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The demand for EPDs is growing and the number of EPDs is rising.

It is therefore becoming more important for manufacturers to consider an EPD, but also to understand them. They are complex documents and can be quite daunting.

This webinar aims to help the manufacturers understand the value of an EPD and understand why specifiers ask for them.

Hear from:

• Rachel Hoolahan, Associate Director at Orms, will talk about why EPDs are helpful for their BREEAM or Ska Rating assessment and how they can help them make more informed environmental decisions.
• Flavie Lowres, Environmental Metrics Manager for Recolight, will give an overview of what EPD are and how to create and read an EPD.
• Dr James Upstill-Goddard, Senior Sustainability Manager – Embodied Carbon at Willmott Dixon

Recolight and FIS have been collaborating for over a year now on supporting the industry in understanding EPDs and the process
The webinar is Co-chaired by

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The Skills Centre and FIS have come together to host a joint webinar aimed at employers across our sector, focusing on the benefits of apprenticeships and skills bootcamps.

The online event will highlight how both training routes can help businesses address ongoing skills shortages, strengthen workforce pipelines, and support long-term staff development.

Employers attending will also gain insights into funding opportunities and practical ways to implement training programmes that improve recruitment, retention, and productivity.

The session forms part of wider efforts to encourage greater employer engagement in skills development and to promote accessible, work based training routes into the industry.

If you have a question about apprenticeships for The Skills Centre or FIS you would like answered during the webinar please submit it here.

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FIS is holding our second in-person Ceilings & Absorbers working group at The Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre on Great Portland Street. At this meeting we will be running a dedicated CCD session for attendees on Passive Fire science before revisiting our ongoing technical agenda encompassing compliance, competence and emerging risks.

Agenda:

• Arrival, networking and lunch
• 12:30 Introductions and meeting start
• Passive Fire CPD | Fire science and human behaviour
• Competency update
• Sustainability update
• Technical updates | Reaction to fire guidance and fire resistant grid ceilings
• AOB | Please feel free to contact jamesparlour@thefis.org before 02/10/26 if you would like to add an agenda item

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Sponsorship Opportunities

The FIS Masters offers a range of sponsorship opportunities for organisations looking to raise their profile and engage directly with decision-makers from across the sector.

Opportunities include:

• Longest Drive Sponsor
• Nearest the Pin Sponsor
• Hole Sponsorships
• Prize Sponsorship
• Event Branding Opportunities

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact the FIS team for further details.

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FIS members are invited to attend the online Ceilings & Absorbers working group meeting on 14 July. This will be a forum where members can drop in to a shorter meeting and catch-up with the ongoing activities of the working group with an opportunity to ask questions, raise challenges and get involved in drafting or reviewing these projects.

The ongoing projects that will be discussed at the meeting are as follows:

• Ceiling sustainability group work on EPDs and Reuse categories
• Response to the White Paper, General Safety Requirement (GSR) and PAS 2000
• Review draft guidance on Reaction to Fire
• Update on investigation into reaction to fire of polypads
• Update on investigation into fire resistant grid ceilings interfacing with a non-fire resistant perimeter

 We hope you can join us.

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FIS members are invited to attend the online Partitions, Pods and Doors working group on 15 July. This will be a forum where members can drop in to a shorter meeting and catch-up with the ongoing activities of the working group with an opportunity to ask questions, raise challenges and get involved in drafting or reviewing these projects.

The ongoing projects that will be discussed at the meeting are as follows:

• Sustainability group work on EPDs and Reuse categories
• Response to the White Paper, General Safety Requirement (GSR) and PAS 2000
• Review draft guidance on Reaction to Fire
• Review draft Design Code of Practice
• Publication of competence standard for Design Engineers

We hope you can join us.

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FIS is holding its Drylining working group in person at The Skills Centre in Edgware. We have a strong ongoing agenda of work by, and for, our members in the sector. Members will also have the opportunity to raise any of your own concerns or propose activities that will support improvement.

Agenda:

• Arrival and networking
• Drylining design development | Design Engineer Competence, training pathway and code of practice
• Legacy Disputes | managing legacy disputes, fire engineering and technical assessments
• Technical updates | -40mm deflection, ADB review, fixing of grab rails 
• Training | Dry Lining Competency Update, Development of e-learning platform and resources to target key roles

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Date: 9 June 2026

Location: Online

Time: 12:00 – 14:00

FIS is holding its Ceilings and Absorbers working group online on 9 June. The agenda will be posted here shortly.

If you would like to receive notification via email once the details are confirmed, please email hermioneneale@thefis.org

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The Government has launched a consultation on improving proportionality and building safety outcomes in the building control categorisation of higher‑risk building (HRB) work. The consultation is now live and open for responses until 28 May 2026.

The proposals seek views on how Category A and Category B building work in existing higher‑risk buildings is defined and assessed by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), with the aim of ensuring that regulatory oversight and documentation requirements are proportionate to the scale and risk of the work, without compromising safety standards.

Why this matters to FIS Members

The consultation recognises that not all work carried out within a higher‑risk building carries the same level of safety risk, and asks whether certain types of work, including some tenant fit‑out or internal works , should attract different levels of building control scrutiny and documentation requirements.

For fit‑out contractors, this raises important practical questions, including:

• when Gateway 2 approval and full documentation requirements may apply;
• where responsibility sits when tenant works interface with life‑safety or structural systems;
• and how proportionality can be applied without undermining building safety outcomes.

Maintaining safety while improving proportionality

The Government is keen to point out that the proposals are not a dilution of safety requirements. All building work must continue to comply with the functional requirements of the Building Regulations, and the BSR will retain oversight of safety‑critical work. 

Instead, the consultation explores whether the current categorisation system could be refined so that regulatory effort is focused on the highest‑risk and most complex activities, allowing lower‑risk works to proceed more efficiently.  

FIS CEO Iain McIlwee stated:

“We are still considering this proposal in detail, but on the surface it looks to be a positive intervention that reflects discussions FIS has had with the Regulator on proportionality and where the full Gateway Process can become a barrier to improvement works.”

FIS next steps

FIS encourages members , particularly those involved in fit‑out, refurbishment and mixed‑use projects , to review the consultation and consider how the proposals may affect day‑to‑day delivery and compliance.

Members are invited to feed initial comments and observations to FIS. FIS will be running a member webinar on Monday 18 May to explore the consultation in more detail and to shape a final industry response before the consultation closes.

The consultation can be accessed here:
Improving proportionality and building safety outcomes in building control: categorisation of higher-risk building work – GOV.UK

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A significant wave of legislative and regulatory change is approaching across construction, employment, corporate governance, and commercial law. These changes will have implications for your business over the next 12–24 months.

Members are invited to attend our webinar, in collaboration with Hill Dickinson, where experts will provide a clear, practical overview of what’s changing, when it’s happening, and what you should be doing now to prepare.

During the session, we will be discussing: 

• Progress on the implementation of the Grenfell Inquiry’s Phase 2 recommendations, including the Building Safety Levy and evolving regulatory framework
• The Construction Products Reform White Paper
• The outcome of a the late payment and retentions consultation
• Major employment law changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025
• Mandatory identification for directors and people with significant control
• Updates to procurement thresholds and data protection rules

Why attend?

• Understand how upcoming changes will affect your organisation
• Identify key risks and compliance priorities
• Gain practical guidance on next steps
• Put your questions directly to our specialists

Duration: 1 hour

Qualifies towards your CPD