What Kinnarps UK does

Kinnarps UK is the United Kingdom subsidiary of Kinnarps AB, a privately-held Swedish office furniture manufacturer founded in 1942 in Kinnarp, Sweden. The company designs, manufactures and supplies furniture and interior design solutions across three primary verticals: office/workplace, education and healthcare/care. The product portfolio is anchored on the Oberon desk and tabletop system (fixed-height, sit/stand, meeting and conference variants) and complemented by soft seating families (Monolite, Bolero, Rho, Apollo, Frame, Fields), task and education chairs (Capella X, Xpect), stools (Frisbee, Boullée, Motus, Plint), specialty seating (Fendo) and accessories (Allé). All products are manufactured in Sweden across six production facilities and meet a dense stack of certifications including FSC, Möbelfakta, NF Environnement, NF OEC, GS, EPD and EU Ecolabel.

Beyond physical products, Kinnarps UK sells services: the Next Office® and Next Education® workplace and learning-space analysis methodologies (claimed 500+ analyses with 50,000+ survey respondents), the Kinnarps Basic Service six-step customer engagement process (needs analysis through to ongoing service), add-on services including leasing, interior design, acoustics and lighting design, furniture washing, cable cleaning, moving, warehouse storage, reuse/recycling, site survey, ergonomics assessment and change management, plus the Kinnarps Colour Studio material configurator. Revenue mechanics span one-time furniture sales, project-based design/consulting engagements, managed services and a furniture leasing subscription line.

Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with showrooms in London (UK headquarters at 17-18 Britton Street, EC1M 5NZ) and Dublin (partner-operated by Ergo Furniture Systems), backed by a proprietary direct-delivery logistics system using reusable blankets. The UK entity serves enterprise clients across multiple industries; named customers visible on the company site include AstraZeneca, Saab, Volvo Trucks Poland, Brain Embassy, Virgin, Swedish Football Association, HiQ, Clear Channel and Cartoon Network, alongside education and healthcare references including Rosenberg School, Estrid Ericson School, Nymansgården and Ranagård. The UK subsidiary is led by Managing Director Fredrik Bergsten and Acting COO Anders Hermansson, with commercial operations supported by an approximate group-wide headcount of 1,800 across approximately 40 countries.

Name

Kinnarps UK

Legal name

Kinnarps AB

Website

https://kinnarps.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Kinnarps UK supplies Swedish-made office, education and healthcare furniture to enterprise customers in the UK and Ireland, delivered through London and Dublin showrooms with full design, delivery and installation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Office Furniture

NAICS

Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing (3372), Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (337127), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Office Furniture (2520), Retail-Furniture Stores (5712), Public Bldg & Related Furniture (2531)

akta.pro primary industry

Classroom & Student Furniture (Desks, Chairs, Tables, Storage) (EDAEAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Office Furniture Rental (Desks, Chairs, WFH Bundles) (CRAIAOAL), Corporate, Event & Staging Furniture Rental (Short-Term) (CRAIAOAG)

Keywords

• Office furniture supply
• Workspace interior design
• Education furniture solutions
• Healthcare furniture supply
• Ergonomic seating systems

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Furniture Sales: Direct sale of office, education, and healthcare furniture including seating, desks, tables, storage, screens, and accessories. Products are designed and manufactured in Sweden with focus on quality, ergonomics, and sustainability.
2. Workspace Design Services: Comprehensive interior design solutions including workplace analysis, space planning, interior design, acoustics design, and lighting design services. Part of the Next Office® and Next Education® methodologies.
3. Add-on Services: Additional services including leasing/rent furniture, furniture washing, cable cleaning, moving and transportation, warehouse storage, reuse and recycling, and ergonomics assessment.
4. Furniture Leasing: Rent furniture rather than buy with flexible contract lengths (12 months, 3 years or more). Includes all-risk insurance, balance sheet benefits, and options to buy or extend at contract end.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kinnarps UK designs, manufactures, and supplies furniture and integrated interior solutions for office, education, and healthcare environments. Core offerings span task chairs, soft seating, stools, sit/stand desks, meeting and coffee tables, storage, screens, and accessories — complemented by workplace analysis, interior design, acoustics and lighting design, leasing, and after-sale services delivered through a direct sales model and own showrooms in London and Dublin.

Product overview

Kinnarps UK is a Swedish office furniture company offering an integrated portfolio of workplace solutions for offices, education and healthcare environments. The core product range centers on the Oberon desk and tabletop system (available as fixed-height, sit/stand, meeting and conference variants), complemented by soft seating families including Monolite, Bolero, Rho, Apollo, Frame and Fields. Seating options span task chairs, education chairs (Xpect), stools (Frisbee, Boullée, Motus, Plint) and specialty chairs (Fendo). Table offerings include coffee tables (Matsumoto, Hopper, Curling, Monolite table) and the multifunctional Vagabond. Product families Capella X, Brace, Capacity and Espera provide specialized solutions across categories. The company provides comprehensive services including Next Office workplace analysis, Kinnarps Basic Service (six-step process from analysis to delivery), and add-on services such as leasing, design consultation, acoustics/lighting design, furniture maintenance, moving, storage, ergonomics assessment and change management. Kinnarps Colour Studio offers curated materials and colours across all product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Next Office: Workplace analysis and interior design solution service for offices
• Materia
• Kinnarps Next Education

