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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has entered into a partnership with Digital Buildings that aims to provide streamlined access to carbon credits and quantified social impact from retrofit projects. The partnership will give builders access to Retrogreen, which Digital Buildings has designed t

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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is launching its biannual Master Builder Awards. The Awards celebrate high-quality craftsmanship, exceptional customer service and building excellence delivered by Master Builder companies all across the UK.

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Small and medium construction firms are reporting signs of stability within the building industry with workloads up 7% and enquires rising by 3% over the last three months, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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It is essential that householders feel confident in the people carrying out retrofit upgrades to their homes if the UK is to deliver the scale of roll-out needed, according to new research. A study has been carried out on behalf of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) by Professor Alice Owen, Uni

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The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC), managed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), has agreed a 4% wage rate increase with Unite the Union for small builders. The agreement, which comes into effect from today, also includes one extra day of holiday.

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Almost half of the UK's small and medium-sized construction firms have warned that their business is on track to make a loss or fall below expected margins in the first three months of 2024, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned. The trade body said 44% of its members reported the strug

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP yesterday outlined the UK Government's plans to tackle climate change and support its 2030 net-zero targets with a commitment of more than £1 billion to renewable technologies in the next auction round for Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of its Contracts for Difference

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Nearly half (47%) of all Federation of Master Builders (FMB) members have reported a fall in enquiries for new work at the end of last year leading to a 15% fall in workloads, according to the latest State of Trade Survey.

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Activity in the UK construction sector fell again in December, although the rate of decline eased to the slowest since the current phase of decline began last September.

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UK construction companies have indicated a decline in business activity for the third consecutive month during November, led by another sharp fall in residential building.

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UK construction companies recorded a marginal increase in total business activity during August with growth in the commercial and civil engineering segments helping to offset a slump in house building.

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Despite a fall in construction activity at the start of 2023, surveyors in Scotland are predicting sector growth for the first time in almost a year while another survey has highlighted a rebound in repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) work for construction SMEs.

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