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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Building Control for Higher-Risk Buildings
On 1 October, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) became the Building Control Authority for all higher-risk buildings (HRBs) in England. This means that developers will no longer be able to choose the building control body they use for building new residential...
Industry research: Mechanical fixings/fasteners to support Light Gauge Steel Framing Systems (SFS) infill walls to encased hot-rolled steel beams
FIS together with The Steel Construction Institute and members of the FIS SFS working group have agreed the following statement regarding industry research on mechanical fixings/fasteners to support Light Gauge Steel Framing [LGSF) infill walls to encased hot-rolled...
Building Regulations (Amendment) a The Building Safety Act – Readiness
In light of secondary legislation to the Building Safety Act and The Building Regulations (Amendment) which came into force on 1 October 2023, many people are looking to existing contractual arrangements and asking if they already fulfil new requirements, or in some...