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environments. This trend is
illustrated in the ‘Transaction
Share by Grade’ graph B.
City Wise
Performance
Mumbai led the market,
contributing 23% of total
transaction volumes with 7.5
million square feet, primarily
driven by the 3PL sector, which
accounted for 41% of the
city’s transacted area. Chennai
and Pune also experienced
exceptional growth, with
transaction volumes increasing
by 135% and 76% year-on-year,
respectively. The manufacturing
sector was the main driver
in these cities. Collectively,
Mumbai, Chennai and Pune
accounted for 79% of the
incremental transaction volumes
in H1 2025 versus H1 2024.
As these cities lead
warehouse expansion, local
FM providers are likely to see
increased demand for structured
cleaning schedules, preventive
maintenance and specialized
services tailored for large
industrial spaces.
GRAPH B The adoption of technologies
such as AI-based cleaning
schedules, IoT sensors for
The e-commerce sector showed HVAC systems, AI-driven monitoring hygiene and
signs of a strong recovery with inventory tracking and smart equipment status and automated
a 61% year-on-year increase in waste management platforms. inventory tracking systems will
volumes, signalling a potential Grade A warehouses, with be critical for managing these
new phase of expansion. The advanced infrastructure and large-scale operations efficiently.
increasing demand from these higher standards, particularly This is detailed in the ‘Market-
sectors, especially manufacturing, require professional cleaning and Split of Transaction Volumes’
drove the need for higher-quality FM services to maintain hygiene, graph C.
Grade A spaces. Grade A spaces equipment and compliance
made up 63% of the total area standards. Rent and Vacancy
transacted, a significant increase Warehouses following the Rent levels remained stable
from 54% in the first half of Amazon model deploy advanced across all markets, with growth
2024. robotics, conveyor systems and ranging between 3% and 5%,
Many of these facilities are AI-driven operations, which driven by strong occupier
integrating technology-driven heightens the demand for tech- demand, particularly from the
solutions such as automated enabled FM services capable manufacturing sector and a
sanitation robots, energy-efficient of maintaining fully automated shortfall in new supply.
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