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Windows and Doors Division<br />
Outlook: Continued leadership through ideas<br />
Going forward, EgoKiefer will keep to its successful formula of leadership through ideas, in-<br />
vesting in expanding the company, its partner network and its range of services. In 2006<br />
(probably mid-year), EgoKiefer will launch its new XL ® synthetic window system, adding an<br />
attractive alternative material to the wood/aluminum version launched in the 2005 financial<br />
year. A customer-focused range of products, pan-Swiss market coverage, and outstanding<br />
service capabilities will keep EgoKiefer on the growth path in 2006, and enable it to further<br />
build on its market leadership. The company will strive for particularly strong growth in the<br />
doors business.<br />
EgoKiefer will keep to<br />
its formula of leadership<br />
through ideas.<br />
Construction remains healthy — Since 2000, construction has performed better that the<br />
Swiss economy as a whole. While gross domestic product (GDP) had only increased around<br />
2 % by 2004, investment in building construction had grown around 12 % over the same<br />
period. There was another slight increase in real investment in construction in 2005. This<br />
positive development was largely due to new residential construction:<br />
38,500 new residential units were built in 2005, almost 5% more<br />
than the previous year, and the highest figure since 1996. Statistics<br />
for the number of homes under construction and trends in planning<br />
permission point to stagnation or only a slight increase in residential<br />
construction activity in 2006. It pays to be cautious with regard to<br />
further developments: from 2007 and 2008 onward, market analysts forecast a decline in<br />
residential building and, by extension, in total construction activity.
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