Office equipment industry research - the essential reports

Our research into the office equipment industry covers an enormous area of topics including trends, a UK market overview and detailed analyses of equipment including PC’s, mono and colour laser printers, inkjet printers and fax machines. Our equipment research reveals the latest industry developments in office technology.

A comprehensive table predicts estimates of office equipment installed bases in the UK to the year 2006. We study current penetration of PCs in UK businesses and homes, as compared with eight other office equipment industry markets in Europe and the US. The research documents IT industry trends in the UK’s commercial and domestic office equipment markets and shows the expected industry trends of desktop machines, servers, workstations, portables and notebooks. We also comment on the effects of ever-faster and more powerful central processing units on competition and pricing.

Our research on the office equipment industry compares the development of mono and colour laser printers. We look at market share among the chief players in the industry. Further detail on inkjet printers and fax machines shows their current levels of penetration and prospects for growth.

MPA International's methodology for assessing the size and trends within the office equipment industry have been developed and refined over many years. The process commences with a review of all published information on the office equipment industry, including trade press, libraries, government publications, official statistics and the Internet. The next phase is fieldwork interviews amongst the key manufacturers of office equipment to identify industry trends, price movements, segmental changes and manufacturer shares. This is followed by further interviews with office equipment distributors to ascertain channel shares and margin trends. Finally, the data is checked and report is written by our analysts, all of whom have experience in researching the office equipment industry.

Qualified research on the office equipment industry has never been more necessary – MPA now provides it.

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