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Discounted Trial of Mafic FAIRPAY technology

Discounted Trial of Mafic FAIRPAY technology

To improve access to new technology and promote the impact that improved motivation and productivity can have in the drylining industry, FIS and Mafic are offering five FIS members the chance to trial Mafic’s FAIRPAY rewards platform. The platform has been developed...

CLC Latest: Construction Product Availability Statement

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 A fairly upbeat picture emerged from this...

Sector Training Awards now open for entries

Sector Training Awards now open for entries

FIS and The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers have once again joined forces and are delighted to announce that entries are now open for the annual Training Awards, an award event which recognises excellence and achievement in the recruitment, training and development...

Vital work to improve payment in construction – we need your help

Vital work to improve payment in construction – we need your help

In March FIS attended a round table with CLC and Government officials to look into payment practices, retention and support available through regulation via the Duty to Report.  I think there is a desire from Government to beef things up a bit to support SMEs, but we...

Key takeaways from the first Building Safety Conference

Key takeaways from the first Building Safety Conference

With colleagues from across the sector, FIS Chief Executive Iain McIlwee attended the first Building Safety Conference  hosted last week by the Building Safety Regulator (and shared his reflections here). This week we hear from colleagues at Build UK (of whom FIS is...

Nominations now open for the Inspiring Change Awards

Nominations now open for the Inspiring Change Awards

The Inspiring Change Conference & Awards promote Fairness, Inclusion and Respect by highlighting inclusive workplace culture and showcasing best practice by organisations across the UK construction and built environment sector. The Inspiring Change Awards...

People, numbers, possibilities and the future

People, numbers, possibilities and the future

Having interrogated the CITB Construction Skills Network data it’s estimated 266,000 people are employed in the construction occupations of the finishes and interiors sector.  To sustain this there’s an Annual Recruitment Requirement of approximately 6052 people per...

Fire safety awareness in construction and the built environment

Fire safety awareness in construction and the built environment

To help improve standards, CITB in consultation with the industry, has been developing two new online fire safety courses to help improve awareness of fire safety in the workplace.  Specifically developed for people working in the construction industry the course aim...