ELWYNS IS A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION OF MASTER BUILDERS

What is the Federation of Master Builders?

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is the UK’s largest trade association in the building sector and has been for 70 years helping reputable builders to maintain standards among other things.

Membership Criteria

You can have confidence when you do business with a member of the FMB because they have been vetted against very strict criteria and only those builders and specialists who have passed the FMB’s vetting process are accepted as members. Membership criteria and checks include:

Committed to offer all customers the option of a building work guarantee
A minimum of three years trading history and have provided three years accounts
Signed a TrustMark licence
Had an inspection on a job in progress on joining and on a completed development every three years thereafter
Will have to undergo an inspection of a job in progress
Passed credit checks, public record and director checks
Verified that they have no un-discharged bankruptcies or relevant and outstanding County Court Judgements
A minimum of twelve months trading history
Provided two references, one client reference (preferably from a work in progress) and one professional reference
Employer (if applicable) and public liability insurance
VAT registration (if applicable)
Confirmed their business address/details
Agreed to abide by the FMB Disputes Resolution and Complaints Procedures
Signed up to the FMB Code of Practice

Benefits of doing business with an FMB member

Buy with confidence from reputable vetted members

High standard of service and workmanship as FMB members comply with the requirements in the code of practice
Complaints handling procedure. The FMB sets standards that builders have an obligation to meet.
Building work guarantee