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Commercial
This year marked the launch of the FMB’s 2025–2027 Commercial Strategy, a plan designed to grow commercial income, refine our oer, and increase both the number and value of our partnerships. Over the course of 2024–2025, we built on long-standing relationships with key partners such as Abilo, CITB, Isuzu, Tradepoint, Openreach, and People’s Pension, while also welcoming new collaborators including JCB and JCB Finance, Bibby Financial Services, and HazardCo. These new partnerships have significantly expanded our reach and strengthened our relevance across the sector. The 2025 Master Builder Awards highlighted this momentum, receiving exceptional backing,
most notably through a generous £42,000 vehicle donation from Isuzu. We have also seen continued growth in the number of Associates, with more than 40 companies now oering their products and services to FMB members. Commercial activity has remained a vital source of support for the Master Builder magazine as well as for our national, regional, and devolved events. Through a broad mix of print advertising, digital marketing, and sponsorship opportunities, our diverse commercial oer continues to play an important role in supporting the Federation.
FMB Properties Property rental remained stable with occupation averaging 92%; four leases expiring and one break clause taken. Repairs and maintenance stayed within budget; with minor repairs and decorating including Edinburgh remedials ahead of new tenant occupation. FMB meeting rooms in London saw increased bookings and an income increase of 19%, as we continue to market and retain current clientele. Forward bookings remain strong. An IT upgrade was done to the large meeting room, providing improved visual and audio facilities. An upgrade of the coee machines in each of the rooms has been well received by our clients. We refreshed the meeting room information on our website and on our digital brochure ahead of our email campaign marketing our rooms to a wider audience.
IT
Servicing of our onsite infrastructure and decommissioning of old kit was completed during the year. New replacement laptop deployment was completed in Q1 2025. We were pleased to receive our Cyber Essentials re-accreditation in October 2024. AI is one of the priorities in a proposed Data governance/Modern Working project, reviewing data storage, policies and relevant sta training.
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Federation of Master Builders Annual Report 2025
Federation of Master Builders Annual Report 2025
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