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Switching from BS476 Fire Testing – An Open Webinar by CPA
The government has consulted on a potential move from the BS 476 fire testing standard to the Europen standard EN 13501-1. This, without a doubt, will affect many stakeholders in the built environment. BS 476 is well known across the industry and while some elements...
The BIM 2023 from BSI is ready to download
BSI have published their 2023 version of the Little book of BIM. This is a quick reference guide for the standards, definitions and terms commonly used in describing BIM and its related processes, as well as training and qualification pathways for all levels. The...
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...
Plasterers and interior finishers across Great Britain are being warned about the hidden dangers associated with asbestos
The warning comes as part of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Asbestos and You campaign targeting tradespeople about the personal risks from asbestos that still exist in properties across the country today. Around five thousand people a year die from asbestos...
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
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
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
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...
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...