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CPA releases UK Economic and Construction Update
The latest weekly update from CPA is available to members here. The updated issues are in Pages 1-4 of the weekly update including: ONS UK Retail Sales (May 2021) ONS UK Construction Employment by Gender and Occupation (2021 Q1) ONS/Land Registry UK House Prices...
BS 8000-8: 2021 review – tell us what you think
On Wednesday we hosted a webinar to review BS 8000-8:2021 Workmanship on construction sites – Part 8: Design and installation of dry lining systems – Code of Practice The work began to formally review this code of practice in 2013, it has not been an easy journey and...
Changes to finishes and interiors qualifications
FIS has been working with CITB and the devolved nations regulators to make changes to qualifications available for the interiors and finishes sector. The requests included: New qualification development Drylining – Fire Resistant Walls, VR355 v3 Erect fire resisting...
Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment published
On 15 June, issue 1.0 of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment was been published on the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) website. The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment has been developed on behalf of the...
New Policy Statement to drive home the need to consider social value
The Government has published a new Procurement Policy Note PPN 05/21, a National Procurement Policy Statement that requires contracting authorities in the public sector to ensure procurements support the delivery of wider strategic policy objectives as set out in the...
It’s about collaboration… Interior System Installer Pilot
https://vimeo.com/563611287 In August 2020 one of our manufacturer members was approached by the Awarding Organisation NOCN for help in preparing test materials for the Interior Systems Installer Apprentice End Point Assessment (EPA) and brought this to the attention...
Managing shortages
With shortages dominating conversations, today, FIS hosted a webinar to help review where we all sit contractually. To kick us off we were joined by Ruth Wilkinson, Legal Director at Hill Dickinson who discussed the challenges that businesses in our sector face,...
CPA releases UK Economic and Construction Update
The latest weekly update from CPA is available to members here. The updated issues are in Pages 1-5 of the weekly update including: ONS UK GDP (April 2021) ONS Construction Output (April 2021) HMRC UK Construction Products Trade with the EU (2021 Q1) Subsequent pages...
Open Doors back in full swing
Build UK has confirmed that Open Doors 2021 is back and will take place from Monday 4 ‐ Saturday 9 October. This year will see a combination of site visits and ‘live’ virtual experiences. Open Doors provides an opportunity for young people and those looking for a...