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FMB: Builders Spend 2.5 Years Driving Van!

|Date: 4 October, 2018

FMB: Builders Spend 2.5 Years Driving Van!

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year try ...

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year trying to locate a particular tool, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders ...

4 October, 2018
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FMB Responds to Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy Speech

|Date: 3 October, 2018

FMB Responds to Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy Speech

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have responded to the Chancellor's speech at yesterday's Conserva ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have responded to the Chancellor's speech at yesterday's Conservative Party Conference, commending the move to make the Apprenticeship Levy more flexible while ...

3 October, 2018
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Builders Spend 2½ Years Driving Their Van, Says FMB Research

|Date: 10 September, 2018

Builders Spend 2½ Years Driving Their Van, Says FMB Research

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they s ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they spend each day carrying out certain tasks. The figures reveal that over their career, an average ...

10 September, 2018
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Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni, new FMB research reveals

|Date: 23 August, 2018

Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni, new FMB research reveals

Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more prono ...

Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more pronounced, with this age group having been four times more likely to experience pressure to study f ...

23 August, 2018
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No Sign of Brexit Nerves in Construction, Says FMB

|Date: 25 July, 2018

No Sign of Brexit Nerves in Construction, Says FMB

Construction SMEs enjoyed rising workloads in the second quarter of 2018, despite continuing concerns ove ...

Construction SMEs enjoyed rising workloads in the second quarter of 2018, despite continuing concerns over skills shortages and increasing costs, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). ...

25 July, 2018
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FMB: Smaller Firms Must Benefit Post-Carillion

|Date: 17 May, 2018

FMB: Smaller Firms Must Benefit Post-Carillion

The Government must learn from Carillion by enforcing fair payment and opening up public sector contracts ...

The Government must learn from Carillion by enforcing fair payment and opening up public sector contracts to smaller firms, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the join ...

17 May, 2018
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FMB: Drop in Apprenticeship Starts Shows Need to Reform Levy

|Date: 27 February, 2018

FMB: Drop in Apprenticeship Starts Shows Need to Reform Levy

Apprenticeship starts have decreased by a more than third in November 2017 compared with November 2016, h ...

Apprenticeship starts have decreased by a more than third in November 2017 compared with November 2016, highlighting the need to reform the apprenticeship levy system, according to the Federation of M ...

27 February, 2018
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FMB Backs Hackitt Review On Regulations

|Date: 27 December, 2017

FMB Backs Hackitt Review On Regulations

The initial findings of the Hackitt Review offer a positive step forward to address a multitude of failin ...

The initial findings of the Hackitt Review offer a positive step forward to address a multitude of failings within the construction industry and among its regulators, according to the Federation of Ma ...

27 December, 2017
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FMB Says We Need ‘Generation Build’

|Date: 22 October, 2015

FMB Says We Need ‘Generation Build’

The Prime Minister’s pledge to replace ‘Generation Rent’ with ‘Generation Buy’ will only be possible if t ...

The Prime Minister’s pledge to replace ‘Generation Rent’ with ‘Generation Buy’ will only be possible if the Government succeeds in enabling house builders to boost the supply of new homes, warns the F ...

22 October, 2015
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FMB and LABC Launch New Partnership for Building Quality

|Date: 16 September, 2015

FMB and LABC Launch New Partnership for Building Quality

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Local Authority Building Control (LABC) have forged a new par ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Local Authority Building Control (LABC) have forged a new partnership aimed at promoting the recognition of quality builders. The FMB, which is the UK’s lar ...

16 September, 2015
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