Company Tag: Federation of Master Builders
Industry task force looks to create a mandatory licensing scheme for all UK construction companies
The new Construction Licensing Task Force is chaired by Liz Peace CBE
Small construction firm workloads fall for the first time in six years
'A perfect storm of diminished consumer confidence, rising material prices and increases in wages and salaries' means that smaller builders are seeing less work, warns the Federation of Master Builders…
Problems mount for SME construction firms
Nervy banks, rising costs and a weak housing market have conspired to hit builders' bottom lines, reports the FMB
Plan seven months ahead for improvement projects, FMB tells homeowners
There's currently a four-month wait to get a good builder, says UK trade body, and that's before they even start work...
UK Finance & FMB launch a guide to development finance for SME housebuilders
Read the full "Guide to Development Finance for Small & Medium Size Housebuilders" here
Builders call for a construction licensing system to ‘crush the cowboys’
Construction firms want more regulation, claims the FMB
Building material costs ‘continue to rocket’
Bricks are in short supply - with some waiting times in excess of 12 months - while the price of insulation materials have escalated by 16% in the last year
NPPF Reform: Property industry reactions
The Government's consultation is open until 10th May
‘It’s too cold to lay bricks’
Cold snap means construction sites are 'grinding to a halt', says the Federation of Master Builders
Three quarters of builders are ‘under threat from Cowboy Clients’
Clients who "withhold payment without good reason or make completely unreasonable demands" are a "serious problem" for most SME construction firms
‘Building projects now cost significantly more than they did this time last year’ – FMB
85% of builders think construction material price rises could drive consumers to hire rogue traders in an effort to save money
Rising costs squeeze margins for SME construction firms
Workloads continue to rise but increasing material prices and salaries mean margins are 'narrower than ever', says FMB