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Going forward
In September 2025, the FMB will be holding its AGM with the election of the new Presidential Team for the following two years. The FMB will continue to focus on its three-year strategic plan, ‘Project Growth’, but will start to think about what comes next and identify the emerging issues that we will want to focus on. The general policy focus will continue to remain on working with the UK
Government's objective to build 1.5 million new homes and retrofit 5 million existing homes. These are ambitious targets but should present an opportunity for more SMEs to get involved if the right policy reforms are put in place. The FMB will continue its advocacy work on members’ behalf to help ensure there is a positive policy framework that enables small building companies to thrive.
Skills and labour will continue to be a major issue within our sector which is why the FMB will be arguing for more support for employers to take on apprentices. Given that a third of the construction workforce is expected to retire over the next 15 to 20 years it is vital that we bring more people into our industry and provide the training that will enable them to have a career within the construction sector. Alongside this will be our work on standards and how we define and assess competence for general builders. Our work calling for the mandatory
licensing of construction companies, as reflected in the Grenfell Inquiry report, will continue and will feed into ongoing engagement with government. Finally, we all know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a big impact on how we all live, and work and the construction sector is no exception. The FMB will be looking at how it can best harness the opportunities aorded by AI to help provide a more e¢cient and productive service to our members.
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Federation of Master Builders Annual Report 2025
Federation of Master Builders Annual Report 2025
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