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Time to Pay Up: Government to crack down on late payments and retentions

Interest and fines for late payment and a ban on retention….. Is the long await over?

Report Procurement, Contracts and Payment Practices in the Housebuilding Supply Chain

This report provides valuable insight into the challenges faced by specialist contractors and the changes needed to create the right conditions for sustainable growth.

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Open to companies of all sizes, innovations must have been introduced to the UK market within the last five years and show evidence of real-world adoption or commercial intent.

If you’re bringing creative ideas to life and making a measurable difference, now is the time to showcase it.

Knowledge That Builds Better Interiors

Build your knowledge with FIS e-learning modules aligned to our best practice and site guides, developed with industry experts to support competency across the sector.

Uniting the supply chain to raise standards and improve quality, safety and sustainability in the £13 billion Finishes, Fit-out and Interiors Sector

Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) was created to draw the finishes and interiors supply chain together to improve safety and quality, minimise risk, enhance productivity and help embrace innovation.

Our membership comprises fit-out and specialist contractors, manufacturers and suppliers.  All members are vetted against a strict criteria that helps promote quality, safety and best practice in the sector.

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FIS Members are subjected to ongoing audits. Find a supplier or contractor in our membership directory

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FIS Specifiers Corner

FIS has a wealth of specialist information and services that support specification in the finishes & interiors sector

Why join FIS?

FIS provides specialist support for technical, commercial, business or training matters. Find out the benefits of membership

Timely Payment Reminder in Scotland

Timely Payment Reminder in Scotland

The Scottish Government have issued a reminder to all in the construction sector: "Construction sector cashflow is important all year round and imperative at the festive shutdown.We strongly encourage all contracting authorities and businesses in every public works...

Collective lobby leads to pause of Apprentice reforms 

Collective lobby leads to pause of Apprentice reforms 

A Construction Coalition led by the British Woodworking Federation and supported by Finishes and Interiors Sector wrote to the Prime Minister last month expressing concerns related to proposed reform of Apprenticeships.  In response to this letter and subsequent...

Avoiding late payments with good credit control

Avoiding late payments with good credit control

You’ve done the work, and the client’s happy, but the money still hasn’t arrived. Does this sound familiar? For many in the finishes and interiors sector, late payments are more common than they should be. But with good credit control, it doesn’t have to be that way....

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