by Clair Mooney | 25 Oct, 2018 | Main News Feed
CITB has launched its Digital Skills report – the first in a series of three in its Changing Construction, Changing Skills campaign. ‘Unlocking Construction’s Digital Future: A Skills Plan for Industry‘ provides evidence to help inform decision-making by the construction sector and CITB concerning digital skills.
This report found that the scope for what digital could be used to achieve in construction is vast, however industry is far from realising the full scale of the opportunities. It also sets out digital competency scales and spectrums for the industry.
The report also found that:
• Digital construction is understood to mean different things by different people: Many assume digital construction means Building Information Modelling (BIM) but it is wider than that.
• Much tech that is being used is not at the cutting edge of what is available: Drones, smartphones and tablets are increasingly widely used but really innovative tech – if used at all – is generally limited to small pilots or trials.
• Data and its effective collection, communication and management are central to digital transformation.
• Tech-specific skills aren’t the problem – the broader skills and competencies at various levels need to be addressed.
For an overview, please watch this clip.
by Clair Mooney | 15 Oct, 2018 | Main News Feed
FIS announced the winners of its flagship #iBuiltThis2018 awards at a Champagne reception at UK Construction Week on 9 October 2018. This simple competition is designed to promote careers in construction and get young people, the construction industry and the public to participate and show how proud they are of their contribution to the UK built environment in a fun, exciting and light-hearted way. The winners and runners-up were presented with their awards by architect and host of Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces, George Clarke.
The winners were:
• 13 and under age category was Hollie Baynes with her submission the House of Horrors
• 14 to 18 age category was Naomi Hamilton with her entry An Arch
• 19 plus age category was Jamie Hubbard with his entry The Ivy House
Nathan Garnett, Event Director of UK Construction Week said “it is the simplicity of this initiative that makes it so brilliant. Anybody can enter, it embraces all forms of social media and it reminds us of the simple joy in making stuff and at the same time how construction is building our future. There was a great crop of entries across the different age contests from Lego builds to intricate brickwork and relaxation spaces innovatively designed and built. What better place to host this than at UK Construction Week, which is all about showcasing this brilliant industry? I was particularly delighted to see so many of the finalists and winners attend with their friends and family so they got to see some of the innovation and progressive thinking that is driving our sector forwards.”
A key aim is to showcase construction as the exciting and diverse sector it is with its huge breadth of disciplines and career opportunities to help attract new entrants. It allows people of all ages to enter and show their building skills and the projects they have built and in doing so hopes to inspire new entrants into the sector and visually show what amazing work is being produced at all levels.
Iain McIlwee FIS CEO said: “the construction industry employs around 3.1 million people, that equates to one in ten people working in the UK, but instead of a career of first choice we seem all too often to drop down to being a last resort and this absolutely belies the truth. We want people to know that the UK construction industry is a power house for the economy and has something for everyone, a trade, a profession or perhaps a combination of both! We need the craftsmen, the tradesmen, the site workers, the surveyors, the designers, the engineers, the project managers and the digital experts who will help us to disrupt and develop the industry. This industry is evolving fast and we need the people to help us deliver world-class solutions that make the UK the best place in the world to live work and play.”
#iBuiltThis2019 will be launched at the World Skills Live show at the NEC in Birmingham 15-17 November 2018. For more information about #iBuiltThis2019 campaign or if you would like to get involved email: skills@thefis.org or visit www.thefis.org/skills-hub/i-built-this-2018/
by Clair Mooney | 8 Oct, 2018 | Main News Feed
Notification is hereby given of the AGM for the Finishes and Interiors Sector Ltd which will take place on 1 November 2018 at 10.30am. To download the AGM notification click here.
The accounts for year-end 2017 can be found here.
by Clair Mooney | 5 Oct, 2018 | Main News Feed
Prompted by the collapse of Carillion and widespread outrage about its back-stop of 120-day payment terms despite being signed up to the prompt payment code, the move to pay 90% of undisputed invoices from SMEs within five-days, comes as the Government tries to reboot its late payment measures with a call for evidence on the best way to tackle the scourge once and for all. Some of the latest measures being looked at are empowering trade bodies to highlight the best and worst practices in payment behaviour and forcing company boards to have a non-executive director responsible for prompt payment performance.
Small Business Commissioner Paul Uppal will join the Prompt Payment Code’s Compliance Board to try and reassert its relevance to industry.
Further reform to the Code is to be considered including whether the small business commissioner should have a greater role in its administration.
