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THE ITALIAN MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE

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SUMMARY:

This report analyses trends in office furniture production and consumption in Italy, international trade flows, prices, marketing policies, commercial distribution.

In recent years the office furniture industry underwent deep changes. New opportunities are surfacing which revolve around the intelligent office, requiring a wide range of new office forms, dynamic tasks and user specific office worlds. The mobile office is an answer to the demands of structural transformation.

The report provides a breakdown of office furniture production by type (office and visitor seating, operative desking, executive furniture, filing systems, wall-to-wall units, furniture for meeting rooms and communal areas) and material and trends of office furniture prices. A breakdown of office furniture sales by product is available for the main companies. Addresses of about 100 office furniture manufacturers are included. Balance sheet analysis is available for 15 among the main Italian office furniture manufacturers.

The analysis of office furniture distribution channels by company covers: direct sales, specialized and non-specialized dealers, large distribution and mail order.

Among the considered products: metal office furniture, wood office furniture, seating (office and visitor), workstations, operative desking, executive desking, executive furniture, filing systems (metal, wood, plastic), wall-to-wall units, furniture for reception and communal areas.The report is available both in English and in Italian. (Copyright Csil Milano)

The Italian market for office furniture (It.9)

Pages: 94

Language: Italian

Publication date: July 2003

Publisher: Csil Milano

Price: Euro 1800

Copyright: Csil Milano

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CONTENTS

Executive summary

Office furniture basic data

Turnover, companies and employment

Company ownership

Office furniture trends and forecasts

Structure and segmentation of domestic demand of office furniture

The various segments of potential demand

Development of demand by segment

Demand by geographic area

Structure of foreign demand of office furniture

Exports by product type and geographic area

Office furniture imports and foreign capital in Italy

Imports by country and by product type

Office furniture foreign companies active in Italy

Office furniture distribution and prices

Distribution channels and international comparison

Seating, wall-to-wall units, desking

Reference prices: desking, seating

Trade discount

Ranking of the major office furniture companies in Italy

The leading 40 companies (total production)

The leading companies in: office seating, operative desking, executive desking, filing and storage furniture, wall-to-wall units

The domestic market

The leading companies in: North-West, North-East, Centre, South and Islands

The leading companies in: direct sales channel, specialist retailers channel, non-specialist retailers channel

The leading Italian exporters of office furniture

Investments

Performance of investments in a sample of office furniture companies

Investments in promotion, machinery and plants, planning and design

Profitability

MENTIONED COMPANIES

Abf, Alea Office Furniture, Archiutti Industria Arredamenti, Ares Line, Babini, Barnabei Alfiero & C., Boffa Arredamenti, Bum, Castelli, Cazzaro, Citterio, Class, Cobar, Codutti, Com, Comar, Compir Industria, Compital , Dauphin Italia, De-Ta, Deko, Della Rovere, Della Valentina Office, Dieffebi, Effezeta, Emmegi, Estel, Fantoni, Faram, Fine Form Italia, Flycom, Formanova, Frezza, Full Mobili, Giaiotti, Grendene Pietro & F.lli, Hermann Miller Italia, I 4 Mariani, Icam Brunosteel, Ideal Form Team, International Office Concept, Iterby Italiana Mobili, Ivm, Kastel, Knoll International, Lamm, Las Mobili, Leyform, Linea Fabbrica, Lineager, Logica, Luxy Italia, Mascagni, Matteo Grassi, Meco, Methis-Divisione Arredamento Ufficio, Coopsette, Olivetti Synthesis, Olivo & Groppo, Ora Acciaio, Origlia Divisione Tecnolinea, Pezzini, Plurima, Poltrona Frau, Rexite, Riz Office, Sacea, Sacma, Sagsa, Sam Soc Arredamenti, Schirolli Contract, Sedus Stoll, Siccma, Silma, Sinetica, Sitland, Skema Arredamenti, Steelcase Strafor, Stildata Italia, Styloffice 92, Tecno, Tema Due, Time Office, Ultom, Ultramobile, Unifor, Upper Divisione Uffici Eurointerni, Vaghi, Valentini Industrie.

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 report:

- The European market for office furniture

- The European market for home office furniture

- The office furniture market in Russia

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

- The office furniture market in Asia Pacific

- The US market for office furniture

- The office furniture market in Latin America

- E-commerce in the office furniture industry

- The contract furniture and furnishings market in Europe

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