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  • Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winners Build My Home

    |Date: 1 September, 2023
    Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winners Build My Home

    Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winners Build My Home

    In the second instalment of our focus on the regional FMB Master Builder Awards winners we visit a south ...

    In the second instalment of our focus on the regional FMB Master Builder Awards winners we visit a south coast contractor that’s delivering dream homes for its clients. This month will see the return ...

    1 September, 2023
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  • FMB raises over £2,000 for Ukraine

    |Date: 26 July, 2022
    FMB raises over £2,000 for Ukraine

    FMB raises over £2,000 for Ukraine

    Following a fundraising drive, staff at the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), have raised £2,340 in ai ...

    Following a fundraising drive, staff at the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), have raised £2,340 in aid of emergency support for the people of Ukraine. The funds will be donated to the Disasters Em ...

    26 July, 2022
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  • Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB

    |Date: 20 May, 2021
    Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB

    Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB

    The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in ...

    The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in a decade, fuelling significant difficulties with construction material shortages, according to ...

    20 May, 2021
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  • Master Builder Awards: celebrate the best of UK builders

    |Date: 17 December, 2020
    Master Builder Awards: celebrate the best of UK builders

    Master Builder Awards: celebrate the best of UK builders

    The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) launches its fifteenth biennial Master Builder Awards, a national ...

    The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) launches its fifteenth biennial Master Builder Awards, a national competition that celebrates the best of the UK’s builders. After one of the toughest years, wi ...

    17 December, 2020
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  • FMB call on the government to slash VAT on home improvements

    |Date: 4 December, 2020
    FMB call on the government to slash VAT on home improvements

    FMB call on the government to slash VAT on home improvements

    Pressure on the government to slash VAT on repairs from 20 to 5 per cent is increasing following a declin ...

    Pressure on the government to slash VAT on repairs from 20 to 5 per cent is increasing following a decline in construction workforce numbers. The Federation of Master Builders, FMB, has called on the ...

    4 December, 2020
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  • Builders report busy summer of home upgrades, says FMB

    |Date: 23 October, 2020
    Builders report busy summer of home upgrades, says FMB

    Builders report busy summer of home upgrades, says FMB

    Strong levels of consumer demand for repair and maintenance works saw builders report a busy summer, acco ...

    Strong levels of consumer demand for repair and maintenance works saw builders report a busy summer, according to a new survey released today by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key findings f ...

    23 October, 2020
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  • Yale’s top tips on protecting your tools from theft

    |Date: 11 September, 2020
    Yale's top tips on protecting your tools from theft

    Yale’s top tips on protecting your tools from theft

    Tool theft is a huge problem in the UK, with the Federation of Master Builders revealing the shocking rea ...

    Tool theft is a huge problem in the UK, with the Federation of Master Builders revealing the shocking reality that more than three quarters of UK builders have had their tools stolen in the past. The ...

    11 September, 2020
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  • Businesses urged to sign up to offer green homes improvements

    |Date: 21 August, 2020
    Businesses urged to sign up to offer green homes improvements

    Businesses urged to sign up to offer green homes improvements

    Business Secretary Alok Sharma today urged tradespeople across England to step forward and sign up to be ...

    Business Secretary Alok Sharma today urged tradespeople across England to step forward and sign up to be able to offer services through the Government’s new Green Homes Grants scheme – as over 1,000 b ...

    21 August, 2020
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  • Construction Growth Slows Over Third Quarter, FMB Research Shows

    |Date: 24 October, 2018
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    Construction Growth Slows Over Third Quarter, FMB Research Shows

    Growth among construction SMEs slowed in most parts of the UK in the third quarter of this year, accordin ...

    Growth among construction SMEs slowed in most parts of the UK in the third quarter of this year, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s latest State of Trade ...

    24 October, 2018
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  • Half of Builders are Victims of Tool Theft, FMB Research Reveals

    |Date: 18 October, 2018
    Half of Builders are Victims of Tool Theft, FMB Research Reveals

    Half of Builders are Victims of Tool Theft, FMB Research Reveals

    #fightingtooltheft Tool theft is plaguing the construction industry with more than half of builders in th ...

    #fightingtooltheft Tool theft is plaguing the construction industry with more than half of builders in the UK having had their tools stolen, according to new research by the Federation of Master Build ...

    18 October, 2018
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