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Grand Designs Live Partners with FMB for National Renovation Week23/07/2019
Grand Designs Live, along with the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), are pleased to announce the debut of National Renovation Week 2019 from the 7 [...]
UK Finance and FMB launch guide to development finance for SME housebuilders05/10/2018
SME housebuilders are to be given help in navigating the development finance process and accessing the funding they need, following the publication of a new guide by [...]
Wide-ranging housing package announced in Budget22/11/2017
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered his Autumn Budget with a package of measures intended to address what he said was the “challenge [...]
Lord Henley appointed as construction minister30/10/2017
Lord Henley, who until June was a junior minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, has been appointed as construction minister. His appointment comes [...]
Autumn Statement 2016 - key announcements and reactions23/11/2016
See the latest industry reactions The Chancellor of Exchequer Phillip Hammond delivered his Autumn Statement in his first budget speech since taking office in July. [...]
Brexit: Construction industry reactions to EU referendum results24/06/2016
The results of the EU referendum are counted and it is revealed Britain has voted 52% against 48% in favour of a Brexit. Here we share the [...]
Summer Budget 2015: comments09/07/2015
The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his summer Budget to Parliament on Wednesday 8 July 2015. Listed is a selection of comments on the key [...]
Finalists announced for this year's Structural Timber Awards01/07/2015
The awards have been submitted and the judges have spoken - it is now time to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Structural Timber Awards! [...]
Judging for the Structural Timber Awards Starts Today after a Fantastic Number of Entries16/06/2015
Over 160 entries across 14 categories have been submitted to this year's Structural Timber Awards and it looks like it is set to be a [...]
Greg Clark tells departments to ‘loosen their grip’11/06/2015
Not resting on his laurels, newly appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark has alreay made his first announcement. Promoted from [...]
Leading the way for women in construction01/04/2015
Anita Harrison-Carroll, Head of Operations, at Sovini Trade Supplies in Merseyside, has been recognised as a trailblazer for women in the construction sector, after being [...]
UK Construction Week launches hosted buyer programme in association with Glenigan06/03/2015
Designed to offer active buyers a structured and highly effective show experience, UK Construction Week is pleased to launch its Hosted Buyers programme in association [...]
Autumn Statement reaction round up: Part One03/12/2014
Autumn Statement deafening silence over apprenticeship funding, says FMB The Government has offered no clarity on its plans for apprenticeship funding reform in today’s Autumn [...]
Small builders face barriers to growth23/10/2014
Small housebuilders and developers in the UK face serious barriers to growth, with planning, access to finance and land availability highlighted as the biggest challenges [...]
Cross-party focus on housing and infrastructure will deliver jobs and growth08/09/2014
Cross-party consensus on how best to deliver new housing and infrastructure projects would result in 200,000 new jobs in the construction sector, according to the [...]
Build Show moves to October avoids anticipated building peak, offers more time for planning19/08/2014
Build Show, the first comprehensive builder and contractor focused exhibition and forum to take place for a decade, has announced that the event will take [...]
TrustMark supports builders with new consumer contracts30/06/2014
Following the introduction of the new Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, scheme operators for TrustMark, the Government endorsed quality mark for [...]
Green Deal change unlikely to boost take up, says Federation of Master Builders05/06/2014
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) says changes to the Green Deal loan system the company providing funds for the programme made last week are [...]
Modern Masonry Alliance calls for an Immediate Cut in VAT on Major Home Improvements12/03/2014
Ahead of the Budget on March 19th, the Modern Masonry Alliance has joined forces with 61 Industry Coalition partners to back the FMB led campaign [...]
No room for complacency in construction safety, RoSPA conference will hear11/03/2014
A RoSPA conference for the construction industry will hear that effort is still needed on safety and health despite recent reductions in injuries. The event, [...]
Government must slash refurb VAT to boost economy by £15 billion04/03/2014
A VAT reduction on housing renovation and repair could boost the UK economy by more than £15 billion from 2015 to 2020 according to a [...]
Housing minister calls for a dynamic housing market in which SMEs can thrive01/10/2013
At an event hosted by the National Federation of Builders (NFB) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), Housing Minister Mark Prisk called for an [...]
Labour government would build houses on a grand scale, says Jack Dromey24/09/2013
Speaking at a joint NFB and FMB fringe event at the Labour Party conference, Shadow Housing Minister Jack Dromey MP said a Labour government would [...]