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).