FIS chief executive Iain McIlwee commented; “You can’t argue with the sentiment, but we have proven time and again that there is no sticking plaster to the endemic problem of unfair payment. There are a multitude of ways in which dues are not paid and retentions is front and centre. We fully support the Build UK aim to ban retentions, but the timescales concern us. Cashflow and the resultant contractual wrangling undermine absolutely collaboration and productivity in construction, to truly emerge as a world-class sector we need to move to a 21st Century way to ensure money flows effectively through the supply chain and no business, small or large is put at risk by archaic and unfair practices.”
Cabinet Office Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden said: “We expect the highest payment standards from both government and big business.
“That is why we will commit to central government aiming to pay 90% of undisputed invoices from small and medium-sized businesses within five days. Small firms can also report poor payment practices via our Mystery Shopper service, which ensures their voices are heard.
“We are listening to businesses and doing more than ever to level the playing field for small businesses to win work in the public sector.”
Federation of Small Businesses, national chairman Mike Cherry said: “Late payment is the biggest challenge affecting small businesses and it is good to see the government getting serious about this issue, especially when it comes to large firms paying their supply chains promptly.
“The voluntary Prompt Payment Code is not working when it allows signatories like Carillion to pay on terms of over 120 days, so we want to see a new tough and transparent compliance regime being proposed.
“It is a positive step that central government will set an example – paying 90% of undisputed invoices from small and medium-sized businesses within five days.”
The Government call for evidence will be open until 29 November and the government is encouraging, businesses, trade associations and other interested parties such as academics to contribute their views to it.
by Clair Mooney | 3 Oct, 2018 | Main News Feed
On Friday 28 September 2018, FIS held its third Scottish Awards Lunch at Trades Hall in Glasgow. Over 160 members and guests attended the event to hear the winners announced and welcome new FIS chief exective to the helm.
FIS President Andrew Smith opened proceedings and raised a toast to the awards, with the compliments of Forza Doors. Guest speaker and compere Chick Young provided the entertainment, ensuring a fantastic time was had by all.
Award Winners
Interior Fit Out (supported by Fit Out Futures)
Gold – Veitchi Interiors for its installation ay Anderson High School in the Shetland Isles. Ryder Architecture also received an award.
Silver – Scotwood Interiors for its project at LifeArc in Edinburgh.
Partial Fit Out (supported by Women in Fit Out)
Gold – Linear Projects for its installation at the Macallan Distillery and Visitor Centre in Moray. Architect Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners also received an award.
Silver – Brian Hendry Interiors for its project at Holy Trinity School in Glasgow.
Suspended Ceilings (sponsored by Nevill Long)
Gold – Brian Hendry Interiors for its installation at Hawkhead Care Home and Day Care Centre in Renfrewshire. Unum Partnership and Page /Park also received an award.
SIlver – Carter Ceilings for its contract at Kelvinbridge Subway Station in Glasgow.
Plasterwork (supported by #BuildersBrew)
Gold – Ryedale Interiors for its project at the SOAR Intu Shopping Centre in Braehead. CD Architects also received an award.
Partitioning (supported by SpecFinish)
Gold – Worksmart Contracts for its project at Edrington Group Head Office in Glasgow. Architect Form Design also received an award.
Silver – Planet Partitioning for its installation at Cirrus Logic in Edinburgh.
Drywall Construction (supported by BuildBack)
Gold – Brian Hendry Interiors for its project at Holy Trinity School in Glasgow. Norr Architects also received an award.
Judges’ Award (sponsored by Minster)
Gold – Veitchi Interiors for its contract at Kelvinhaugh Street Student Accommodation in Glasgow. ICA Architects also received an award.
Silver – Clansman Interiors for its project at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire.
Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Now Get Qualified)
Winner – Robbie Sproul, a ceiling fixer apprentice at Brian Hendry Interiors.
Our nominated Charity was Street Soccer Scotland and prizes for the Charity Draw were donated by Brian Hendry Interiors, Minster, Scotwood Interiors, British Gypsum and Linear Projects. Generous attendees helped to raise £1,818.
From all the team here at FIS, we would like to say congratulations to all winners. Visit our Facebook page to see all the photos from the Scottish Awards Lunch.
The website image gallery can be found here.
by Clair Mooney | 2 Oct, 2018 | Main News Feed
MHCLG has published the following statement on its website following yesterday’s announcement.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-new-housing-measures
The statement includes the following key points
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy the government established a comprehensive building safety programme that included an independent review on fire safety and building regulations. In the summer the government published its response to this review and said it would ban the use of combustible materials on external walls of high-rise buildings subject to consultation.
