by Nicky Smith | 1 Aug, 2016 | Main News Feed
The Plasterboard Resource Efficiency Action Plan (REAP) produced by the Plasterboard Sustainability Partnership (PSP) sets targets for reducing waste across the sector.
FIS along with Build UK have been asked to commit to a reduction in waste target of 15% by 2020. There are currently no records across our sector for plasterboard waste. In order to understand the levels of plasterboard waste in the sector, the FIS Drywall Group has proposed a biannual survey of members using a single method to record waste.
Download the document here
Plasterboard Company Waste Report
Plasterboard Site Waste Report
by Nicky Smith | 25 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
The minutes of the Construction Products Association Technical Committee held on Thursday 14 July has now been uploaded to the FIS Members’ Zone. CPA Technical Report
by Nicky Smith | 22 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
In partnership with Barbour ABI, the CPA has produced Regional Construction Hotspots for Great Britain 2016, which seeks to analyse construction contract awards on a high level of regional granularity, firstly to identify pockets of growth, or hotspots, in regional activity and secondly, to offer a forward-looking indication of growth by region and by sector. Read the Notes here.
by Nicky Smith | 20 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
This EMEA perspective provides a valuable tool for companies with capital expenditure programmes to compare costs and inform decision-making. JLL has priced an actual project in a consistent way across 19 countries, providing directly comparable costs for a modern corporate standard of fit-out.
The report identifies ‘6 key points’ that companies should follow to ensure capital expenditure programmes are fully aligned with business performance objectives. Visit the website and download the report here.
by Nicky Smith | 18 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
The CPA Weekly Notes include news on the launch of the Parliamentary Reception, the economy, the ONS construction output data for May 2016, Association activities, Parliamentary and Government Update and exports. Read the Notes here.
by Nicky Smith | 15 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
Results of the CPA State of Trade survey for Q2 show that against a backdrop of uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum on 23 June, construction product manufacturers reported strong activity in Q2, marking a thirteenth consecutive quarter of growth.
- 52% of heavy side firms and 38% of light side firms reported that sales rose during the second quarter of 2016, the thirteenth quarter of growth
- 17% of heavy side product manufacturers reported that they anticipated sales rising over the coming year, the lowest balance since 2013 Q1
- 14% of light side product manufacturers reported that they expected a decline in sales over the next 12 months, the first negative balance in six years
- Cost increases were reported by 41% of heavy side manufacturers and 29% of those on the light side, driven by wages and salaries.
- 60% of manufacturers on both the heavy and light side anticipated a rise in exports over the next 12 months. Read the survey here.
by Nicky Smith | 14 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
Construction employers and unions have reached agreement on an improved two year pay and conditions deal for workers covered by the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) Working Rule Agreement.
The first 2.5% increase on basic rates of pay will be introduced from Monday 25 July 2016, with a further increase of 2.75% to be introduced from Monday 26 June 2017. The hourly rates cover general operatives, skilled and craft workers, and apprentices. For apprentices in the second or final year of training who are aged between 21 and 24, the National Minimum Wage must apply. This is currently £6.70 per hour for someone aged 21 to 24 and will increase to £6.95 per hour from 1 October 2016.
For apprentices aged 25 and over and in their second or final year of training the National Living Wage must apply. This is currently £7.20 per hour for someone aged 25 and over, and will increase from 1 April 2017.
Taxed daily travel allowance, which will come into effect as of 1 August 2016 and will now be calculated in miles rather than kilometres, will also increase by 2.75%. The non-taxed fare allowance will increase by the Retail Price Index (RPI) for the 12 month period to March 2017, subject to HMRC approval.
The non-taxed subsistence allowance of £36.00 per night will be increased in-line with RPI for the 12 month period to March 2017. New fare and travel allowance scales, as well as a new subsistence allowance, will be
promulgated in May 2017. Industry sick pay will be £118.00 per week and will increase to £122.50 per week from 2017.
Full details of all the new CIJC rates can be viewed on the Build UK website.
by Nicky Smith | 12 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
BSI has produced a document to provide the general reader with factual information on the possible impact of a UK decision to exit the European Union, in relation to UK participation in the making and use of European standards.
It comprises a set of questions and answers that summarizes the role of standards in the European Single Market. Read the document here.
by Nicky Smith | 4 Jul, 2016 | Main News Feed
FIS has uploaded a new Fact File in the Member Zone relating to Employment. Written by Build UK and approved by the Construction Leadership Council, the ‘Guidance for Employing Young People’ offers clear and consistent advice on how to manage the process for employing young people on site, whether as employees, apprentices or as part of work experience. Read the document here.
