Engineering & construction publications

In this paper, we take a close look at trends and best practice across the Engineering & Construction (E&C) industry with regard to moving people to work abroad. We draw on interviews with 24 companies in the sector from around the globe, covering areas such as international assignment policy, compliance, reward, cost effectiveness and talent management.

In the paper, we outline the opportunities in infrastructure projects in CEE, EU funding, challenges and key success factors on bidding and delivering on projects in CEE – a region requiring a significant infrastructure investment. In addition to providing a backdrop for the CEE region as a whole, the paper includes territory focuses on five major territories where opportunities are the most plentiful – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and the Czech Republic.

Benefiting from the country’s rapid GDP growth and the Chinese Government’s focus on developing transportation infrastructure, China’s construction market has grown massively in recent years and the trend will certainly continue over the next decade. With rising urbanisation, many major infrastructure projects planned and a much improved investment environment, China represents significant market opportunities. Whilst the construction market there is without doubt an attractive one, foreign contractors who wish to enter the region successfully and profitably should be well prepared for the risk and challenges that they may face. This, the latest of our 'Building Knowledge' papers, explores the opportunities - and challenges - of China in detail.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Global economic crime survey 2005, Engineering and construction (E&C) industry, is an industry-specific companion to the 2005 Global economic crime survey. In this industry survey, we have examined responses from 180 E&C companies in 26 countries.

With better public services at the heart of government agendas, the need for private sector involvement in their delivery and management has intensified.