Following this consultation the government has today (1 October 2018) confirmed that it will take forward this ban on all high-rise buildings that contains flats, as well as hospitals, residential care premises and student accommodation above 18 metres.
This ban will be delivered through changes to building regulations guidance and will limit materials available to products achieving a European classification of Class A1 or A2.
It is unclear from this statement exactly what products will be banned and what impact this will have on projects either in planning or under construction.
The ban which will come into effect later this year as a change to the Building regulations. Meanwhile if you are involved in the supply or installation of materials on external walls of high-rise buildings we recommend that you discuss this with the delivery team to reduce your risk going forward.
by Clair Mooney | 19 Sep, 2018 | Main News Feed
FIS will exhibiting at UK Construction Week at the NEC in Birmingham from 9 to 11 October. Come and see us at stand M112. We have a great line up of activities organised, including:
• 9 October 2018 – Our #iBuiltThis2018 awards ceremony at the Surfaces and Materials hub from 15:00. George Clarke will be announcing the winners of the competition and you will have the chance to network with industry leaders and peers.
• 9 October – attend our industry leading CPD sessions with Joe Cilia and Andrew Way on Design and Installation of Light Gauge Steel Infill Framing (and why this is not drylining for exteriors) from 10:45 – 11:45 at CPD Hub 2
• 9 October – CPD seminar with Joe Cilia on Product Process People (PPP) a simple process to provide evidence of compliance in light of the Edinburgh Schools Report and Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review from 13:45 – 14:45 at CPD Hub 2
• 10 October – Register for the free Mental Health Awareness training course taking place as a breakfast briefing at the Surfaces and Materials hub from 08:30 – 10:00. This is part of the #BuildersBrew campaign aimed at raising awareness of mental health.
• 9 and 10 October – Our new CEO Iain McIlwee will be in attendance to host you and speak to you all about how FIS can help you.
by Clair Mooney | 14 Sep, 2018 | Main News Feed
Small house builders predict that skills shortages in the building industry will hamper housing delivery and will eventually overtake access to finance as a bigger barrier to building new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s House Builders’ Survey 2018, the only annual assessment of small and medium sized (SME) house builders in England, include:
- The percentage of SME house builders saying that a shortage of skilled workers is a major barrier to their ability to build more new homes rose to 44% (up from 42% in 2017)
- A lack of available and viable land tops the list as the most commonly cited barrier (59%) to increasing housing delivery and almost two-thirds of SME house builders (62%) believe that the number of opportunities for small site development are actually decreasing (up from 54% in 2017)
- Nearly half of small house builders (46%) say access to finance is a major barrier to their ability to build more new homes
- More than half (51%) of SME house builders view the planning system as a major constraint on their ability to grow and ‘inadequate resourcing of planning departments’ was again rated as the most significant cause of delay in the planning application process for the third year in a row
- When asked to look ahead over the next three years, more firms cited skills shortages as a likely barrier to growth than access to finance.
FIS remain highly concerned about the skills mix in and around our sector and not just in housing – the potential impact on build-out and quality is significant. From statistics developed with Home Builders Federation (HBF) we know that we will need 3,320 dryliners/plasterers to meet the government target to build 300,000 houses, 400 tradespeople in our occupations per 10,000 houses built. Housing currently makes up approximately one third of our sector but with the growth forecast leaning towards this area of construction backed by Government’s very clear objective. We see that the gap is growing and there is a hole in the bucket!
At the FIS we see this as our number one challenge and, in addition to reaching into schools, new apprenticeship trailblazers and working with colleges and local employers to ensure that those studying for a diploma find employment, our sector leading BuildBack campaign is already up and running targeting the longer term unemployed to refocus and reskill them to help meet this demand. We must recognise this is a systemic problem and ensure that, working with CITB, the Skills Challenge Fund and as a group of trade bodies that our efforts are not on sticking plaster solutions, but fundamental and wholescale cultural change that will deliver us the numbers and quality of people that we need, sustainably.
To access the full survey click here; FMB’s House Builders’ Survey 2018, the only annual assessment of small and medium sized (SME) house builders in England.
by Clair Mooney | 10 Sep, 2018 | Main News Feed
The Home Building Skills Partnership, NHBC and Hamilton Deed are pleased to announce the next phase of fully funded training courses, focusing on assistant/ site manager and sales advisor roles. These training courses link closely with the Skills Frameworks and will help to improve industry standards and build quality across the home building sector.
