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Build UK to issue updated Common Assessment Standard
Following the issue of PPN 03/23 earlier this year, which allows public sector bodies to use the Common Assessment Standard in place of PAS 91, Build UK will be publishing an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard on 1 July 2023. Version 3.2 will include...
CLC Latest: Construction Product Availability Statement
Statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group. Further to last month’s statement, once...
Reflecting on the 2023 Contractor Awards
The FIS Contractors Awards 2023 attracted a record crowd and was a fantastic celebration of our amazing community. Discover the highlights of the FIS Contractor Awards that you may have missed. You can see all the winners here.It was also the first time that the FIS...
CROSS highlights potential gap in understanding around testing of fire-resistant glazed doors and screens
FIS is aware of a report raised through CROSS (Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK) that highlights a potential gap in understanding around testing of fire-resistant glazed doors and screens. The particular issue concerns the construction of the threshold...
Consultation on the proposed changes to the CIS Scheme
FIS has compiled a questionnaire to support a consolidated construction response to the latest HMRC consultation on the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). It considers whether it would be appropriate to add VAT to the list of taxes HMRC must consider when undertaking...
Celebrating the industry’s best
FIS today celebrated the finishes and interiors sector with the announcement of the winners of the FIS 2023 Contractors Awards. Members and their guests packed out the Nine Kings Suite at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to see the winners in the 14 categories...
Innovations in Construction Material Reuse
The next in the series of newsletters from the Link Consortium is available here. FIS taking a lead on driving product re-use and standardising deconstruction processes. The Link project is a key part of this work, looking at streamlining the strip-out process and...
Construction: an industry of opportunity
Opportunity – for young people, employers and society – is central to the new Construction Leadership Council’s skills plan. The plan shows how much Construction and built environment has to offer society and provides solutions to short and long-term challenges....
CLC’s commitment to eliminate diesel from most construction sites by 2035
Minister for Industry and Economic Security Nusrat Ghani MP joins industry leaders today to launch a plan to eliminate the use of diesel from most UK construction sites. Over the last year, representatives from across the industry have collaborated on the development...