ABSTRACT
The employers, clients or promoters of the construction industry are many and varied. The contractor is mentioned extensively in the conditions of contract largely because, along with the employer, they are one of the parties to the contract. A wide range of engineers are employed in the construction industry, from civil and structural engineers to building services engineers. Civil engineers are responsible for the design and supervision of civil and public works engineering, and are employed in a similar way to architects employed on a building contract. The person in charge is responsible for the effective control of the contractor's work and workpeople on-site, and also for organisation and supervision on the contractor's behalf and for receiving instructions from the architect. Work done by British companies overseas currently accounts for about 10 per cent of the total output of the construction industry.
