Press releases

Builders’ workloads are at their highest levels for ten years according to the latest survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Builders’ workloads are at their highest levels for ten years according to the latest survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Builders’ workloads are at their highest levels for ten years according to the latest survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Builders’ workloads are at their highest levels for ten years according to the latest survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

The year-on-year decline in construction apprenticeships threatens the Prime Minister’s levelling-up agenda and the UK’s ability to ‘build back better’ from the pandemic.

Climate change targets won’t be delivered unless the home improvements market is overhauled.

Government and industry must address the national shortage of building materials to reverse declining construction activity.

Fastest rise in construction activity since 1997 risks being undermined by price increases and a shortage of building materials.

Work for builders in the repair, maintenance and improvement sector remains healthy with a 5% increase in the three months to April 2021, but the national shortage of construction materials risks undermining builders’ ability to build.

The Government should bring forward extra funding for local authority planning departments to help speed up the planning process.