CZECH Building Industry Supplement of Czech Business and Trade
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6/ 2006 Supplement of Czech Business and Trade CZECH Building Industry CZECH BUILDING INDUSTRY CZECH BUILDING INDUSTRY Building Industry Supplement of: Czech Business and Trade 11-12/2006 – Sector with CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 3 Building Industry – Sector with Good Prospects Good Prospects ANALYSIS 4 Building Industry Is Recording a High Performance 4 Trends in Building Materials Production Václav Knor, Ministry of Industry and Trade, INVESTMENT e-mail: [email protected], www.mpo.cz 6 TOP INVEST – Competition for the 2005 Best Investment Plan 7 Building in the Czech Republic Will Be Simpler EDUCATION Building production creates works which have a long life 8 Foreign Cooperation at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and represent not only material rendering but also cultural of the Czech Technical University in Prague and architectural values. The character of the building WE ARE INTRODUCING industry is largely national, it is mostly self-reliant 10 High Standard of Czech Concrete nationally, and as a sector is considerably diversified. In ENTERPRISE factual terms, it is the main creator of buildings and 12 Universal Building Company Enjoying its Many Successes structures which are a major part of gross fixed assets. CZECH TOP 14 Modern Face of the Constuction Industry Changes in Construction Development 16 Skanska – Global Construction Group in the Czech Republic 18 Leading Player in the Construction of Tunnels The establishment of a National Technology Platform has 20 Traditional Brand for Buildings of the 21st Century been initiated in the Czech Republic within the European 22 The Most Prestigious Award for Czech Builders and Architects Construction Technology Platform (ECTP), and with it RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT comes the participation of representatives of the Czech 24 Four Basic Trends in Building Materials Research building industry in the specification and implementation of the tasks and instruments of research, development and SURVEY 26 Poll of Successful Companies Operating in the Building Industry innovation (within the so-called High Level Group (HLG). The intentions to promote research, development, and INFORMATION 30 Building Industry Exhibitions and Trade Fairs in the Czech Republic in 2007 innovations in the European building industry are thus 30 Important Contacts applied also under Czech conditions. The institutions and structure of this work are being prepared in such a way as PRESENTATION OF COMPANIES: to comply with the European objectives and enable them 2 HP san s.r.o. to participate to receive financial support for this activity 13 BETON - Těšovice, spol. s r.o. 15 HET, s.r.o. from European sources. 17 P-SYSTEMS s.r.o. 19 Institut pro testování a certifikaci, a.s. Tasks of the Czech Building Industry 21 Drahomíra Kadlecová 31 Enaspol a.s. The objective of the Czech building industry for the next 32 OHL ŽS, a.s. 10 - 15 years is to achieve a level of available building PSP izoterm s.r.o., Pontex, spol. s r.o., BUREAU VERITAS CZECH REPUBLIC, spol. s r.o., REGO stock, in both quantity and quality, which would s.r.o., Rigips, s.r.o., HOCO BAUELEMENTE, spol. s r.o. correspond to the current level of developed EU countries. MK ČR E 6379 This means the Czech Republic’s convergence with the EU This magazine is published as a supplement to the economic bi-monthly issued in English in the area of infrastructure, the country’s provision with (Czech Business and Trade), German (Wirtschaft und Handel in der Tschechischen transport network, housing complexes, environmental Republik), French (Industrie et commerce tchèques), Spanish (Empresas y negocios en la República Checa), and Russian (óe¯cÍafl Úop„o‚Îfl Ë Ôe‰ÔËÌËÏaÚeθcÚ‚o). structures, public facilities and buildings in the area of industry, trade, and services. The extensive need for Managing Editor: Jana Vápeníková Editor: Naďa Vávrová building works also reflects the essential need for the so Graphic Design: Helena Dvořáková, Miloslav Bucvan far neglected maintenance and repairs of building stock. Address: PP Agency, s.r.o., Myslíkova 25 The concepts prepared for the different areas (sector 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic strategies) confirm such a requirement, whether it is the Phone: +420 221 406 623, 221 406 626 strategy of transport network renewal and development, Fax: +420 224 934 383 implementation of the housing development concept, E-mail: [email protected] including regeneration and repairs of the existing housing www.ppagency.cz www.mpo.cz/cbt stock (specifically the problem of regeneration of prefabricated housing complexes), satisfaction of the Deadline: 31/09/2006 demands of the business sector, including that of foreign Attitudes