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Policy and Public Affairs

The economic benefits of new house building are widely accepted and the social need for more new homes is equally well recognised...

The FMB believes firmly in supporting businesses that invest in the future workforce by taking on and training apprentices...

The key problems facing SMEs include the increasing use of frameworks by local authorities which exclude large numbers of firms...

Construction health and safety has improved markedly over the last few decades however, by its very nature the industry will always be hazardous...

The Government has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 and with homes contributing 27% of carbon emmissions...

The building industry is largely unregulated. Therefore, the FMB has an important role to play when it comes to driving up workmanship standards...