Consilier Construct, one of the top four domestic companies providing consulting services in the field of road infrastructure, ended last year with a turnover worth 5.2 million euros, around 20% higher year on year.

The company has budgeted a turnover worth 8 million euros for 2007, an increase of 50%, as a result of the market growth and of its involvement in major projects.

"For this year, we expect our turnover to be around 8 million euros, based on the contracts we've secured and also considering the contracts we will undertake. We have major projects of a "design build" type and will be dealing with the design part, while our partners will oversee the construction works," Bogdan Vintila, the chairman of Consilier Construct, told ZF.

The most important projects Consilier Construct got last year were related to traffic detours developed by the local councils of Iasi and Arad. In addition, contracts were secured for regional projects including the redevelopment of county roads in Galati, Tecuci, Valea Aiudului and Gorj, which will be carried out this year.

Dynamics in the workforce were positive last year, with the company boosting its total of employees by approximately 10% to 200. In 2005, Consilier Construct had to let part of its staff go due to a lack of large-scale projects, and to the fact that the flood control works were not that extensive.

According to Vintila, the company wants to hire a further 40 people in order to cope with market demand. "Experienced workforce is quite hard to find. We shall probably begin by recruiting students who we will then train," explained the chairman of Consilier Construct.

Projects developed by local administrations account for 20% of the company's turnover, with projects developed from European funds or with central budget capital accounting for the remainder. However, Vintila specified