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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the announcement by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) that a Call Centre has now gone live in Birmingham to process applications from builders wishing to become Quality Marked for the purposes of participating in the Pilot Scheme being conducted by the City Council.
A similar launch will be made in Somerset at the end of May. Public involvement is not anticipated until a meaningful register of builders is established, probably this summer.
Ian Davis, Director General of FMB, said:
"The Federation has been involved in this initiative from the outset and while genuine builders want to rid the industry of the rogues there will be concern about the total costs of becoming quality marked and with some of the assessment criteria which might prove a barrier to the involvement of smaller ones. To ease the process FMB is ready to offer a range of support services to help members wishing to apply to become Quality Marked."
FMB is convinced that its members will be more encouraged to become Quality Marked if VAT on RMI work is reduced thus improving their competitive position. The Federation will maintain its quest for a reduction with DETR and the Treasury.
First posted: 03 April 2000. Last modified: 03 April 2000.
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