3rd November 2008 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has elected Jim Gilmour as its first Scottish Vice President. The FMB is the largest trade association in the UK building industry, representing more than 13,000 building companies. Established in 1941 in London, to protect the interests of small and medium-sized building firms and ensure that they were awarded a fair portion of the work to re-build London during and after the Second World War, it has grown to include members from across the UK.
Jim Gilmour, former FMB Scotland President, is the Director of two companies Regency Homes, which specializes in new builds and ODC, which is a dry rot removal company. Jim has been an FMB member for 25 years. Jim followed his father, a contracts manager at John Laing (now Laing O’Rouke), into construction 38 years ago. Jim started at John Laing, which enabled him to spend nine years at college studying construction before starting his own building firm 25 years ago.
As Vice President, Jim will have a number of responsibilities including chairing a number of committees, being on the board of the National Construction College and being on the advisory board for industry training body, ConstructionSkills. Not to mention the various FMB events he will be required to attend including the Annual General Meeting, Annual Conference and Master Builder of the Year awards.
Jim is very involved in his local community; chairing the Lennox Castle Hospital trust, building a venue for the local youth group and subsequently running it for eight years and each year Jim’s farm hosts a charity fair which over the last 12 years has raised an estimated £50,000! In the leisure time Jim has left he is a keen golfer.
Jim Gilmour, Vice President of the FMB said:
“When I was asked to be FMB Vice President it came as a great shock but I also felt hugely honoured. Of course I immediately said yes! It is great to be able to fly the flag for Scotland but during my time as Vice President I am determined that each region and country should continue to receive the same resources which will enable the FMB to serve its members as effectively as possible. At this difficult time it is crucial that we are able to offer our members the support they need and I am looking forward to working with our members over the next two years to ensure that we are doing this.”
