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Shining Stars: 2025 Training Awards Winners Announced

Recognising the Best in Plastering and Fit-Out Training

The winners of the sector’s Training Awards have been announced. 

FIS supports contractors in legal battle with Ministry of Justice

FIS CEO Iain McIlwee spoke to the BBC about the ongoing impact, from financial loss to mental strain, and why this failure exposes deep flaws in how government projects are managed.

Shine a light on bad practice, not our walls

A frequent concern of our members who work in the housebuilding sector relates to unfair snagging practices on internal finishes.

Change won’t happen unless we stand above the parapet, and therefore FIS is shining a light on unfair snagging practices.

Uniting the supply chain to raise standards and improve quality, safety and sustainability in the £10 billion Finishes, Fit-out and Interiors Sector

Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) was created to draw the finishes and interiors supply chain together to improve safety and quality, minimise risk, enhance productivity and help embrace innovation.

Our membership comprises fit-out and specialist contractors, manufacturers and suppliers.  All members are vetted against a strict criteria that helps promote quality, safety and best practice in the sector.

Collective lobby leads to pause of Apprentice reforms 

Collective lobby leads to pause of Apprentice reforms 

A Construction Coalition led by the British Woodworking Federation and supported by Finishes and Interiors Sector wrote to the Prime Minister last month expressing concerns related to proposed reform of Apprenticeships.  In response to this letter and subsequent...

Avoiding late payments with good credit control

Avoiding late payments with good credit control

You’ve done the work, and the client’s happy, but the money still hasn’t arrived. Does this sound familiar? For many in the finishes and interiors sector, late payments are more common than they should be. But with good credit control, it doesn’t have to be that way....

Construction sector ready to report fraud but needs clarity

Construction sector ready to report fraud but needs clarity

A recent report has revealed that an alarming 81% of construction workers recognise the importance of reporting qualification fraud for site safety, but 78% are unclear on how to report it. While respondents to the survey overwhelmingly agreed that reporting suspected...

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