Building boom set to boost Welsh construction recruitment

31/12/2009 13:10:27

A plethora of new developments is set to go ahead in north Wales as of next year and will create thousands of construction jobs in the process, it has been reported.

Plans for improvements to Gwynedd's 6,300 council homes are expected to create 1,754 new jobs in construction, while construction work on a bypass in Porthmadog and a new science and arts centre in Bangor will provide a further 100 building jobs.

Moreover, there could also be a fillip to construction recruitment in Anglesey if plans to build a new £8 billion nuclear power station in Cemaes go ahead, producing 3,000 new jobs in construction, the Daily Post has reported.

Gwynedd's economic development chief Sinoed Williams told the paper: "The top priority for the council is to make sure that local firms and the Gwynedd workforce are ready and able to seize the opportunities these schemes will bring, both in the construction phase, as well as when building work is complete."

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors data indicated a rise in construction work on public housing and on private and public non-housing developments in Wales during the third quarter, with workloads also expected to increase markedly there by the same point in 2010.

Construction jobs in Wales

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