Background

Construction

The construction industry, due to the specifics of its products that are the foundation of industrial production, but also the lives of people in general, has positioned itself as one of the dominant sectors of the economy Zenica-Doboj Canton.

Great potentials of this sector in Zenica-Doboj Canton are capacities for the production of extractive materials (stone, sand, gravel, mortar, concrete, etc.) as well as production of construction materials of processing type (brick, tile, cement, lime, concrete accessories, construction carpentry, installation materials, etc.) which is organized in independent companies.

In the construction sector in Zenica-Doboj Canton, most of the work is performed by legal entities, although there is an increase in the share of work performed by natural persons.

The growth parameters in the construction sector for 2018 compared to 2017 are as follows:

  • the total value of construction works amounted to KM 149,7 million, and it increased by 17,7 %;
  • the number of employees amounted to 3.959, which increased by 6,7 %;
  • the average net salary increased by 5 %.

Construction companies in the Zenica-Doboj Canton area deal with all types of work. At the same time, there is an evident increase in the number of specialized construction companies in the field of civil engineering, which is becoming more and more interesting due to large infrastructure projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The construction sector is dominated by a large number of medium and small companies, but also several large companies.

The main areas in which Zenica-Doboj Canton companies operate are:

Building construction (design and construction):

  • residential buildings, family houses, purpose-built buildings, apartment blocks, etc.
  • public facilities (facilities of health, culture, administration, trade, catering, transport, etc.)
  • commercial facilities (industrial and agricultural facilities).

Civil engineering (design and construction):

  • roads, structures, bridges, dams, tunnels, silos, water towers, etc.

Construction companies Zenica-Doboj Canton perform works and export products to the markets: Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc.

There is a lot of potential and opportunities for investing in the construction sector in Zenica-Doboj Canton, especially when it comes to investing in infrastructure projects, such as:

  • corridor 5c,
  • reconstruction of the railway network, and
  • investments in the construction of hydropower and thermal power facilities.

The most important companies in this sector are:

You have questions or some information for us.