Enthusiasm among fabricators is noted in the annual purchasing plan survey conducted by the Market Research Department at BNP Media (Stone World’s parent company). According to those polled, which covers small, mid-sized and large fabrication shops across the U.S., it appears the market is fruitful and business continues to gain momentum.
Speaking of the coming year, fabricators are even more optimistic than last year. A total of 86% — up 5% from 2015 — said they expected sales revenue to increase. Another 14% said it would remain the same, and not one fabricator who was polled believed that there would be a decrease in sales revenue. On average, the fabricators who expect an increase see their sales growing by 17%, which has also been the mean for the past two years.