It is still suffering for two main reasons - house building remains at an all time low and many of the larger government funded large projects, like the Titanic signature building, are nearing completion without similar work coming through.

BBC: NI economy remains 'fragile'

Michael Levack, chief executive of the Scottish Building Federation, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the Scottish Government could help the industry by speeding up its big building projects - including a promise of 35, 000 new homes to be allocated as social housing for rent.

BBC: Concern over Scots building jobs