OUTLOOK - CONSTRUCTION MARKETING FORECASTS AND TRENDS FROM 2005 UNTIL 2009

RLF is committed to understanding the dynamics and issues affecting the construction industry. The aim of Outlook is to understand the issues affecting each of RLF's core markets and to forcast key trends which will affect each of the sectors between 2005 and 2009.

We hope that by publishing these documents, we will be able to provide better services to our clients operating in the various sectors covered by the research.

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RLF BUSINESS BRIEFING PAPER “SMALL STEPS: TACKLING THE UK
CONSTRUCTION SKILLS CRISIS”

The skills shortage in the UK construction industry has been developing from a problem into a crisis over the last decade and a half. The incumbent UK government is investing the highest level of public spending on construction projects for many years, with 40 per cent of construction industry revenue derived from the public sector. The construction industry is estimated to account for approximately 8 per cent of national gross domestic product (GDP). A recent report indicated that increases are anticipated in all types of work for private clients.

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