Warehouse & Storage Construction Market Report UK 2019-2023 – New Report from AMA

The 3rd edition of this report has been published by AMA Research, and should be of particular interest to developers, occupiers, logistics companies and construction professionals and provides a comprehensive review of the warehouse property sector……

Key areas in the report:

• An overall review of the UK warehouse sector with estimated forecasts for growth to 2023.
• Detailed review of the regional warehouse market in terms of take-up and demand, availability and supply, rental levels, occupier trends, key clusters of warehouse demand and pipeline development.
• Over last few years, there has been a shift towards more regional sourcing of warehouse development.
• A review of warehouse occupiers by end sector with the retail/e-retail, logistics and 3PL sectors continuing to drive demand.
• Detailed assessment of warehouse construction output, new orders and contract activity together with growth forecasts over the next few years to 2023.

Areas of particular interest:

• Analysis of the national and regional warehouse development pipeline with schemes currently under construction and those expected to complete before 2023.
• Focus on the impact of structural changes to the retail sector, in particular, the rise in e-commerce and its impact on distribution networks, with a particular focus on the growing importance of regional locations or ‘hubs’ to fulfil last mile deliveries.
• The Report also considers the key drivers of demand for warehouse space and the main challenges facing the sector including key economic indicators; an analysis of retail sales and consumer spending; sustainability issues in the design and construction of warehouses; land shortages and planning delays.
• Analysis of the ongoing impact of Brexit on warehouse demand, including an increase in short-term demand from retailers and manufacturing supply chain tenants for additional warehousing space in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and the rise in demand for specialist types of warehousing space, such as bonded warehouses and cold storages close to UK ports and airports.
• Analysis of warehouse procurement, including a return to speculative development, which has been concentrated in the Midlands, London/South East and the North West. Analysis of the speculative development pipeline to 2023.
• Outlook for warehouse demand and development activity in 2019 and beyond and an overall analysis of the current marketplace with indications of potential future trends and opportunities for growth.
• Key construction contractors, investors and developers operating in the logistics and warehouse sector – contractor profiles, recent contracts awarded, etc.
• Review of major contract awards in the warehouse sector during 2018. Analysis by value of contract and approximate share by contractor.
• Detailed market data and insight on the warehousing construction market by AMA Research, a leading UK provider of construction market intelligence.

The Warehouse & Storage Construction Market Report – UK 2019-2023 is available now and can be ordered here.