Office furniture features and workplace trends 2019-2020: a dealer point of view
Office | Retail & Ecommerce | January 2019
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January 2019,
II Ed. ,
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Language: English
Report code: EU33b
Publisher: CSIL
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The office business in Europe is expected to grow moderately in the next two years, following a general downgrade of the macroeconomic projections by the principal international observers.
In such a context CSIL launched this survey for a better understanding of the workspace transformation describing its impact on product features. We gathered the view and the expectations of about one hundred distribution companies for the period 2019-2020.
The analysis involved around one hundred office furniture distributors (dealers, distributors, interior designers, specifiers)located in Western Europe and surveyed by CSIL in November 2018 – January 2019.
In particular, THE ANALYSIS CONCENTRATES ON:
- Office furniture market and forecasts 2019-2020
- Use of e-commerce and customer segments
- Workspace areas most in demand and relevant aspects considered by customers in 2019-2020
- Seating categories and coverings most in demand
- Kind of desks, desk combinations and materials most in demand
- Storage and materials most in demand
- Partitions, materials and acoustic solutions most in demand
- Most requested furniture for communal areas and meeting spaces
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
The countries were divided into four areas according to their geographical proximity and similar market characteristics. These areas are:
- Scandinavia: Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE);
- Central Europe (DACH): Germany (DE), Austria (AT) and Switzerland (CH);
- Western Europe: Belgium (BE), France (FR), Ireland (IE), Netherlands (NL) and the United Kingdom (UK).
- Southern Europe: Greece (GR), Italy (IT), Portugal (PT) and Spain (ES);
The Sample. Location
One of the key challenges of the workspace conceiving today is the fact that a relevant portion of people no longer work at designated workstations. Informal meeting spaces are expected to be the office area most in demand in the next two years. Balancing open spaces with privacy areas will remain a focal issue when planning an office environment. Room-in-room and phone booths are becoming the norm especially in large projects, in Scandinavia, DACH and Western Europe, while this product is less used in the Southern region.Improve acoustic in the office environment will be a major task for customers in the next two years. As a consequence, acoustic products will continue flooding offices. Among the partitioning products, the “easy” and flexible solution will be the most demanded in the next two years.Customers will also pay more attention to ergonomic swivel chairs they will look to more advanced solutions in terms of mechanisms and materials. In line with this, the incidence of sit-stand desks on the total desks sold continues to expand among dealers. Huge transformation is expected for the storage segment with locker walls to be a preferred solution in future workplaces. Office storage in general is becoming more and more technological integrated.
Abstract of Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. New workplace conceiving. Key products and customers tasks for the next two years
1. INTRODUCTION. Contents and methodology
2. THE EUROPEAN OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET. Current status and forecasts
2.1. Macroeconomic indicators
2.2. The office furniture market in Europe. Production, consumption, imports, exports data and consumption by country
2.3. Office furniture consumption. 2019-2020 Forecasts
3. DISTRIBUTORS. The Sample
3.1. Customer segments by region and by kind of distributor
3.2. E-commerce. Use and incidence on total sales
3.3. Turnover expectations. Expected sales variation for 2019
4. THE FUTURE OF WORKPLACE
4.1. Office areas. Most demanded furnished workspaces in 2019-2020
4.2. Customer choices when furnishing offices
5. OFFICE SEATING. Expectations for 2019-2020
5.1. Chairs. Most demanded products in the seating category
5.2. Coverings for swivel chairs and lounge chairs most in demand
6. OFFICE DESKING. Expectations for 2019-2020
6.1. Sit-stand desks. Incidence on total desks sales
6.2. Most demanded desks combinations by region
6.3. Most demanded worktop materials
7. FILING AND STORAGE. Expectations for 2019-2020
7.1. Evolution of storage products and storage products most in demand
7.2. Materials for storage products most in demand
8. PARTITIONS FOR OFFICES. Expectations for 2019-2020
8.1. Wall units and screens most in demand
8.2. Materials for office partitions most in demand
9. ACOUSTIC PRODUCTS. Expectations for 2019-2020
9.1. Sound management in offices. Acoustic solutions most in demand
10. COMMUNAL AREAS. Expectations for 2019-2020
10.1. The growth of shared spaces. Meeting and Communal areas most in demand
ANNEX 1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE. Single questions presented in the survey with average results
The office business in Europe is expected to grow moderately in the next two years, following a general downgrade of the macroeconomic projections by the principal international observers.
