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Covid19 testing: expansion to firms with over 50 employees
The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is widening the scope of the support they provide for asymptomatic Lateral Flow Device testing to include businesses in construction and other priority sectors with over 50 employees. If FIS emmbers would like to be...
Disinfecting using fog, mist and other systems during the pandemic
HSE's guidance on disinfecting premises during the coronavirus pandemic has been updated to include joint advice on risks to health that can be created by using walk-through spraying or misting systems. HSE and public health bodies in England, Wales and Scotland have...
2021 recovery to continue but constraints remain
Construction product manufacturers reported a second quarterly increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Construction Product Association’s (CPA) State of Trade Survey for 2020 Q4. This reflects a catch-up in construction activity and pent-up...
Better Data, Safer Building: CPA launches consultation on new Product Information Code
FIS Members are invited to take part in an industry-wide consultation into a new proposed Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI), to gather the views on the Code before it is formally launched later this year. The Code has been developed by the CPA's...
FIS Updates Site Guide for Suspended Ceilings
The FIS Site Guide for Suspended Ceilings has been revised and updated by the FIS Ceilings and Absorbers working group and is available to download here. The site guides are intended to help main contactors, designers and project managers that you are working with to...
Additional funding for training completed since 1 August
The FIS Training Group has secured additional funding to support the cost of training and qualifications completed by FIS employer members in scope to CITB. The additional funding, of up to £2,000 per company, covers a range of training from generic health and safety...
FIS releases new competency framework
FIS has launched Career and Competency Pathways ways as the first in a structured approach to defining competency and career paths within the Finishes and Interiors Sector. The new Framework is built on the principles of the FIS Competency Skill, Attitude, Knowledge...
HSE’s most popular courses now available online from anywhere in the world
HSE have made sure that you will still have a direct dialogue with their experts, a high level of interaction with the other attendees, and lots of opportunities to ask questions. Printed course material will be delivered direct to your door. Upcoming courses include:...
Will changes to the Prompt Payment Code do much to support reform in construction?
An overhaul of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) to crack down on delayed invoices owed to small businesses has been announced by the government today (19 January). Under new reforms, companies that have signed up to the Prompt Payment Code will be obliged to pay small...