UK Educational Furniture & Furnishings Market Report 2003 (First Edition)

SUMMARY

AMA Research have recently published the first edition of "UK Educational Furniture & Furnishings Market Report 2003". The reportincorporates original research and provides a comprehensive review of the demand for a range of furniture & furnishing products in the educationsector.

 Product areas covered in the report include:

• FURNITURE - classroom tables & chairs, IT, craft/laboratory, upholstered, storage & shelving etc.
• FLOORCOVERINGS - carpets, vinyl, wood, tiles, linoleum etc.
• WINDOWCOVERINGS - blinds, curtains.

Areas of Particular Interest: 

• Recent market growth and future prospects up to 2006.
• Growth & influence of education spending.
• Growing importance of image & quality of furniture and furnishings.
• Changing trends and future prospects for each product sector.

EDUCATION SECTOR

• Overview of establishments and pupil/student numbers, key sectors (nurseries, primary, secondary, further/higher), number of establishments etc.
• Funding of education, sources, growth in investment, impact on different sectors of education.
• Expenditure levels - split by education sectors, influence of PPP/PFI on spending.

• Overall market size, trends from 1998-2002, key factors influencing overall market growth, forecasts of market development up to 2005.
• Review of key product sectors - Classroom tables and chairs, IT, craft/laboratory, upholstered, storage and shelving etc. - market size byproduct sector.
• Review of key trends within each product sector, specification changes, replacement cycles within key education sectors, future prospects etc.
• Review of replacement cycles for educational furniture, differences within key sectors, future prospects etc.

• Overall review of market size 1998-2002, share between floorcoverings and windowcoverings, key factors influencing overall demand forfurnishings in the education sector, forecasts of future developments up to 2005.
• Windowcoverings - mix between curtains & blinds, market size, trends, key influencing factors, product trends - future developments.
• Floorcoverings - mix between carpets, vinyls, wood, tiles, linoleum, rubber etc, market size, trends, key influencing factors and futuredevelopments.
• Review of replacement cycles, differences within key education sectors, future prospects, etc.

• Review of supply structures within furniture and furnishings sector - market shares, leading suppliers, supply structures,specialists/non-specialists etc.
• Review of major suppliers within key product sectors - leading players, market positioning, key strengths etc.
• Distribution structures - shares by channel for furniture and furnishings - key areas of difference.
• Review of key channels - Local Authority Supplies, Purchasing Organisations/Consortia, Catalogues, Direct Supply, Contractors.
• Assessment of buying processes - key influences, differences between sectors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. SUMMARY