In such a context CSIL launched this survey for a better understanding of the workspace transformation describing its impact on product features. We gathered the view and the expectations of about one hundred distribution companies for the period 2019-2020.
The analysis involved around one hundred office furniture distributors (dealers, distributors, interior designers, specifiers)located in Western Europe and surveyed by CSIL in November 2018 – January 2019.
In particular, THE ANALYSIS CONCENTRATES ON:
- Office furniture market and forecasts 2019-2020
- Use of e-commerce and customer segments
- Workspace areas most in demand and relevant aspects considered by customers in 2019-2020
- Seating categories and coverings most in demand
- Kind of desks, desk combinations and materials most in demand
- Storage and materials most in demand
- Partitions, materials and acoustic solutions most in demand
- Most requested furniture for communal areas and meeting spaces
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
The countries were divided into four areas according to their geographical proximity and similar market characteristics. These areas are:
- Scandinavia: Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE);
- Central Europe (DACH): Germany (DE), Austria (AT) and Switzerland (CH);
- Western Europe: Belgium (BE), France (FR), Ireland (IE), Netherlands (NL) and the United Kingdom (UK).
- Southern Europe: Greece (GR), Italy (IT), Portugal (PT) and Spain (ES);
The Sample. Location
One of the key challenges of the workspace conceiving today is the fact that a relevant portion of people no longer work at designated workstations. Informal meeting spaces are expected to be the office area most in demand in the next two years. Balancing open spaces with privacy areas will remain a focal issue when planning an office environment. Room-in-room and phone booths are becoming the norm especially in large projects, in Scandinavia, DACH and Western Europe, while this product is less used in the Southern region.Improve acoustic in the office environment will be a major task for customers in the next two years. As a consequence, acoustic products will continue flooding offices. Among the partitioning products, the “easy” and flexible solution will be the most demanded in the next two years.Customers will also pay more attention to ergonomic swivel chairs they will look to more advanced solutions in terms of mechanisms and materials. In line with this, the incidence of sit-stand desks on the total desks sold continues to expand among dealers. Huge transformation is expected for the storage segment with locker walls to be a preferred solution in future workplaces. Office storage in general is becoming more and more technological integrated.
Abstract of Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. New workplace conceiving. Key products and customers tasks for the next two years
1. INTRODUCTION. Contents and methodology
2. THE EUROPEAN OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET. Current status and forecasts
2.1. Macroeconomic indicators
2.2. The office furniture market in Europe. Production, consumption, imports, exports data and consumption by country
2.3. Office furniture consumption. 2019-2020 Forecasts
3. DISTRIBUTORS. The Sample
3.1. Customer segments by region and by kind of distributor
3.2. E-commerce. Use and incidence on total sales
3.3. Turnover expectations. Expected sales variation for 2019
4. THE FUTURE OF WORKPLACE
4.1. Office areas. Most demanded furnished workspaces in 2019-2020
4.2. Customer choices when furnishing offices
5. OFFICE SEATING. Expectations for 2019-2020
5.1. Chairs. Most demanded products in the seating category
5.2. Coverings for swivel chairs and lounge chairs most in demand
6. OFFICE DESKING. Expectations for 2019-2020
6.1. Sit-stand desks. Incidence on total desks sales
6.2. Most demanded desks combinations by region
6.3. Most demanded worktop materials
7. FILING AND STORAGE. Expectations for 2019-2020
7.1. Evolution of storage products and storage products most in demand
7.2. Materials for storage products most in demand
8. PARTITIONS FOR OFFICES. Expectations for 2019-2020
8.1. Wall units and screens most in demand
8.2. Materials for office partitions most in demand
9. ACOUSTIC PRODUCTS. Expectations for 2019-2020
9.1. Sound management in offices. Acoustic solutions most in demand
10. COMMUNAL AREAS. Expectations for 2019-2020
10.1. The growth of shared spaces. Meeting and Communal areas most in demand
ANNEX 1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE. Single questions presented in the survey with average results
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