The CSIL Report The European Market for Office Furniture offers an extensive analysis of the office furniture sector in Europe across 30 countries, through the historical series of key indicators, the market prospects, and delves into the performance of major manufacturers, the product categories and the distribution channels. With this in-depth research, CSIL also highlights and assesses the primary macro trends which are impacting the sector, such as features of the supply system, hybrid work solutions, and sustainability.

MARKET EVOLUTION AND FIGURES BY COUNTRY
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the European office furniture sector, including demand drivers, production and price trends, macroeconomic indicators, workforce statistics, and 2017-2022 values of office furniture production, consumption, imports, and exports and 2023 and 2024 office furniture consumption forecasts for Europe as a whole and by country.

The international trade of office furniture is thoroughly examined, providing a breakdown of European office furniture imports and exports by country and product type (office furniture and office seating), alongside key trading partners.

COMPETITION: KEY PLAYERS IN THE EUROPEAN OFFICE FURNITURE SECTOR
The study presents sales data and market shares (including trends), significant events in the competitive landscape, and mergers and acquisitions involving the leading European office furniture manufacturers.

Sales of the largest European office furniture manufacturers and their market share are provided on both a country level and for specific sub-segments, accompanied by brief profiles of selected firms.

Extra-European business: Office furniture sales Extra-European Union and Russia, Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America, Central-South America, and Africa are provided for a sample of European companies.

Additionally, the report includes the addresses of over 300 office furniture companies

SUPPLY STRUCTURE, TYPES OF PRODUCTS AND TRENDS
In this new edition, the analysis of the office furniture supply structure has been further deepened.

European office furniture production is broken down by types of products (Seating, Operative Desking, Partitions / Acoustic Filing / Storage, Communal Areas, and Executive Furniture). For each one the report includes production values for the time series 2017-2022. The values of Office furniture by segment are also provided for selected countries (Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic)

• Office Seating: production values, breakdown by type and by covering and supply by type in a sample of companies.
  FOCUS ON: Swivel Chairs. A detailed analysis of office seating volumes and brand positioning. Brand positioning by average net price and total units sold are given on a European level. The number and the performance of swivel chairs sold in the time series 2019-2022 are also provided for the major countries (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, and Sweden). Values include both products manufactured in Europe and products imported from extra-European countries.
• Operative Desking: production values, the breakdown between freestanding and panel-based desking, and supply by freestanding and panel-based desking in a sample of companies.
  FOCUS ON: Height Adjustable Tables (HAT) , production of sit-standing desks by the main country/region (Scandinavia, DACH, Benelux, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain & Portugal, Poland, Other) and breakdown of desking supply between fixed and height adjustable, in a sample of companies.
• Executive Furniture: production values.
• Filing Systems: production values, breakdown by type and supply by type in a sample of companies
• Walls, Partitions and Acoustic Products: production values, partition walls by type, supply by type in a sample of companies.
  FOCUS ON: Phone Booths and Acoustic Pods, values of production of phone booths and acoustic pods, phone booths and acoustic pods by kind, average list prices, a sample of brand and products by year of launch, and price segment.
• Furniture for Meeting Rooms and Communal Areas: production values and breakdown by type.

HYBRID WORK AND HOME OFFICE: In the light of the latest insights (see ‘Home office furniture market in Europe‘) and the most recent CSIL analysis, this report outlines trends in the Home-Office furniture market, through demand drivers and incidence on total European office furniture consumption.

MARKET AND DISTRIBUTION
The analysis of office furniture distribution channels covers Direct sales, Specialist dealers, Non-specialists, and E-commerce, with the incidence in the major European markets. A breakdown of office furniture sales by distribution channel is available for the top companies.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE:

• Northern Europe: Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE);
• Western Europe: Belgium (BE), France (FR), Ireland (IE), Netherlands (NL), and the United Kingdom (UK). Unless otherwise specified, figures for Belgium include those for Luxembourg;
• Central Europe (DACH): Germany (DE), Austria (AT), and Switzerland (CH);
• Southern Europe: Greece (GR), Italy (IT), Portugal (PT), and Spain (ES);
• Central-Eastern Europe: Poland (PL), Czech Republic (CZ), Slovakia (SK), Hungary (HU) and Romania (RO), Slovenia (SL), Croatia (HR), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Malta (MT), Estonia (EE), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT)

Selected companies

Ahrend, Assmann, Buzzi Space, Estel, Flokk, Framery, Haworth, MillerKnoll, Interstuhl, Isku, Kinnarps, König + Neurath, Las Mobili, Martela, Narbutas, Nowy Styl, Quadrifoglio, Sedus Stoll, Senator, Sokoa, Steelcase, Topstar-Wagner, Unifor, USM, Vitra, Wilkhahn