Federation Of Master Builders

Homeowners must plan up to seven months ahead if they want a successful home improvement project, according to new research. Existing research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) revealed that consumers should expect to wait at least four months’ for a quality builder to be available.

Calls against complacency have been sounded regarding the potential impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit after the UK construction sector recorded an all-time high in rise in output. Construction output figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that UK output grew

More than £5 billion of capital investment is to be made in 2019-20 to deliver on the Scottish Government’s aim to “grow and modernise” infrastructure, finance secretary Derek Mackay has announced. Presenting his Scottish Budget 2019/20 to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, M

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has blamed rising costs and continued uncertainty over Brexit for a drop in construction output. Latest construction output figures for October 2018 published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a small decline of 0.2%, compared with the previous

More landlords who rent out their homes on ‘Airbnb-style’ websites spend their takings on holidays than reinvest their earnings in home improvement projects, according to new research. A study by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) into the spending patterns of landlords who use shor

Nearly two-thirds of builders have had to pass skip price increases on to clients and a fifth have had to pass on diesel price rises, making home improvement projects more expensive for home owners, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). According to the research, the

The Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland) has elected two female Scottish Board representatives for the first time in its history. Lee Cairns, operations director at Thistle Trade Group Ltd, and Theresa Gallagher, operations manager/director at Young Wilson & Cunningham Ltd, were

The construction industry is being plagued by thieves with more than half of builders in the UK having had their tools stolen, according to new research. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) found that 51% of UK builders have had tools stolen with around half of those (46%) having had their van s

Building more co-living developments and micro-homes in urban areas top the list of people’s preferred solutions to the housing crisis according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), while building on the greenbelt is the least favoured solution. The FMB asked 2,000 home owne

Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the abolition of a cap on what local authorities in England can borrow to build houses. In her keynote speech to the Conservative party conference yesterday, Mrs May said the move shows her commitment to help fix the housing crisis.

New plans set out by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) for a post-Brexit immigration policy would cripple the construction industry, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). A government-commissioned study which aimed to establish the current and likely future patterns of EEA migra

Scotland’s small and medium-sized construction firms enjoyed strong growth in the second quarter of 2018 despite significant headwinds, according to the Federation of Master Builders Scotland. Hundreds of jobs were lost during the last few months as Bonnyrig-based multi-disciplinary construction c

Brian Berry The 28 per cent fall in construction apprenticeship starts between August 2017 and March 2018 compared with the same period the previous academic year suggests the Government needs to look again at the way the Apprenticeship Levy is working, according to the Federation of Master Builders

Brian Berry The Beast from the East, rising costs and Brexit are to blame for the sharp drop in construction output, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the April 2018 construction output figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Scottish Government is in danger of failing to deliver a real Warm Homes Bill for Scotland, a group of 50 civil society and business organisations has warned. In a joint statement issued today the group calls on ministers and MSPs to create a law that will end fuel poverty, create new jobs and i