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CPA Technical Report – July 2016
The minutes of the Construction Products Association Technical Committee held on Thursday 14 July has now been uploaded to the FIS Members’ Zone. CPA Technical Report
CPA Weekly Notes
In partnership with Barbour ABI, the CPA has produced Regional Construction Hotspots for Great Britain 2016, which seeks to analyse construction contract awards on a high level of regional granularity, firstly to identify pockets of growth, or hotspots, in regional...
JLL Report: The cost of office fit-out
This EMEA perspective provides a valuable tool for companies with capital expenditure programmes to compare costs and inform decision-making. JLL has priced an actual project in a consistent way across 19 countries, providing directly comparable costs for a modern...
CPA Weekly Notes
The CPA Weekly Notes include news on the launch of the Parliamentary Reception, the economy, the ONS construction output data for May 2016, Association activities, Parliamentary and Government Update and exports. Read the Notes here.
Construction product manufacturers reported strong activity in Q2
Results of the CPA State of Trade survey for Q2 show that against a backdrop of uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum on 23 June, construction product manufacturers reported strong activity in Q2, marking a thirteenth consecutive quarter of growth. 52% of heavy side...
CIJC Confirms Increased Pay Rates
Construction employers and unions have reached agreement on an improved two year pay and conditions deal for workers covered by the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) Working Rule Agreement. The first 2.5% increase on basic rates of pay will be introduced from...
European Standards and the UK
BSI has produced a document to provide the general reader with factual information on the possible impact of a UK decision to exit the European Union, in relation to UK participation in the making and use of European standards. It comprises a set of questions and...
Guidance for employing young people
FIS has uploaded a new Fact File in the Member Zone relating to Employment. Written by Build UK and approved by the Construction Leadership Council, the 'Guidance for Employing Young People' offers clear and consistent advice on how to manage the process for employing...
Launch of Fire Performance Partition Labelling Scheme
On Tuesday 21 June, FIS and The Association for Specialist Fire Protection joined forces at FIREX International 2016 in launching a new initiative. The Fire Performance Partition Label aims to identify fire performance partitions to installers, M&E contractors,...