This is a great opportunity for home builders and supply chain organisations to develop their workforce and increase value within their organisations at very little cost. However, places are limited and will be completed on a first come, first served basis for every organisation.
To book your place, visit https://www.hbf.co.uk/policy/home-building-skills-partnership/training/
The training courses focus on a range of topics covering the following CITB approved standards which are linked to the skills frameworks and current training needs:
• Building Regs and Control for Residential Homes
• Defect Prevention
• Develop and Maintain a Home Build Programme
• Interpreting Plans and Drawings
• Defect Prevention Introduction
• Effective Snagging and Pre-Handover Checks
• Hazards & Controls Associated with the Home Building Sector
• Home Build Site Management – People Management
• Home Build Handover
To ensure as many home builders and supply chain organisations access the training as possible, company capping will be limited to £10k. Please note, due to training being fully funded there are limited training places available. We advise you to book early to avoid disappointment.
by Clair Mooney | 7 Sep, 2018 | Main News Feed
On Monday 3 September Stortford Interiors and the FIS celebrated the launch of their flagship three-year youth engagement apprenticeship programme, Project Futures at the Broadgate Welcome Centre in London, hosted by British Land.
The event celebrated the first wave of new Project Futures apprentices who will embark on both carpentry and drylining apprenticeships, working on the British Land Broadgate Estates and help build our capital city.
The launch was attended by representatives across the supply chain, from the client themselves, tier one contactors Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing O’Rourke, Camden Council, the FIS President, CITB, journalists and many other partner stakeholders in support of Project Futures.
Full coverage of the celebration launch event and how Stortford Interiors has launched an innovative and committed SME response to the UK sector skills crisis based on their core values will be available over the next few weeks. For information on how you can work with the FIS in creating your own apprenticeship onboarding process and attack the skills gap contact Amanda Scott, FIS Sector Skills Engagement Manager via amandascott@thefis.org
by Clair Mooney | 6 Sep, 2018 | Main News Feed
The #BuildersBrew campaign aims to highlight the issue of mental health and encourage people to talk about this difficult subject area over a mug of tea or coffee. Mental health affects us all at some point in our lives and we are encouraging people to take positive proactive action to support each other and talk about it. We want people to share images of their #BuildersBrew, a photo of themselves with their mug of tea or coffee talking about mental health.
To support and raise awareness of such an important subject area we have teamed up with Digital College and UK Construction Week to offer you the opportunity to book in for a free mental health course; An Awareness of Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace. This will take place at a breakfast briefing from 9:00 – 10:00 at UK Construction Week exhibition at the NEC on 10 October, which is also World Mental Health Day. Breakfast will provided with a builders brew and you will receive your course certificate later in the morning.
The course is designed to provide an introduction to Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace. As well as explaining what is meant by the terms “Mental Health” and “Wellbeing”, the course aims to raise awareness of common mental health issues and provides suggestions of what to do if/when working life is affected by a manageable mental health condition, such as stress, anxiety, low mood and depression.
Register in advance to book your free course place by emailing yasminkauser@thefis.org
by Clair Mooney | 3 Sep, 2018 | Main News Feed
#iBuiltThis2018 is an image led campaign which aims to celebrate the skills and talent within the construction industry, and showcase projects people have built in relation to the built environment.
FIS chief executive Iain McIlwee said “The exclusive line-up on the judging panel consists of industry leaders, advocates and educators who are backing this campaign. The diversity the judging panel bring demonstrate how collaboration across the industry can help us to reach out to a wider audience and present construction as an attractive industry, full of opportunity and diversity of careers for young people and new entrants.
This year’s judging panel:
Amanda Clack – Executive Director, Head of Strategic Consulting at CBRE
Steve Coley – FIS immediate past president
Mark Farmer – industry advocate and Founding Director and CEO of Cast Consultancy
John Hughes – President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Carwyn Jones – the winner of the #iBuiltThis2017 – 19 years and over age category
Kathryn Lennon-Johnson – Founder and Director of Built Environment Skills in Schools (BESS)
Fred Mills – Co-Founder and Managing Director of The B1M channel
Wyn Prichard – Director of Construction Skills from the NPTC group of colleges in Wales
Brendan Williams – CEO of Building Heroes
The #iBuiltThis2018 campaign is designed to get young people, the construction industry and the public to participate and show how proud they are of their contribution to the UK built environment in a fun, exciting and light-hearted way. We would like to showcase construction as the exciting and diverse sector it is with its huge breadth of disciplines and career opportunities to help attract new entrants. The competition will run for three weeks, submission is open from 3 September and closes on 23 September. Winners will be announced at the #iBuiltThis2018 awards ceremony at UK Construction Week on 9 October by TV personality and architect George Clarke. The finalists will also have their images streamed at the exhibition. The prizes will be awarded in November 2018.
