Civil Engineering And Building Construction  Manufacturers, Traders, Suppliers

Companies in the construction industry deal mainly with the planning and implementation of construction projects. The key players in the construction industry are primarily construction companies. The construction industry is also referred to as construction, civil engineering, mainstream construction industry or as building sector. The construction industry includes mainly the area of planning, underground engineering and building construction, the installation as well as the operation of construction machines and leasing.

In 2010 the number of people employed in construction (in the fields of construction activities and construction installation) reached 700,000 employees. In the field of building construction nearly 500,000 and civil engineering about 234,000 employees were counted. In the remaining sectors of the construction industry about 465,000 employees were accounted for in 2010.

The construction industry thus plays an important role as an employer in Germany. The majority are registered in the field of "finishing works on buildings"; these companies do plastering, installation of windows and doors, floor and wall coverings as well as painting and glazing and other finishing works in construction.

Another 30 percent of the companies fall under the name "civil engineering" for general building works in civil engineering, for carpentry and roofing, as well as for the construction of highways, roads, runways or sports facilities and those responsible for hydraulic engineering.
This is followed by the sector of "building installation" with 27 percent of companies that, for example take care of electrical installations, installation of sanitary facilities, the installation of heating and plumbing systems, installation work, the installation of telecommunications or alarm systems and similar tasks.
With 5 percent share of the companies in the construction sector in seem in constrast in the area of "site preparation", they carry out demolition and earthworks as well as test and mineral exploration in the building.

The construction industry for several years has been in an economic crisis. An improvement seems nowhere in sight. In the current difficult economic situation of the construction industry, many companies are trying to ensure their own survival through general cost cutting initiatives - especially in indirect, currently under-utilized feature. This "rehabilitation strategy", however, is often the first step towards losses in the market and can result in the worst case to a complete withdrawal. In addition, these measures are very difficult to undo. Construction companies lose substance, identity and flexibility and can thus no longer be competitive in the market recovery.