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  • Essay / Markets within the construction industry - 1653

    In the first task I have to explain the different markets within the construction industry. I will use national statistics as the raw data source. In the second task, I will describe the four main economic resources necessary to enable the start of a construction project, looking at the scenario that I will write as a junior quantity surveyor to the manager and essentially describe the conditions required to allow the start of a construction project. In the third task, I will analyze the different types of financing available for a typical construction project, including the different conditions and terms that have been imposed by the supplier. This will involve researching the main banks and finance providers, regarding their requirements and conditions. In task four, I will research major companies and provide information from different sources regarding their terms and conditions. TASK 1 P2Capital markets: Capital markets are where the buyers are. and sellers participate in the trading of financial securities and have collateral, called bonds and stocks. Capital markets involve lending/borrowing money over a longer period of time and involves investors to invest and secure it. All financial transactions are between fund users and fund providers. Commodity Markets: Commodity markets are where every supply is controlled by the government and it decides what products and services are needed. They also decide when and how to distribute it. Commodity markets actually help and work to get the actual products, like working on a farm and growing food, but also going to the sea and pumping oil out of the ground. These are all commodity markets, unlike manufactured goods, where different techniques are used. to get middle of paper ......s that his money might not be refunded if the company goes bankrupt. Shares: Preferred shares offer their owners preferences over normal shareholders. The difference between common stock and preferred stock is that preferred stock has a fixed payout while common stock does not. But preferred shareholders do not have the right to vote at general meetings. Investments: it is the purchase of an asset that will bring in more money in the future. An investment will require a good explanation of the business being built, and the lender will take a percentage of that business. For example, someone who wanted to build a building project but he needed £100,000, he goes to another businessman to tell him about his project and if he accepts, he gets the money on one condition: the lender will take 30% of the amount. construction project.