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Building Products Performance Part 2 is now available
The Building Product Performance Part 2 – Good Practice Regulatory Framework paper is now available. Developed by an International Building Quality Centre (IBQC) working group, this report incorporates elements from the Building Product Performance Part 1 –...
Applications for the Code for Construction Products Information
At the heart of our industry’s efforts to demonstrate a change in culture and practices is the Code for Construction Product Information. The Code was developed by the CPA and its members to help make product information clear, accurate, up-to-date, accessible and...
FIS Focus: Vital Information on Inflation and Product Availability
FIS Position and Support on Inflation and Material Shortages The past two years have, without doubt, been some of the hardest times businesses in the finishes and interiors sector have faced. Uncertainty and challenge continues into 2023. The underlying trend began...
Building Safety Regulator Conference: What did we learn
FIS CEO Iain McIlwee reports on the Building Safety Regulators Conference held on Wednesday 22 March. This Wednesday I attended a full day conference organised by the Building Safety Regulator, along with around a thousand people from across construction and property...
CITB announces changes to the Grant Scheme from 1 April 2023
CITB's latest Construction Skills Network report highlights that 224,900 workers will be required over the next five years to meet the demands of the construction industry. To help employers tackle the skills shortage of workers across the industry, and to address...
FIS Responds to Consultation on Omitting National Standards from ADB
FIS has today responded to the the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) consultation on changes to the guidance in England using Approved Document B (ADB). This consultation includes the recommendation to remove national classes using the BS476...
Competition and Markets Authority Study into Housebuilding
The Competition and Markets Authority announced that they have launched a market study focused on housebuilding in England, Scotland and Wales. Alongside this, they have also launched a separate project on consumer rights in rented homes. The CMA’s market study into...
Changes to the Dryliner Vocational Qualification
This week Awarding body NOCN has confirmed that the Installation of Fire Resistant Walls and Linings Qualification will now be available as a Vocational Qualification within the Interior Systems Installers family of qualifications. This qualification was previously...
Breakthrough for the finishes and interiors sector on migration
FIS welcomes the announcement in the Budget that the MAC has added a number of new construction trades to the Shortage Occupation List and opted to add Dry Lining to the list of occupations in the Skilled Worker List. This is significant as it potentially provides...