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Polish construction industry will see increased growth in the coming years, following the challenging years of 2009 and 2010.

Workload and contract wins fell in 2009, but emerging markets gained in importance for internationally active European contractors.

German construction equipment orders rose between January and August - recovery set to continue into New Year.

European building materials no longer expected to pick up in the second half of this year, says report

Business confidence in the European rental sector in the third quarter of 2010 showed little dramatic improvement on the previous quarter, although sentiment remains markedly better than at the start of the year.

Public activity drives +0.4% month-on-month rise, but weakness persists in private construction.

August sees rises in month-on-month and annual job creation, but AGC warns they could be temporary improvements.

Demand for brick and block products projected to increase +12% annually to 12.4 billion units (US$ 8 billion), in 2014, according to Freedonia Group report.

World market to be worth US$ 12.7 trillion by 2020

KHL Group's latest directory, International Concrete Construction 2010, is now available via KHL.com's Information Store.

Tough conditions across Australia's construction industry kept the sector in negative territory in August according to the latest Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI.)

International Rental News' The Rental Book 2010 now available via KHL.com's Information Store.

US$ 110 billion year-on-year decline in non-residential work deflates industry.

Weak business confidence will see unit sales grow just +4% this year.

Stimulus spending is driving unprecedented demand for excavators.

A new Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry study has shown that more than US$ 714.8 billion of construction projects are currently at the design stage or under construction in the UAE

The latest 'US Building Materials Forecast' produced by IHS Global Insight predicts that residential construction activity in the US will begin to see improvement this year, while non-residential construction will not recover before 2011.

The latest figures from Eurostat show that construction output in the EU fell -2,4% in May compared to a year ago. In the 16 country Euro zone, the drop in output was even greater with a -6,3% fall.

Better than expected growth in Asia and Latin America will mean more sales and profit this year.

Construction output in Europe is expected to shrink another –4,0% overall this year before returning to moderate growth in 2011.