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2008 Press Releases

Latest 2008 Releases

  • Beware the Christmas Cowboys, warn the FMB
    Each year cowboy builders cost homeowners more than £1billion through shoddy building work, illegal practices, or not even turning up after the homeowner has paid for work to be carried out. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is warning...
  • OFT Inquiry Results Needs Resolution Now, demands FMB
    News that contractors under investigation for bid rigging by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will have to wait a further six months for a decision on whether they are found guilty and fined is totally unacceptable, says the Federation of Master...
  • Government must tackle existing housing, warns FMB
    On the day that the Government launched its consultation on the definition of Zero Carbon, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that the definition is in danger of becoming irrelevant if the Government does not make the big decisions...
  • Report Highlights Need for Drastic Cut in VAT, says FMB
    The true size of the UK's informal economy was revealed this week in a report, HMRC: Tackling the hidden economy, produced by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. The report highlights the fact that a staggering two million people are...
  • Industry Welcomes Government Commitment to Apprenticeships
    Today's announcement from John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, that 7,000 new apprenticeship places will be created in the construction industry has been welcomed by the Cross-Industry Construction...
  • RIBA joins the Cut the VAT Coalition
    The 'Cut the VAT' Coalition is delighted to announce that The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has become the latest organisation to join the campaign. RIBA is one of the most influential architectural institutions in the world, and has...
  • Business rate supplements are kick in the teeth for construction industry says FMB
    The Federation of Master Builder has reacted angrily to the news that the Business Rate Supplements Bill has been included in the Government's legislative programme, branding it yet another kick in the teeth for a construction industry already...
  • FMB calls for a helpful Queen's speech for the Construction industry
    On the eve of the State Opening of Parliament the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) calls for a Queen's Speech that will help, not hinder the construction industry.
  • FMB in Talks with Prime Minister
    Richard Diment, Director-General of the Federation of Master Builders, has today met with the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street to consider how the Government can support businesses that are struggling in the difficult economic climate...
  • Stamp Out Planning Red Tape Now, demands FMB
    Immediate government action is needed now to tackle the billions of pounds wasted by planning delays and bureaucracy, says the FMB.