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FIS launch Specifiers Guide to Partitioning
FIS has launched a Specifiers’ Guide to Partitioning to help specification writers fully understand the criteria when writing a specification for partitioning, including moveable walls and pods. The Specifiers’ Guide to Partitioning was produced by the FIS...
Building Safety Bill has now become law
The Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. FIS will continue looking at how the Bill will impact our community and will keep members up-to-date with developments. This is without doubt the biggest shake-up of Building Regulations since they were introduced in...
Outlook remains positive despite inflationary headwinds
Construction product manufacturers reported a positive start to 2022, recording a seventh straight quarter of growth in sales in Q1, according to the Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey. Broad cost pressures remained across the sector but are yet...
Application deadline for £3,000 apprentice incentive payment extended
The deadline for applying for the incentive payment has been extended until 20 May 2022. Employers who hired a new apprentice between 01 October 2021 and 31 January 2022 who had an apprenticeship start date between 01 October 2021 and 31 March 2022, could be eligible...
CE marked products required to be UKCA if placed on the market from 1 January 2023
FIS issued a reminder this week that new product marking requirements are still set to be introduced from 1st January 2023. From this date it will no longer be legal, except in Northern Ireland, to place CE marked products onto the UK market. Products previously...
CLC’s Construction Skills Plan for 2022 – more growth, new challenges
The Construction Leadership Council has published an update to its sector-wide skills plan for construction and the built environment. This year CLC is focussing its efforts around four strategic priorities with a spotlight on creating the right culture change and...
Parliament discuss use of retentions in construction
In light of recent Parliamentary discussions on the use of retentions in construction, Build UK, of which FIS is a member, along with other members of the CLC met with Construction Minister Lee Rowley to discuss how the Government and industry can work together on...
The impact of the war in Ukraine is only beginning to be felt by UK construction
The impact of war in Ukraine: The Government has announced new measures to support Ukraine under its free trade agreement, which include reducing all tariffs on goods imported to zero and removing all quotas. It has also strengthened sanctions against Russia, with...
An update on the Building Safety Fund and Cladding Remediation
Cladding remediation update The latest figures published by DLUHC show that, of the 483 high‐rise residential buildings identified to have unsafe ACM cladding: Remediation work has been fully completed on 316 (65%) Work has been completed and is awaiting Building...