1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List Of Figures 7
2 Introduction 9
2.1 What is This Report About? 9
2.2 Methodology 9
2.3 Profile of Survey Respondents 10
3 Executive Summary 15
3.1 The UK Office Supplies, Equipment and Services Industry is Generally Optimistic about Recovery of the Global Economy 15
3.2 Buyers & Suppliers in the Industry Are Not Optimistic About Revenue Growth for their Companies 15
3.3 UK Buyers Will Not be Increasing Spend on Office Supplies, Equipment and Services over the Next 12 Months 16
3.4 Industry Players Face a Number of Key Challenges Due to the Recession 17
3.5 Suppliers Must Update Their Knowledge Of Buyer Needs During The Periods Of Recession And Recovery 18
4 Economic Outlook & Confidence 19
4.1 The UK Economy Recovery Expectations 19
4.2 Revenue Growth Expectations 22
5 UK Office Products & Services Industry Investment Outlook 25
5.1 Fastest and Slowest Growing Office Product Categories 25
5.2 M&A Activity Predictions 28
5.3 Supplier’s Industry Outlook 29
6 Recession: Threats and Opportunities for the Office Supplies, Equipment and Services Industry 34
6.1 Leading Business Concerns Due to Recession 34
6.2 Key Actions to Overcome Business Threats 39
6.3 Key Actions to Maintain and Win Buyer Business 43
6.4 Leading Recession Related Business Opportunities 51
7 The UK Office Products and Services Industry Buyer Spend Activity 56
7.1 Annual Procurement Budgets 56
7.2 Expected Change in Procurement Spend 59
7.3 Expected Change in Spend by Product and Service Category 65
7.4 Sales Channels Used for Purchasing Office Products and Services 71
8 Procurement Behaviors & Strategies & The Impact Of Recession and Recovery 77
8.1 Critical Success Factors for Supplier Selection 77
8.2 Current Effects of Recession on Procurement Objectives 81
8.3 Expected Future Effects of Recession on Procurement Objectives 85
8.4 The Effects of Recession on Procurement Strategy 92
9 Appendix 101
9.1 Full Survey Results-Closed Questions 101
9.2 Methodology 109
9.3 Contact Us 110
9.4 About Global Markets Direct 110
9.5 Disclaimer 110
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Count Of UK Office Products & Services Industry Survey Respondents By Company Type (Number Of Respondents), 2009 Industry Survey 10
Table 2: Buyer Respondents By Job Role (% Buyer Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry, 2009 11
Table 3: Buyer Respondents By Organisation’s Global Turnover (% Buyer Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry, 2009 11
Table 4: Buyer Respondents By Organisation’s Total Employee Size (% Buyer Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry, 2009 12
Table 5: Buyer Respondents By Organisation’s Office & Premise Locations In UK & Ireland (% Buyer Respondents), Office Products & Services Industry, 2009 12
Table 6: Supplier Respondents By Job Role (% Supplier Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry, 2009 13
Table 7: Supplier Respondents By Organisation’s Global Turnover (% Supplier Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry, 2009 13
Table 8: Supplier Respondents By Organisation's Total Employee Size (% Supplier Respondents), UK Office Products & Service Industry 2009 14
Table 9: UK Office Products & Services Industry Expectations Of UK Economy Recovery Timings By Company Type: Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers, Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 21
Table 10: Company Revenue Growth Optimism By UK Office Products & Services Industry Company Type: Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers, Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 23
Table 11: Supplier Company Revenue Growth Optimism In The UK Office Products & Services Industry By Company Turnover (% Supplier Respondents), 2009 24
Table 12: Office Products Dealer Or Supplier Industry: Market Predictions Of The Fastest And Slowest Growing Product Sectors (% Office Products Dealer Or Supplier Respondents), 2009 27
Table 13: Key Growth Areas In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of Supplier Respondents), 2009 31
Table 14: Key Growth Areas In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of CEO/MD/Board Level Supplier Respondents), 2009 32
Table 15: Key Declining Areas In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of Supplier Respondents), 2009 33
Table 16: Key Declining Areas In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of CEO/MD/Board Level Supplier Respondents), 2009 33
Table 17: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Vs. Office Products Dealer Or Supplier: Leading Business Concerns For The Period 2009-2010 Among UK Office Products & Services Industry Buyers And Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 37
Table 18: UK Office Supplies, Equipment Products and Services: Leading Business Concerns For The Period 2009-2010 Among UK Office Products & Services By Company Turnover (% All Respondents), 2009 38
Table 19: Most Important Actions Being Implemented To Overcome Leading Business Concerns In 2009-2010 In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of All Respondents), 2009 40
Table 20: Most Important Actions Being Implemented To Overcome Leading Business Concerns In 2009-2010 In The UK Office Products & Services Industry – Senior Level Responses Only (Analysis Of CEO/MD/Board Level Respondents), 2009 41
Table 21: Most Important Actions Being Implemented By Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers To Overcome Leading Business Concerns In 2009-2010 In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers Respondents), 2009 42
