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Building Safety Act published
After receiving Royal Assent on 28 April 2022 the Building Safety Bill is now available for scrutiny. FIS will continue to look at how the Bill will impact our community and will keep members up-to-date with developments. We have prepared an initial summary of the key...
Helping members understand the net zero agenda and its relevance to the sector
Net Zero is rapidly becoming a high priority and therefore the FIS Sustainability Group has put together a series of papers to help FIS members understand more about the net zero agenda and its relevance to the finishes and interior sector. These papers provide...
FIS reveals Contractors Awards shortlist
The FIS Contractors Awards showcase the very best of our industry and after months of project visits, we are excited to announce that our judges have determined their shortlist. To see who made the shortlist click here The FIS Contractors Awards aim to promote and...
Changing legislation in Scotland
Developers in Scotland will be banned from using combustible cladding on high‐rise buildings from 1 June, following the introduction of new building standards legislation. Since 2005, new cladding systems on high‐rise blocks of flats have either had to use...
Common Assessment Standard updated to reflect UK sanctions list
Due to the unprecedented situation in Ukraine, which has led to a growing list of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, Build UK will be adding a new question to the Common Assessment Standard to enable the construction supply chain to demonstrate that it is not...
Construction Product Availability Statement May 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 With the Product Availability Group having...
Working from home relief
The Covid-related relaxation to the rules on claiming expenses for working from home has now been abolished. What this means is that if your employees *can* work from home if they choose but you have not *required* them to work from home, they can no longer claim home...
Interest Rates up, but Economy potentially down in 2023
Monetary Policy Summary, May 2022 The MPC voted by a majority of 6-3 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1%. Commenting on the increase FIS CEO Iain McIlwee stated: "It is clear that the bank needs to act as inflation is well above the 2% threshold and...
FIS publish technical guidance on the use of frameless glazing when used as guarding
FIS has launched a technical guidance note, Guarding with frameless glass partitioning to help specifiers, designers, manufacturers and specialist contractors fully understand the unique challenges of utilising full height frameless glazed partitions as a barrier. The...