Table of contents:

1. Methodology

2. Executive summary

3. Situation in the construction and assembly industry

• Construction market size
• Construction and assembly output
• Development forecast for construction and
• assembly output in 2007-2010
• Construction firms - number and type
• Employment and wages at construction companies
• Construction prices and firms - financial standing
• The economic climate in the construction industry
• Tax reliefs relevant to the construction industry
• Legislative changes material to the construction market
• Construction permits - the number of buildings

4. Results of the survey conducted among the 200 largest Polish construction firms

• Introduction
• Assessment of the current situation of the Polish construction market
• Poland's membership in the European Union and the construction industry
• Overview and market standing of the largest Polish construction firms
• Current and planned foreign operations of Polish construction companies

5. Civil engineering construction

• The situation in the civil engineering construction market
• Environmental protection projects
• Road transport
• Rail transport
• Air transport
• Heavy industry investments
• Development forecast for civil engineering construction in 2007-2010

6. Non-residential construction

• Situation in the non-residential construction market
• Industrial and warehouse construction
• Commercial and services construction
• Office construction
• Hotel construction
• Development forecast for non-residential construction in 2007-2010

7. Residential construction

• Housing stock
• Completed buildings and dwellings
• Individual investors
• Developers
• Housing co-operatives
• Not-for-profit building associations (TBS)
• Other investors
• Construction permits and home starts
• The government housing policy
• Housing loans
• Housing prices
• Development forecast for residential construction in 2007-2010

8. Characteristics of voivodships

• GDP, capital expenditure and population
• GDP by voivodship
• Capital expenditure
• Area and population of Polish voivodships
• Demographic forecasts
• Construction and assembly output
• Construction and assembly output per capita, by voivodship
• Construction and assembly output per construction firm employee by voivodship
• Forecast for construction and assembly output in 2007-2010
• Civil engineering construction
• Road network
• Rail network
• Development forecast for civil engineering construction in 2007-2010
• Non-residential construction
• Development forecast for non-residential construction in 2007-2010
• Residential construction
• Housing stock
• Home completions
• Construction permits and forecast number of home completions in 2007-2010
• Development forecast for residential construction in 2007-2010
• Profiles of voivodships

9. Profiles of the largest companies

• Budimex
• Skanska
• Polimex-Mostostal
• Strabag
• Mostostal Warszawa
• Warbud
• Hochtief Polska
• Hydrobudowa-6
• PBG
• Eiffage Budownictwo Mitex
• Kopex
• Mostostal Zabrze
• Elektrobudowa

10. List of graphs

11. List of tables

List of graphs and Tables:

