ISRAEL Construction and Building Industry

Israeli Export & International Cooperation Institute
ISRAEL
Construction and Building Industry
The
Israeli Export
& International
Cooperation
Institute

Arik Rath
Business Development
Manager
arikr@export.gov.il

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Israel at a Glance
Ø Area: 21,000 km2
Ø Population: 7 Million
Ø GDP/Capita: $19,890
Ø Industrial exports: $4 Billion
Ø 5 years average inflation rate: 1.2%
Ø Penetration:
§ Mobile – 98%
§ PC – 43%
§ Internet – 71%


Israel Building a Country

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Israel Building a Country


Israel – Constructing the Future

The Israel construction industry has four main
fields of activity:

Ø Building materials
Ø Civil engineering and architecture
Ø Contractors and infrastructure companies
Ø Real estate developers


Background & Overview
Building material manufacturers
Ø 450 exporting companies.
Ø Export turnover from the sector – $US3b

Major markets:
Ø Western Europe
Ø USA
Ø Eastern Europe
Ø Asia


Building Materials

Ceramics Windows,
and stone doors and Cladding
hardware Paints

Ceiling,
Conduits, pipes partitions and Faucets and Electrical
and ducts structural pipe valves

Fencing Plastic sheet
and poles


Building a Success Story…


Technology – “Made in Israel”

Ø Climate control solutions

Ø Solar water heating

Ø Security-minded construction


Israeli Technology
ISRAEL:
Ø 3rd in the world in entrepreneurial start ups
Ø 2nd in quality of university education
Ø 1st in availability of scientists & engineers
Ø 4th in quality of scientific research and institutes
Ø Has the highest concentration of High-Tech
startups after Silicon Valley
Ø Has more companies listed on NASDAQ than any
other country in the world


Civil Engineering and Construction


State-of-the-Art
Technology at Competitive Prices
The average hourly rate for an Israeli engineer is about
50% less in comparison to other leading
European/American companies:

Germany US$ 89.55 U.S.A. US$ 60.00
Switzerland US$ 82.25 Finland US$ 54.33
Belgium US$ 75.51 France US$ 48.31
Norway US$ 69.61 Italy US$ 46.29
Netherlands US$ 68.48 Israel US$ 36.00
Japan US$ 67.95 UK US$ 35.67
Denmark US$ 67.92 Portugal US$ 28.09
Sweden US$ 66.46 Spain US$ 15.03


contractor and Infrastructure


Why are Israel’s solutions appealing?

Ø Forefront of technology – highly advanced, quality
solutions
Ø Main markets - strong establishment and presence
Ø Business relations - long term and reliable
Ø Flexibility and creativity in adopting solution to customer
requirements
Ø Pricing – competitive
Ø Technological breakthroughs and leadership


Why Israel

Ø Compliance to Standards

Ø Custom Manufacturing

Ø Free Trade Agreements


Highly Skilled Workforce
Ø77% of the population have graduated from high school
ØUniversity Degrees:
§ 34% of the population holds university degrees
§ 24% of the working force (3rd after the US and
Holland)
§ 12% holds an advanced degree
Ø40% of the 90’s immigrants hold an
academic degree
Source: Israel CBS (2004)


Israel Export & International
Cooperation Institute
Ø Promotes trade, joint ventures and
strategic alliances between
companies in Israel and abroad
Ø Introduces Israeli exporters and
suppliers to buyers and distributors
around the world, thus creating
business opportunities
Ø Represents over 3,000 Israeli
member companies
Ø Focal point for contacts with the
government and the industry


We wish you all…

Ø An enjoyable visit
Ø Fruitful discussions
Ø Successful cooperation


Thank You!


Thank
You!


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