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Further to Build UK's Contractor and Trade Association Forums last month, members agreed a proposal for a reformed pre-qualification system. FIS members are invited to view details of two elements of the reformed process and confirm their support, or voice any...

Armstrong Ceiling Solutions, one of our member companies, is a leading figure in reusing 'waste' from refurbishment projects. The company has developed its policy to actively seek out redundant ceiling tiles, bringing them back into its production process at their...

FIS is becoming increasingly aware of issues where ply has been used in the construction of drylining. We would like to advise our relevant members to be aware of the issues and look for ways to mitigate the risks rather than carrying out costly and time-consuming...

Product information is going digital, and FIS has been working with Government through BIM4FitOut and BIM4M2 to understand how products in the finishes and interiors sector can be described using the Product Data Definition document. The Product Data Definition...

The Construction Products Association has published a report titled The Future of Construction Product Manufacturing which seeks to identify the progress made in the construction manufacturing sector in support of Building Information Modelling and digitalisation. The...

The next phase of the BIM Task Group programme was announced at the ICE BIM 2016 conference on 19 October by Mark Bew, MBE. Innovate UK and the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy have formed a partnership to deliver the next phase of digitisation in...

As a relatively new standard, ISO 50001 has already been implemented by thousands of businesses across the world to boost energy efficiency efforts, but a number of key questions will need to be answered before any business embarks on the certification process....

Members are reminded that the deadline for submitting grant claims for the 2015/2016 grant year is 31 October 2016. Claims should be submitted using the CITB Training Plan and Claim Form, if you don't already have a form it can be downloaded from the CITB...

According to the ONS, output prices of manufactured goods rose 1.2% year-on-year in September, up from 0.9% in the previous month, due to an increase in the prices of other manufactured products and transport equipment. The input price index for manufactured goods...