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The Federation of Plasterers and Drywall Contractor (FPDC) is meeting with Stephen Ratcliffe, the chief executive of the UKCG, to insist it 鈥渞ein its members in鈥�.

The call follows months of phone calls from FPDC members complaining about being 鈥渟queezed鈥� by main contractors.

Paul Jessop, the chief executive of the FPDC, said: 鈥淎 lot of our members are being put in hard places. Many are being forced to take work at minus figures or lose out on work in the future.鈥�

Jessop said several members had reported main contractors forcing them to choose between payment or another contract. Others had called to complain after being forced to retender for jobs they had already won.

鈥淭hese issues are coming up every time a member calls,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey are being shafted, and much of what is happening is bordering on illegal. We would like to see the main contractors reined in a bit,鈥� Jessop said.

They are being shafted, and much of this is bordering on illegal

Paul Jessop, FPDC

Groups such as the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group and the National Federation of Builders said they were hearing similar stories.

The news follows widespread cutting of main contractors鈥� fees over the past year by clients, as well as rumours that clients are asking firms to pay back fees or risk losing future work.

One medium-sized specialist said larger contractors had adopted a 鈥渂ully-boy鈥� approach. 鈥淭he public face of many large firms demonstrates a partnership approach, where the subcontractor is a respected cog in the machine. In practice we鈥檙e frequently met with the attitude of 鈥榩lay ball or we鈥檒l drop you鈥�.鈥�

Ratcliffe said: 鈥淐ontractors are themselves being squeezed by clients. It鈥檚 only natural that it will fall down the supply chain.鈥