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CITB Employer Forums
The new CITB Advisor role has been in place since the beginning of April and colleagues in these new roles are working hard with employers through Training Groups, Advisory Forums, Federations and other groups to help ensure they achieve the right skills for our...
HR and Health & Safety Business Briefings
Our members are invited to attend a Citation Business Briefing, various dates in August and September are available at venues across England and Northern Ireland. Join expert consultants who will discuss the latest HR and Health & Safety updates and advice to...
Measuring Plasterboard Waste in the Finishes and Interiors Sector
The Plasterboard Resource Efficiency Action Plan (REAP) produced by the Plasterboard Sustainability Partnership (PSP) sets targets for reducing waste across the sector. FIS along with Build UK have been asked to commit to a reduction in waste target of 15% by 2020....
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...