Table 22: Most Important Actions Being Implemented By Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers To Overcome Leading Business Concerns In 2009-2010 In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers Respondents), 2009 43
Table 23: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Supplier Responses Vs. All Buyer Responses (% All Respondents), 2009 46
Table 24: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% Buyer Respondents), 2009 48
Table 25: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Analysis Of Buyer Respondents By Company Turnover (% Buyer Respondents), 2009 49
Table 26: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Analysis Of All Buyer Respondents By Procurement Budget (% Buyer Respondents), 2009 50
Table 27: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Analysis Of All Buyer Respondents By Purchasing Decision Seniority (% Buyer Respondents With Purchasing Decision Influence), 2009 51
Table 28: Leading Business Opportunities During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of All Respondents), 2009 52
Table 29: Leading Business Opportunities During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry – Senior Level Responses Only (Analysis Of CEO/MD/Board Level Respondents),2009 53
Table 30: Leading Business Opportunities For Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of Supplier Respondents), 2009 54
Table 31: Leading Business Opportunities For Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (Analysis Of Buyer Respondents), 2009 55
Table 32: Office Products & Services Annual Procurement Budgets In GBP: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry 2009 57
Table 33: Expected Change In Overall Procurement Spend Over The Next 12 Months: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 61
Table 34: Expected Change In Spend On Office Products & Services Over The Next 12 Months: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 64
Table 35: Future Change In Spend On Office Products & Services By Product Category: Information & Services Office Products Buyer - Expected Increase Or Decrease Over The Next 12 Months (% Information & Services Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 67
Table 36: Future Change In Spend On Office Products & Services By Product Category: Business & Industry Office Products Buyer - Expected Increase Or Decrease Over The Next 12 Months (% Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 69
Table 37: Sales Channels Used For Purchasing Office Products & Services: Information & Services Office Products Buyer (% Information & Services Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 73
Table 38: Sales Channels Used For Purchasing Office Products & Services: Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 75
Table 39: Sales Channels Used For Purchasing Office Products & Services By Buyer Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 76
Table 40: Critical Success Factors For Selecting A Office Products & Services Industry Supplier: Buyer Vs. Supplier Comparison (% All Respondents), UK, 2009 81
Table 41: Current Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 84
Table 42: Current Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry By Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 85
Table 43: Expected Changes In Procurement Strategy In The UK Office Products & Services Industry To Drive Value Across The Business Due To Recession: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 95
Table 44: Expected Changes In Procurement Strategy In The UK Office Products & Services Industry To Drive Value Across The Business Due To Recession: All Buyers By Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 96
Table 45: Expected Changes In Procurement Strategy In The UK Office Products & Services Industry To Drive Value Across The Business Due To Recession: All Buyers By Purchasing Decision Seniority (% All Buyer Respondents Purchasing Decision Influence), 2009 97
Table 46: Expected Changes In Procurement Strategy In The UK Office Products & Services Industry To Drive Value Across The Business Due To Recession: All Buyers By Region (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 98
Table 47: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Attitudes & Approaches To Existing Procurement Practices: Level Of Agreement To The Following 5 Statements (% Information & Services Office Products Buyer Respondents), 2009 99
Table 48: Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Attitudes & Approaches To Existing Procurement Practices: Level Of Agreement To The Following 5 Statements (% Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Respondents), 2009 100
Table 49: Full Survey Results-Closed Questions 101
1.2 List Of Figures
Figure 1: Leading Business Concerns For The Period 2009-2010 Among UK Office Products & Services Industry Buyers And Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 17
Figure 2: UK Office Products & Services Industry Expectations Of UK Economy Recovery Timings (% All Respondents), 2009 20
Figure 3: UK Office Products & Services Industry Expectations Of UK Economy Recovery Timings By Company Type: Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers, Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 21
Figure 4: Company Revenue Growth Optimism In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (% All Respondents), 2009 22
