Europe Market Research

“The rising costs associated with healthcare, the pressure on hospital in-patient services, and potential improvements to quality of life are driving a move towards treating patients in their own home. As a result, equipment and devices traditionally associated with hospital use are making their ...

“Irish consumers are increasingly wanting to take a stronger hold of their energy management, with a high level of consumers wanting more information on their energy usage to help manage their bills, while a significant proportion of consumers noted interest in generating their own energy at home ...

“The manned security market maintained value growth in 2018, rising 2.2% despite some difficult trading conditions, central to which remain Brexit-tied uncertainty, the decline in cash use and falling prisoner numbers. Growth was underpinned by continued outsourcing in custodial services, a ...

“The retail sector constantly evolves, and improved asset utilisation is of increasing importance as the continued inroads of e-commerce and disproportionate cost effects of business rates, living wage and workplace pension legislation impacts the bricks and mortar sector. Store closures in some ...

“The market continued to record growth in 2018 amid challenging conditions, namely uncertainty related to Brexit, ongoing undersupply and flat residential sales. Looking forward, the market is set to face continued uncertainty as the UK looks to formalise its exit from the EU. Future prosperity ...

“All businesses look to financial institutions for lending in order to make vital growth developments and other operational processes possible. Whilst the structure of commercial borrowing continues to change with the emergence of new alternative lenders, mainstream lenders must continue to offer ...

“As the cost of weapons escalates - with each new military-jet engine costing over $1 billion to develop - even the biggest defence firms are looking at forming alliances. Many will be determined case-by-case depending on the systems involved. Such deals allow companies to gain scale by combining ...

“A key focus for distribution network operators is the development and roll-out of innovative smart grid technologies to support the growing clean energy capacity coming onto the grid and to help the transition to a more flexible energy system. According to government estimates, smart grids could ...

“Over 99% of companies in the UK are small businesses. There are more than 5.7 million and they account for 34.5% of the overall economy, at £1,428.4 billion. They also account for 39% of all employment in the UK. In the last five years, their overall turnover growth has outperformed large ...