What is construction?

Construction is any work done in connection with the construction, alteration, conversion, fitting out, commissioning, renovation, refurbishment, decommissioning or demolition of any structure, or any similar activity.

The main sectors of construction are:

• housing (makes up nearly 60% of the industry and includes the construction of domestic houses, flats and associated outbuildings)
• commercial (deals with the construction of office buildings, shops and shopping centres, public buildings, factories and medium to high rise apartment buildings)
• civil (includes the construction of roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, wharfs, pipelines, reservoirs, dams and similar infrastructure works)
• engineering (includes the construction of power stations, chemical processing and storage facilities, major industrial processing plants and ship building)