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Small house builders predict that skills shortages in the building industry will hamper housing delivery and will eventually overtake access to finance as a bigger barrier to building new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key...

The Home Building Skills Partnership, NHBC and Hamilton Deed are pleased to announce the next phase of fully funded training courses, focusing on assistant/ site manager and sales advisor roles. These training courses link closely with the Skills Frameworks and will...

On Monday 3 September Stortford Interiors and the FIS celebrated the launch of their flagship three-year youth engagement apprenticeship programme, Project Futures at the Broadgate Welcome Centre in London, hosted by British Land. The event celebrated the first wave...

The #BuildersBrew campaign aims to highlight the issue of mental health and encourage people to talk about this difficult subject area over a mug of tea or coffee.  Mental health affects us all at some point in our lives and we are encouraging people to take positive...

#iBuiltThis2018 is an image led campaign which aims to celebrate the skills and talent within the construction industry, and showcase projects people have built in relation to the built environment. FIS chief executive Iain McIlwee said “The exclusive line-up on the...

The awards aim to promote and encourage high levels of craftsmanship in the fit out sector. All contracts entered are visited by two award judges; the architect or interior designer of the winning contracts will also receive an award. The Awards are open to any FIS...

Following the Grenfell fire tragedy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) began investigating the fire door industry, specifically regarding composite doors. They identified a number of composite doors that failed to meet the 30-minute...

Our flagship #iBuiltThis2018 campaign will be back by popular industry demand later this September.  You have the summer holiday period to get your entries ready for when the submissions open on 3 September. The competition is image led and run completely on social...

FIS technical director Joe Cilia considers the key points from the review into Building Regulations and Fire Safety commissioned by government following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower last year. Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety and PPP...