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Office furniture projects generate extra orders for manufacturers in September

Delays in building completions restrict business flow

27 October 2021

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Published in issue 43/2021

In September 2021 investment projects, mainly initiated by private-sector companies, created an increase - significant in some cases - in incoming orders for manufacturers of office furniture in Germany. Many small and...

Bathroom furniture: level of incoming orders in July and August falls short of expectations

Manufacturers report slight upturn in demand for September

29 September 2021

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Published in issue 39/2021

Following a brief period of revival, the renewed negative development concerning demand in the brick-and-mortar furniture retail trade - initially recorded by German bathroom furniture manufacturers from mid-May and in June -...

Furniture industry and merchants working to sell off their stocks of finished goods quickly

Cost hikes to be passed on in the form of surcharges

16 June 2021

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Published in issue 24/2021

Much stronger demand for furniture looks to be on the cards in the coming weeks again as lockdown measures in Germany continue to be eased and furniture retailers are able to reopen their doors. The latest lockdown imposed with...

Retail closures making a dent into furniture producers’ order intake

Manufacturing will be scaled back if lockdown is extended

20 January 2021

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Published in issue 3/2021

The German Government’s decision to close brick-and-mortar retail shops again has so far had little impact on production activity within the furniture industry and at businesses serving the wood-based panel and surfaces industry....

DIM Rosenheim and eco-Institut to widen cooperation

13 February 2019

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Published in issue 7/2019

The German Institute for Furniture Technology (DIM) and eco-Institut, based in Cologne, Germany, are pooling their furniture and pollutant testing expertise under the umbrella of DIM. The two institutes signed an agreement to this...

Ikea to build new furniture plant in Russia

28 February 2014

The Swedish group Ikea is planning to build a furniture manufacturing facility in Novgorod, Russia alongside a particleboard mill that it bought from Pfleiderer in January 2013. The investment project, which Russian newspaper...

Flatpack furniture producers sales still up on last year in spite of recent slow-down

18 April 2012

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Published in issue 16/2012

Producers of flatpack cabinet furniture uniformly described their order inflow in February and March 2012 as too weak. However, while sales in February typically fell short of last year’s level – which had been strong though – in...

Cash-and-carry furniture manufacturers to close out 2011 with significant growth

In contrast to sales, profit is mostly down in 2011 so far

23 November 2011

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Published in issue 47/2011

Suppliers of flat-pack carcase furniture for the cash-and-carry sector will probably close out 2011 with average mid to upper single-figure percentage growth in turnover and order receipts. Individual companies will show...

Furniture industry association VDM raises sales forecast for full year 2011 to +5%

Rate of growth to fall to +3% in the second half of the year

14 September 2011

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Published in issue 37/2011

The German furniture industry closed the first half of 2011 with a year-on-year increase in turnover by 7.3% to €8.172bn, according to information from the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden. This positive development was...

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