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050 0 4 _a333.4569 $2 18
245 0 0 _aACE state of business report 2007
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aLondon
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_c2007
520 _aPresents survey data from over one hundred firms (over 10%) of the total UK consultancy and engineering turnover. Assesses the overall performance of the UK construction sector as good: 74% of firms reported a growth in workload with over half seeing work grow by more than 5%. Finds firms working at an average utilisation rate of 81%, up 3% from 2005. Overseas markets account for 56% of industry turnover, up from 12% in 2006. Firms list skills shortages, delays in payments and fee levels as their top concerns for the second year running.
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651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
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690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION MARKET
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.acenet.co.uk/
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