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price has increased by 23 percent. That is not
in the influence of the construction company.
Subcontractors also have price increases, material
and personnel issues. In Germany, there
was a 6 percent minimum wage increase in
2018 from one day to the next. You try selling
that to a customer. It's quite an art form to
pass these price increases on to the market. If,
for example, you look at subsidized housing
construction in Vienna, then the costs have
risen by just over 30 percent in the last seven
years. However, we were only able to pass 14
or 15 percent on to our customer.
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"All our markets
are growing
and performing
well."
Increasing efficiency is the order of the day.
But let me briefly go back to prices again. In
the ten years prior to 2017, prices were falling.
Now they are rising. As a general contractor
we are also affected by these developments.
On the one hand, there is a personnel issue:
"Do I have enough employees in the company?
What about the capacities of the subcontractors?
"These, of course, also demand
their prices. Construction companies, on the
whole, suffer the negative aspects of rising
prices. Particularly a large general contractor
such as PORR.
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As far as sustainability and conservation
of resources are concerned, what impact
does that have on pricing?
Well, there's simply no way around sustainability
these days. We're trying - and PORR
is a pioneer in this area. Whenever possible,
we use recycled materials in both planning
and construction. Infrastructure asphalt, for
example, may contain as much as 50 percent
of recycled asphalt.
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With integrated building automation from Beckhoff you can implement a
PC-based control solution that already meets the requirements of energy
effi ciency class A. All building systems are controlled with an integrated
system. Functional changes and extensions are implemented based on
software, and synergy effects are fully utilised. The result: up to 30 % energy
savings potential for new buildings and refurbishments.
Does that cost more in total?
It's definitely more economical, of course.
We already recycle a lot, whether it's wood or
brick debris, and it can be used for all sorts of
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