Contractor Membership

FIS membership is not automatic and applicants are subject to strict vetting procedures.

The main criteria for contractor membership is that companies should:

• Have an established track record in the interiors sector
• Have traded for at least two years (two sets of accounts filed with Companies House)
• Be financially stable
• Workmanship meets commercially acceptable standards
• Be able to comply with the FIS Code of Code (where applicable)
• Comply with our terms and conditions of membership

(Should a company not meet the above criteria, they may be eligible to register for Associate Membership – KickStart)

On being accepted into the Association, all members agree to subscribe to and abide by the terms of the FIS Code of Conduct (where applicable to your company), which establishes a minimum standard of conduct for members in order to raise and maintain industry standards.

The FIS code of conduct requires members to:

• Conduct business in a manner that will reflect credit on the Association, the industry and themselves.
• Adopt and commit to the principles and practices laid down by FIS.
• Act with integrity towards others and exercise high standards of business practice and workmanship.
• Be committed to training its workforce.
• Ensure that they are conversant with and adhere to the relevant current British, European and International Standards and other relevant technical standards, regulations and practices.
• Ensure (in so far as they are able) that their products or systems are tested and/or comply with the recognised standards specified by the client or statutory authorities.
• Not knowingly mislead others by fact or implication as to the performance of their products or systems.
• Hold required levels of statutory and appropriate insurance.
• Operate an effective health and safety policy and have a current health and safety policy statement.
• Keep records of all RIDDOR reportable accidents and provide annual accident statistics to FIS.
• Have and implement an appropriate environmental policy statement.
• Display wherever practical the FIS Accredited Member Logo or FIS Associate Member Logo (as applicable) on its premises, website, business stationery and brochures and make this Code of Practice available for inspection.

Members joining the FIS are charged a one-off joining fee: £275 + VAT (used to part cover the cost of the vetting process)

Subscriptions are annual (1 January to 31 December) and subject to VAT. They can be paid annually or by monthly direct debit.

Membership (additional categories or directory listings)

Where companies wish to also be represented under more than one category of membership, the relevant application form must be completed to allow us to assess that the company meets the category criteria. A reduced subscription will apply for the second category.

Additional category annual subscription rate:

Associate membership (service provider/training provider) – plus £180 + VAT

Supplier/contractor membership – plus £264 + VAT (Note: Companies wishing to become members in both the supplier and contractor category must pay the supplier subscription plus £264 for contractor membership).

Branch directory listing under same category: £35 + VAT per address.