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Mitigating the impact of inflation
The latest statement from the CLC Product Availability Group confirms that average inflation for products and materials so far this year has been around 23% with further increases to come, particularly for energy intensive products. Cost escalation is now the key...
Building Safety Act: Sector Prioritised in Competence Drive
Following the Grenfell Tower fire, FIS has been working at the heart of Working Group Two (WG2), established as one of the Competence Steering Group (CSG) working groups to look at the competence of those installing fire safety systems. This remit subsequently...
FIS steps up again to lead qualification reform
FIS has been successful in its application to work with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute), The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) and The Office for Students (OfS) in the quality assurance of the...
A regional approach to recruitment: together we are stronger
As a result of the FIS Regional Events FIS has made an effort to address some of the key points raised by audiences. This is detailed in our report which is available to download here. With labour shortages and recruitment, a key challenge within the sector,...
CIJC pay agreement sees 5.0% increase
The Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) has completed negotiations with trade unions GMB and Unite the Union and reached agreement on a 5.0% increase in all pay rates, which will take effect from Monday 25 July 2022. Non‐taxable elements of pay, such as...
Working together to transform construction
Build UK is working on behalf of its members to do what they can to address the inflationary pressures currently facing the industry. In addition, Build UK has been taking forward its work on long‐standing issues as part of Improving Business Performance, Increasing...
BSI seeks comments on proposed new standard
BSI is seeking comments on the proposed new standard: BSI Flex 390 v1.0, Built environment – Value-based decision making – Specification. The scope of the standard is to lay out the requirements for the implementation and approach to value based decision making taking...
Product availability is improving and demand is expected to remain positive into the second half of 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 In general, product availability is...
Safety case: what you’ll need to know and do
The Building Safety Act introduces a set of new roles and responsibilities for people who manage occupied, high-rise residential buildings. Although the Act has become law, the duties it describes for existing occupied high-rise residential buildings have not come...