Lastest Press Releases from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) http://www.fmb.org.uk/allpr.rss Consumers should avoid being tempted by a cheap cash deal and protect themselves against paying more in the long term, says the FMB in response to comments by the HMRC Permanent Secretary in today's Telegraph. http://www.fmb.org.uk/news/press-releases/2012/january/the-government-must-tackle-the-cash-economy-by-cutting-vat-on-home-improvements-says-fmb270112/ 314601 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:55:58 GMT 20120127105558 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:54:26 GMT 20120127105426 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:55:58 GMT 2012012710105558 Jayne Runacres Press Releases 2012 jan12 The Government must make construction a priority, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), largest trade association in the construction industry, in response to the latest GDP figures released by the ONS today, which show that construction and manufacturing have dragged the economy back into negative growth. http://www.fmb.org.uk/news/press-releases/2012/january/government-must-back-construction-to-revive-economy-says-fmb250112/ 304858 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:07:42 GMT 20120125160742 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:05:42 GMT 20120125160542 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:07:42 GMT 201201251640742 Jayne Runacres Press Releases 2012 jan12 The Government's Green Deal initiative to makes our homes more energy efficient is in danger of failing at the first hurdle unless it provides a range of additional incentives to encourage householders to take it up, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in its response to the Government's Green Deal consultation, which closes on Wednesday (18th January 2012). http://www.fmb.org.uk/news/press-releases/2012/january/green-deal-needs-a-radical-boost-to-succeed-warns-fmb170112/ 294646 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:51:12 GMT 20120117135112 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:49:41 GMT 20120117134941 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:51:12 GMT 201201171315112 Jayne Runacres Press Releases BuildingAGreenerBritain 2012 jan12 Confidence in the building industry has collapsed with only 5% of small building companies expecting workloads to increase in 2012, according to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the UK's largest construction trade association. http://www.fmb.org.uk/news/press-releases/2012/january/collapse-in-building-industry-confidence-warns-fmb160112/ 294524 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:24 GMT 20120116100024 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:35:49 GMT 20120116093549 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:24 GMT 2012011610100024 Jayne Runacres Press Releases 2012 jan12 More than one in five small building firms report being forced to cut jobs as a direct result of last year's VAT increase to 20%. In addition, more than half of these small businesses reported falling workloads as a consequence of the VAT hike. These are the findings from the Federation of Master Builder's (FMB) latest State of Trade Survey, the only independent quarterly survey of economic conditions for small and medium-sized construction firms operating predominantly but not exclusively in the domestic.. http://www.fmb.org.uk/news/press-releases/2012/january/22-of-small-building-firms-shed-jobs-because-of-vat-hike110112/ 284614 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:57:43 GMT 20120111135743 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:01:38 GMT 20120111100138 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:57:43 GMT 201201111315743 Beatrice Orchard Press Releases 2012 jan12 The Government could have gone further to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and first time buyers to get the economy back on the road to sustained economic growth, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to today's Autumn Statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. http://www.fmb.org.uk/news/press-releases/2011/november/sme-house-builders-and-first-time-buyers-are-the-key-to-economic-growth-says-fmb291111/ 263570 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:07:19 GMT 20120111100719 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:47:54 GMT 20111129134754 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:07:19 GMT 2012011110100719 Ewan Mannington Press Releases 2011 Nov11