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June

Latest Press Releases

  • Mandatory Energy Efficiency Upgrades Need to be Coupled with Incentives, says FMB
    Government plans to launch a consultation on mandatory energy efficiency upgrades are welcome provided they are coupled with a targeted VAT reduction on the price of installation. This is the reaction from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to the publication of the Government's response to the Innovation and Growth Team's Low Carbon Construction report today.
  • There Is Another Road to Recovery, says Federation of Master Builders
    The Government needs to think more carefully about the powers it has to stimulate job creation in the construction industry, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to last week's official employment figures which revealed that the construction industry lost 24,000 jobs in the first three months of 2011.
  • Government Must End Banks' Anti-Construction Prejudice says FMB
    A third of small construction businesses have seen access to credit restricted as a result of banks prejudice against construction businesses says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) as Gordon Banks MP asks the Government to act.
  • Government Land Release Won't Solve Problems at the Heart of the Housing Crisis, says FMB
    The Government's decision to sell off billions of pounds worth of public sector owned land to house builders is a good decision, but this action alone will not be enough to end the country's housing crisis. In response to today's announcement that the Government's surplus land will be sold, the FMB is urging the Government to go even further in its bid to get Britain building more homes. The Government now needs to concentrate on the issue of mortgage finance and getting the planning system fit for purpose.
  • Consumer Trust is Key to Green Deal Success, says FMB
    The Government is taking the right approach by asking Green Deal assessors and installers to work to defined standards. Responding to the publication of new Green Deal details, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) said that a guarantee that Green Deal work would be done to a high standard is the only way to ensure the safety of consumers, and deliver the necessary energy savings.

 

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