KNOWLEDGE HUB
Welcome to the Knowledge Hub, the information resource for the finishes and interiors sector. Our easy-to-use online library contains a wide variety of material, drawn from a broad range of sources. The Knowledge Hub is constantly expanding, with up-to-date and topical material added on a regular basis.
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Technical
Technical support including advisory service, technical notes and guides
Contractual and Legal
Contractual and legal information such as regulations and standards for interiors
Employment
Employment information including policies, corporate governance and pensions
Health and Safety
Health and safety information including policies and health and safety toolbox
Sustainability
Sustainability information including measuring plasterboard waste in the sector
Business and Taxation
Information to help you manage your business such as policies and procedures
Support for specifiers
Technical and product advice for specifiers.
Quality Management
FIS Quality Framework: Product Process People (PPP)
BSI Standards
British Standards relevant to the fit-out and finishes sector.
FIS BIM Toolkit
FIS has produced a BIM Toolbox to raise awareness among specialist contractors on the processes required to work using BIM
Knowledge News
PAS 7050 Bringing safe products to the market issued for public consultation
BSI has released for public comment a draft PAS 7050 - Bringing safe products to the market – Code of Practice. To provide your comments on this draft PAS please use the link in the email below. To download, review and comment on this draft PAS, please visit...
CPA publishes results of industry Consultation on new Code
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has released the results of its industry-wide consultation on the new Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI). The 65 page report – downloadable at www.buildingsafely.co.uk – details feedback from 35 trade...
Cracking noises from residential timber floor structures constructed with engineered ‘I’ joists
The Gypsum Products Development Association (GPDA) has been investigating the noise phenomena of cracking noises from residential timber floor structures constructed with engineered ‘I’ joists spanning between solid masonry walls lined with plasterboard on gypsum...
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