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Two in five construction businesses fear Covid-19 threat

|Date: 07 Jul 2020

Two in five construction businesses fear Covid-19 threat

Two in five (38%) small businesses operating in construction fear their business is at risk as a result o ...

Two in five (38%) small businesses operating in construction fear their business is at risk as a result of the coronavirus, according to a new report. A survey of 840 small business owners and self-em ...

07 Jul 2020
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Sustainable Drainage | Marley Plumbing & Drainage

|Date: 07 Apr 2020

Sustainable Drainage | Marley Plumbing & Drainage

Marley Plumbing & Drainage has relaunched its Flowloc system. Designed to work in conjunction with a ...

Marley Plumbing & Drainage has relaunched its Flowloc system. Designed to work in conjunction with a stormwater attenuation tank, the Flowloc system helps to control and manage the rate at which s ...

07 Apr 2020
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FMB: Call for Grants to Help Construction SMEs

|Date: 06 Apr 2020

FMB: Call for Grants to Help Construction SMEs

It’s paramount that the Government steps up its support for small construction firms, as we risk seeing a ...

It’s paramount that the Government steps up its support for small construction firms, as we risk seeing a crash similar to that experienced during the financial crisis of 2008-09 when just under half ...

06 Apr 2020
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NFB Warns of Cash Flow Crisis

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

NFB Warns of Cash Flow Crisis

The National Federation of Builders is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the co ...

The National Federation of Builders is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the construction industry as its members continue to wait to hear when the Government’s Coronavirus J ...

03 Apr 2020
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FMB to Sunak: Don’t Leave Directors ‘High and Dry’

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

FMB to Sunak: Don’t Leave Directors ‘High and Dry’

Don’t leave company directors high and dry, FMB tells Chancellor Greater support is needed for those runn ...

Don’t leave company directors high and dry, FMB tells Chancellor Greater support is needed for those running small businesses who fall between the gap in schemes to support employees and the self-empl ...

03 Apr 2020
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Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to build ...

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to building safety in a generation". Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps ...

03 Apr 2020
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Construction contracts fell during 2018

|Date: 25 Jan 2019

Construction contracts fell during 2018

Amidst a fall in the value of all construction contracts in 2018, the residential sector had the highest ...

Amidst a fall in the value of all construction contracts in 2018, the residential sector had the highest proportion of contract awards by value, notes industry analysts Barbour ABI. ...

25 Jan 2019
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#loveconstruction campaign launched to promote construction industry

|Date: 14 Sep 2018

#loveconstruction campaign launched to promote construction industry

The Considerate Constructors Scheme is calling on the construction industry to improve the public’s perce ...

The Considerate Constructors Scheme is calling on the construction industry to improve the public’s perception of the industry through the use of social media by participating in a ‘Promoting Construc ...

14 Sep 2018
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Modest forecasts for construction output amid Brexit uncertainty

|Date: 08 Jun 2018

Modest forecasts for construction output amid Brexit uncertainty

Total construction output increased by 8% in 2017 compared with 2016, to reach a total value of £163.5bn. ...

Total construction output increased by 8% in 2017 compared with 2016, to reach a total value of £163.5bn. In terms of value, new work accounts for the largest share, with output growth having been par ...

08 Jun 2018
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FMB launches report calling for more regulation in construction

|Date: 11 May 2018

FMB launches report calling for more regulation in construction

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has launched its new agenda for quality and professionalism in co ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has launched its new agenda for quality and professionalism in construction. The FMB is calling on the Government to introduce a licensing scheme in constructio ...

11 May 2018
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