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CIVC Forum guide offers advice on professional indemnity insurance
The CICV Forum has unveiled a new guide to the crucial and increasingly complex issue of professional indemnity insurance (PII). The easy-to-understand downloadable document, produced by the Forum’s unique collaboration of trade associations, professional bodies,...
Employing foreign workers
Following the delay in the easing of lockdown restrictions, the Government has confirmed that temporary changes to right to work checks will now end on 31 August 2021. After this date, employers must revert to face‐to‐face checks, in place of video calls, and scanned...
FIS Skills Board
The FIS Skills Board met to discuss all matters related to training and qualifications last week on Thursday 17 June 2021. The board comprises volunteers from membership and meets four times a year to: Guide FIS in support of the sector for all types of training and...
Nominations sought for National Apprenticeship Awards
Calling all apprentices, employers, ambassadors and individuals who champion apprenticeships... the National Apprenticeship Awards 2021 will be open for entries from 5 July to 28 July 2021. It is free to enter the awards, and all entries must be made through the...
Exodus of EU workers – FIS talks to the Financial Times about a looming crisis in the finishes and interiors sector
The Financial Times this week reported on an exodus of EU workers from the UK that has left the British construction industry facing an acute shortage of labourers in some specialist trades. The article, which includes a quote from FIS CEO Iain McIlwee refers to a...
CPA releases UK Economic and Construction Update
The latest weekly update from CPA is available to members here. The updated issues are in Pages 1-4 of the weekly update including: ONS UK Retail Sales (May 2021) ONS UK Construction Employment by Gender and Occupation (2021 Q1) ONS/Land Registry UK House Prices...
BS 8000-8: 2021 review – tell us what you think
On Wednesday we hosted a webinar to review BS 8000-8:2021 Workmanship on construction sites – Part 8: Design and installation of dry lining systems – Code of Practice The work began to formally review this code of practice in 2013, it has not been an easy journey and...
Changes to finishes and interiors qualifications
FIS has been working with CITB and the devolved nations regulators to make changes to qualifications available for the interiors and finishes sector. The requests included: New qualification development Drylining – Fire Resistant Walls, VR355 v3 Erect fire resisting...
Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment published
On 15 June, issue 1.0 of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment was been published on the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) website. The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment has been developed on behalf of the...