Optimism alive and kicking in construction
The RICS construction survey for the third quarter of 2009 found confidence over increased workloads returning to the industry for the first time since 2008 Q1. This was despite an overall fall in workload across the industry as a whole and the fact that things would have been worse but for a positive showing from publicly financed construction. So are the surveyors right and we are poised to rebound from recession over the coming year?