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Renewed Outsourcing and Technical Services to Drive Recovery of the German Facility Management Market, Forecast to 2025 Updated Research Available
Growth Opportunities to Prepare Participants for Success After the Pandemic
17-Mar-2021
Europe
Market Research
MFE3-01-00-00-00
EN01240-EU-MT_25305
Germany is the second-largest market for FM in Europe (after the UK) and is one of the fastest growing markets. It will present strong opportunities to incumbent suppliers, as well as attract new entrants from outside the country. The German FM market has the highest potential among all European markets but is underpenetrated due to high reliance on in-house FM. The market will witness good growth in coming years.
Meanwhile, with FM services commoditising and organic growth hard to find, companies need to innovate to keep growing and remain profitable. The industry will continue to move towards service integration and sophisticated advisory services focused on business productivity, and M&A activities will continue.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 is having a severe effect on all customer sectors. The German FM market saw a revenue drop of 7.1% in 2020 due to the pandemic. The market will return to growth in 2021, but will not reach 2019 levels until late 2021 or early 2022.
Healthcare, government, and education will be the fastest-growing customer segments during the forecast period. Meanwhile, hard (technical) services will outstrip soft (support) services in terms of revenue growth. There are opportunities for companies that target the highest growth services and sectors, but there are also significant challenges for those that fail to adapt. Meanwhile, collaboration and partnership are increasingly critical as technology and new business models disrupt the German market.
Author: John Raspin
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
Impact of the Top Three Strategic Imperatives on the German Facility Management Market
Growth Opportunities Fueling the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Key Findings and CEO’s 360 Degree Perspective
German FM Market in Numbers
COVID-19 Impact on Market Growth
‘Respond, Reset, and Rebound’ From COVID-19
Top Growth Opportunities
Top Predictions
Key Conclusions
FM Market Scope of Analysis
Market Definitions
Market Definitions (continued)
Market Definitions (continued)
Market Definitions (continued)
Market Segmentation
Key Questions this Study will Answer
FM Market Dynamics in Germany
Market Growth Trends
Market Growth Outlook
Top 5 FM Developments
Key Competitors in the FM Market by Segment
Key Growth Metrics for the FM Market
Growth Drivers for the FM Market
Growth Restraints for the FM Market
Impact of COVID-19 on the Revenue Forecast, FM Market
COVID-19—Main Areas of Impact
The German FM Market Universe
Revenue Forecast by Service Delivery Model, FM Market
Revenue Forecast Analysis, FM Market
Revenue Forecast Analysis by Service Delivery Model, FM Market
German FM Market by Customer Sector
German FM Market by Customer Sector (continued)
Revenue Forecast Analysis by Customer Sector, FM Market
COVID-19—Impacts and Risks by Customer Sector
Revenue by Service Type, FM Market
Revenue by Service Subtype, FM Market
Revenue Forecast by Service Type, FM Market
Revenue Forecast Analysis by Service Type, FM Market
COVID-19—Impacts and Risks by Service Type, FM Market
Competitive Environment
Market Share, FM Market
Respond Phase—Short-term Opportunities
Reset Phase—Medium-term Opportunities
Rebound Phase—Long-term Opportunities
Companies to Action, FM Market
Companies to Action, FM Market (continued)
Companies to Action, FM Market (continued)
Growth Opportunity 1—Productive Remote Workforce
Growth Opportunity 1—Productive Remote Workforce (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—PPE for Workers
Growth Opportunity 2—PPE for Workers (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Back to Work (Re-entry)
Growth Opportunity 3—Back to Work (Re-entry) (continued)
Growth Opportunity 4—Critical Customer Sectors
Growth Opportunity 4—Critical Customer Sectors (continued)
Growth Opportunity 5—Switching On
Growth Opportunity 5—Switching On (continued)
Growth Opportunity 1—Organisational Resilience
Growth Opportunity 1—Organisational Resilience (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Sustainability
Growth Opportunity 2—Sustainability (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Healthy and Safe Buildings
Growth Opportunity 3—Healthy and Safe Buildings (continued)
Growth Opportunity 4—Augmented Operations
Growth Opportunity 4—Augmented Operations (continued)
Growth Opportunity 5—Contactless Services
Growth Opportunity 5—Contactless Services (continued)
Growth Opportunity 1—Workplace Optimisation and WCM
Growth Opportunity 1—Workplace Optimisation and WCM (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Energy Management
Growth Opportunity 2—Energy Management (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Data Analytics
Growth Opportunity 3—Data Analytics (continued)
Growth Opportunity 4—Technical (Hard) Services
Growth Opportunity 4—Technical (Hard) Services (continued)
Growth Opportunity 5—Service Integration
Growth Opportunity 5—Service Integration (continued)
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