Press releases

The 0.4% fall in construction output in April is bad news for the whole construction sector, but is especially concerning for small builders given repair, maintenance and improvement work (RMI) fell by 2.4%.

With residential construction performing at its worst rate since the pandemic began, local building firms are continuing to suffer at the hands of price inflation, falling consumer optimism and skills shortages.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is correct to highlight that the Government’s missing retrofit strategy remains a barrier to green the nation’s homes and upskill the workforce in order to deliver a truly sustainable built environment, says the FMB in response to the EAC’s recent Building to Net Zero report.

The Construction Minister, Lee Rowley MP, visited a development in West London, where Federation of Master Builders (FMB) member Kisiel Group is building 21 high quality new homes for rent.

The recently published Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill must work for local housebuilders builders and seek to reverse their decades-long decline.

The Government missed a further opportunity to introduce a strategy to decarbonise the nation’s homes, but have rightly renewed their focus on improving the planning system and enhancing the UK’s skills offering.

Small, local builders have been hit hard by rampant inflation and materials price rises with uncertainty on the impact of the war in Ukraine looming large for the sector.

Small, local builders have been hit hard by rampant inflation and materials price rises with uncertainty on the impact of the war in Ukraine looming large for the sector.

Builders are in need of urgent clear guidance to help them understand changes to the building regulations coming into force in England, on 15th June, which aim to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

Small, local builders have been hit hard by rampant inflation and materials price rises with uncertainty on the impact of the war in Ukraine looming large for the sector.