The Welsh dragon flexes its wings
Watson, Kathy
The Welsh dragon flexes its wings - 2007 - Contract Journal 440(6646) 10 October 2007, 17-19(3) .
Highlights the challenges facing contractors in Wales and provides an overview of the country's construction market. Forecasts a 2.5% a year growth in construction output in Wales between 2007 and 2011, similar to the UK average of 2.6%. The private commercial sector is expected to be the strongest performer, with an average annual increase of 4.2%, and the infrastructure and public non-residential sectors are expected to have annual growth rates above 3%. Construction employment is forecast to reach over 111 600 by 2011, an 8.8% increase on 2007.
Wales--1998-2007
The Welsh dragon flexes its wings - 2007 - Contract Journal 440(6646) 10 October 2007, 17-19(3) .
Highlights the challenges facing contractors in Wales and provides an overview of the country's construction market. Forecasts a 2.5% a year growth in construction output in Wales between 2007 and 2011, similar to the UK average of 2.6%. The private commercial sector is expected to be the strongest performer, with an average annual increase of 4.2%, and the infrastructure and public non-residential sectors are expected to have annual growth rates above 3%. Construction employment is forecast to reach over 111 600 by 2011, an 8.8% increase on 2007.
Wales--1998-2007