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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has expressed its concern that the construction industry isn’t ready for the rollout of the new Reverse Charge VAT system due on October 1st, 2019. This comes after data collected by the FMB revealed that 69% of construction industry SMEs haven’t even heard of it, and of those that have, 67% have

The UK Government have again come into the spotlight over the current ambitious, and according to some industry professionals, unrealistic housebuilding targets. Although it is clear that the figure is accurate, and the number of homes is realistically needed, there has been much speculation about how the figure can be achieved without greater support and a significant reduction in red tape

UK Construction NEC Homeowners are choosing to add more space to their homes with extensions, but this can leave the original rooms looking a little dark and dingy. Upper floor windows often dictate the roof pitch and with homeowners making the most of relaxed permitted development rights we know that flat roofs are a big opportunity. An essential requirement in any

FMB Concerns Over GE Results According to Brian Berry, CE of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the recent results of the UK General Election ‘has left key business sectors nervous with no one political party securing enough seats to form a majority government’ and has raised concerns as to the vulnerability of the construction sector, stating that, ‘therefore it’s crucial

Unite Member Still Blacklisted A year after Unite won a case in the high court over blacklisting practices, workers affected are still blacklisted, according to the union. In addition, the promised re-training of victims of these unfair practices by blacklisting companies during the case, has not yet surfaced. This announcement from Unite has come as the union begins another court case,