Figure 5: Company Revenue Growth Optimism By UK Office Products & Services Industry Company Type: Information & Services Office Products Buyers, Business & Industry Office Products Buyers, Office Products Dealers Or Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 23
Figure 6: Supplier Company Revenue Growth Optimism In The UK Office Products & Services Industry By Company Turnover (% Supplier Respondents), 2009 24
Figure 7: Office Products Dealer Or Supplier Industry: Market Predictions Of The Fastest And Slowest Growing Product Sectors (% Office Products Dealer Or Supplier Respondents), 2009 26
Figure 8: Merger & Acquisition Activity Expectations Over The Next 12 Months In The UK Office Products Dealer Or Supplier Industry (% Office Products Dealer Or Supplier Industry Respondents), 2009 29
Figure 9: Leading Business Concerns For The Period 2009-2010 Among UK Office Products & Services Industry Buyers And Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 35
Figure 10: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Vs. Office Products Dealer Or Supplier: Leading Business Concerns For The Period 2009-2010 Among UK Office Products & Services Industry Buyers And Suppliers (% All Respondents), 2009 36
Figure 11: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Supplier Responses Vs. All Buyer Responses (% All Respondents), 2009 45
Figure 12: The Most Important Actions For Suppliers To Take To Maintain And Secure Buyer Business During The Recession In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% Buyer Respondents), 2009 47
Figure 13: Office Products & Services Annual Procurement Budgets In GBP: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry 2009 57
Figure 14: Office Products & Services Annual Procurement Budgets In GBP By Buyer Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), UK Office Products & Services Industry 2009 58
Figure 15: Expected Change In Overall Procurement Spend Over The Next 12 Months: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 60
Figure 16: Expected Change In Overall Procurement Spend Over The Next 12 Months By Buyer Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 62
Figure 17: Expected Change In Spend On Office Products & Services Over The Next 12 Months: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 63
Figure 18: Expected Change In Spend On Office Products & Services Over The Next 12 Months By Buyer Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 65
Figure 19: Future Change In Spend On Office Products & Services By Product Category: Information & Services Office Products Buyer - Expected Increase Or Decrease Over The Next 12 Months (% Information & Services Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 66
Figure 20: Future Change In Spend On Office Products & Services By Product Category: Business & Industry Office Products Buyer - Expected Increase Or Decrease Over The Next 12 Months (% Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 68
Figure 21: Future Change In Spend On Office Products & Services By Product Category: Expected Increase Over The Next 12 Months: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 70
Figure 22: Future Change In Spend On Office Products & Services By Product Category Among All Buyers By Company Turnover: Expected Increase Or Decrease Over The Next 12 Months (% All Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 71
Figure 23: Sales Channels Used For Purchasing Office Products & Services: Information & Services Office Products Buyer (% Information & Services Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 72
Figure 24: Sales Channels Used For Purchasing Office Products & Services: Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% Business & Industry Office Products Buyer Respondents), UK, 2009 74
Figure 25: Critical Success Factors For Selecting A Office Products & Services Industry Supplier: Difference In Views, Buyers Vs. Suppliers (Net Difference In Ranking), UK, 2009 79
Figure 26: Critical Success Factors For Selecting A Office Products & Services Industry Supplier: Buyer Vs. Supplier Comparison (% All Respondents), UK, 2009 80
Figure 27: Current Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 82
Figure 28: Current Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 83
Figure 29: Likelihood Of Future Change In Procurement Objectives In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 86
Figure 30: Likelihood Of Future Change On Procurement Objectives In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 87
Figure 31: Likelihood Of Future Change On Procurement Objectives In The UK Office Products & Services Industry By Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 88
Figure 32: Expected Future Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 90
Figure 33: Expected Future Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 91
Figure 34: Expected Future Effects Of Recession On Procurement Objectives & Priorities In The UK Office Products & Services Industry By Company Turnover (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 92
Figure 35: Expected Changes In Procurement Strategy In The UK Office Products & Services Industry To Drive Value Across The Business Due To Recession (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 93
Figure 36: Expected Changes In Procurement Strategy In The UK Office Products & Services Industry To Drive Value Across The Business Due To Recession: Information & Services Office Products Buyer Vs. Business & Industry Office Products Buyer (% All Buyer Respondents), 2009 94