by Shane Henson — August 26, 2011—AMA Research, a specialist provider of market research to the U.K. building and construction industries, has released a new report, Facilities Management Outsourcing: Corporate Sector Market U.K. 2011-2015. The report focuses on commercial offices, retail, entertainment and leisure, manufacturing and warehousing, energy and utilities, and privatized transport services.
Through the report, facilities personnel working in the United Kingdom can learn about important trends happening in their industries and possible ways to help their companies capitalize on areas of growth. Key areas covered in the report include:
FM outsourcing within the corporate sector
- Review of corporate FM outsourcing market: Estimates of market size from 2005-2010, with forecasts for the period from 2011 to 2015.
- Key market influences: Macroeconomic factors, construction output, and legislation. Market maturity in most end use sectors. Future opportunities and threats.
- Market mix among corporate end use application areas: offices, retail, leisure and other.
- Key market influences: Macroeconomic factors, construction output, and legislation. Market maturity in most end use sectors. Future opportunities and threats.
Key Corporate End Use Sectors
- Commercial offices: Sector performance, key influences, take-up and vacancy rates in Central London.
- Retail: Sector performance and key influences across retail outlets and shopping malls. FM outsourcing penetration, influences and trends. Future prospects and opportunities.
- Leisure and entertainment: Sector reviews for hotels, restaurants and cafes, pubs and clubs, etc.
- “Other” end use sectors: Sector reviews for manufacturing and warehousing, energy and utilities and Privatized transport services. FM outsourcing penetration, influences and trends. Future prospects and opportunities.
- Retail: Sector performance and key influences across retail outlets and shopping malls. FM outsourcing penetration, influences and trends. Future prospects and opportunities.
Contractors Review
- Review of origins of FM companies and supply structure.
- Key trends: Large number of recent acquisitions and mergers, market entrants, business failures, impact of market maturity, expansion and diversification of service provision, market polarization.
- Market profiles for leading FM providers to corporate application areas, covering more than 40 major providers and niche specialists; outline includes company size, growth trends, areas of specialization, sector strengths and major contracts.
- Key trends: Large number of recent acquisitions and mergers, market entrants, business failures, impact of market maturity, expansion and diversification of service provision, market polarization.
The overall FM outsourcing market
- Overview of the overall FM Market: Estimates of total market size from 2005-2010, with forecasts for the period from 2011 to 2015.
- Key market influences and future prospects: Macroeconomic factors, diversification in service provision, increasing maturity in a number of end use sectors, trend towards TFM and “bundling,” public sector spending and legislative influences.
