Construction is the process of building infrastructures for commercial, institutional, or residential use, such as bridges, buildings, roads, and other structures. Clay, stone, wood, brick, concrete, metals, and polymers are just a few of the various materials utilised in modern construction.
Singapore Construction Market Driving Factors and Challenges
Expanding infrastructure spending is a key factor in market growth. Governments from all around the world invest a lot of money in building infrastructure and sports facilities. It is projected that expenditures in capital-intensive projects and infrastructure development will increase significantly over the next years, driving market expansion. However, governments are ready to invest money in building hospitals and other healthcare facilities. These investments in the construction industry are anticipated to hasten market expansion. The advent of smart cities is one key trend in market expansion. Smart cities use the most recent technologies as well as information and communication to properly manage city operations. The development of functional areas including traffic, traffic management, energy efficiency and sustainability, and management is a result of the rise of smart cities. The requirement for installing traffic safety equipment in cutting-edge road network systems grows as the number of smart city projects expands globally. Given these variables, suppliers in this market should see possibilities for growth as they work to increase their skills to realise the goals of the smart city initiatives being undertaken by governments all over the world.
The Singapore construction industry does face certain difficulties, though. Future factors that could limit the growth of the construction business include the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and health and safety regulations. The construction industry's labour shortage is a significant obstacle to the market's expansion. This makes it more challenging to outsource work to other nations. Employing immigrants is one way the building sector and the government are attempting to step in. However, the majority of immigrants are illiterate and ignorant. As a result, they are mostly used for simple tasks. Some businesses support immigrants' skill development by providing them with vocational training. The pace at which businesses are hiring migrants has, however, slowed down due to ambiguity surrounding their inclusion. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that must wait for final regulatory clearances surrounding the admission of migrants are more likely to experience this. During the anticipated period, these issues are anticipated to impede market expansion.
Impact of COVID-19 on Singapore Construction Market
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, several building projects were postponed, which had an impact on the expansion of numerous industries, including that of the construction industry. Due to limitations and guidelines imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, certain construction projects have been put on hold.
Singapore Construction Market Key Players:
The market study provides market data by competitive landscape, revenue analysis, market segments and detailed analysis of key market players such as; Arup Group Ltd, China Communications Construction Group Ltd, Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Hassell Studios, Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte Ltd, KCAP Architects & Planners, Kwang Sing Engineering Pte Ltd, Lowe Enterprises Inc., Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd, Samsung Group, Shanghai Urban Construction (Group) Corp., Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd, Toda Corp, Tritech Consultants, Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd, Woh Hup Pvt Ltd, Others.
Singapore Construction Market Segmentation:
By Sector: Based on the Sector, Singapore Construction Market is segmented as; Commercial Construction, Energy and Utilities Construction, Industrial Construction, Infrastructure Construction, Institutional Construction, Residential Construction.
By Region: This research also includes data for Eastern Region, Northern Region, Southern Region, Western Region.
This study also encompasses various drivers and restraining factors of this market for the forecast period. Various growth opportunities are also discussed in the report.