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January 2009

  • Don't Exclude the Small Builders, says the FMB
    Government plans to allow local authorities to build thousands of new council houses is welcome news says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) but warns the Government not to exclude small and medium sized builders from the process.
  • What about Construction? Asks Federation of Master Builders
    Lord Mandelson's comment that the car industry has fallen further and faster comes at at time when small construction firms are struggling to survive and the house building industry is on its knees, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in...
  • FMB calls on MSPs to put Scotland first
    Federation of Master Builders Scottish Director Graham Barn has spoken angrily following the fall of the Scottish Budget yesterday evening.
  • Master Builder of the Year collects his Nissan Navara
    Builder named Master Builder of the Year by the largest trade association in the UK building industry, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) today received the keys to a £20K Nissan Navara as his prize. Kevin Ellis of Ellis and Hughes in Leicester...
  • FMB Gives Builders a Stronger Voice in North Wales
    Speaking at the FMB Wales Council meeting, Gareth Wyn Jones, the North West Branch President says he intends to ensure that the voice of builders in North Wales is heard at the Welsh Assembly and beyond.
  • Over Half of FMB Building Firms To Make Staff Redundant, warns FMB
    Over half of FMB construction companies have made people redundant in the last three months of 2008, but even more alarming is the news that 52% of all FMB companies plan to make further redundancies in the first six months of 2009. If this is...
  • Guaranteeing Loans to SMEs Needs To Go Further, says FMB
    Today's Government announcement guaranteeing up to fifty per cent of the risk on loans for small businesses, up to £20 billion, is welcome news but needs to go further in order to secure the future of many small to medium sized (SME) construction...
  • FMB Calls on Builders to Vote for 'Builder's Breakfast' Crisps
    The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is today urging all builders to vote for 'Builder's Breakfast' crisps in Walkers' Do us a flavour competition, which invited members of the public to come up with a new flavour of crisps.
  • FMB condemns calls for subcontractor to cut costs
    George Wimpey Bristol's call for sub-contractors to cut costs on current orders by 20% is no solution to the problems that are affecting the entire construction industry, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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