Australian Facilities Management Market to Leverage Technology-Driven Solutions for Competitive Differentiation
February 23, 2017 | Frost & SullivanEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
The Australian Facilities Management (FM) sector is a mature market with a relatively high level of penetration of integrated FM services. However, Frost & Sullivan’s latest study, ‘Australian Facilities Management Market - Forecasts to 2023’ anticipates that the impact of improved connectivity in the built environment, coupled with the need for improving FM efficiencies, will cause significant disruption in terms of who will hold competitive advantage in this market.
The mining sector has traditionally been one of the key drivers of FM demand in the Australian market for services to mine sites and remote camps. It has also sustained FM demand in a range of related sectors that support mining. However, the marked slowdown in mining investments has taken its toll.
According to the Australian Government Department of Employment, a 14.1 percent decline in employment growth in the mining sector is forecast between November 2015 to November 2020. This is likely to deter FM market growth in this sector.
In other end-markets as well, cost pressures continue to hamper FM sector revenue growth. While essential maintenance is unlikely to be compromised, it is likely that backlog maintenance levels will increase in the short term and potential projects with long payback periods may be reassessed. This may lead to reduced ongoing revenue for some FM providers, as well as fewer new business opportunities in the short term. In such an environment, where commoditised services are challenged by price pressure, the search for competitive differentiation becomes critical.
Ivan Fernandez, Industry Director, Frost & Sullivan Australia & New Zealand, says: “Whilst the usual competitive factors remain valid, such as price competitiveness, compliance with regulatory requirements, expertise in FM service delivery, reputation and portfolio, as well as established client relationships, the FM industry must also leverage appropriate technologies in built environments. This will be for productivity benefits, as well as to engage the future workforce.”
Australians are not only early adopters of new technology, but also amongst the leaders in the region in terms of levels of smartphone penetration, use of contactless payments, use of social media, as well as the leverage of smart solutions in specific industries. As a result, the adoption of technologies such as IoT, mobility solutions, smart sensors, and real-time data analytics, is expected to drive FM market development over the long term.
The market is also seeing the adoption of new business models with Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) gaining traction. Lighting as a Service (LaaS) would be one example.
These technology-driven trends open up new opportunities for FM service providers, whether through enhancing capacity to self-deliver or in collaborating with other solution providers. For FM professionals though, it will mean significant upskilling so that these new technologies are used to deliver improved outcomes for all stakeholders involved.
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