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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...
Greenwashing – make sure your claims don’t come out in the wash
The Competition and Markets Authority has produced its Green Claims Code to help businesses understand how to communicate their green credentials while reducing the risk of misleading consumers. The Code focuses on 6 principles that are based on existing consumer law,...
FIS supports Inspiring Change Awards
FIS is continuing its support of the 2022 Inspiring Change Awards, that were introduced in 2016 to recognise companies working in the construction, infrastructure, and built environment sectors. There is no charge to enter, and attendance at the Conference &...
CPA formally responds to Secretary of State Michael Gove
The Construction Products Association has formally responded to Secretary of State Michael Gove regarding the building safety and cladding remediations. Secretary of State addresses CPA in open letter, thanking the CPA and its members for support of agreeing that...
FIS Members optimistic about volumes, but concerned about inflation
In 2022 62% of FIS Members are anticipating growth in workload, but have advised caution that labour shortages could constrain demand. In the Q1 2022 State of Trade Survey, run in partnership with the Construction Products Association, overall volume is encouraging...
New Construction Product Availability Statement April 2022
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 There has been little change in respect of...
New Guidance on quotes and contracts in a time of high inflation
Off the back of the latest wave of inflation and the most recent statement by the Construction Leadership Council, FIS has produced two new resources to support contractor members. The first, is a new factsheet that includes recommendations on standard terms to...