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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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RICS: Construction Sector Deal “a major step forward”

|Date: 29 Nov 2017

RICS: Construction Sector Deal “a major step forward”

Geoff White, RICS Head of Policy has commented on the announcement by Business and Energy Secretary Greg ...

Geoff White, RICS Head of Policy has commented on the announcement by Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark of a new construction sector deal which will see government and industry working together ...

29 Nov 2017
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Bobcat launches new TL30.70 telehandler

|Date: 14 Nov 2017

Bobcat launches new TL30.70 telehandler

Providing a maximum lift capacity of three tonnes and a maximum lift height of nearly 7m, the new TL30.70 ...

Providing a maximum lift capacity of three tonnes and a maximum lift height of nearly 7m, the new TL30.70 compact telehandler from Bobcat is designed for a wide range of applications in the constructi ...

14 Nov 2017
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Jewson Live returns for 2017 show

|Date: 01 Nov 2017

Jewson Live returns for 2017 show

Builders’ merchant show, Jewson Live, is back for 2017. Now in its third year, the free-to-attend event w ...

Builders’ merchant show, Jewson Live, is back for 2017. Now in its third year, the free-to-attend event will be returning to the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, on the 14th December 2017. The ...

01 Nov 2017
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Housebuilding drives forward construction output in August

|Date: 21 Sep 2017

Housebuilding drives forward construction output in August

Construction projects increased by 20% in August as housebuilding thrives, accourding to the latest editi ...

Construction projects increased by 20% in August as housebuilding thrives, accourding to the latest edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from industry analysts Barbour ABI. ...

21 Sep 2017
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