The 2012 NCE Consultants File is included with this week's issue. It shows that, while the UK civil engineering market remains tough, we are at last seeing an optimistic view of the future. Fee incomes are back on the up and the outlook predicted by business leaders in the sector is overwhelmingly one of growth in the home market and growth overseas. That aspiration is coupled with the reality that consultants are recruiting. The demand for experienced staff and graduates brings overall technical staff numbers almost back to 2008 levels, and underlines that fact that, for many, an economic corner is being turned.
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