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Welcome to our new members in October
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.
Free event – Building Inner Wellbeing
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...
Do you comply with the Modern Slavery Act?
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...
#iBuiltThis2017 Winners Announced at UK Construction Week
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...
London Build 2017
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...
Scottish Awards 2017 – Winners Announced
On Friday 6 October 2017, FIS held its second Scottish Awards Lunch at the Principal George Hotel in Edinburgh. Over 100 members and guests attended the event to hear the winners announced. FIS President Steve Coley opened proceedings by raising a toast to the awards,...
Meet the #iBuiltThis2017 Finalists
The #iBuiltThis2017 competition closed for entries last week, allowing the website to switch to voting mode. Many votes were cast for all entries across the three age categories over the four-day period, which ended at 11.59pm on Sunday 1 October. The UK public...
Encon/Nevill Long to host spray plaster event
Encon/Nevill Long is hosting a Spray Readymixed Finishing breakfast event, with Knauf, on Thursday 19 October at its West London branch. FIS members are invited to attend free of charge. Two live demonstrations of the Knauf Airless Finish will take place at 8 am and...
IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI: September
A summary of last month's data from the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® revealed that the UK construction sector moved into reverse gear during September. Other key findings include: Business activity falls for the first time in 13 months Sharpest drop in civil...