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Life Membership Award For NFB Past President
THE ACTING President of the Leicestershire & Rutland branch of the National Federation of Builders, has recently been awarded for his services to the organisation by being made an Honorary Life Member. Andrew Oldershaw, previously a director of Oldershaw Brothers Ltd and now part of the management team at G Harrison BUILDRITE Ltd, was first elected President of the NFB in the year 2000 and has served as acting President since then. He also attends the NFB Midland Regional Board meetings and became a Director of the Midland Builders Federation Trust Co Ltd., which administers funds from the Midlands Region for training grants to NFB member and associated companies. Mr Oldershaw has also taken a lead role on the Leicester Local Joint Consultative Committee, (LJCC), for the Building Industry. The LJCC promotes good practice within the building industry and he is part of the team who organise an annual construction dinner where Merit Awards for Craftsmanship are presented and where this year, at College Court in Knighton, he received his own award, presented by Mr Richard Beresford, the Chief Executive Officer of the NFB.
A ‘budget for builders’, says FMB THE CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond (right) has delivered a ‘budget for builders’ that should allow small builders to deliver more of the new homes Britain so badly needs, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the Budget 2017, Brian Berry Chief Executive of the FMB said “The Government has set itself a new target of building 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s. And today the Chancellor has put small and medium-sized builders at the heart of ambitious plans to tackle the growing housing crisis. The Chancellor appears to be putting his money where his mouth is with the announcement of £44 billion of capital funding, loans and guarantees. In particular, a further £1.5 billion for the Home Building Fund to be targeted specifically at SME housebuilders can play a significant role in channelling crucial funding to this sector. A £630 million fund to prepare small sites for development and proposals to require councils to deliver more new housing supply from faster-to-build smaller sites will provide opportunities to boost small scale development.” Berry continued: “A second major challenge to getting new homes built is the skills crisis we face. In the long run, the only real solution to chronic skills shortages will be a major increase in the training of new entrants into our industry. We are therefore pleased to hear the Chancellor has today committed extra resourcing to training for construction skills. With Brexit round the corner the next few years will bring unprecedented challenges to the construction sector. The Government will need to make sure that the sector continues to have access to skilled EU workers, but we are pleased that the Chancellor has listened to the needs of SME.
Stoughton building plot: £175k guide FOTHERGILL Wyatt Estate Agents are offering for sale a 0.16 acre building plot with planning consent (ref: 13/00787/FUL) for demolition of the existing garage and erection of a two-storey dwelling with integral garage. The plot is located at 8 Church Lane, Stoughton, Leicester LE2 2FJ, and the proposed property will be accessed off a shared drive with No.10 Church Lane. There will be parking for two vehicles, plus the garage. The current planning permission lapses on 12th March 2018. For sale by Private Treaty, based on a Guide Price of £175,000. Viewings are strictly by appointment with the selling agents. For more information – or to arrange a viewing appointment – contact Fothergill Wyatt on 0116 270 5900 or visit the website at www.fothergillwyatt.com