It's hard to imagine the demand for commercial furniture that exists across Europe, but a newly published study helps to put the continent's combined market into some kind of numerical context.
The figures are provided by the CSIL Centre for Industrial Studies in a report entitled 'The contract furniture and furnishings market in Europe', which looks at demand for commercial furniture from throughout the total business base of the EU.
For example, across the EU27 member states, along with Norway and Switzerland, the report estimates that there are around six billion square metres of commercial floor space in usable condition.
There are 22 million businesses already across the continent, and two million more launch each year, with commercial furniture a likely requirement for many of these, if not all of them.
In a significant number of instances - about 25,000 new company launches each year - the workforce at inception is ten or more people, and these larger fledgling companies in particular may need extra furniture to cater for these employees.
The report also details the breadth of different disciplines that contribute towards Europe's demand for commercial furniture.
Within the 22 million businesses already in operation, there are wholesalers and retailers (28%), offices (23%), educational institutions (17%), hospitality - including restaurants and hotels (11%), hospitals (7%), sports clubs and facilities (4%) and 11% are miscellaneous others such as religious buildings, arts and museums.
Clearly the specific need for commercial furniture will differ in each case: restaurant furniture forms a central part of the dining experience; sports club furniture might be simply somewhere to relax at the end of a workout, rather than during.
But with six billion square metres of usable floor space contributing towards the market demand, the sky's the limit for imaginative business leaders keen to maximise the potential of their premises.
And as two million new businesses launch each year, including around 25,000 of considerable size on their first day of trading, furnishing new premises will continue to keep the commercial furniture market thriving.
This is good news for existing companies too, as it means suppliers can also be found when premises are being renovated or refurbished.