Lead times for building management systems have remained constant at nine weeks during the past two years. This uniformity reflects the continuous level of work within the market together with the sector's ability to supply the demand. During this period, the commercial sector contributed less than previous years -however, the market has been balanced by an increase of work in the residential, hotels, retail and public sectors, and particularly datacentres. This period of nine weeks' lead time is likely to continue to the end of this year and into 2007, bolstered by an increase in the number of new projects, particularly within the retail and commercial office new-build and fit-out markets.
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