In the 21st century FM (Facilities Management) supplies is often seen as a growth area within the office products industry. Whilst UK offices have
always required to provide their staff with tea, coffee and cleaning products, it is only recently that the office products industry has begun to
capitalise on its enviable position as suppliers to millions of UK businesses by also offering FM supplies.
Indeed, MPA' s recent survey of UK OP dealers found that while FM supplies account for only 2% on average of UK office products dealers'
sales, half of them believe that this will increase substantially in future. MPA' s other research suggests that they may well be right: most office
products buyers in small UK businesses are now also responsible for purchasing catering and janitorial supplies.
In addition to these 'traditional' sectors, tightening safety legislation and security requirements are also driving UK businesses to look to
purchase safety & security materials.
MPA International has long been recognised as the leading office products research agency in Europe: now MPA is proud to announce the launch of The
UK FM Supplies Market, its first published report on the opportunities and challenges presented by this developing sector.
The FM category covers a wide area. In order to compile a report that is both relevant and affordable, MPA has undertaken an extensive consultation
exercise with key industry players to identify the FM product sectors which will be most interest and benefit to report subscribers (defined
overleaf).
The report will contain chapters on each of these three product sectors, detailing:
- Market size in 2002 and 2001, by subsector & segment
- Overall market drivers
- Segment volume and price trends
- Key segment brands/manufacturers
- Key distribution channels used in 2001 and trends in channel shares
- Forecasts to 2007 by subsector and segment, including future volume and segment trends
The report will also contain chapters:
- Summarising market value by sector in 2002 and 2001.
- Summarising market value forecasts by sector to 2007.
- Profiling key FM supplies distributors
The research methodology to be used for the study will be as follows:
- Desk research of relevant published information
- Interviews with major product manufacturers
- Interviews with major distributors
- Data analysis and report writing
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