About one third of companies located in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) will need more office space in the coming year, according to a survey carried out by Skanska in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The Swedish construction and development giant surveyed 600 companies with 50 employees and/or at least 500 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space.
About one third of companies located in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) will need more office space in the coming year, according to a survey carried out by Skanska in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The Swedish construction and development giant surveyed 600 companies with 50 employees and/or at least 500 m2 of office space.
The survey, conducted in October and November 2007, shows that only 7% of the respondents thought that they would need less space in the coming year. In the Czech Republic, 41% of the respondents are of the opinion that there will be more employees in the office spaces that their companies rent, while only 6% expect a decrease.
When deciding on the rental of new office space the respondents in the Czech Republic think that the following would be among the most important factors: energy costs; whether the spaces provide a pleasant and high-quality working environment; and parking spots available near the property.
The respondents from the Czech companies evaluated the market in which they are operating very positively overall: 88% describe their industry as expanding. In Poland the figure was as high as 94% and in Hungary 59%. When considering their company's position within its industry or field of activity, more than half of the respondents (57%) from the Czech Republic stated that their company is developing better than the industry's average value, and 36% believe that their company's rate of development corresponds to the industry average.