Construction Sector

The Construction sector covers public and private housing, public buildings such as hospitals and schools, commercial and industrial buildings, and infrastructure such as roads, bridges and power plants.

The industry repairs, maintains and refurbishes existing buildings and installs services such as power and ventilation in new and existing buildings.

Despite a prolonged downturn, an industry report from the Construction Skills Network anticipates output growth between 2013 and 2015, reaching 6.2% above 2011 levels by 2015. The annual recruitment forecast for 2015 is around 43,000 workers at all levels.

Ellis & Co has a long established reputation for working with a range of building, plant hire, design and project management firms.