Products and services

• Capella X Task Chair Task chair product family designed for office environments with focus on movement and ergonomics.
• Brace Meeting Furniture Meeting furniture product family designed for collaborative spaces where people meet and ideas grow.
• Capacity Storage Storage product family providing comprehensive storage solutions for office environments.
• Fields Soft Seating Soft seating product family including sofas, armchairs and benches for lounge and collaboration areas.
• Espera Education Furniture Product family for education environments.
• Monolite Soft Seating Collection Easy chair and sofa collection with low or high back options, featuring sound-damping properties. Includes compartment and bench variants. Möbelfakta certified.
• Frisbee Stool Versatile lightweight stool available in three heights with optional footrest. Stackable for easy storage. Metal frame with wooden or fully upholstered seat. EN16139, Möbelfakta, and EPD certified for public environments.
• Boullée Stool Multi-faceted seating combining pilates-ball ergonomics with sculptural upholstered furniture design, encouraging active sitting and dynamic movement.
• Oberon Desk and Table System Versatile desk and table range including sit/stand desks, meeting tables, conference tables and coffee tables with electric height adjustment. FSC, Möbelfakta, NF Environnement, NF OEC, GS, and EPD certified.
• Xpect Education Chair Embracing education chair offering security and varied seating positions for students. Multiple versions, stackable and suspendable, with adjustable seat depth and footrest options. Möbelfakta and EPD certified.
• Matsumoto and Matsumoto Mini Coffee Tables Zen-inspired coffee tables with lacquered metal pillar frame and ash veneer tops in black or white stained finishes. Mini version in 50x40cm.
• Hopper Adjustable Coffee Table Adjustable-height table (535–730mm) with rotatable feet. Top in metal, glass or solid wood; button-activated height adjustment concealed in pillar.
• Plint Barstool Flexible barstool with soft padded seat allowing two seating positions. Available in two heights plus bench version for side-by-side or back-to-back seating. Included in Stockholm National Museum collection.
• Rho Easy Chair and Sofa Easy chair/sofa with Dymetrol elastic fabric seat for springy comfort, mesh fabric back, and armrest cushions. Suitable for meeting places.
• Vagabond Multi-functional Table Multi-functional table on wheels functioning as meeting table, desk or canteen table, with notice-board ends and hanging rod for accessories.
• Next Office Workplace Analysis Workplace analysis service helping organisations map needs and work patterns before designing office spaces, including situation analysis, change management support and space planning.
• Kinnarps Basic Service Process Six-step service process from analysis through delivery: needs analysis, proposals, support, orders, delivery and ongoing service.
• Add-on Services (Leasing, Design, Maintenance & Circularity) Optional services including furniture leasing, interior design, acoustics design, lighting design, furniture washing, cable cleaning, reuse/recycling, warehouse storage, ergonomics assessment, site survey and change management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Furniture lifespan extended through proper care and maintenance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ergo Furniture SystemsregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Kinnarps partner operating the Dublin showroom. Located at 14 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 8902501. Provides Kinnarps products and services to customers in the Irish market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Haworth: Privately held, family-owned global office furniture manufacturer with a similar ownership heritage and direct enterprise sales motion to Kinnarps. Comparable across product portfolio (seating, desking, partitions) and integrated workspace services for large corporations.
• HNI Corporation: US-based office furniture manufacturer (including The HON Company and Allsteel). Comparable to Kinnarps in offering broad office furniture portfolios (seating, desks, storage, partitions) to enterprise and institutional customers through direct and dealer channels.
• Vitra: Swiss design-led office and home furniture manufacturer. Closely comparable to Kinnarps in combining premium Scandinavian/European design positioning, direct B2B sales to enterprises and institutions, and a curated portfolio of designer-led seating and tables.
• MillerKnoll: Global office and contract furniture group formed from the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll. Comparable to Kinnarps in selling premium, design-led workplace furniture and interior solutions to enterprise, education, and healthcare customers through direct and dealer channels.
• Steelcase: The world's largest office furniture manufacturer, headquartered in the US. Directly comparable to Kinnarps across product (workstations, seating, storage), enterprise sales motion, and integrated workplace consulting services for Fortune 500 customers.
• Bene: Austrian office furniture and office-space specialist with a strong focus on integrated workplace concepts and consultancy. Comparable to Kinnarps in combining furniture products with workplace analysis and design services sold to enterprise customers.
• Teknion: Canadian office furniture manufacturer offering systems furniture, seating, and architectural interiors. Comparable to Kinnarps in serving large enterprise customers with a mix of standard and customized office furniture solutions.
• Sedus Stoll: German office furniture manufacturer with a comparable European production footprint and product range across seating, desks, and storage. Directly comparable to Kinnarps in serving German-speaking and pan-European enterprise and public-sector customers.
• Bisley: UK-based office furniture manufacturer best known for steel storage and educational furniture. Comparable to Kinnarps in serving UK enterprise and education customers with British-made products and a direct sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• IKEA (Inter IKEA): Global home and office furniture retailer with an expanding small-business and workplace offering. Adjacent competitor to Kinnarps in price-sensitive office and home-office furniture, particularly for SME and consumer segments where Kinnarps does not primarily compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kinnarps-uk

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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