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News Edition: April 2024

Short Introduction

Since 1993, Robert Breitbach Consulting has been a retained executive search firm with a focus on the construction industry.

With offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Estonia, we specialize on assisting German, European and American companies in the search and selection of their executives and specialists.

About 70% of the search projects contain the keywords: "CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, Business Development Manager or Expansions Manager". In addition, we have been able to fill many positions in the areas of sales, plant, and production management. Not to forget many significant engineering positions.

We are pleased that you take the time to visit our "News" page. Here we would like to inform you - updated monthly - about selected topics from this industry.

From the Almanac

The term Construction Industry describes the branch of manufacture and trade based on the building, maintaining, and repairing of structures.

On a global scale, every one in 14 people work in the construction or building segment.

In the United States, 4.3% of the entire GDP comes from the construction industry.

Concrete is the most used building material.

The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world for over 3,800 years.

Women were encouraged by World War II to enter the construction industry.

The famous "Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" picture is real.

Economic Outlook

The global market worth is expected to continue to rise.

This is mostly driven by the construction markets China, India and the United States.

One of the biggest challenges will continue to be the shortage of resources.

What's On The News?

• Ian Weinfass explores for constructiondive.com how to make modular buildings safer.


• On zeit.de, Maike Rademaker dreams the dream of a reusable house.


• Sadie Morgan explains for building.co.uk, what "fit for purpose" means for today's world.


• The website baugewerbe-online.info provides information about residential toxins in old buildings.


• For constructionnews.co.uk, Ian Weinfass puts to the test: "the flaws in production certification".

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