After eight years of growth, the market still is thriving. Further, most firms believe it will continue to improve through the end of 2018 and have backlogs to prove it. But some firms are beginning to become wary about what 2019 will bring, both for the market and the economy as a whole.
The impressive strength of the market can be seen in the results of this year’s ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors list. As a group, the Top 600 cleared revenue of $112.72 billion in 2016, up an impressive 12.2%, from $100.43 billion, in 2015. Further, many Top 600 leaders think the recovery still has steam in it.