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Preparing for Brexit webinars
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is putting on a series of Preparing for Brexit webinars which are designed to help businesses to ready themselves in the event of the UK leaving the EU on Friday 29 March 2019 without a deal. They...
FIS supports Inspiring Change Awards
FIS is proud to be a part of the Inspiring Change Awards Conference 2019 which will bring together a range of inspirational industry-wide speakers from diverse backgrounds, including politicians, industry stakeholders, and representatives from a wide range of sectors....
Changes to trademark law in the event of a no deal from the European Union
IP and Brexit Since issuing a circular on this subject on 28 February 2019, another update issued on 1 March has appeared on the GOV.UK/EUEXIT website. Please click here to view. In addition to the above information on Intellectual Property, more specific information...
MHCLG extends deadline for responses to Call for Evidence for AD-B (Fire)
MHCLG has extended the deadline for responses to the Call for Evidence for Approved Document B (Fire safety) to 15 March 2019 due to some respondents being unable to submit their reply due to technical reasons. We would encourage individual members to also respond...
Experienced site workers to lose Grandfather Rights to skills cards
More than 60,000 experienced construction workers will no longer be able to renew their skills cards under the 'Grandfather Rights' system. CSCS has confirmed that the Grandfather Rights scheme will be phased out from 2020 and will be abolished completely from 2024....
Reverse Charge VAT
This will come info force on 1 October 2019. Although this might seem like some time away, this change will see VAT being paid between construction firms ‘reversed charged’ which will have consequences for your cashflow and accounting systems. We recommend members...
CITB announce 30% increase to apprentice funding
CITB has announced a major boost in funding to help employers take on construction apprentices. From 1 April, CITB’s attendance grants to employers will increase to £2,500 per year, while achievement grants will rise to £3,500 for companies whose apprentice...
Skills and training fund
Skills and training funding provides an extra incentive to small employers to deliver construction training which align with CITB’s grant scheme. This funding also supports training interventions in management and leadership. Details are below. If you would like to...
5 office fit-out firms to pay £7 million fine for breaking competition law
Following a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation, each company has admitted to breaking competition law at least once during the period of 2006-2017, in some cases on multiple occasions. The firms, based in London and the Home Counties, provide...