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UK Home Office Furniture Market Report 2003

Published by: AMA Research

Published: Sep. 1, 2003 - 118 Pages


Table of Contents


1 Introduction

2 Summary

3 Economic Environment

3.1 General

3.2 Gdp Growth

3.3 Interest Rates & Inflation

3.4 Employment & Consumer Spending

3.5 Housing & Construction

3.6 Sterling

3.7 Population Profile

3.8 Conclusions

4 The Home Office Furniture Market

4.1 Definition Of Office Furniture Products

4.1.1 The Overall Office Furniture Market - Product Definitions

4.1.2 Definition Of Home Office Furniture

4.2 Overall Furniture Market.

4.2.1 Market Size And Trends

4.2.2 Overall Office Furniture Market

4.3 The Home Office Furniture Market

4.3.1 Market Size And Growth

4.3.2 Background And Current Situation

4.3.3 Future Prospects

4.3.4 Home Office Furniture Market Vs The Total Office Furniture Market

4.3.5 International Trade

4.4 Key External Market Influences

4.4.1 The Housing Market

4.4.2 Macro-Economic Influences

5 Product Sectors

5.1 Total Office Furniture Product Mix

5.2 Home Office Furniture Product Types

5.3 Home Office Furniture Product Mix

5.4 Home Office Desking

5.5 Home Office Seating

5.6 Home Office Storage Furniture

5.7 Product Trends

6 Suppliers Of Home Office Furniture

6.1 Background

6.2 Market Shares

6.3 Import Levels

6.4 Key Suppliers Of Home Office Furniture

6.4.1 Major Suppliers

6.4.2 Traditional Furniture Suppliers

6.4.3 Importers

6.4.4 Other Uk Suppliers Of Home Office Furniture

6.4.5 Office Furniture Suppliers

6.5 Total Commercial Office Furniture Market Suppliers

6.5.1 Overall Market Shares

6.5.2 Profiles Of The Leading Office Furniture Suppliers

7 Distribution Of Home Office Furniture Products

7.1 The Supply Structure Of The Overall Office Furniture Market

7.2 The Supply Structure In The Home Office Furniture Market

7.3 Companies In The Distribution Of Home Office Furniture

7.3.1 Furniture Retail Multiples

7.3.2 Office Retail Multiples

7.3.3 Electrical Multiples

7.3.4 Office Furniture Dealers

7.3.5 Diy Multiples

7.3.6 Catalogue Retailers / Mail Order

7.3.7 Others

8 Technology Changes & New Working Practices

8.1 Technological Developments

8.1.1 Introduction

8.1.2 Hardware Developments

8.1.3 Communications Development

8.1.4 Internet Developments

8.1.5 Software Developments

8.2 New Working Practices

8.2.1 Organisational Environmental Change

8.2.2 Flexible Working Practices

9 Future Prospects

Tables & Charts

Chart 1 Home Office Furniture Market 1996-2006 By Value (Msp £M)

Table 2 The Uk Market For Domestic Furniture 1996-2004 (£M Msp)

Table 3 Uk Market For Office Furniture 1996-2006 £M Msp

Table 4 Uk Market For Home Office Furniture 1996 - 2006 £M Msp

Table 5 Uk Teleworkers As A % Of Working Population 1998 - 2002

Table 6 Penetration Of Personal Computers In Uk 1996 - 2002

Chart 7 Uk Home Office Furniture Market 1996-2006 (£ Million Msp)

Table 8 Uk Home Office Furniture Vs Total Office Furniture & Total Domestic Furniture

Table 9 Retail Sales Of Furniture, Lighting Etc Rsp £M

Table 10 Uk Imports And Exports Of Office Type Furniture £M

Table 11 Imports & Exports Of Office Type Furniture By Country

Table 12 Housebuilding Completions 1995-2004 Great Britain ('000)

Table 13 Number Of Property Transactions In England And Wales 1995-2002

Table 14 Stock Of Dwellings Great Britain - 1985-2002

Table 15 Average Household Size For Great Britain 1971 - 2001

Chart 16 Age Distribution Resident Uk Population 2001 ('000)

Chart 17 Number Of Employees In Employment Gb - June 1982-02 (Millions)

