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Building Safety Guide Updated

Building Safety Guide Updated

Build UK has updated its comprehensive guide, to the building safety regime to reflect the latest secondary legislation and guidance that has been published. Changes in the March 2023 version include: A new section in Existing Legislation on Approved Document B (Fire...

CITB’s employer network pilot to offer specific support

CITB’s employer network pilot to offer specific support

Employers can now receive expert advice and support from sector specific networks, as part of the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) employer network pilot.  As well as the local training networks, selected sectors will also be supported making it even...

Project Happiness: Benchmarking Culture in Construction

Project Happiness: Benchmarking Culture in Construction

The Condor Collective are partnering with The FIS on Project Happiness; to better understand the metrics around topics such as mental health, retention, apprenticeships, collaboration, communication and general happiness of the people and businesses that make up the...

Lens Blog: Record keeping

Lens Blog: Record keeping

FIS Consultant Len Bunton looks at the importance of keeping records and why this is vital.  It is not uncommon for disputes to emerge on contracts that were concluded 3-4 years ago, so your records need to be collated and stored and archived, because you never know...

Celebrating innovation in the finishes and interiors sector

Celebrating innovation in the finishes and interiors sector

FIS announced the winners of its inaugural Innovation Awards at a ceremony held at is Conference in London. In front of a packed audience at the Business Design Centre, the winners of the 2023 FIS Innovation Awards were announced and presented. The Awards recognise...

Response to Migration and Shortage Occupation Consultation

Response to Migration and Shortage Occupation Consultation

Whilst the future of Government Immigration Policy remains somewhat unclear, through the CLC, FIS was asked to respond to the Migration Advisory Committee’s interim review of the construction occupations in the Shortage Occupations List (SOL). We have responded...