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THE US MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE

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SUMMARY:

The report offers a complete overview of the office furniture segment in the United States, providing data on office furniture production, consumption, international trade, prices and commercial distribution, employment and productive concentration.

Basic data of the office furniture segment, breaking down office furniture supply by product (office systems, office seating, storage, desks, tables, other office furniture) and by material (wood office furniture, metal office furniture). Data on employment, number of factories and turnover by employment size class are also included.

A breakdown of the US office furniture imports and exports is provided by country, geographical area and product. European firms present in the North American market are also considered.

Profiles of the main US firms present in the office furniture market with data on turnover, market shares, employees, product mix, marketing policies and distribution channels, investments, mergers & acquisitions.

The report includes a geographical analysis of the office furniture sector in the US, breaking down offer and demand, employees and establishments by geographical area and selected state.

The last section is dedicated to the distribution channels, focusing on sole dealers, independent dealers, superstores, mass merchandisers, mail order and e-commerce. For each category a short profile of the main distributors is provided.

Among the covered products: office furniture, office products, wood office furniture, metal office furniture, RTA office furniture, office systems, office automation systems, SoHo workstations, home office workstations, office seating, visitors seats (guests chairs), home office seats, storage (filing systems/cabinets), desks, tables, conference tables, other office furniture. (Copyright Csil Milano)

The US market for office furniture (S.6)

Pages: 216

Language: English

Publication date: October 2007

Publisher: Csil Milano

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CONTENTS

The US market for office furniture

Basic data 2000-2006: production, consumption, imports, exports

Production prices 2000-2006: wood office furniture, office furniture except wood

Openness of the office furniture sector

International trade

Office furniture imports and exports:

- by country and geographical area

- by product: office furniture, metal furniture used in offices, metal filing cabinets, swivel seats, office furniture in plastic, wooden furniture used in offices

European companies active in the North American market: exports and market shares

United States. Supply structure and main manufacturers

Office furniture production by segments

Total sales and employees in a selection of major office furniture manufacturers

Balance sheet indexes in a sample of companies

Profiles of the leading office furniture manufacturers

United States. The demand of office furniture

Office furniture consumption 2001-2006

Factors determinig the demand of office furniture

Office furniture consumption by geographical area

Distribution channels for office furniture in the US market

Structure of distribution and demand segments

Short profiles by distribution channels:

- sole dealers

- independent dealers

- superstores, mass merchandisers, office discount stores

- wholesalers and buying groups

- mail order, e-commerce

Appendix:

The industrial structure and geographical breakdown

Addresses of US office furniture dealers

Addresses of US office furniture manufacturers

SOME COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT

Able Steel Equipment, AG Industries, Allsteel, American Desk Company, American Locker Group, American Seating Company, Amertec - Granada, Anderson Desk, Anderson Hickey, APCO Products, Arcadia Chair Corporation, Arctic Star of Fexas, Artco Bell Corporation, Baker Manufacturing Company, Baron Manufacturing, Bevco Precision Manufacturing, Bodybilt, Boling, Bretford Manufacturing, Brodart, Canyon Creek Cabinet, Centercore, Ceraln Corporation Woodtronics Div, COLBY FURNITURE, Columbus Show Case Company, Councill Companies, CREATIVE INTERIORS, Curtis Partition Corporation, DAR/RAN Furniture Industries, Dauphin North America, Davis Furniture Industries, DIRECTIONS EAST, DMI Office Furniture, Doxey Furniture Corporation, Durham Mfg, Edsal Manufacturing Company, Executive Furniture, Executive Office Concepts, Falcon Products, Fixtures Furniture, Flex-Y-Plan Industries, Forms & Supply, Frazier Industrial, Gaylord Brothers, Geiger International, GF Office Furniture Ltd, Girsberger Office Furniture, Global Industries, Goer Mfg, Grammer Design Seating, Gunlocke, HAG, Hagerstown Kitchens, Hamilton Sorter Company, Handy Store Fixtures, Harden Contract, Harter Corporation, Hartson Kennedy Cabinet Top, Haworth, Hekman Furniture, Helikon Furniture, Herman Miller, HLC Hickory Leather Company, HNI Corporation, Holga, Hooker Furniture Company, Huck Store Fixture, Hufcor, Indiana Furniture Industries, Izzydesign, Jack Cartwright, Jesper Office, Jofco, KATHY IRELAND HOME BY MARTIN FURNITURE, Kent Corp, KI Krueger, Kimball International, Knickerbocker Partition Corporation, Knoll Group, Kountry Kraft Kitchens, KRON USA, Lista International Corporation, Lozier Corp, LSI Corporation of Amerca, LUI Corporation, Madix, Magna Design, Marmon Group, Mayline Group, McDowell Craig Mfg, Meridian, Miller Desk, Miller Mfg, Milsco Manufacturing, Modernfold, Montisa Office Furniture, National Partitions & Interiors, Nevers Industries, Nucraft Furniture Company, OFFI & Co, Office Master, OFFICE STAR PRODUCTS, OFS/Styline Industries, Omni International, O'Sullivan Industries, Pacific Crest Industries, Paoli, Penco Products, Porta - Fab Corp, Reeve Store Equipment, REGENCY FURNISHINGS, Republic Storage Systems Company, Ridg U Rak, Rosemount Office Systems, Schiavello USA, Shelby Williams Industries, Signore, SitOnIt, Southern Enterprises, Stanley Vidmar Storage Technologies, Steelcase International, Steelworks Meg Division, Stevens Industries, Stone Dimensions, Store Kraft Mfg, Stylex, Tab Products, Taylor Ramsey Corp, Teknion Furniture Systems, Tennsco, The EckAdams Company, The Hon Company, Thonet Industries, Thorco Industries, Tiffany Industries LLC, Trendway Corporation, Tuohy Furniture Corporation, Turnstone, Vecta, Versteel, Virco, Vitra, Watson Furniture Group, WB Wood, Wenger Corporation, Western Pacific Storage Systems, Westinghouse Furniture Systems, Whitehall Furniture, WINNERS ONLY, Woodcraft Industries, Xybix Systems.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

All Csil reports are based on Csil's original research, undertaken by Csil's team of in-house researchers. Sources include: personal and telephone interviews, trade magazines, trade associations, company annual reports, product brochures, directories, Csil's databases, official statistical sources.

Other information on related subjects are available in the following reports:

- The European market for office furniture

- The European market for home office furniture

- The Italian market for office furniture

- The office furniture market in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic

- The office furniture market in Latin America

- E-commerce in the office furniture industry

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