The state of refurbishment and renovation in the portuguese market for retail, logistics and hospital

• Autor(a) principal: Freire, Tiago Luís Soeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/38859
• topic: Retail; Logistics; Hospitals; Real estate; Construction; Refurbishment; Renovation; Infrastructure; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão

The aim of this thesis was to help the GEO department from TDGI to discover what business opportunities they have in the current market and over the next few years. For this, research into potential developing markets that require infrastructure investment on a continuous basis. Retail, Logistics and (private) Healthcare were the most appealing sectors and, therefore, a deeper understanding of their needs and criteria for (construction) supplier selection was a focal point of the thesis. To properly study these markets several interviews were conducted with experts in each segment to collect qualitative data that could be used strategically by GEO. Plus, literature analysis on the current state of RLH markets, mainly trends and innovations, was conducted to reinforce expert impute. Retail will remain a big market segment even with the increase of the online economy, and their refurbishment requirements ensure a steady source of revenue. Logistics is one of the fastest growing markets and Portugal presents a lack of infrastructure that will require a significant investment in the next years. The Hospital sector is a staple of stability in terms of infrastructure investment, since they need to constantly upgrade equipment and operational facilities to provide the best healthcare service. To define an optimal strategy a financial analysis on the profitability of each market segment should be taken into consideration to ensure the best resource allocation possible.