FIS members are invited to get involved in the Architects Hub at London Build. This free to attend event is taking place at Olympia, London on 26 and 27 October. Come along for the opportunity to network with thousands of architects, contractors and developers; the attendee list can be viewed at www.londonbuildexpo.com/attendees/
To find out more, visit their website: www.londonbuildexpo.com/visit/architects-hub/
We would like to understand what CPDs are offered by our members and develop a process to help promote them. Therefore could members let us know of any CPD presentations that you offer to architects or others in the construction sector?
Please complete the form here and return it to Erika Skinner erikaskinner@thefis.org by the end of October. An example of the information required is given in the first row. If you require any further information, please contact joecilia@thefis.org
You are invited to the Plasterboard Waste Workshop on Monday 21 November from 10.30am to 12.30pm at the Saint Gobain Innovation Centre in London. The workshop is free to attend but bookings will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Working with the Plasterboard Sustainability Partnership (PSP) we would like to hear your views on the causes of plasterboard waste, and importantly, what measures can be adopted across the sector to reduce waste and save money. Plasterboard manufacturers will be in attendance to understand what measures they can take too.
The workshop is looking to identify examples and share good practice measures across the sector. For example, we hear stories of drylining being installed before a building is watertight, leading to wet and damaged boards requiring replacement; it seems obvious that this should be avoided, yet it still occurs.
For bookings email erikaskinner@thefis.org or, if you have any questions or suggestions, please email joecilia@thefis.org
More information about the Plasterboard Sustainability Partnership can be found within the Sustainability section of the FIS Knowledge Hub here.
FIS members can benefit from a £200 saving when using The People’s Pension for automatic enrolment, provided by B&CE Financial Services.
When members sign-up, the one-off charge will be reduced from £500 + VAT to £300 + VAT by using the following code:
ZS3-35GG
CPA attended the Standards Committee for Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Performance, tracking the developments within ISO and European (CEN) standards on Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and associated building level standards. Read more in this week’s Notes.
The CPA’s latest Construction Trade Survey paints a mixed picture for Quarter 3, but optimism improves for the year ahead. The key drivers of construction growth over the past year have widened beyond housing to infrastructure, commercial and industrial, which has benefitted most product manufacturers. The full survey is available here.
October’s edition of the Joint Taxation Committee’s Newsline provides essential reading on the ‘Making Tax Digital’ proposals that HMRC are consulting on at the moment. With the promise of the eventual abolition of the tax return, companies will need to look at computer software or mobile phone apps to send the information direct to HMRC.
A Consultation period is currently in place until 7 November; visit the HMRC link to find out more or go straight to the survey.
The Newsline is available to read here.
A summary of September’s data highlighted an upturn in business activity across the UK construction sector for the first time since May, primarily driven by a recovery in residential building. New orders also rebounded during September, which ended a four-month period of sustained decline.
Survey respondents cited improving confidence among clients and a reduced drag on demand from Brexit-related uncertainty. Reflecting this, construction firms indicated a further recovery in their business expectations for the next 12 months, with optimism the strongest since May. Read the report here.
There will be a two-day industry meeting and networking event on 7 & 8 November at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel, Mayfair. With build, design, fit-out and maintenance projects in the hotel, hospitality, leisure, retail and healthcare sectors this is an opportunity for face-to-face meeting sessions between active buyers with projects and suppliers. There will also be networking functions and an industry dinner. For more information, or to book, visit www.platformeventsuk.com/events/construction-design-platform
