Furniture market in Netherlands: size, suppliers and public contracts

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.

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Netherlands: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded

750

in 557 award notices

Awarded value

€114.5M

from 33% of awards with a published value

Winning companies

158

with at least one award

Public buyers

351

hospitals, cities, agencies

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 Netherlands

98.8%

9 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

49.9%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

19.7%

Among 737 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.

Among the companies that win most often

1. Heutink Primair Onderwijs B.V.117 public contracts in total
2. Eromesmarko B.V.109 public contracts in total
3. Gispen Nederland BV61 public contracts in total
4. Presikhaaf Schoolmeubelen B.V.54 public contracts in total
5. B. Schilte en Zonen's Houth. en Houtw.B.V.45 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Netherlands

• HorecavaTrade fair · Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Interclean AmsterdamTrade fair · Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 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

All trade fairs and congresses of this industry →

Questions

Who wins public contracts for furniture in Netherlands?

158 companies won 557 contract award notices for these categories from 351 public buyers in Netherlands since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Heutink Primair Onderwijs B.V., Eromesmarko B.V., Gispen Nederland BV, Presikhaaf Schoolmeubelen B.V., B. Schilte en Zonen's Houth. en Houtw.B.V..

How big is the furniture market in Netherlands?

In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 213 supply contracts for furniture through award notices on TED; the 84 of them that state a value (39.4%) add up to €44 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €6.27 billion 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 9.1% from 2023.

Where do suppliers of furniture meet buyers and distributors in Netherlands?

At trade fairs and congresses such as Horecava, Interclean Amsterdam, ISSA Show North America, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, HIX Europe, Heimtextil — each checked on the organiser's official website.

How do I find a distributor for furniture in Netherlands?

Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Netherlands 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.