b'INDUSTRY OUTLOOKHOW BUSY DO YOU EXPECT YOUR BUSINESSCOMPARED TO FIVE YEARS AGO, IT IS TO BE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?___________ TO DO BUSINESS IN MANITOBA.Less Busy Easier/Less 7% expensive 1% Harder/MoreMore BusyExpensive53% 61%AboutAbout thethe SameSame 40% 38%WHAT IS MAKING IT HARDER TO DO BUSINESS IN MANITOBA? High material and wage costs make Due to a lowerQualityit less profitable to volume of work,employees. continue to employ Its harder toand compete.get building andthe industry is occupancy permits.more competitive, Tendering practicesyet the continued have degeneratedincrease of materialClient demands are increasing while schedules areamongst our publicand administrativedecreasing. Technology is not necessarily making thingsauthorities andcosts push expensesquicker, yet the general population seems to think thatsome consultants. higher. it does. The workforce in general has decreased when itcomes to experience and employee expectations are muchhigher, causing more training time, etc.WHAT TYPE OF ROLES DO YOU ANTICIPATE HIRINGWHATS YOUR BIGGESTFOR IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? WORK-RELATED STRESSOR? (Respondents were asked to select all that apply) WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?Site WorkersGovernment (Carpenters, Labour,spendingWork Electricians, etc.)reductions 59% 8% availabilityEstimators/ 38%60 ProjectTaxesManagers/ 9%Superintendents 50 38% Quality of Administration StaffDocuments40 36% 11%30 We dont expect to make any hires in the next 12 months 20 16%10 Labour Supply0 32%24 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'