List of graphs

1. Forecast for construction and assembly output in Poland, by type of construction work, 2007-2010
2. Construction and assembly output in Poland by voivodship, 2006
3. Forecast for construction and assembly output in Poland by voivodship, average annual growth rate, 2007-2010
4. Size and y-o-y growth of the Polish construction market (PLN bn and %), 2000-2007
5. Changes in construction and assembly output in Poland (%, y-o-y), January 2006-August 2007
6. Annual changes in construction and assembly output in Poland (%), 2001-H1 2007
7. Changes in construction and assembly output in Poland by type of construction work (%, y-o-y), 2001-H1 2007
8. Construction and assembly output in Poland, H1 2007
9. Building construction and civil engineering in Poland, market size in PLN bn and y-o-y growth in %, 2000-H1 2007
10. Building installation work in Poland, market size in PLN bn and y-o-y growth in %, 2000-H1 2007
11. Quarterly growth in GDP and gross value added in the construction industry in Poland (%), 2005-H1 2007
12. PMR Construction Climate Indicator, July 2004-September 2007
13. Cement production in Poland (million tonnes), 2000-H1 2007
14. Construction and assembly output in Poland, nominal changes in %, 2000-2010
15. Construction companies in Poland, by number of employees, at end of June 2007
16. Employment in the construction sector in Poland ('000), 2000-H1 2007
17. Average gross monthly wage in the construction industry in Poland (PLN) and its changes (%), 2001-H1 2007
18. Inflation rate and prices in construction and industry in Poland (%, y-o-y change), 2005-August 2007
19. Net sales margin in industry and construction in Poland (%), 2000-H1 2007
20. Cost to revenue ratio in industry and construction in Poland (% of revenues), 2000-H1 2007
21. Indicator of overall economic climate in the construction sector in Poland, 2004-August 2007
22. Climate survey - construction and assembly output indicator in Poland, 2002-H1 2007
23. Number of buildings for which construction permits were issued in Poland ('000), 2000-H1 2007
24. Assessment of the current situation in the Polish construction industry
25. How will the Polish construction market's situation change in the next 12 months? Will it improve, get worse or remain unchanged?
26. PMR Construction Climate Indicator, July 2004-September 2007
27. How do you expect the value of a given indicator to change in 2007 relative to 2006?
28. Percentage of respondents forecasting growth of wages and employment in the construction industry, July 2004-September 2007
29. Which segments of the construction market will be most attractive for Polish companies in the next two years?
30. Do you think more work will be performed on the Polish road infrastructure in 2007?
31. What are the greatest obstacles to doing business in the Polish construction market?
32. What are the key factors to market success in the Polish construction sector?
33. Is your company experiencing strong competition from EU companies?
34. Has EU membership been good or bad for your company?
35. Is your company participating in investment projects co-financed by the EU?
36. Percentage of surveyed firms participating in investments co-financed by the EU, July 2004-September 2007
37. Revenues posted by the surveyed firms in 2006
38. Is your company planning to increase or decrease its workforce in the next 12 months?
39. Is your company planning to expand its production capacities in the next 12 months otherwise than by incrasing its workforce?
40. How is your company planning to expand its production capacities in the next 12 months (otherwise than by increasing its workforce)?
41. How do you assess your firm's present financial standing?
42. How do you assess your firm's financial standing this year relative to a year ago?
43. How do you expect your firm to stand financially at the end of 2007 relative to the end of 2006?
44. How do you assess your firm's order portfolio?
45. How has your firm's order portfolio changed in the past year?
46. What do you expect to happen to your firm's order portfolio in the next 12 months?
47. Percentage of companies completing projects or selling products and services abroad (based on responses provided in 2004-2007)?
48. In which countries is your company currently executing projects or selling products or services?
49. Does your company plan to launch new projects or sell products or services outside of Poland?
50. Countries where companies plan to launch new projects or sell services or products
51. Contribution of civil engineering projects to total construction and assembly output in Poland, 2000-2007
52. Civil engineering projects in Poland by type of building, H1 2007
53. Construction and assembly output comprising roads and motorways in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
54. Construction and assembly output - civil engineering works in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
55. Key projects in the water and wastewater management sector under the National Scheme for Communal Wastewater Treatment
56. Key waste management projects
57. Condition of national roads in Poland, 2003-2006
58. Length of motorways in Poland, eop (km), 2000-2007
