Furniture market in Ireland: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 163 supply contracts for furniture through award notices on TED; the 52 of them that state a value (31.9%) add up to €37.9 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Ireland imported €786 million of goods in the customs headings matched to furniture in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9403, 9401 and 4814; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.3% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 214 companies have won 436 public supply contracts for furniture in Ireland, in 171 award notices from 71 public buyers.
- 84.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Ireland; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.
- The five companies that win most often hold 19.3% of all awards.
- 21.1% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Ireland — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €50.3 billion in 2025, 8.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Furniture market in Ireland", https://cresques.com/markets/ie/391-furniture, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- Eurostat counts 131,295 furniture manufacturing enterprises in the EU in 2024, with about 900,000 persons employed. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (sbs_ovw_act)
- EU manufacturers sold €4.27 billion of wooden office furniture in 2024 (Eurostat PRODCOM), down from €4.75 billion in 2023. Eurostat, Sold production, exports and imports (PRODCOM, DS-059358)
- EU manufacturers sold €1.91 billion of metal office furniture in 2024, 22.6 million pieces (Eurostat PRODCOM). Eurostat, Sold production, exports and imports (PRODCOM, DS-059358)
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 214
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 171
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 71
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €786.3M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Ireland: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 436
- in 171 award notices
- Awarded value
- €179.2M
- from 31% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 214
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 71
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 81 |
| 2025 | 163 |
| 2026 | 186 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €27.6M |
| 2025 | €37.9M |
| 2026 | €113.7M |
- Other4
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| Universities, schools and research | 281 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 70 |
| Hospitals and health services | 51 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 19 |
| Electricity utilities | 4 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 3 |
| Environment and waste | 2 |
| Housing and community amenities | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
- Eastern and Midland262IE06
- Northern and Western87IE04
- Southern79IE05
- Hovedstaden3DK01
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| Eastern and Midland | 262 |
| Northern and Western | 87 |
| Southern | 79 |
| Hovedstaden | 3 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 24 · 5.5% |
| Medium-sized | 60 · 13.8% |
| Small | 83 · 19% |
| Micro | 22 · 5% |
| SME (size not stated) | 118 · 27.1% |
| Size not stated | 129 · 29.6% |
- United Kingdom53
- Netherlands5
- Germany4
- Denmark3
- Canada1
- Switzerland1
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| United Kingdom | 53 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
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| 2023 | €739.9M |
| 2024 | €803.9M |
| 2025 | €786.3M |
- Dublin100
- Limerick60
- Kildare46
- Cork44
- Monaghan43
- Mullingar29
- Athenry25
- Navan20
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| Dublin | 100 |
| Limerick | 60 |
| Kildare | 46 |
| Cork | 44 |
| Monaghan | 43 |
| Mullingar | 29 |
| Athenry | 25 |
| Navan | 20 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9403, 9401, 4814 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Ireland
84.2%
69 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
19.3%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
21.1%
Among 294 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- SG Education Ltd.12 public contracts in total
- Central Technology Supplies Ltd.11 public contracts in total
- Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Ireland) Ltd11 public contracts in total
- Medical Supply Company Ltd10 public contracts in total
- Mason Technology Ltd15 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Ireland
- CATEXTrade fair · Dublin, Ireland
- ISSA Show North AmericaTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World CupTrade fair · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- HIX EuropeTrade fair · London, United Kingdom
- HeimtextilTrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Maison&Objet Paris (January)Trade fair · Paris, France
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Which of these 214 companies could distribute your product?
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for furniture in Ireland?
- 214 companies won 171 contract award notices for these categories from 71 public buyers in Ireland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SG Education Ltd., Central Technology Supplies Ltd., Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Ireland) Ltd, Medical Supply Company Ltd, Mason Technology Ltd.
- How big is the furniture market in Ireland?
- In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 163 supply contracts for furniture through award notices on TED; the 52 of them that state a value (31.9%) add up to €37.9 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Ireland imported €786 million of goods in the customs headings matched to furniture in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9403, 9401 and 4814; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.3% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of furniture meet buyers and distributors in Ireland?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as CATEX, ISSA Show North America, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, HIX Europe, Heimtextil, Maison&Objet Paris (January) — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for furniture in Ireland?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Ireland and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.