The European market for seating

Sommario

This first edition of the market research The European market for seating offers an accurate and comprehensive picture of the seating industry in 20 European countries.

The report analyses the market by products: Residential Seating, Commercial Seating and Office Seating, providing data for production, imports, exports and apparent domestic consumption at factory prices for 2009 with a breakdown for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

For the top European manufacturers the report provides data on total sales, sales by product and sales by distribution channel as well as short profiles with financial data, product specialization, production and distribution policy.

The report also analyses the supply chain for the production of chairs from raw materials till the packing: phases of the production outsourced, organization strategies (vertical integration or increase the use of sub suppliers). Focus on the Italian chair district: Manzano, Udine.

Two Appendixes are also included: detailed furniture trade statistics and a Addresses of more than 250 seating furniture companies mentioned in the report.

Indice

1. Introduction

Scope of the research and methodology

Working tools

2. European Scenario

Basic Data: production, export, import and apparent consumption

Top European seating manufacturing companies and recent trends

- Supply chain structure and dynamics

- Focus on the Italian chair district

Synthetic overview of European seating international trade

- Main extra-European operators in the European market of seating

3. Residential Seating in Europe

Segment overview and basic data

Supply characteristics

- Residential seating by segment and by material

Consumption characteristics

Distribution channels and reference prices

Top European manufacturers of residential seating

4. Commercial Seating in Europe

Segment overview and basic data

Supply characteristics

- Commercial seating by segment, material and style

Consumption characteristics

Distribution channels and reference prices

Top European manufacturers of commercial seating

5. Office Seating in Europe

Segment overview and basic data

Supply characteristics

- Office seating by segment, materials and style

Consumption characteristics

Distribution channels and reference prices

Top European manufacturers of office seating

Appendix 1: Detailed Furniture Trade Statistics

Imprese

Black Red White, Calligaris, Kartell, Kinnarps, Nowy Styl, Pedrali, Profim, Steelcase, Vitra, VS Möbel