59. Railways network in Poland, 2007
60. Number of passengers travelling through Polish airports ('000), H1 2006-H1 2007
61. Estimated capital expenditure in the power generation, metallurgy and fuel sectors in Poland (PLN bn), 2007-2010
62. Civil engineering construction and assembly output in Poland (nominal changes in %), 2000-2010
63. Non-residential construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
64. Construction and assembly output in Poland, by type of building, 2007
65. Non-residential construction and assembly output in Poland, by type of building, H1 2007
66. Construction permits for non-residential buildings in Poland, 2000-H1 2007
67. Industrial and warehouse construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
68. Construction permits for industrial and warehouse buildings in Poland, 2000-H1 2007
69. Existing and planned warehouse space in Poland ('000 m2), H1 2007
70. Stock of modern warehouse space in Poland ('000 m2), H1 2007
71. Commercial and services construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
72. Construction permits for commercial and services buildings in Poland, 2000-H1 2007
73. GLA planned at modern shopping centres in selected European countries ('000 m2), 2007-2008
74. Gross leasable area at shopping centres per 1,000 citizens in Poland, 2007
75. The number of hypermarkets in Poland, 1997-2007
76. Percentage of companies completing projects or selling products and services abroad (based on responses provided in 2004-2007)?
77. In which countries is your company currently executing projects or selling products or services?
78. Does your company plan to launch new projects or sell products or services outside of Poland?
79. Countries where companies plan to launch new projects or sell services or products
80. Contribution of civil engineering projects to total construction and assembly output in Poland, 2000-2007
81. Civil engineering projects in Poland by type of building, H1 2007
82. Construction and assembly output comprising roads and motorways in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
83. Construction and assembly output - civil engineering works in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
84. Key projects in the water and wastewater management sector under the National Scheme for Communal Wastewater Treatment
85. Key waste management projects
86. Condition of national roads in Poland, 2003-2006
87. Length of motorways in Poland, eop (km), 2000-2007
88. Railways network in Poland, 2007
89. Number of passengers travelling through Polish airports ('000), H1 2006-H1 2007
90. Estimated capital expenditure in the power generation, metallurgy and fuel sectors in Poland (PLN bn), 2007-2010
91. Civil engineering construction and assembly output in Poland (nominal changes in %), 2000-2010
92. Non-residential construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
93. Construction and assembly output in Poland, by type of building, 2007
94. Non-residential construction and assembly output in Poland, by type of building, H1 2007
95. Construction permits for non-residential buildings in Poland, 2000-H1 2007
96. Industrial and warehouse construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
97. Construction permits for industrial and warehouse buildings in Poland, 2000-H1 2007
98. Existing and planned warehouse space in Poland ('000 m2), H1 2007
99. Stock of modern warehouse space in Poland ('000 m2), H1 2007
100. Commercial and services construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2000-H1 2007
101. Construction permits for commercial and services buildings in Poland, 2000-H1 2007
102. GLA planned at modern shopping centres in selected European countries ('000 m2), 2007-2008
103. Gross leasable area at shopping centres per 1,000 citizens in Poland, 2007
104. The number of hypermarkets in Poland, 1997-2007
105. Construction and assembly output in Poland - non-residential construction by voivodship (PLN m), 2005-2006
106. Number of non-residential buildings for which construction permits were issued in Poland, by voivodship, 2005-2006
107. Construction and assembly output of non-residential construction in Poland, by voivodship (%), 2003-2006
108. Number of existing homes in Poland per 1,000 inhabitants, 2006
109. Home completions in Poland by voivodship, 2006-H1 2007
110. Home completions per thousand population in Poland, 2006
111. The number of residential buildings for which construction permits were issued in Poland by voivodship, 2005-2006
112. The number of new dwellings for which constructon permits were issued in Poland by voivodship, 2006-H1 2007
113. Construction and assembly output in Poland - residential construction by voivodship (PLN m), 2006
114. Change in construction and assembly output - residential construcion in Poland by voivodship (%), 2003-2006
115. Building permits and home starts in Poland by voivodship ('000), H1 2007
116. Structure of the Budimex capital group
117. Structure of the Polimex-Mostostal capital group
118. Structure of the Mostostal-Warszawa capital group
119. Shareholders of Warbud
120. Structure of the PBG capital group
121. Structure of the Kopex capital group
122. Structure of the Mostostal Zabrze capital group

