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Office building is in the driving seat as public work decelerates

By: Language: English Series: Construction News ; (6977) 27 July 2006, 17(1)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Reports on how a boom in the commercial sector, especially a surge in office building, is helping to maintain momentum in the construction industry as other sectors falter. Growth is particularly noticeable in London. Sectors relying on public funding are showing signs of a downturn, whilst the previously buoyant private housing sector is also faltering.

Reports on how a boom in the commercial sector, especially a surge in office building, is helping to maintain momentum in the construction industry as other sectors falter. Growth is particularly noticeable in London. Sectors relying on public funding are showing signs of a downturn, whilst the previously buoyant private housing sector is also faltering.