Brian Berry, the FMB chief executive, is quoted by EnergyNews Livecom: Mr Berry [said]: "A survey of our members reveals that 70% of FMB building companies do not believe that the Government's proposals are technically, functionally or economically feasible to implement for most domestic extension projects".com
However a spokesperson for FMB told ELN today: "It is fact it is the opposite.
But the latest government push on apprenticeships is encouraging, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
The FMB is working with the Department for Work and Pensions on several initiatives.
Brian Berry, head of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said the industry faced a "skills timebomb".
Half of small- and medium-sized (SME) builders are finding it difficult to recruit bricklayers, according to the FMB.
"Our members' experiences support the view that the UK construction industry is facing significant skills shortages," says FMB chief executive, Brian Berry.
Brian Berry, the chief executive of the FMB, said: "Councils need to find a way of allocating and granting planning permission for more small sites.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) said the only cure for the industry's skills shortages was to recruit and train more people.
Many want to continue working well into their 60s and could work part-time, including mentoring young apprentices, or change to less arduous roles, the FMB said.
For the second year running, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) found that the lack of available and viable land was the biggest barrier to building for SMEs in the industry, with two-thirds citing it as a problem.
