Market Trends of Africa Facility Management Industry
Infrastructural Development Continue to Open Up new Opportunities for FM Vendors
- The biggest users in Africa are the housing, business, industry, and public infrastructure sectors. Oil and gas companies, financial institutions, and sports or healthcare facilities will be the future sectors. In addition, market buyers' increasing awareness has led operators in the field of plant management to adopt an appropriate price.
- The growth of outsourced facility management in the area is expected to be stimulated by increasing emphasis on green construction across developing sectors, such as retail and real estate. For instance, Growthpoint Properties, a South African real estate development company, has promised to provide all new office buildings with at least four stars in the SA Green Building Council's star rating and also enhance their environmental performance.
- The developers of shopping malls have also committed to the construction of green buildings. For example, recently, Novare Equity Partners, a mall and retail space development company across Africa, applied for green approvals to build its Great North Mall at Zambia's capital of Lusaka in order to attract well-known African retailers Shoprite Holdings and Pick n Pay. At little extra cost, resource-saving features have been put into place in the shopping center and are expected to reduce energy costs by almost 40%.
- Due to Africa's exposure to a climate that can be extremely unpredictable, it is more and more frequent that the population suffers severe floods followed by prolonged droughts. In addition, Southern Africa's complexity is caused by a wide range of different social, environmental, economic, and political perspectives. This has led to the development of sustainable infrastructures because of the need for enabling growth and improvement in quality of life while also leading to demand for integrated facility management.
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Nigeria is Expected to Witness Significant Growth
- Government initiatives and support from international organizations are driving investments in the infrastructure development of this country. Nigeria has been one of the growth-oriented countries. This initiative is expected to lead to increased infrastructure spending in both state and privately owned sectors, which would provide an opportunity for facility management firms to increase their presence on the market.
- In addition, in the commercial sector in Nigeria, end users such as offices, shopping malls, restaurants, government buildings, and others have increased their demand for facility management services. Moreover, it is anticipated that the rapid expansion of the tourism and real estate sectors will drive Nigeria's economy.
- Moreover, the market's growth is stimulated by a greater emphasis on environmentally friendly buildings. In addition, EchoStone plans to work with local banks so that buyers of homes will be able to access lower interest rates as well as longer loan periods by 2023 when it builds 182,000 affordable, environmentally friendly houses in Lagos, Nigeria.
- On the other hand, the facility management vendors in the region are mostly private and small to medium-sized companies operating in silos, which makes it difficult to meet international standards and deal with the heterogeneity of services due to varied customer needs and face difficulty in customer integration. The strategic approach towards partnerships and alliances might be helpful for companies to gain a competitive advantage and capture a more extensive customer base, which can result in increased growth.
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