Contract Furniture Market - UK 2006

Abstract

AMA Research have recently published the third edition of the "Contract Furniture Market - UK 2006" report. The report incorporates original research and provides a comprehensive review of the demand for a range of furniture products in non-domestic applications.

Product areas covered in the report include:

• Beds
• Bedroom Furniture
• Dining Furniture
• Educational Furniture
• Upholstered Furniture
• Others - Storage/Occasional

Thecontract furniture market is estimated at approximately £730 million at manufacturers prices in 2005 and has exhibited relatively moderate growth over the past two years. Key end use sectors include leisure, education and healthcare.

The report analyses overall market trends, mix between products, supply and distribution structures etc, while reviewing the key factors influencing the sector and future prospects for the market. Also reviewed are product sales, trends and specification issues within each of the major application areas.

Areas of Particular Interest:

• Recent market growth and future prospects up to 2009.
• Growth & influence of health and education spending.
• Growing importance of image & individuality of contract furniture.
• Changing trends and future prospects for each product sector.
• Overall mix between end-use application sectors - leisure, health, education etc.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:

CONTRACT FURNITURE MARKET

• Overall market size and mix between domestic and contract sectors by value
• Growth of contract market in recent years, market trends since 1999, forecasts to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing contract market - economic issues, construction output, industrial and commercial
• International trade of overall UK furniture market
• Overall product mix - share by product in contract sector - dining, upholstered, bedroom furniture, educational furniture, beds and 'others'

CONTRACT BEDS

• Contract market - market size by value and trends since 1999 with forecasts up to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing market and future trends.
• End-use mix - hotels, education, health and others.
• Review of key application areas, key product trends, benefits within sectors.
• Review of supply structure - market shares of leading suppliers, positioning etc.

CONTRACT BEDROOM FURNITURE

• Contract market - market size by value and trends since 1999 with forecasts up to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing market and future trends.
• End-use mix - hotels, education, health and others.
• Review of key application areas, key product trends, benefits within sectors.
• Review of supply structure - leading suppliers.

EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE

• Contract market - market size by value and trends since 1999 with forecasts up to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing market and future trends.
• Product mix - classroom tables & chairs, storage & shelving, craft, textiles & labs, upholstered, computer benches and others.
• Review of key product trends, benefits within product sectors.
• Review of supply structure - leading suppliers.

CONTRACT DINING FURNITURE

• Contract market - market size by value and trends since 1999 with forecasts up to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing market and future trends.
• End-use mix - Tables, Chairs and Bar Furniture.
• Review of key application areas, key product trends, benefits within sectors.
• Review of supply structure - leading suppliers.

CONTRACT UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE

• Contract market - market size by value and trends since 1999 with forecasts up to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing market and future trends.
• Review of key application areas, key product trends, benefits within sectors.
• Review of supply structure - leading suppliers

OTHER PRODUCTS - STORAGE/OCCASIONAL

• Contract market - market size by value and trends since 1999 with forecasts up to 2009
• Review of key factors influencing market and future trends.
• Review of key application areas, key product trends, benefits within sectors.
• Review of supply structure.

FUTURE PROSPECTS

• Prospects for the contract furniture market, factors influencing medium term growth.
• Developments in the major product and market sectors.