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.
Some information is restricted and only accessible to FIS members. Not an FIS member?
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
FIS launches Specifiers Guide for Ceilings and Acoustic Absorbers
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched a Specifiers’ Guide - Ceilings and Acoustic Absorbers to help a project team fully understand the criteria when writing a specification for a suspended ceiling or acoustic absorber. The Specifiers’ Guide - Ceilings...
Government Consultation: Rating Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has opened a consultation on introducing a performance-based policy framework in large commercial and industrial buildings. This consultation sets out the government's proposals to introduce a national...
FIS Launch Digital Spine to help companies chart their digital journey
Ahead of the next Digital Construction Working Group (28 April 10am), FIS has launched a new tool to help members to follow and understand the technologies that are shaping the present and future of construction. Expressions like Industry 4.0’, the fourth industrial...
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