Eberwein says that the boom includes memory chips, flash memory and microprocessors. Pharmaceuticals remain a bright spot in the process market. TranVec is a U.K. firm we acquired last year. On the metals side, the market has been iffy. He notes that the major aluminum producers have been enjoying great success recently, and that should translate into increased opportunities.
General building is is booming, but contractors are cautious.
He sees strength in a broad range of markets, including education, healthcare, residential and airports. Bacon says there will be a cooling off of the general building market. We just completed a five-year plan. He believes that overbuilding should cool the hotel and commercial office market. But residential has just been fantastic.