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Trends & Opportunities Report 2019

Access to this report is available to full licence holders only. Our annual Trends & Opportunities report is published in October of each year. The 2019 Report will be available to by upgrading to a full licence - in the meantime, you can download the Executive Summary in PDF format here.

Trends & Opportunities is our annual FM market insight report. It starts with a review of the state of the market and some of the most important issues in it, typically looking at recent research and the performance of our Top 50 companies to illustrate trends, opportunities and challenges. Also covered is a month-by-month summary of the major developments we’ve been reporting on over the previous year, followed by our own take on the key issues to keep a watchful eye on over the coming year or so.

In addition, our 2019 T&O Report includes contributed articles – each with their own unique views and insights - from:

  • Trends and growth opportunities in the UK facilities management market - John Raspin, partner, Frost & Sullivan
  • Issues in facilities management now and into the future - Ian Marson, construction leader, EY
  • M&A trends in FM - Satvir Bungar, managing director & head of facilities management M&A advisory, BDO LLP
  • What is the financial health of the FM industry? - Denis Baker, director, Company Watch
  • Big data analytics for facilities management - Dr Ashwini Konanahalli, lecturer in construction management, University of West of Scotland, Paisley
  • Collaborating for success: the story behind the new IFMA UK Chapter -Rory Murphy, commercial director at VINCI Facilities and board director of the IFMA UK Chapter
  • Transitioning to a more business-relevant FM - Chris Moriarty, director of insight, British Institute of Facilities Management*

You can download the Executive Summary in PDF format here.

i-FM’s annual Trends & Opportunities Report is essential reading if you need to extend your understanding of UK FM and also want to know more about how this industry is being shaped and where it’s headed.

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