Big Shed Prospects 2026
"Welcome to Big Shed Prospects, our annual publication presenting key data and outlook for the UK logistics sector into 2026 and beyond"
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Savills Build: Perspective
Contains 8 articles"Construction sentiment belies wider economic indicators"
Build: Perspective – UK industrial and logistics sector
"Can the sector look to Japan to improve the wellness offer?"
Spotlight: European Real Estate Logistics Census
"Savills European Real Estate Logistics Census outlines the challenges and opportunities facing Europe’s logistics occupiers, developers and investors"
Spotlight: European Logistics Outlook – Q2 2025
"Tariff uncertainty hits both leasing demand and investment volumes in Q2"
Scaling defence capacity is a complex and multifaceted challenge
"Defence supply chains across the UK and Europe are complex, spanning major contractors, specialist component suppliers, and emerging tech firms. In this section, PA explores the complexity of the scaling and productivity challenges that such supply chains face"
Forecasting employment growth
"Looking ahead, if we assume that employment keeps pace with the increase in expenditure, we can calculate estimated employment growth based on the increase in defence spending as a percentage of GDP"
Impact on the industrial and logistics sector
"Employment growth is set to drive significant expansions in industrial and logistics demand"
Defining the channels of logistics demand
"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"
Employment implications
"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"
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