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News Release from: Federation of Master Builders (FMB) | Subject: Bogus builders
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 April 2005
FMB calls for ASBOs to tackle bogus
builders
The UK's largest construction industry trade association is calling for ASBOs (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders) to be used to combat the rising tide of bogus builders.
As the election campaign turns to focus on crime, the UK's largest construction industry trade association is calling for ASBOs (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders) to be used to combat the rising tide of bogus builders The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) highlights a recent case where a court in Cheshire gave a rogue builder an ASBO to prevent the public from being ripped off
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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As well as being jailed for three and half years for deception and theft, under the terms of the five-year ASBO the man cannot work in the building industry unless he is employed by a legitimate construction company.
The ASBO also bans him from advertising, seeking work or taking money for building work.
Ian Davis, Director General of the Federation of Master Builders added: "The FMB fully supports the use of ASBOs to force rogue builders to stop trading".
"We have been campaigning for many years for real sanctions against cowboys to prevent them from conning consumers." Ian concluded: "We hope that Trading Standards Officers up and down the country will now follow this example of how to tackle rogue builders".
"The FMB expects the new Government to give them every support in this vital work.".
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