The Swiss construction industry is highly developed and very diverse. The competitive nature of the industry has lead Swiss companies to specialise in specific areas of the construction process in order to capture market share. It is therefore not unusual that a single construction project involves over 40 companies, where each company follows a very specific task.

At the moment the industry employs approximately 480,000 workers and creates a yearly value added of about 40 billion Swiss francs, which corresponds to approximately 8% of total GDP.
The recent economic slowdown has particularly contributed to a reduction in commercial constructions whereas constructions in the private sector seem not to be affected.