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Growth in global construction activity could 鈥減lateau鈥� as early as the start of 2015, according to Gardiner & Theobald senior partner Simon Jones (pictured left).

Writing in the consultant鈥檚 2013-14 annual report, published this week, Jones said the 鈥渢ough years between 2008 and 2012 are finally behind us鈥�, but warned: 鈥淎s the outpouring of pent up demand begins to temper, we are beginning to see evidence that the resurgence of construction activity will plateau, perhaps as early as the start of 2015.鈥�

Jones鈥� warning came as the firm posted a 26% jump in profit and solid growth in revenue in the year to 30 April 2014.

Gardiner & Theobald (G&T) posted distributable profit for equity partners of 拢23.1m for the period, up 26% on 拢18.3m the previous year, while revenue grew 4% to 拢110.7m, up from 拢106.7m.

Jones said profit growth was underpinned by 鈥渋mproved margins鈥�, with profit being invested in better pay and more profit shared between the firm鈥檚 143 equity partners.

Revenue was boosted by growth in the firm鈥檚 UK division, which grew 9% to 拢82m turnover, up from 拢75.1m.

This was underpinned by strong growth in its London business, which grew 22% to 拢54.3m, up from 拢44.5m.

However, turnover in the UK regions contracted 8% to 拢18.7m, down from 拢20.4m, while turnover in its UK dispute resolution business Fairway fell 12% to 拢9m, down from 拢10.2m.

Overseas, G&T鈥檚 turnover declined 9% to 拢28.7m, down from 拢31.6m, with its French and Asian businesses reporting declines in revenue, while turnover grew in the Nordics, the Middle East, Ireland and the Americas and the Caribbean.

Jones said G&T was on course to buck any dampening of construction activity: 鈥淥ur positive financial performance has continued into the first few months of the 2014-15 financial year, which is very welcome and also a good indicator that we have increased our market share of fee earning opportunities.鈥�

Projects highlighted in the report included Stirling Prize winning Liverpool theatre the Everyman (pictured below) 鈥� where G&T was cost manager 鈥� and the $2.2bn (拢1.4bn) ongoing renovation of the United Nations campus in New York, where the firm is project and cost manager.