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

3.1 GDP

3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES

3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER SPENDING

3.4 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION

3.5 STERLING

3.6 CONCLUSIONS

4. EDUCATION SECTOR BACKGROUND

4.1 POPULATION

4.2 GENERAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUPILS

4.3 MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS

4.4 INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

4.5 SPECIAL SCHOOLS

4.6 NURSERY SCHOOLS

4.7 PRIMARY/JUNIOR SCHOOLS

4.8 SECONDARY SCHOOLS

4.9 FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

4.10 FINANCE

5. EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE MARKET

5.1 MARKET SIZE

5.2 PRODUCT MIX

5.2.1 General Classroom Furniture

5.2.2 Storage Furniture

5.2.3 Library Furniture

5.2.4 Upholstered Static Chairs/Reception Areas

5.2.5 Computer Benching & Workstations

5.2.6 Technology - Craft/Laboratory/Science

5.2.7 Office Desks And Chairs

5.2.8 Study Bedroom Furniture

6. EDUCATIONAL FURNISHINGS MARKET

6.1 MARKET SIZE

6.2 WINDOW COVERINGS

6.2.1 Curtains

6.2.2 Blinds

6.3 FLOOR COVERINGS

6.3.1 Carpets

6.3.2 Vinyl

6.3.3 Wood and Laminated Wood Flooring in the Education Market

6.3.4 Linoleum in the Education Market

6.3.5 Ceramic Floor Tiles

6.3.6 Other flooring types

7. PRODUCTS BY END USER SECTOR

7.1 DEFINITION

7.2 NURSERIES

7.3 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

7.4 SECONDARY SCHOOLS

7.5 FURTHER/HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGES

8. SUPPLIERS

8.1 EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE SUPPLIERS

8.2 FURNISHING SUPPLIERS

8.2.1 Window Covering Suppliers

8.2.2 Floor Covering Suppliers

9. DISTRIBUTION

9.1 STRUCTURE AND DEFINITION

9.2 THE PURCHASING PROCESS

9.2.1 Local Authority Supplies Departments

9.2.2 Buying Consortia

9.2.3 Catalogue Suppliers

9.2.4 Retail Outlets/Local Suppliers

9.2.5 Contract Furnishers

10. BUYING DECISION WITHIN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

11 FUTURE PROSPECTS

TABLES & CHARTS

TABLE 1 UK POPULATION BY AGE (THOUSANDS)

CHART 2 UK POPULATION BY AGE - 0-19 YEARS

TABLE 3 NUMBER OF PUPILS IN UK SCHOOLS 1996-2001 THOUSANDS OF PUPILS (FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME)

TABLE 4 UK EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS BY TYPE 2000/2001

TABLE 5 NUMBER OF PUPILS ATTENDING UK EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS BY TYPE 2000/2001

TABLE 6 NUMBER OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN THE UK

TABLE 7 NUMBER OF NURSERY SCHOOL PUPILS IN PUBLIC SECTOR MAINSTREAM NURSERIES IN THE UK

TABLE 8 NURSERY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1990 -2001

TABLE 9 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY TYPE 1990 -2001

TABLE 10 FURTHER / HIGHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -2001

TABLE 11 NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK 1996-2001 (THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME)

TABLE 12 EXPENDITURE BY TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT 2000/01

TABLE 13 INCOME OF UK HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS £ BILLION 2000/2001

TABLE 14 INCOME OF UK HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS £ BILLION 2000/01

TABLE 15 THE UK MARKET FOR EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE 1998-2005

CHART 16 TOTAL UK MARKET FOR EDUCATION FURNITURE - PRODUCT MIX 2002

TABLE 17 UK MARKET FOR EDUCATIONAL FURNISHINGS 1998-2005 (£MMSP)

CHART 18 EDUCATIONAL FURNISHINGS MARKET - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2002

CHART 19 EDUCATIONAL WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2002

CHART 20 PRODUCT MIX WITHIN EDUCATION FLOOR COVERINGS - 2002 BY VALUE

TABLE 21 CONTRACT CARPET MARKET 1996-2001 BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP)

TABLE 22 CONTRACT VINYLS MARKET 1996-2001 BY VALUE £ MILLION

CHART 23 PRODUCT MIX FOR CONTRACT VINYLS 2001 - % MIX BY VALUE

TABLE 24 CONTRACT WOODEN FLOORING MARKET 1996-2002 BY VALUE (£ MILLION)

TABLE 25 CONTRACT LINOLEUM MARKET 1996-2004 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP)

TABLE 26 CONTRACT MARKET FOR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES 1996 TO 2002 (£ MILLION MSP)

CHART 27 AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF FURNITURE IN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

TABLE 28 SUPPLIERS TO THE UK EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE SECTOR 2002

TABLE 29 MARKET SHARES OF LEADING SUPPLIERS OF READY-MADE CURTAINS IN 2001

TABLE 30 MAJOR UK FABRIC SUPPLIERS 2001 - MARKET SHARE

TABLE 31 LEADING CONTRACT CARPET SUPPLIERS 2000

TABLE 32 SUPPLIERS TO THE UK CONTRACT VINYL FLOORCOVERINGS SECTOR 1999

TABLE 33 MAJOR ROUTES TO MARKET FOR EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE 2002

TABLE 34 MAJOR ROUTES TO MARKET FOR EDUCATIONAL FURNISHINGS 2002