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For 10 years, the Urban Renovation Programme in France has spent €20 billion to demolish 120,000 units and to build 100,000, therefore, it is costing €15 billion to lose 20,000 dwellings. At the same time, 2 million people are looking for social housing. So why are...

A summary of last month's data from the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® revealed that construction activity rose slightly in October, but optimism fell to its lowest for almost five years. Other key findings include: Marginal upturn in construction output, led by...

The FIS Conference takes place on Thursday 9 November 2017 from 11 am – 5.30 pm at Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire. The annual event is attended by around 100 fit-out sector professionals, including FIS members. The morning session – What’s in store for the Sector -...

In the November edition of SpecFinish, we look at the outcome of the CITB Training Levy consensus survey which was put to Levy-paying FIS members during September. In the technical article, Joe Cilia talks to four suppliers of raised and access floors and asks the...

During October, we welcomed two new companies to the FIS membership. Both are Contractor Members: Archway Building Services and SJP Contracts Ltd. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with our new and existing members.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is holding a free evening event on 28 November 2017 focusing on mental health and wellbeing within the industry. Presentations will be given by Building Site to Boardroom, a not-for-profit organisation supporting mental...

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 became law on 26 March 2015, with a 'supply chain clause' being added to the bills to force businesses to make public their efforts to stop the use of slave labour by its suppliers. Since 29 October 2015, the Transparency in Supply Chain...

On Tuesday 10 October, the winners of the #iBuiltThis2017 competition were announced by Architect and TV Presenter, George Clarke. The Awards were presented during an invitation-only event at the annual industry showcase UK Construction Week at the NEC near...

FIS will be exhibiting at this year's London Build which takes place on 25-26 October at London Olympia. FIS chief executive David Frise will be speaking at the training workshop on Wednesday 25 October, his session is titled 'Time to focus on the building as a...