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Increasingly homeowners are looking to professionals to carry out home improvements and DIY projects, reports Britain's largest trade association for builders More...
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The latest FMB State of Trade survey produced the strongest results for three years with almost half (42%) of builders reporting a rise in workloads and only 13% seeing a decline. The healthy picture is fairly consistent across the country, with the strongest results in the North West, where 77% reported higher workloads, and London, which posted the greatest improvement on second quarter results. Wales and the West Midlands were the only regions not to report overall growth. More...
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Other October Releases
 FMB Teams Up With CITB-Constructionskills to Launch Primary Schools Programme
FMB spearheads ALMO initiative
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Architects, planners and even TV property gurus are warning homeowners of the dangers of embarking on home improvement projects without enough preparation or planning. In a new guide, the FMB has brought together a panel of property experts to advise people on how to get the best out of their builders and how to avoid the stress of a disaster. More...
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Other September Releases
Local builder heads UK's biggest construction industry trade body
'Fair Deal for Construction' announced by Shadow Construction Minister at FMB National Conference
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With many trades facing a skills shortage, parents would be happier for their children to train for a vocation such as building rather than go to university, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders. More...
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Other August Releases
Workloads up again - helped by drive for home improvement
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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is to embark on a nine-month programme to reduce the level of accidents and injuries on construction sites in the South West. The construction industry is one of the most dangerous in Britain. More...
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Monkseaton Community High School were the winners of the Creative Spaces competition which was organised by CITB-Construction Skills as part of the National Construction Week initiative. More...
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The Barker Review has failed to consider VAT policy as a means of revitalising housing supply, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). After analysing the number of empty homes in the UK, the FMB suggests that there are sufficient homes, not currently occupied, to meet annual requirements for new housing for the next two decades. More...
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FMB State of Trade Survey sees building workloads rise in Q1 2004. More...
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Other April Releases
FMB and K2 announce Approved Conservatory Installer Scheme
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The Joint Secretaries of the Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) announced on Wednesday 25th February 2004 that they had reached agreement on substantial adjustments to wage rates following a detailed submission from the Union side. More...
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Other February Releases
FMB Insurance Services trial new opening hours
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A house-of-horrors style sting set up by Trading Standards officers that found nearly one in four of the tradesmen called in carried out substandard work highlights the need for homeowners to check the credentials of workmen before allowing them to undertake work on their property, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). More...
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Other January Releases
Domestic Building Work Falters
Builders' Information Zone (THE BIZ)
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