News
Project Bank Accounts
Following the successful completion of the trial programme recommended by the Review of Scottish Public Sector Procurement in Construction, the Scottish Government is introducing project bank accounts on public work projects to protect subcontractors from insolvency...
Training Providers – recommendations sought
Have you used a training provider recently? Or, have you been impressed by any courses offered by a college or further education centre? If so, we would like to hear your recommendations. Please email Jeremy Clayton, Training Manager at FIS on jeremyclayton@thefis.org...
CPA Weekly Notes
This week's Notes include latest news on the next Relevant Authorities Workshop for project data management, with an update on development of the LEXiCON system and website. Read the Notes here.
CITB funding
The next CITB Flexible Funds application window will open on 18 October and close on 14 November. To date, CITB has awarded £13m through these funds to stakeholders. Full listings of approved projects can be found on the funding page. In early October, there will be a...
Property Flood Resilience Action Plan published
As part of its National Flood Review, DEFRA has now published the action plan which sets out recommendations from the Property Level Flood Resilience Roundtable, chaired by Peter Bonfield. In 2015, the roundtable was asked to look at ways to help people protect their...
CPA Weekly Notes
This week's Notes include the latest news on the economy, housing and the CPA's activities. Read the Notes here.
FIS reveals Scottish Awards Winners
The winners of our first Scottish Awards were revealed at the Scottish Awards Lunch on 9 September at the George Hotel, Edinburgh by guest speaker Sandy Strang. To see who won an award, click here.
FIS AGM Notification
Notification is hereby given of the AGM for the Finishes and Interiors Sector Ltd on 13 October at 11.45am. To download the AGM notification click here. The 2015 year-end accounts can be downloaded here.
CPA Weekly Notes
This week's Notes include details on the publishing of CPA's Construction Industry Scenarios for Summer 2016. Due to the post-Referendum period of political and economic uncertainty, the CPA has developed a central scenario with higher and lower bound reflecting the...