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New Homes Accelerator success depends on planning solutions
|Date: 8 October, 2024

New Homes Accelerator success depends on planning solutions
Success of the government’s New Homes Accelerator programme could hinge on its potential to find immediat ...
Success of the government’s New Homes Accelerator programme could hinge on its potential to find immediate solutions to the complexity of the current planning process for new developments, according t ...
8 October, 2024
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FMB welcomes 16th Housing Minister since 2010
|Date: 1 December, 2023

FMB welcomes 16th Housing Minister since 2010
© Jessica / Adobe Stock The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) welcomes the reappointment of Lee Rowley ...
© Jessica / Adobe Stock The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) welcomes the reappointment of Lee Rowley MP as the 16th Housing Minister since 2010. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB: “The reap ...
1 December, 2023
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The industry response to the 2023 Autumn Statement
|Date: 23 November, 2023

The industry response to the 2023 Autumn Statement
© PeskyMonkey / Adobe Stock After Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, gave his Autumn Statement on ...
© PeskyMonkey / Adobe Stock After Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, gave his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, some of the construction industry's biggest organisations gave their responses to th ...
23 November, 2023
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Big News stories
|Date: 8 September, 2022

Big News stories
In Fleet Street circles, for years it was affectionately dubbed as the silly season. That period from ear ...
In Fleet Street circles, for years it was affectionately dubbed as the silly season. That period from early July to September when everyone, including the news hounds, were on their hols and big news ...
8 September, 2022
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Greater scope required to address heating industry challenges
|Date: 22 February, 2022

Greater scope required to address heating industry challenges
The Government must increase the scope of green subsidy schemes for UK homes to successfully transition f ...
The Government must increase the scope of green subsidy schemes for UK homes to successfully transition from gas-based heating and address skyrocketing energy costs, according to polymer pipework spec ...
22 February, 2022
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More than eight in ten tradespeople own or want an electric vehicle
|Date: 15 November, 2021

More than eight in ten tradespeople own or want an electric vehicle
Over eight in ten tradespeople (83 per cent) either own or would like to invest in an electric vehicle in ...
Over eight in ten tradespeople (83 per cent) either own or would like to invest in an electric vehicle in the future, according to new research from Direct Line business insurance. This is significant ...
15 November, 2021
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Current conditions of the UK as we approach winter
|Date: 15 November, 2021

Current conditions of the UK as we approach winter
Let’s be honest, Corporal Jones himself couldn’t have made a more botched job of calming the UK collectiv ...
Let’s be honest, Corporal Jones himself couldn’t have made a more botched job of calming the UK collective anxiety in the face of what seems to be one self-inflicted adversity after another. The haple ...
15 November, 2021
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Budget lets down small businesses…once again, says Forum of Private Business
|Date: 8 November, 2021

Budget lets down small businesses…once again, says Forum of Private Business
Business support organisation, the Forum of Private Business, has highlighted that the Chancellor has onc ...
Business support organisation, the Forum of Private Business, has highlighted that the Chancellor has once again failed to address the issue of Business Rates properly, and missed the opportunity to c ...
8 November, 2021
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BMF responds to chancellor’s budget statement
|Date: 5 November, 2021

BMF responds to chancellor’s budget statement
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) expressed its disappointment that the Chancellor’s speech did not ...
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) expressed its disappointment that the Chancellor’s speech did not include financial support needed to kick start the upgrade and decarbonisation of the UK’s hou ...
5 November, 2021
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NFB calls on Government to bring forward changes to self-isolation rules
|Date: 16 August, 2021

NFB calls on Government to bring forward changes to self-isolation rules
The National Federation of Builders has written to the Secretary of State for Health to ask that the chan ...
The National Federation of Builders has written to the Secretary of State for Health to ask that the changes to the self-isolation rules for double vaccinated COVID-negative people, due for implementa ...
16 August, 2021
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MP proposes new legislation to tackle tool theft
|Date: 16 June, 2021

MP proposes new legislation to tackle tool theft
Greg Smith, MP is taking up a cause for his constituents with a proposal for new legislation to tackle to ...
Greg Smith, MP is taking up a cause for his constituents with a proposal for new legislation to tackle tool theft. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the Conservative Member for Buckingham abou ...
16 June, 2021
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Honest John evaluates the current road tax system
|Date: 28 May, 2021

Honest John evaluates the current road tax system
Government is considering road pricing and pay-per-mile schemes as it looks to plug £40 billion black hol ...
Government is considering road pricing and pay-per-mile schemes as it looks to plug £40 billion black hole in tax revenue, says Dan Powell of Honest John Vans. Honest John Vans is urging the Governmen ...
28 May, 2021
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SR Timber’s guide to spot a genuine roofing batten
|Date: 1 April, 2021

SR Timber’s guide to spot a genuine roofing batten
The government’s plan to set up a new regulator for building products is good news for professional build ...
The government’s plan to set up a new regulator for building products is good news for professional builders, according to SR Timber’s Trading Director Shaun Revill. Here he offers a guide to help bui ...
1 April, 2021
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Government withdraws millions of pounds from Green Homes Grant scheme
|Date: 3 March, 2021

Government withdraws millions of pounds from Green Homes Grant scheme
Adrienne Minster, CEO of Rated People said: “The Green Homes Grant has been hugely successful in motivati ...
Adrienne Minster, CEO of Rated People said: “The Green Homes Grant has been hugely successful in motivating homeowners to make green renovations to their homes, with demand for improvements covered un ...
3 March, 2021
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LG discusses the Green Homes Grant
|Date: 27 November, 2020

LG discusses the Green Homes Grant
The Green Homes Grant is making heat pumps even more attractive, according to LG. Leading provider of ene ...
The Green Homes Grant is making heat pumps even more attractive, according to LG. Leading provider of energy efficient, renewable energy solutions LG has greeted news from Government regarding the Gre ...
27 November, 2020
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City & Guilds: Address Skills Shortage NOW
|Date: 18 September, 2018

City & Guilds: Address Skills Shortage NOW
Professional Builder's Kieran Nee was on hand as City & Guilds Group, in collaboration with The ...
Professional Builder's Kieran Nee was on hand as City & Guilds Group, in collaboration with The Work Foundation, launched a new report exploring the challenges facing the UK construction sect ...
18 September, 2018
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