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The Construction Leadership Council has now updated its guidance on the Industry Card Scheme to take a more common-sense approach. The move follows confusion over non-construction staff like chefs, vending machine installers and pest controllers being refused entry to...

Attendees at FIS's annual conference earlier this month heard harsh messages and urgent calls for action from its four industry guest speakers regarding the Grenfell fire and building regulations, Brexit, skills shortage and mental health in construction. Geoff...

In the November edition of FIS Focus, we hear Change is Coming; read what the experts have to say on the review of building regulations following Grenfell. Mark Farmer says analysis of the construction industry is borne out of a realisation that there are deep-seated...

Andrew Smith, joint managing director, sales and marketing at OWA (UK), took over FIS presidency during our AGM at the conference on 9 November. Andrew has been an active FIS board member for six years, supporting the merger of AIS and FPDC. His priority is to...

FIS recently led a roundtable debate, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the problems and solutions needed to improve well-being in office buildings. The event, sponsored by BRE and the International WELL Building Institute, included TV presenter and...

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...