Chart 18 Interest Rates And Inflation (Rpi) From 1990-2005

Chart 19 Pdi & Savings Ratio 1980-2005

Table 20 Retail Spending - Predominantly Non-Food Stores 1995-2002

Table 21 Exchange Rate Fluctuations 1997-2003 - Dollars, Ecu To Pound Sterling, Spot Rates

Table 22 Product Mix In Uk Office Furniture Market, 2001 By Value Msp

Chart 23 Mix Of Office Furniture By Product Type 2001

Chart 24 Value Mix Of Flat Pack/Ready Assembled Home Office Furniture 2002

Table 25 Product Mix Uk Home Office Furniture Market 2002 By Value Msp

Chart 26 Mix Of Home Office Furniture By Product Type 2002 By Value

Chart 27 Market Share Major Suppliers In 2002, % By Value

Chart 28 Mix Of Uk Made And Imported Home Office Furniture 2002 By Value

Table 29 Uk Market For Office Furniture Suppliers % By Value 2001

Chart 30 Office Furniture - Market Infrastructure

Chart 31 Distribution Channel Share By Value - Office Furniture - 2001

Chart 32 The Home Office Furniture Market Infrastructure

Chart 33 Channel Shares For Home Office Furniture 2002 By Value

Chart 34 Key Influences On Office Furniture

Abstract


AMA Research has published the third edition of the 'UK Home Office Furniture Market Report '. This 110+ page report presents a comprehensive review of the market for home office furniture by product sector, and also includes a section about the effects on the home office market by changes in technology and working practices. The report should be of interest to existing and potential manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of home office furniture, as well as others with an interest in the furniture industry in general.

Areas covered in the report include:-
  • · THE MARKET - market size, market growth, key trends & influencing factors
  • · PRODUCT MIX - analysis by product sector (desking, seating and storage), product trends and developments.
  • · SUPPLIERS - review of the supply structure, market shares and company profiles.
  • · DISTRIBUTION - review of key distribution channels, shares and company profiles.
  • · TECHNOLOGY & WORKING PRACTICES - Assessment of the driving factors behind the increasing incidence of home working, review of technological developments.

    With an estimated value of around £190 million in 2002, the home office furniture market is forecast to maintain healthy growth rates in the short-medium term, depending on external economic and political factors.
    Specific points of interest:
  • · Continued growth in household penetration of home office furniture
  • · Increasing levels of PC ownership
  • · Growth in the flat pack sector of the market
  • · Flexible working practices, particularly home working, becoming more common
  • · Price pressures, leading to higher levels of imported furniture.
  • · Greater choice of designs and increased availability of products in the high street

    This analysis is based on research into the suppliers and distributors of home office furniture products from published data, industry sources, government statistics and trade interviews, coupled with our experience and understanding of the furniture industry.

    Key areas covered in the report include:

    MARKET
  • · Overall Furniture Market - definition, historical market development, analysis of market size by value 1995-2004
  • · Overall Office Furniture Market - product & market definitions, historical market development, analysis of market size by value 1996-2006, future prospects.
  • · Home Office Furniture Market - product & market definitions, historical market development, analysis of market size by value 1996-2006, current situation and future prospects.
  • · Key External Market Influences - housing market, population profile, employment, interest rates, consumer disposable income & savings and exchange rate fluctuations.

    PRODUCT MIX
  • · Total Office Furniture Product Mix - % split desking, seating storage and others
  • · Home Office Furniture Product Mix - by product type and product sector, current trends in design, materials, colours and added value
  • · Home Office Desking - Historical and current trends
  • · Home Office Seating - Historical and current trends
  • · Home Office Storage - Historical and current trends

    SUPPLIERS
  • · Analysis of Supply Structure - background, import levels, supplier category split
  • · Profiles of Leading Home Office Furniture Suppliers - market position, analysis of activities, financial information etc.
  • · Profiles of Leading Office Furniture Suppliers - overall market shares, market position, analysis of activities, financial information etc.

    DISTRIBUTION
  • · Analysis of Market Structure - office furniture supply structure and home office furniture market infrastructure
  • · Distribution Channel Shares - analysis of office furniture and home office furniture shares by value and trends/developments in shares.
  • · Role of Distributors - review of major national distributors, company profiles.

    TECHNOLOGY & WORKING PRACTICES
  • · Technological Developments - current and future developments within hardware, communications, software and the Internet, and how they could impact the market.
  • · New Working Practices - covers organisational environmental change and flexible working practices

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