Best Practice Guides
The FIS Best Practice Guides are an essential guide to selection, planning and installation in these specialist areas. They are designed to give an overview and support understanding for all involved in the process.Did you know?
FIS maintains a technical team which work with the industry to set standards and to support members, specifiers and clients.
These publications are available to download for FIS Members, if you a non member, please email your details to info@thefis.org with details of your business and reason for requesting the document and we will be in touch.
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Build UK members maintain payment terms
The latest results published under the Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance show that the payment performance of Build UK members has improved again over the last six months, despite the ongoing challenges presented by COVID‐19 and Brexit. Contractor...
Double-digit Growth Forecast for Construction Despite Product and Labour Shortages
Construction output is currently very buoyant and is forecast to rise by 13.7% in 2021 and 6.3% in 2022, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Summer Forecast published today. This positive outlook comes despite the dual constraints of shortages...
Is this finally the beginning of the end for retentions in Scotland?
Following the formation of a small working group in Scotland to look at retentions, a new paper has been presented to Scottish Government. Retentions have long blighted construction and this paper sets out conclusions from the working group together with clear...