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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Builders Reinsurance S.A.
Business Wire - Fri Dec 13, 9:36AM CST
A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Builders Reinsurance S.A. (BRe) (Luxembourg), a subsidiary of Hochtief AG, a large Germany-based construction company. The outlook for both ratings remains stable.
Construction in Germany - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017
M2 - Tue Oct 08, 4:58AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5rmdd2/construction_in) has announced the addition of the "Construction in Germany - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017" report to their offering. The German construction industry registered a CAGR of 3.00% during the review period (2008-2012). Growth was fuelled by a rise in disposable income and stable employment. Salaries in Germany increased by 9.1% between 2008 and 2012, while the unemployment rate stood at 5.3% in 2012. This demand factor contributed to a steady increase in construction activity during the review period. Growth was also supported by investments in the country's export-oriented industrial sector, which accounted for 26.1% of the country's GDP in 2012. The industry is anticipated to post a forecast-period (2013-2017) CAGR of 2.22%, with future growth mainly driven by expansion in the residential construction market. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in Germany: - Historical (2008-2012) and forecast (2013-2017) valuations of the construction market in Germany using the construction output and value-add methods - Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, institutional and residential) and by project type - Breakdown of values within each project type, by type of activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition) and by type of cost (materials, equipment and services) - Analysis of key construction industry issues, including regulation, cost management, funding and pricing - Assessment of the competitive environment using Porter's Five Forces analysis - Detailed profiles of the leading construction companies in Germany Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive Summary 2 Market Overview 3 Commercial Construction 4 Industrial Construction 5 Infrastructure Construction 6 Institutional Construction 7 Residential Construction 8 Company Profile: HOCHTIEF AG 9 Company Profile: Bilfinger SE 10 Company Profile: Linde Engineering 11 Company Profile: STRABAG AG 12 Company Profile: Max Bogl Bauservice GmbH & Co. KG 13 Market Data Analysis 14 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Bilfinger SE - Hochtief AG - Linde Engineering - Max Bogl Bauservice GmbH & Co. KG - Strabag AG For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5r...ruction_in
Analyzing the European Construction Industry 2013
M2 - Wed Jan 30, 4:52AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2v8dr6/analyzing_the) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the European Construction Industry" report to their offering. The construction industry is generally considered as being the world's largest industrial employer. Estimates of its size and importance necessarily vary from country to country. Construction is an important sector of the European industry, highly fragmented, and involves a majority of SMEs. The Construction industry is project centered and characterized by short-term partnering between non co-located teams with varying levels of process maturity and information and communication technologies' capability. The industry is known for its conservative culture with a relatively high resistance to change. Although the larger industry players at the management level undertake construction internationally, the vast majority of work is done by local or national SMEs, often also under local building regulations and standards