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New figures for planning applications in 2024, published by the Government today show worrying signs that, despite the push to boost house building rates, permissions granted to small sites of 9 units or fewer are down, demonstrating the smallest house builders are struggling to get homes delivered, warns the FMB.

Read on to learn how members benefitted from the most recent business planning session in Bristol.

Want a safer construction site? These five simple steps will help you protect your team and stay compliant.

FMB Southern Counties President Geoff Anderson speaks at Oxford University championing SME builders.

Scottish builders share their insights and expectations for 2025.

The 0.2% fall in construction output in January 2025, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), is another indicator that the economy is struggling despite the Government’s strong commitment to back development, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

From Parliament to site visits to a tolbooth and a lake (yes a lake!) in East Lothian.

Access fully funded Construction Supervisor, Manager & Leader development programmes throughout Scotland.

From 6 April 2025, double cab pick-ups will be taxed as cars, increasing costs for builders. Find out what this means and how to act before it's too late.

The recent apprenticeship week provided an ideal opportunity to talk to the next generation of skilled workers in Northern Ireland.

How will the proposed NI Executive Housing strategy affect Northern Irish members? The FMB Board meet Minster Gordon Lyons to discuss.

Urgent action is needed to address the slump in construction output demonstrated in S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI data for February 2025, which shows the fastest downturn since the start of the pandemic, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Workloads for small building companies fell by 8% in the last three months of 2024 , according to the latest Q4 2024 State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

New figures for planning applications in 2024, published by the Government today show worrying signs that, despite the push to boost house building rates, permissions granted to small sites of 9 units or fewer are down, demonstrating the smallest house builders are struggling to get homes delivered, warns the FMB.

Read on to learn how members benefitted from the most recent business planning session in Bristol.

Want a safer construction site? These five simple steps will help you protect your team and stay compliant.

FMB Southern Counties President Geoff Anderson speaks at Oxford University championing SME builders.

Scottish builders share their insights and expectations for 2025.

The 0.2% fall in construction output in January 2025, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), is another indicator that the economy is struggling despite the Government’s strong commitment to back development, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

From Parliament to site visits to a tolbooth and a lake (yes a lake!) in East Lothian.

Access fully funded Construction Supervisor, Manager & Leader development programmes throughout Scotland.

From 6 April 2025, double cab pick-ups will be taxed as cars, increasing costs for builders. Find out what this means and how to act before it's too late.

The recent apprenticeship week provided an ideal opportunity to talk to the next generation of skilled workers in Northern Ireland.

How will the proposed NI Executive Housing strategy affect Northern Irish members? The FMB Board meet Minster Gordon Lyons to discuss.

Urgent action is needed to address the slump in construction output demonstrated in S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI data for February 2025, which shows the fastest downturn since the start of the pandemic, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Workloads for small building companies fell by 8% in the last three months of 2024 , according to the latest Q4 2024 State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).