The competition will be judged on the best creative picture and best response to the question asked within each age category. The public vote will make up 50% of the overall scores. The remaining 50% of the scores will be ranked in order by the judging panel.
Nathan Garnett, Event Director of UK Construction Week said “We love hosting the #iBuiltThis2018 competition at UK Construction Week because it works so well with our ambition to engage the wider community in the sector and inspire people to build something, share their achievement and get young people imagining what they could do in the sector. It was fantastic to see the social media engagement last year and we expect that to increase this year as the competition has such widespread support”.
The support for this campaign has been phenomenal across the industry with an impressive list of partners and sponsors that keeps growing by the day.
Amanda Clack, Executive Director, Head of Strategic Consulting at CBRE said “I am passionate about attracting top talent into the built environment sector, which very much starts with the next generation. I was delighted to be part of the inaugural #iBuiltThis2017 campaign last year, and again this year, as I believe showcasing people taking pride in what they have built, through social media particularly, is a great way of attracting the next generation. I am really excited to see what people submit this year as part of this competition”.
This competition was designed for the industry by the industry to change perceptions and work collaboratively and in doing so, we would encourage everybody to enter the competition and showcase their skills www.thefis.org/skills-hub/i-built-this-2018/
by Clair Mooney | 31 Aug, 2018 | Main News Feed
The awards aim to promote and encourage high levels of craftsmanship in the fit out sector. All contracts entered are visited by two award judges; the architect or interior designer of the winning contracts will also receive an award. The Awards are open to any FIS member with contractual responsibility for the project. Contracts must have been completed between 1 November 2017 and 31 October 2018.
Winners are announced and presented at the FIS Awards Lunch at the Dorchester Hotel in June.
The winners of the 2018 Contractors Awards were announced at the Awards Lunch on Tuesday 5 June. Visit our Events page to read more and see the list of winners here.
by Clair Mooney | 31 Aug, 2018 | Main News Feed
Following the Grenfell fire tragedy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) began investigating the fire door industry, specifically regarding composite doors. They identified a number of composite doors that failed to meet the 30-minute fire door requirement, outlined in Approved Document B. All doors identified have been withdrawn from the market. The MHCLG has written to building control bodies highlighting the need for fire doors to be tested from both sides, in both configurations (i.e both directions of opening), in order to comply with Approved Document B. To this end the MHCLG has produced Advice Note 16 stating that:
“Flat entrance fire doors should have test evidence demonstrating they meet the performance requirement in the Building Regulations guidance for fire resistance and smoke control from both sides.” Advice Note 16 can be found here.
However, the production of this advice has led to some confusion within the industry, leading to delay in delivery or return of deliveries as contractors are asking them to comply with this new testing regime. The MHCLG published Advice Note 17 on 28 August, updating its initial advice in Advice Note 16, clarifying that the advice given relates to composite doors only.
We are taking steps to clarify this note given systemic issues have so far been identified in the composite door industry only. This advice note, therefore, provides further detail to Building Control Bodies, test laboratories and suppliers of the particular importance of testing composite doors on both sides and confirms that this advice applies to composite doors only.”
Advice Note 17 can be found here.
by Clair Mooney | 2 Aug, 2018 | Main News Feed
Our flagship #iBuiltThis2018 campaign will be back by popular industry demand later this September. You have the summer holiday period to get your entries ready for when the submissions open on 3 September.
The competition is image led and run completely on social media for a period of three weeks. Entry will open on 3 September and the closing date is 23 September. WInners will be revealed at the #iBuiltThis2018 awards ceremony at the UK Construction Week Exhibition on 9 October 2018.
The format will stay the same as last year where the submission categories were divided into three age groups – 13 and under; 14 to 18; and 19 and over.
