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Making a difference for you

As we conclude our 10th anniversary year, we are reflecting on the past 12 months, celebrating our key achievements and the collective strength we demonstrate when we work together. Despite the significant challenges our sector has faced in 2025, your membership has empowered us to champion the interests of our community.

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.

CROSS Publishes New Reports on Passive Fire Implementation Failures

CROSS Publishes New Reports on Passive Fire Implementation Failures

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS) has published two new reports highlighting implementation failures associated with internal passive fire protection elements. The reports provide valuable insight into how fire safety measures can be compromised...

Employment Rights Act Passed – What Employers Need to Know

Employment Rights Act Passed – What Employers Need to Know

Citation has shared an important legal update for employers following confirmation that the Employment Rights Bill has now passed through Parliament and becomes law on 18 December, formally enacted as the Employment Rights Act. The Act represents the most significant...

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