expressed by the authors of articles in this magazine are not necessarily investors (investment incentives), or filling the gap in the consistent with the viewpoint of the Publisher. level of ecological structures (sewage treatment plants, PP Agency liquidation of old environmental damage, etc.). Company with the ISO 9001 certified quality management system for publishing services Cover photo: OHL ŽS, a.s. I 3 | ANALYSIS Building Industry Is Recording a High Performance Jan Skřivánek, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic, e-mail: [email protected], www.mpo.cz In 2006, the Czech building industry is adaptation to the demanding criteria of increased slightly almost to 10%, but in continuing its high performance of the the European construction market, comparison with some developed last years, although the growth rate has whether in production and technical countries it is still low, especially given the been lower as a result of the high conditions, improvement in the business dilapidated condition of the existing performance rate set for example by the environment, conditions of sustainable building, and primarily housing stock. year 2004. The source of these results was development or economic benefits, all of represented by large capital projects which are essential prerequisites for Support to Construction (transport infrastructure, production increased competitiveness and further Support in the building industry is focused investments, public facilities, business and development of the Czech building mainly on small and medium-sized logistics centres), while an upsurge in industry. Higher intensity is required in enterprises (SME). The highest resources housing construction contributed to areas where the set targets have not been (EUR 128.5 million) were distributed to a lesser extent. The growth of the building attained. These include housing these companies within the Operational industry was influenced by a favourable reconstruction and modernisation, more Programme Industry and Enterprise (OPIE). macroeconomic environment (public extensive use of innovations, launching of 356 projects received subsidies under contracts, investment incentives, industrial research and development projects within these decisions, and 976 other parks construction), as well as by the framework of the establishment of entrepreneurs gained support in the form investment activities of private developer a national technology platform, as well as of advantageous loans. This programme projects, mainly in large cities. The share measures based on foreign experience in became one of the most successful of the output of small and medium-sized the area of training and education (mainly programmes in the country. A key step in companies has increased (almost one- apprenticeships). There are also other the support of SMEs was the third of the overall production). The tasks and priorities stemming from the establishment of the National Register of beneficial effect of the building industry is specifications of the Czech Republic’s Consultants, which provides companies represented by its 9% (approx.) share in Economic Development Strategy, and the with access to a relatively large number of overall employment, and its ability to National Lisbon Strategy, included in the highly qualified specialists. What is more, absorb considerable numbers of unskilled strategy for the development of the small and medium-sized businesses may or low-skilled workers who would have building industry and the main tasks and obtain up to a 50% subsidy for the difficulty to find jobs in other sectors. Over priorities of the sector for 2006. consulting services from the new two-thirds of the Czech output of programme Competitiveness, for which companies with 20 employees and above Reserves in Building Industry the EU has allocated EUR 500 000. in 2006 1st quarter were represented by The building industry has reserves in At the moment, the Czech Ministry of building works worth EUR 1 billion, and housing construction, where the ratio of Industry and Trade is finalising the draft of the rest, i.e. less than one-third, was completed new buildings to the volume of the Operational Programme Enterprise represented by engineering works. repair and maintenance work is less and Innovation, which should provide satisfactory. New buildings, together with decisive support to entrepreneurs in the Adaptation to the European reconstructions and modernisations, 2007-2013 period. Its content and Market accounted for 89% of the Czech output. provisions will be based on the above- The building industry continued its The share of repair and maintenance work mentioned and very successful OPIE. I Trends in Building Materials Production Pavel Malinský, Ministry of Industry and Trade, e-mail: [email protected] Industrial production of building the last five years. Building materials industry