furniture by Sector (£m), 
2001-2005 

              - Table  17: Import Penetration of 
the UK Office Furniture Market
by Value (£m at msp and %),
2001-2005 

          - Trading Partners

              - Table  18: Sources of Imports of 
Office Furniture by Value 
(£m and %), 2005 

          - Exports

              - Table  19: UK Exports of Office Furniture by Sector (£m), 
2001-2005 

              - Table  20: Office Furniture Exports
as a Percentage of the UK Manufacturers’ Sales (£m at msp 
and %), 2001-2005 

          - Trading Partners

              - Table  21: Destinations of Exports
of Office Furniture by Value 
(£m and %), 2005 

  3. Industry Background
      

    • RECENT HISTORY

    • NUMBER OF COMPANIES

              - Table  22: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Office and Shop Furniture by Turnover Sizeband
(£000 and number), 2001-2005 

    • EMPLOYMENT

              - Table  23: Number of UK 
VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged 
in the Manufacture of Office and Shop Furniture by Employment Sizeband, 2003-2005 

              - Table  24: Leading Employers
Among Office Furniture Manufacturers and Suppliers 
(number of employees), 
2001-2005 

    • REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

              - Table  25: Number of Local Manufacturing Units Producing
Office and Shop Furniture by 
Region, 2005 

    • DISTRIBUTION

    • HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

    • LEGISLATION

    • KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

          - The British Contract Furnishing Association

          - British Furniture Manufacturers

          - FIRA International

          - Fédération Européenne du
Mobilier de Bureau

          - Office Furniture Advisory 
Service

  4. Competitor Analysis
      

    • THE MARKETPLACE

    • MARKET LEADERS

              - Table  26: Leading UK Suppliers 
of Office Furniture by Turnover
(£m), Latest Financial Year 

          - Bisley Office Equipment Ltd

          - Herman Miller Ltd

          - Dams International Ltd

          - Senator International Ltd

          - H Morris & Co Ltd

          - Steelcase PLC

          - Kinnarps (UK) Ltd

          - EFG Matthews Office 

          - Furniture Ltd

          - TBS (South Wales) Ltd

          - Arenson Group Ltd

          - Black Arrow Group PLC

          - Verco Office Furniture Ltd

          - Komfort Workspace PLC

          - Bullough Ltd

    • OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

    • MARKETING ACTIVITY

          - Main Media Advertising

              - Table  27: Main Media Advertising Expenditure of Office Furniture
and Storage Systems (£000), 
Years Ending December 2004 
and 2005 

          - Exhibitions

  5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
      

    • THE TOTAL MARKET

    • ALL WOODEN FURNITURE

    • ALL METAL FURNITURE

    • UPHOLSTERED SWIVEL SEATING

  6. Buying Behaviour
      

    • BUSINESS INVESTMENT

              - Table  28: Business Investment at Current Market Prices (£m), 
2002-2005 

              - Table  29: Business Investment in Chained Volumes — Reference 
Year 2002 (£m), 2002-2005 

    • THE PUBLIC SECTOR

    • THE PRIVATE SECTOR

          - Large and Medium-Sized 
Companies

          - Small Businesses

          - Working from Home

  7. Current Issues
      

    • ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS

    • THE OLDER WORKFORCE

    • CHANGING BODY SIZES


  8. The Global Market
      

    • WESTERN EUROPE

    • NORTH AMERICA

    • JAPAN

    • GROWTH MARKETS

  9. Forecasts
      

    • INTRODUCTION

          - Population

              - Table  30: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2006-2010 
Gross Domestic Product

              - Table  31: Forecast UK Growth in
Gross Domestic Product in Real
Terms (%), 2006-2010 

          - Inflation

              - Table  32: Forecast UK Rate of
Inflation (%), 2006-2010 

          - Unemployment

              - Table  33: Forecast Actual Number Advertisement
of Unemployed Persons (million), 2006-2010 

    • FORECASTS 2006 TO 2010

              - Table  34: The Forecast Total 
Apparent UK Market for Office Furniture by Value at Current 
and Constant 2005 Prices 
(£m at msp), 2006-2010 

              - Figure   3: The Forecast Total
Apparent UK Market for Office Furniture by Value at Current 
Prices (£m at msp), 2006-2010 

    • MARKET GROWTH

              - Figure   4: The Forecast Total 
Apparent UK Market for Office Furniture by Value at Current 
Prices (£m at msp), 2001-2010 

    • FUTURE TRENDS

  10. Company Profiles
      

          - Arenson Group Ltd

          - Bisley Office Equipment Ltd

          - Dams International Ltd

          - Kinnarps (UK) Ltd

          - EFG Matthews Office 

          - Furniture Ltd

          - Herman Miller Ltd

          - Senator International Ltd

          - Steelcase PLC

  11. Consumer Confidence
      

    • METHODOLOGY

    • KEY FINDINGS THIS QUARTER

    • THE WILLINGNESS TO BORROW

          - A Slow Start to 2006

              - Table  A: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Borrow
in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), February 2005, May 2005, August 2005, 
November 2005 and 
February 2006 

          - The Desire to Borrow Stays 
Strong

              - Table  B: The Number of Adults 
Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items 
(000 and %), February 2005, 
May 2005, August 2005,
November 2005 and 
February 2006 

    • THE WILLINGNESS TO 
SPEND FROM SAVINGS

          - Spending From Savings 
Declines




              - Table  C: The Proportion of Adults Without Any Savings (%), February 2005, May 2005, August 2005, November 2005 and
February 2006 

              - Table  D: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Spend 
from Savings in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices
(£ and £bn), February 2005, May 
2005, August 2005, November 
2005 and February 2006 

          - Consumers Increasingly 
Cautious

              - Table  E: The Average Amounts
Adults are Confident Spending to Purchase Expensive Items (£ and %), February 2005, May 2005, August 2005, November 2005 and 
February 2006 

  12.  12. Further Sources
      

          - Associations

          - Publications

          - Government Sources

          - General Sources

          - Bisnode Sources

  13.  Key Note Research
      

  14.  The Key Note Range of Reports









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