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Europe has been faced with unprecedented heatwaves and droughts triggered by climate change. This has affected surface and groundwater availability across regions, leading to water use restrictions and investment in water reuse infrastructure.Southern European countries such as Spain, Cyprus, Malta, and Greece have invested in desalination as an al...

Most parts of Europe face recurring droughts as below-average rainfall combined with heatwaves exacerbate water stress. The latest revision of European Union wastewater directives has driven nations to invest in tertiary treatment of wastewater and proactively encouraged water reuse to meet agricultural and industrial water demand. This includes me...

This report identifies the most significant transformations expected to influence the European residential and commercial water hydration and treatment market and evaluates the growth opportunities emerging from these shifts. It examines how evolving regulatory frameworks, sustainability priorities, changing consumer expectations, digitalization, a...

The UK facility management (FM) industry is experiencing major changes driven by geopolitical disruptions, transformative megatrends, and internal challenges. Over the past decade, events such as Brexit, COVID-19, and global conflicts have created economic uncertainty, cost pressures, and supply chain issues. These factors have led organizations to...

Over the last decade, Europe has experienced water stress due to unprecedented weather disruptions that have affected both water availability and quality. In response, the European Union has revised its water directives, expanding the scope of monitoring and implementing more stringent standards. France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, a...

Germany is the second-largest facility management (FM) market in Europe (after the United Kingdom) and has been one of the fastest-growing markets. Although its revenue growth has stuttered recently, it will present strong opportunities for incumbent suppliers and attract new entrants from outside the country. Single-service delivery models dominat...

The United Kingdom, despite having relatively high rainfall and water availability compared to many other countries, faces water stress primarily because of climate change, which has changed rainfall patterns and caused droughts. During the 2022 drought, some UK water utilities implemented an unprecedented hosepipe ban. Droughts are expected to bec...

09 Oct 2024  |  Europe  |  Market Research

Growth Opportunities in the Facility Management Market, Europe, 2024 2030

Technology, Sustainability, Workplace Optimization, and User Experience Drive Transformational Growth in Facility Management

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Just as the European FM markets have largely recovered from COVID-19-related disruptions, economies have been hit by high inflation and low economic growth. High inflation is acting as a tailwind for increased prices and revenues; however, while this will continue driving revenue expansion, it is forcing up costs and pressuring FM service providers...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present substantial environmental and health risks. Their complex structure makes them resistant to natural breakdown and allows them to accumulate in living organisms, posing a potential health risk. Growing evidence of PFAS contamination in surface water, groundwater, wastewater, soil, and air is compell...