FMB ROUND-UP
Your FMB membership shows clients you carry out work to exceptionally high standards. However, to access certain Government-funded initiatives and work delivered under its Quality Scheme, you will need to register your company with TrustMark. That’s why the FMB is a TrustMark scheme provider. TrustMark – a not-for-profit – is the only UK Government-Endorsed Quality Scheme for work carried out in or around consumers’ homes. Like the FMB, TrustMark registration encourages businesses to drive up industry standards while improving the protection offered to homeowners when having work done. The FMB works with TrustMark- registered FMB members to ensure they commit to and maintain the required standards of technical competence, trading practices and customer service. If you want to demonstrate your commitment to high standards of work and customer service, apply to join TrustMark through the FMB. Once you have passed all of the FMB's checks to show you are a quality builder, you will need to take a few additional steps to add TrustMark registration to your FMB membership. These include: ● complying with the TrustMark Code of Conduct and the TrustMark Customer Charter; and ● providing a suitable financial protection policy to your customer with every job you do – policies are available through FMB Insurance. Why work with TrustMark? Just like the FMB, TrustMark has a strong commitment to quality Why you should register with TrustMark
MEMBER BENEFITS On-demand webinar: Unlocking the power of apprenticeships Key personnel from the FMB, South and City College Birmingham, and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) shared their expertise during a webinar on how to unlock the power of apprenticeships to build your business, and access available funding. The webinar, which you can catch on demand on the FMB’s website, covers: ● The benefits of apprenticeships – filling skills gaps, succession planning with an ageing workforce, improving company image, and more. ● Recruitment, training and funding support from colleges –how colleges can help your business to find motivated apprentice candidates, and provide relevant training and access various funding streams. ● CITB grants and support for apprentice employers – details on grants for attendance, achievement and short courses, work experience placements, as well as funds to cover qualification costs, and assistance through
and to protecting consumers. Additionally, members who register with Trustmark gain access to more work from local authorities and national organisations, and to Government-funded schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). Builders must join TrustMark through the FMB as we are the only licensed scheme provider that can support your trades. It is not possible to join TrustMark directly. Find out how you can become a TrustMark-registered business at www.fmb.org.uk/become-a- master-builder/trustmark.html
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Chattertons Solicitors & Wealth Management www.chattertons.com
CITB's New Entrant Support Team. ● Affordability of apprentices – available grants and funding to make hiring an apprentice cost-effective, citing a real example of a two-year apprenticeship costing a business just £17.25 a day. ● Q&A with the experts – finding the right apprentices,
LiveCosts www.livecosts.com/fmb
who to contact at CITB and colleges, how grants work
for new and existing apprentices. Access the webinar on demand by visiting: www.fmb.org.uk/ resource/unlocking-the-power-of- apprenticeships.html
Nexa Finance www.nexafinance.co.uk
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