List of tables

1. Construction and assembly output in Poland (PLN bn), 2006-H1 2007
2. Main indicators illustrating the condition of the Polish construction industry, 2001-2007
3. Breakdown of construction and assembly output in Poland, by type of building, 2003-2006
4. Forecasts for the main economic indicators in Poland, 2007-2009
5. Number of construction firms in Poland, June 2002-June 2007
6. Largest construction companies in Poland, 2006
7. Change in the prices of building materials and employment in construction companies in 2007 relative to 2006, based on respondents' assessments
8. Capital expenditure on the implementation of environmental policies in Poland (PLN m), 2007-2014
9. Three main environmental priorities as part of the Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme, 2007-2013
10. Planned network of expressways in Poland
11. Planned network of motorways in Poland
12. Investment plans of PKP PLK, 2007
13. Investments planned by the existing Polish airports (€ m), 2007-2020
14. Non-residential building completions in Poland, by type of building, 2004-2006
15. Hypermarket chains in Poland, September 2007
16. Foreign supermarket chains in Poland, August 2007
17. Selected hypermarket chains in Poland, 2001-2007
18. Discount store chains in Poland, June 2007
19. Housing stock in Poland, 2006
20. Average useable area of homes completed in Poland (m2), 2000-H1 2007
21. Home completions in Poland by type, 1996-H1 2007
22. Changes in home completions in Poland, 1998-H1 2007
23. Home construction permits issued in Poland, 2006 and H1 2007
24. Home starts in Poland, 2006 and H1 2007
25. Creditworthiness of married couples who earn the average wage in individual voivodships in Poland (PLN-denominated loan), 2007
26. Voivodships' shares in Polish GDP (%), 1998-2010
27. Capital expenditure in Poland by voivodship, 2006-2007
28. Forecast for capital expenditure growth in Poland (PLN m), 2006-2010
29. Area and population of Poland by voivodship, 2006
30. Population forecast for Poland by voivodship (in '000), 2006-2030 (as of 31 December)
31. Forecast for construction and assembly output in Poland (%), 2007-2010
32. Construction and assembly output in Poland by voivodship (PLN m), 2006-2010
33. Motorways network in Poland as planned for 2013
34. Construction and assembly output - civil engineering construction in Poland, by voivodship (PLN m), 2006-2010
35. Forecast for construction and assembly output - non-residential construction in Poland by voivodship (PLN m), 2006-2010
36. Housing stock in Poland by voivodship, 2006
37. Number of home completions in Poland, 2006-2010
38. Construction and assembly output - residential construction in Poland by voivodship (PLN m), 2006-2010
39. Population of Poland by voivodship, 2003-2006
40. Number of construction firms in Poland by voivodship, end of June 2007
41. Construction output in Poland by voivodship (PLN m and € m), 2004-H1 2007
42. Construction and assembly output in Poland, by voivodship (PLN m and € m), 2003-2006
43. Construction and assembly output in Poland, investment works, by voivodship (PLN m and € m), 2004-2006
44. Construction and assembly output in Poland, renovation works, by voivodship (PLN m and € m), 2004-2006
45. Number of residential buildings for which construction permits were issued in Poland, by voivodship, 2003-H1 2007
46. Number of non-residential buildings for which construction permits were issued in Poland, by voivodship, 2003-H1 2007
47. Polish voivodships in figures, H1 2007, part I
48. Polish voivodships in figures, H1 2007, part II
49. Polish voivodships in figures, H1 2007, part III
50. Polish voivodships in figures, H1 2007, part IV

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Boom in the construction industry continues - November 2007 The overall mood among construction firms – more upbeat thatat any other time in the past several years – has even improvedover the past six months. Over 80% of the managers at the largestPolish construction firms positively view the present situationin the industry. After a brief supplies crisis early in the year,the difficulties experienced by companies in obtaining buildingmaterials diminished; however, looming problems due to labourshortage and high labour costs are now the main threats to thepace of growth in the construction industry in the coming years. To receive a full version of this FREE article, please fill in the form below. The article (in a PDF file ) will be sent to your e-mail address. None of this information will be disclosed to third parties. To be assured that we take your privacy seriously, please read our privacy policy. Please fill out all the fields correctly. Information will only be provided if forms are adequately completed.

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