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The only survey of its kind to track the market of SME house builders.

In Q3 2023, our State of Trade Survey indicates a notable decline in market activity. Workloads, enquiries, and employment rates have all decreased, primarily due to poor performance in the housebuilding, industrial, and commercial sectors

Despite another challenging and busy year for the FMB, as members continued to work in difficult economic circumstances, we are pleased to present the FMB’s latest annual report.

Our quarterly tracker on the state of the market.

At the end of July, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) published research into the local construction skills needs for Scotland. FMB’s Scotland Director Gordon Nelson summarises the key findings for members.

This quarter we asked members how they were being impacted by increasing costs.

This quarter we asked members whether they thought changing immigration measures was needed to alleviate the skills gap.

This guide is aimed at helping you better understand how to start out as a small housing developer.

Download the FMB’s House Builders' Survey 2022, the only survey of its kind to track the market of SME house builders.

74% of small, local builders are in favour of retrofitting the UKs existing homes.

In partnership with the IPPR we looked at the connection between the repair maintenance and improvement sector, retrofitting and levelling up.

It has been a year of considerable activity for the FMB as it celebrated its 80th anniversary, recognised quality work by Master Builders through the Master Builder Awards, and expanded its range of services to better support members.

49% of small, local builders have seen a negative impact on profit margins owing to the current economic climate.

This guide is aimed at helping you better understand development finance, where it sits within the housebuilding process and what you need to do to secure finance.

We are calling on the industry, the Northern Ireland Executive and Members of the Legislative Assembly to maximise the positive impact that the construction sector has on Northern Ireland.

The only survey of its kind to track the market of SME house builders.

In Q3 2023, our State of Trade Survey indicates a notable decline in market activity. Workloads, enquiries, and employment rates have all decreased, primarily due to poor performance in the housebuilding, industrial, and commercial sectors

Despite another challenging and busy year for the FMB, as members continued to work in difficult economic circumstances, we are pleased to present the FMB’s latest annual report.

Our quarterly tracker on the state of the market.

At the end of July, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) published research into the local construction skills needs for Scotland. FMB’s Scotland Director Gordon Nelson summarises the key findings for members.

This quarter we asked members how they were being impacted by increasing costs.

This quarter we asked members whether they thought changing immigration measures was needed to alleviate the skills gap.

This guide is aimed at helping you better understand how to start out as a small housing developer.

Download the FMB’s House Builders' Survey 2022, the only survey of its kind to track the market of SME house builders.

74% of small, local builders are in favour of retrofitting the UKs existing homes.

In partnership with the IPPR we looked at the connection between the repair maintenance and improvement sector, retrofitting and levelling up.

It has been a year of considerable activity for the FMB as it celebrated its 80th anniversary, recognised quality work by Master Builders through the Master Builder Awards, and expanded its range of services to better support members.

49% of small, local builders have seen a negative impact on profit margins owing to the current economic climate.

This guide is aimed at helping you better understand development finance, where it sits within the housebuilding process and what you need to do to secure finance.

We are calling on the industry, the Northern Ireland Executive and Members of the Legislative Assembly to maximise the positive impact that the construction sector has on Northern Ireland.