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FMB: Consumers More Satisifed by Small Housebuilders
|Date: 7 December, 2017

FMB: Consumers More Satisifed by Small Housebuilders
Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built b ...
Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built by a small and medium-sized (SME) house builder, according to new research by the Federation of ...
7 December, 2017
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Ford Reveals New Transit Connect and Transit Courier
|Date: 6 December, 2017

Ford Reveals New Transit Connect and Transit Courier
Ford’s entire commercial line-up in Europe will be renewed during the next 18 months. Transit Connect and ...
Ford’s entire commercial line-up in Europe will be renewed during the next 18 months. Transit Connect and Transit Courier are an important part of the latest four-model Transit family, which has drive ...
6 December, 2017
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Wood Window Alliance: Period Properties Pave the Way
|Date: 5 December, 2017

Wood Window Alliance: Period Properties Pave the Way
Emerging trends suggest that homeowners are looking to the past for property, preferring period styles to ...
Emerging trends suggest that homeowners are looking to the past for property, preferring period styles to contemporary builds. The Wood Window Alliance has published the second chapter of its 2017 tre ...
5 December, 2017
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Hudson Contract ‘Intensely Frustrated’ by National Apprenticeship Service
|Date: 30 November, 2017

Hudson Contract ‘Intensely Frustrated’ by National Apprenticeship Service
Construction audit and CIS contract provider Hudson Contract has expressed its “intense frustration” at t ...
Construction audit and CIS contract provider Hudson Contract has expressed its “intense frustration” at the way the government’s National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is being implemented. New figures ...
30 November, 2017
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Autumn Budget 2017: Industry Reactions
|Date: 22 November, 2017

Autumn Budget 2017: Industry Reactions
Today the chancellor outlined the key areas of spending the Government will focus on for the next year an ...
Today the chancellor outlined the key areas of spending the Government will focus on for the next year and onwards. Key focus points included abolishing stamp duty on houses below £300,000 for first-t ...
22 November, 2017
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Heating Installer Awards Returns For a Third Year
|Date: 17 November, 2017

Heating Installer Awards Returns For a Third Year
The industry famous Heating Installer Awards has returned for a third year in an attempt to once a ...
The industry famous Heating Installer Awards has returned for a third year in an attempt to once again find the Best Heating Installer in the UK. In an industry often plagued with cowboy horror ...
17 November, 2017
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CITB Shares Bold New Plans for Future
|Date: 17 November, 2017

CITB Shares Bold New Plans for Future
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today revealed its bold new strategy and proposals fo ...
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today revealed its bold new strategy and proposals for its future offer – Vision 2020: The Future CITB. These will create the strategic, forward-loo ...
17 November, 2017
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PDA’s CEO Marks Landmark Anniversary
|Date: 17 November, 2017

PDA’s CEO Marks Landmark Anniversary
Members of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) marked their chief executive’s 40th year in the ...
Members of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) marked their chief executive’s 40th year in the trade at a glittering event. Neil Ogilvie, Chief Executive of the PDA, was presented with a bot ...
17 November, 2017
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Aggregate Industries Urges Housebuilders to Take a Concrete Look at New Standards
|Date: 15 November, 2017

Aggregate Industries Urges Housebuilders to Take a Concrete Look at New Standards
Aggregate Industries is urging housebuilders to look more closely at the technical considerations before ...
Aggregate Industries is urging housebuilders to look more closely at the technical considerations before installing block and beam flooring, as the 1st January (2018) deadline for the National House B ...
15 November, 2017
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FMB: Two Thirds of NIMBYs Concerned About House Prices
|Date: 15 November, 2017

FMB: Two Thirds of NIMBYs Concerned About House Prices
Two-thirds of NIMBYs admit to being frustrated that the next generation can’t afford to buy their own hom ...
Two-thirds of NIMBYs admit to being frustrated that the next generation can’t afford to buy their own home, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results fro ...
15 November, 2017
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BMF Calls on Chancellor to Back Modernisation of Commercial Vehicles
|Date: 13 November, 2017

BMF Calls on Chancellor to Back Modernisation of Commercial Vehicles
The Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has written to the Chancellor to urge him to put measures in the ...
The Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has written to the Chancellor to urge him to put measures in the forthcoming budget that will support the modernisation of builders merchants’ delivery vehicle ...
13 November, 2017
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Reality Check: A Look at Apprenticeships in the UK
|Date: 8 November, 2017

Reality Check: A Look at Apprenticeships in the UK
Image: @AdobeStock/PressMaster As Government sets its sights on achieving three million apprenticeship st ...
Image: @AdobeStock/PressMaster As Government sets its sights on achieving three million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020, John Pratt, Head of Apprenticeship Management at University College of ...
8 November, 2017
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Mind Over Matter: Mates in Mind Welcomes Stevenson-Farmer Review
|Date: 7 November, 2017

Mind Over Matter: Mates in Mind Welcomes Stevenson-Farmer Review
The charity Mates in Mind has welcomed the publication of the Stevenson-Farmer independent review into wo ...
The charity Mates in Mind has welcomed the publication of the Stevenson-Farmer independent review into workplace mental health and restated its objective to improve the mental wellbeing of workers in ...
7 November, 2017
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Werner Urges Businesses to Ensure Safe Working at Height Practices
|Date: 7 November, 2017

Werner Urges Businesses to Ensure Safe Working at Height Practices
A third of all falls from height in the workplace occur when using a ladder according to the Health and S ...
A third of all falls from height in the workplace occur when using a ladder according to the Health and Safety Executive and within the construction industry it accounts for 45% of fatalities each yea ...
7 November, 2017
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Cheshire Mouldings Launches New Rewards Scheme
|Date: 6 November, 2017

Cheshire Mouldings Launches New Rewards Scheme
One of the UK’s leading timber manufacturers, Cheshire Mouldings, has launched its new ‘Cheshire Rewards’ ...
One of the UK’s leading timber manufacturers, Cheshire Mouldings, has launched its new ‘Cheshire Rewards’ incentive scheme, specifically designed to benefit and reward industry professionals. Customer ...
6 November, 2017
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FMB: UK Builders Under Threat From ‘Cowboy Clients’
|Date: 6 November, 2017

FMB: UK Builders Under Threat From ‘Cowboy Clients’
Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the l ...
Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s UK-wide r ...
6 November, 2017
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