The winners of last year’s competition were announced by Channel 4 TV presenter George Clarke at UK Construction Week (UKCW) in October 2017:
- 13 and under: Kendrick Long – New three little pigs, a mix of gardening materials, chopsticks and Lego bricks. He won a family package to Legoland, and Brendan Williams, CEO of category sponsor Building Heroes collected the award on his behalf at UKCW
- 14-18: Emily Ash, representing Brooklands College, Surrey – wall and cavity synoptic testing. She won an iPhone 8, and Jenny Herdman from sponsor Home Builders Federation accepted the award
- 19 and over: Carwyn Jones – Dragon’s Eye cabin. He won an overnight stay at the iconic London St.Pancras hotel, plus a trip on the London Eye (Colin Teagle from sponsor Silver Trowel co-presented the award to Carwyn)
- Judges award for excellence: Frankie Bicker – Lime and fibrous plastering restoration at the Royal Academy of Arts. He won a GoPro camera, and Lydia Sharples from category sponsor Nevill Long collected the award.
Entrants must share a selfie of themselves with the image of the completed project they have built, or helped to build, using the hashtag #iBuiltThis2018 on the FIS social media platforms of Instagram and Twitter or alternatively they will be able to enter by visiting our website.
We expect the competition to be bigger and better than last year, we had phenomenal participation and support by industry with 22 partners, 8 sponsors, 11.7M social media reach and other channels, 34,000 engagement at UK Construction Week and 3,000 members of the public voted outside of the construction sector.
We have a great line-up of very high-profile judges for the competition along with some brilliant prizes. So get your entries ready now!
Detailed information will be available on our website in the coming weeks. www.thefis.org/skills-hub/i-built-this-2018/
by Clair Mooney | 2 Aug, 2018 | Main News Feed
FIS technical director Joe Cilia considers the key points from the review into Building Regulations and Fire Safety commissioned by government following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower last year.
Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety and PPP
Since the fire at Grenfell Tower and the interim report, FIS has been working with its members to address the issues of providing clear digital evidence of compliance and competence through an initiative called Product Process People (PPP). This is a process to evidence compliance by saving copies of test reports, product delivery notes and site images to show correct installation. Together with copies of the operatives’ CSCS cards with relevant training recorded in the same file, this will provide current evidence of competency.
by Clair Mooney | 2 Aug, 2018 | CSCS, Drylining, Main News Feed
FIS has introduced two offers to help drylining operatives upgrade to the Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card, an essential replacement for the expired CRO cards which cannot be renewed.
20% discount
The first offer is a 20% discount off the full price of upgrading their current CRO card in the drylining trade to a Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card for £995 + VAT. The old CRO cards are expiring and will not be renewed which means operatives need to upgrade to a Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card in drylining. This will include registration, paperwork, onsite assessment and NVQ level 2 completion which will enable them to become qualified in drylining and invest in their future. The Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card is valid for five years.
Updgrade in two days for £300 + VAT
The second offer is a fast track route for experienced drylining finishers to upgrade from their current CRO card to a Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card in two days for £300 + VAT. Operatives only spend one day away from site to gain their qualification and get the Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card. This an opportunity for operatives to turn their experience into a qualification so they can work on site.
This is a part of the Fit-out Futures programme which aims to get a carded workforce, this a brilliant opportunity for FIS members to get their operatives upgraded to the Blue Skilled Workers CSCS card and get them qualified and on site.
For more information click here or email CSCScards@thefis.org
by Clair Mooney | 1 Aug, 2018 | Main News Feed
James Brokenshire (Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) provides an update on the work the Government is undertaking in response to the Grenfell tragedy and broader building safety work.
Grenfell Update:Written statement – HCWS890
by Clair Mooney | 30 Jul, 2018 | Main News Feed
FIS has published a statement regarding what constitutes performance compliancy in drywall systems.
Click here to read the statement – Ensuring system compliancy in drywall systems
by Clair Mooney | 26 Jul, 2018 | Main News Feed
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is hosting a free CPD seminar aimed at improving awareness of passive fire protection on 4 September, between 08.30am – 1pm in London.
Understanding Passive Fire Protection, offers presentations on all aspects of passive fire protection, including the role of fire doors, frames and fire seals; door hardware maintenance and replacement; fire-resistant glazing; fire ducts and dampers; structural fire protection; compartment wall penetrations and firestopping. It also offers an insight into fire risk assessment and what to look for in relation to passive fire protection.
To reserve your delegate place visit http://asfp.org.uk/webdocs/courses.php complete the booking form and return to info@asfp.org.uk
Seminar Details
Tuesday 4 September 2018
8:30am – 1pm
Aviva Building
St Helens, 1 Undershaft
London, EC3P 3DQ
The event is suitable for anyone who is responsible for specifying or inspecting passive fire protection or those appointing trades that could cause damage to existing fire protection in the process of their work.
