The European Market for Lighting Fixtures

SUMMARY

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the lighting fixtures sector in 16 Western European countries, providing trends in lighting fixtures production and consumption, imports and exports, prices, sales and market shares, marketing policies and distribution for both indoor and outdoor lighting.

Total European lighting fixtures production, consumption and international trade are broken down by country highlighting the two main market segments for lighting fixtures in Europe: decorative/residential lighting and non-residential lighting (architectural/commercial, industrial and outdoor, altogether so-called 'technical' lighting).

The report provides a breakdown of lighting fixtures production in 16 Western European countries by segment (decorative/residential lighting, architectural/commercial lighting, industrial lighting and outdoor lighting) and by light source (traditional incandescence, halogen incandescence, compact fluorescence, linear fluorescence, gas discharge, LED and fiber optics).

Data on decorative lighting are broken down by style (traditional, modern, design) and by positioning of the lamp (floor, table, wall, ceiling lamps and suspensions), while data on architectural and commercial lighting are broken down by product (downlights, fluorescence systems, projectors, spotlights, entertainment lighting, decorative lighting for hotels and shops). Industrial lighting consists of lighting for industrial sites, hospital and emergency lighting. Outdoor lighting includes residential outdoor lighting, lighting for urban landscape and lighting for major roads, sporting facilities and galleries.

Trends of lighting fixtures prices by country, data on productive concentration by geographical area and data on employment in the lighting industry are also provided.

The analysis of lighting fixtures distribution channels in Europe covers: direct sales and contract, specialist lighting stores, independent furniture stores, large furniture chains, department stores, wholesalers, DIY stores, mail order, e-commerce. A breakdown of lighting fixtures sales by distribution channel is available for the main companies.

A breakdown of lighting fixtures exports and imports in the 16 Western European Countries considered is provided by country and by geographical area, also considering the performance of the main European producers on extra - EU markets (Eastern Europe and Russia, Middle East, Asia and Pacific, North America, Central-South America,).

Lighting fixtures sales by product (decorative/residential lighting, architectural/commercial lighting, industrial lighting and outdoor lighting) and by European country of destination are provided for the major companies operating in this market. Market shares are also included.

Addresses of around 310 European lighting fixtures manufacturers are also provided.

Countries covered:

• Austria
• Belgium-Luxembourg
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Among the considered products: indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, decorative lighting, residential lighting, architectural lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighting, technical lighting, traditional lighting, modern lighting, design lighting, floor lamps, table lamps, wall lamps, ceiling lamps, suspensions, downlights, fluorescence systems, projectors, spotlights, entertainment lighting, decorative lighting for hotel and shops, hospital lighting, emergency lighting, residential outdoor lighting, urban landscape lighting, major roads, sporting facilities and galleries lighting, traditional incandescence, halogen incandescence, compact fluorescence, linear fluorescence, gas discharge, LED, fiber optics.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) Introduction

• Research tools; Terminology; Other CSIL reports in the lighting industry

2) Summary

• Overview of the lighting fixtures European market (production, consumption, international trade)
• Market shares of the major European lighting fixtures manufacturers

3) Basic data

• Total lighting fixtures; Decorative and technical lighting fixtures (production, consumption, international trade by European country)

4) Business performance

• Europe; Northern Europe; Western Europe; Central Europe; Southern Europe (lighting fixtures production, consumption, international trade, prices and macro-economic indicators by country)

5) International trade

• Europe; Northern Europe; Western Europe; Central Europe; Southern Europe (lighting fixtures exports and imports by country and by geographical area)

6) Supply structure

• Product type; Light sources; Employment
  • Total lighting fixtures. Breakdown of European supply by segment (decorative and residential, architectural and commercial, industrial, outdoor)
  • Decorative lighting fixtures. Breakdown of European supply by style (traditional, modern, design) and by positioning of the lamp (floor, table, wall, ceiling, suspensions)
  • Architectural and commercial lighting fixtures. Breakdown of European supply by product (downlights, fluorescence systems, projectors, spotlights, entertainment lighting, decorative lighting for hotels and shops)
  • Industrial lighting fixtures. Breakdown of European supply by product (industrial, hospital, emergency, vandal resistant, marine lighting)
  • Outdoor lighting fixtures. Breakdown of European supply by product (residential outdoor lighting, urban landscape lighting, lighting for major roads, sporting facilities and galleries)
  • Light sources. Breakdown of European supply by light source (traditional/halogen incandescence, compact/linear fluorescence, gas discharge, LED, fiber optics) used in a sample of companies
  • Employment and productive concentration (number of employees and average turnover per employee in a sample of companies; turnover per employee by country; employment breakdown (home/abroad) in a sample of companies; trend of employment and production breakdown by geographical area in a sample of companies)

7) Distribution channels

• Europe; Northern Europe; Western Europe; Central Europe; Southern Europe (breakdown of lighting fixtures sales by distribution channel by country and in a sample of companies; lighting fixtures sales by product, number of products and yearly percentage of new products in catalogue in a sample of companies)

8) Sales by product: major companies' market shares

• Decorative and residential lighting; Architectural and commercial lighting; Industrial, hospital and emergency lighting; Outdoor lighting (lighting fixtures sales and market shares of the major companies by segment and by product)

9) Sales by country: major companies' market shares

• Northern Europe; Western Europe; Central Europe; Southern Europe; Extra European sales (lighting fixtures sales by European destination country and market shares of the major companies; lighting fixtures sales of the major European companies towards extra EU markets by geographical area: Eastern Europe and Russia, Middle East, Asia and Pacific, Americas)

10) Investments

• General trend; Investments in promotion, machinery, product design in a sample of companies

Appendix: addresses of 310 European lighting fixtures manufacturers

SOME COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT

3F Filippi, Ansorg, Artemide, Bega Group, Beghelli, Blachere Illumination, Brilliant, Cooper Safety, DAR Lighting, Delta Light, Disano, Eglo, Erco, Etap, Fagerhult, Flos, GE Lighting, Glamox, Havells Sylvania, Holophane Europe, iGuzzini, Indal, Kolarz, Led Group, Lival, Lledo Iluminacion, LTS Licht, Luxo ASA, Martin Professional, Micromark, Ova Bargellini, Paulmann, Performance in Lighting, Philips, Regent, Ridi, RZB, Schreder, Schuch, Searchlight, Selux Semperlux, Simes, Siteco, Targetti Poulsen, Thorpe FW, Trilux, Trio Leuchten, Troll, Waldmann, WE-EF, WOFI Leuchten, Zumtobel.