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According to the analysis, companies have contracted work on average for half a year (5.9 months), with large construction companies even for more than ten months. "If the positive development in the sector continues and companies see the sustainability of this growth for the coming years, the number of employees in construction companies could increase by four to five percent over the course of 2015," explained the findings of the quarterly analysis by Jiří Vacek, director of CEEC Research.
For example, Skanska plans to employ new people, having secured the largest volume of public construction contracts last year. "Given that there has been a revival in some segments of the construction market, hiring new employees is essential. Particularly in the area of railway construction, we plan to invest in mechanization and continue hiring qualified employees," stated Roman Wieczorek, CEO of Skanska Czech Republic and Slovakia.
A larger volume of work than a year ago has been confirmed primarily by companies working in civil engineering, namely those building roads and railways. Forty percent of these companies have contracts for a longer duration than in 2014. "In line with the planned growth in output, we logically anticipate an increase in the number of employees and further investments in technologies," noted Luboš Tomášek, a member of the board at Strabag Rail.
Trigema Building plans to hire three to five percent new employees this year, and companies involved in civil engineering also want to hire new people. "I anticipate the arrival of new, skilled workers in construction preparation and project teams. We will also employ several students from construction faculties," said Ivan Havel, executive director of Geosan Group.
Průmstav has similar plans. "Along with a slight increase in the volume of contracts, we also expect a corresponding recruitment of new employees, especially for management and oversight of construction projects," confirmed Milan Valenta, the company's commercial director, regarding the improving trend.
More than a third (35 percent) of company directors confirmed that they had increased budgets for the purchase of new machinery compared to last year, by up to fifteen percent. Thus, after many years of shedding costly machinery or postponing the purchase of machinery, companies will invest in their development and increase their competitiveness.
"In addition to strengthening capacities in selected professions, we are also enhancing the transport construction division with the purchase of new machinery," informed Robert Špott, executive director of Syner.
Swietelsky Construction has already recorded a gradual increase in employment last year. "We expect this trend to continue this year. We will focus the purchase of machinery primarily on the renewal and modernization of existing tools," noted Petr Čížek, managing director of Swietelsky Construction.
Construction is one of the sectors most affected by the recent economic crisis. From 2008 to 2013, builders lost 443 billion Czech crowns, which is the annual turnover of the sector. Companies significantly reduced their workforce, and the trend did not change last year either. According to the Czech Statistical Office, the number of employees in companies with 50 or more employees decreased by 4.8% year-on-year in 2014. More than 50,000 people lost their jobs in construction due to the crisis.
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