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 extent of the uncertainty, rather than produce the standard point estimate forecasts. The CPA’s construction industry scenarios go to the end of 2018, prior to the anticipated period in which the UK leaves the EU. Read the Notes here.
CE Marking and European Standards
A new technical note regarding CE Marking, European standards and Brexit negotiations has been uploaded to the Technical section of the Knowledge Hub. Read the information sheet here.
JTC Newsline
September’s edition of the Joint Taxation Committee’s Newsline includes an update on the CIS verification and is available to read here.
CPA Weekly Notes
This week’s Notes include the HSE’s new strategy ‘Helping Great Britain Work Well’ which incorporates six themes; Supporting Small Employers, Tackling ill Health, Keeping Pace with Change, Managing Risk Well and Sharing Our Success. Visit the HSE website for a full outline of the strategy. Read the Notes here.
Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI
At 49.2 in August, the seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) remained below the 50.0 no-change threshold for the third consecutive month.
However, the index was up from July’s 85-month low (45.9), and the latest reading signalled the slowest pace of decline since the downturn began in June. Read the report.
CPA Weekly Notes
This week’s Notes include links to the ONS Second Estimate of GDP for Q2 and Business Investment Q2. Read the Notes here.
Apprenticeships: Proposals for Funding
The Government’s new Apprenticeship Levy guidance document has now been published. The key announcements were around the co-investment rate for non-apprenticeship levy payers, the incentives for SMEs and for taking on 16-18 year old apprentices, and the proposed funding bands. Read the guide.
For more information, visit the CITB website.
CPA Weekly Notes
This week’s Notes include information on BRE’s Build4Quality Conference on 28 September which seeks to define quality homes and developments. Read the Notes here.