European logistics

"Sam Quellyn Roberts, Director of EMEA Industrial & Logistics – Occupier Markets, discusses the complex needs of modern defence occupiers and the difficulty in fulfilling these requirements"

"The impact of rising defence spending will have far-reaching consequences on UK and European property markets"

"With the SDR representing the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, Savills has been considering the implications for the industrial and logistics sector. In the following sections, Savills seeks to build on the insights from PA and quantify the impact"

"The MOD spent £52.8 billion and £54.2 billion on defence in 2022/23 and 2023/24, respectively. Of that, close to £30 billion was on the procurement of equipment and services"

"Already employing close to one million people across the continent, Europe’s rearmament could stimulate significant demand for industrial and logistics space"

"The scale and ambition of the SDR should not be called into question; like much of the Western world, the UK has reacted to an increasingly conflict-prone international order. As experts in logistics real estate, we would note several key policy implications that the government will need to address as part of the SDR’s implementation"

"Global cargo volumes rose sharply in 2024, driven by strong growth across all regions, with shifting trade dynamics reshaping the future of global port activity"

"Investment volumes show a clear upward trend, can this momentum be sustained in 2025?"