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  • Master Builder of the Year receives new Isuzu D-Max

    |Date: 13 November, 2023
    Master Builder of the Year receives new Isuzu D-Max

    Master Builder of the Year receives new Isuzu D-Max

    Isuzu UK is thrilled to present this year’s winner of the Master Builder of the Year award, Vantage & ...

    Isuzu UK is thrilled to present this year’s winner of the Master Builder of the Year award, Vantage & Co Group Ltd, with a New-Look Isuzu D-Max DL40 in sleek Onyx Black with distinguished FMB bran ...

    13 November, 2023
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  • Midlands constructor scoops best builder in the UK title

    |Date: 28 September, 2023
    Midlands constructor scoops best builder in the UK title

    Midlands constructor scoops best builder in the UK title

    Image caption: From left at the awards, Stephen Rankin, Harriet Ward, Rebecca Rankin, Daniel Baylis Midla ...

    Image caption: From left at the awards, Stephen Rankin, Harriet Ward, Rebecca Rankin, Daniel Baylis Midlands constructor Vantage & Co is celebrating after being named best builder in the UK for it ...

    28 September, 2023
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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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  • Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winning company Pencil and Brick

    |Date: 3 July, 2023
    Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winning company Pencil and Brick

    Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winning company Pencil and Brick

    The Master Builder Awards showcases the highly skilled endeavours of small building companies. Profession ...

    The Master Builder Awards showcases the highly skilled endeavours of small building companies. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Seán McAlister of Pencil and Brick about his company’s winning ...

    3 July, 2023
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  • Rebound in RMI building, says FMB

    |Date: 4 May, 2023
    Rebound in RMI building, says FMB

    Rebound in RMI building, says FMB

    © Tomasz Zajda / Adobe Stock There has been a rebound in repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) build ...

    © Tomasz Zajda / Adobe Stock There has been a rebound in repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) building work for the first three months of this year with reported workloads up by 12% compared to ...

    4 May, 2023
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  • Spring Budget 2023: Industry Response

    |Date: 15 March, 2023
    Spring Budget 2023: Industry Response

    Spring Budget 2023: Industry Response

    © idavidson/ Adobe Stock Today, Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, outlined the Spring Budget for ...

    © idavidson/ Adobe Stock Today, Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, outlined the Spring Budget for 2023. The Treasury describes this as “Aimed at achieving long-term, sustainable economic growth ...

    15 March, 2023
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  • Data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work

    |Date: 7 March, 2023
    Data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work

    Data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work

    © chayantorn/ Adobe Stock The findings, conducted by NESCAFÉ as part of the ‘Make Chat Work’ campaign, re ...

    © chayantorn/ Adobe Stock The findings, conducted by NESCAFÉ as part of the ‘Make Chat Work’ campaign, reveal that 47% of construction workers in the UK feel lonely in the workplace. This data is anno ...

    7 March, 2023
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  • AS Homes talks the benefits of FMB membership

    |Date: 3 March, 2023
    AS Homes talks the benefits of FMB membership

    AS Homes talks the benefits of FMB membership

    Remarkably, it was during some of the darkest days of the Second World War that the Federation of Master ...

    Remarkably, it was during some of the darkest days of the Second World War that the Federation of Master Builders came into being. Set up more than 80 years ago by 15 builders with a determination to ...

    3 March, 2023
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  • Becoming a smaller housebuilder

    |Date: 13 February, 2023
    Becoming a smaller housebuilder

    Becoming a smaller housebuilder

    A new guide on becoming a smaller housebuilder is the brainchild of FMB Vice President, Chris Carr. Profe ...

    A new guide on becoming a smaller housebuilder is the brainchild of FMB Vice President, Chris Carr. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the managing director of Cleethorpes-based Carr & Carr ...

    13 February, 2023
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  • Apprentice of the Year with FMB

    |Date: 10 January, 2023
    Apprentice of the Year with FMB

    Apprentice of the Year with FMB

    The FMB is championing the next generation through the Apprentice of the Year category in its prestigious ...

    The FMB is championing the next generation through the Apprentice of the Year category in its prestigious Master Builder Awards. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the most recent recipient of ...

    10 January, 2023
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  • Master Builder Awards and more news

    |Date: 23 December, 2022
    Master Builder Awards and more news

    Master Builder Awards and more news

    Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is launch its biennial Master Builder Awards The national competition ...

    Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is launch its biennial Master Builder Awards The national competition celebrates the high-quality craftsmanship, exceptional customer service and building excellenc ...

    23 December, 2022
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  • News stories for the trades

    |Date: 22 November, 2022
    News stories for the trades

    News stories for the trades

    VAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT Builders need 0% VAT and pipeline of work to help homes save energy, says FMB “A p ...

    VAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT Builders need 0% VAT and pipeline of work to help homes save energy, says FMB “A plan to make our existing 29 million homes greener and more energy efficient would help slash en ...

    22 November, 2022
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  • The skills crisis with FMB

    |Date: 3 October, 2022
    The skills crisis with FMB

    The skills crisis with FMB

    One of the Federation of Master Builders most active campaigns is in tackling what is now recognised as a ...

    One of the Federation of Master Builders most active campaigns is in tackling what is now recognised as a skills crisis. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Kisiel Group’s Annie Summun about wha ...

    3 October, 2022
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  • Growth gamble depends on delivery

    |Date: 27 September, 2022
    Growth gamble depends on delivery

    Growth gamble depends on delivery

    Chancellor’s ‘Mini Budget’ with its strong emphasis on economic growth is a gamble but offers hope to sma ...

    Chancellor’s ‘Mini Budget’ with its strong emphasis on economic growth is a gamble but offers hope to small builders, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the ...

    27 September, 2022
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  • VAT cut will help boost green homes, says FMB

    |Date: 4 April, 2022
    VAT cut will help boost green homes, says FMB

    VAT cut will help boost green homes, says FMB

    The Chancellor’s decision to slash VAT to zero percent on home energy saving measures will help boost the ...

    The Chancellor’s decision to slash VAT to zero percent on home energy saving measures will help boost the drive for greener and more energy efficient homes, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB ...

    4 April, 2022
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  • Introducing the new FMB Master Builder of the Year

    |Date: 9 November, 2021
    Introducing the new FMB Master Builder of the Year

    Introducing the new FMB Master Builder of the Year

    Professional Builder’s Lee Jones meets the newly crowned FMB Master Builder of the Year. It was once the ...

    Professional Builder’s Lee Jones meets the newly crowned FMB Master Builder of the Year. It was once the property of Henry V’s standard bearer at the Battle of Agincourt, and now this Grade II listed ...

    9 November, 2021
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