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Webinar: Introduction to upcoming legislative changes – 1 May

Webinar: Introduction to upcoming legislative changes – 1 May

Introduction to upcoming legislative changes

Event Details

Date: 1 May 2026
Location: Online
Time: 12:00 – 13:00

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

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Operable Walls Working Group

Event Details

Date: 13 May 2026
Location: Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre, 95 Great Portland St, London, W1W 7NY
Timings: 13:30 – 16:30

FIS is holding our first Operable Wall working group of 2026 at the Saint Gobain Solutions Centre in London.  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:

  • Lunch & Networking
  • Regulatory reform | A review of the government white paper, the general safety requirement and the role of PAS 2000
  • Acoustic Verification Scheme | Update on expansion of scheme and “installer verification” pilot
  • e-Learning and guidance | Assessing priorities and training gaps
  • Specifiers guide | Update on drafting and publication
  • AOB

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Drylining Working Group – 14 May

Drylining Working Group

Event Details

Date: 14 May 2026
Location: TBC
Timings: 11:00 – 16:00

FIS is holding its Drylining working group in person on 14 May.  The location, timings and 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 

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Partitions, Pods and Doors working group – 19 May

Partitions, Pods and Doors working group

Event Details

Date: 19 May 2026

Location: London

Timings: 12:00 – 17:00

FIS is holding its Partitions, Pods and Doors working group in person on 19 May. 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 

Visit the Partitions, Pods and Doors working group page

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Webinar: Introduction to upcoming legislative changes – 1 May

Webinar: Introduction to Modern Slavery – 26 May

Webinar: Introduction to Modern Slavery

Event Details

Date: 26 May 2026
Location: Online
Time: 14:00 – 15:00

With an estimated 49.6 million victims of modern slavery worldwide, and an estimated 100,000 victims in the UK in 2020, reports of the value of at-risk products consumed by G20 countries annually totals $354 billion.

No supply chain can be considered risk free, and with increasing regulatory due diligence requirements, focus from the investment community through ESG reporting, and more informed consumer expectations, organisations need to raise the bar when it comes to tackling modern slavery issues.

Duration: 1 hour

Qualifies towards your CPD

To receive your CPD accreditation and for this to be tracked through your Supply Chain Sustainability School dashboard make sure your full name is reflected on your Zoom account when you join the session.

Please note, if you fail to meet the attendance requirements, unfortunately you will not be issued a CPD Certificate.

What will I achieve? 

By the end of this webinar, you will:
An understanding of what modern slavery is, the current landscape and trends (UK and global perspectives)
Insights on how to spot the signs of modern slavery
Clarity around the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and future impact
Tips and points around competency frameworks and training needs for everyone in your organisation
Insights into some of the key risk categories – both in your operations and your supply chain
Free videos, toolkits, e-learning, templates and learning pathways

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Ceilings and Absorbers Working Group – 15 April

Ceilings and Absorbers Working Group

Event Details

Date: 15 April 2026
Location: Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre, 95 Great Portland St, London W1W 7NY
Timings: 13:00 – 16:30

FIS is holding its first Ceilings and Absorbers working group in person on 15 April at Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre in London.  In addition to the work outlined in the agenda, members will have the opportunity to raise any of their own concerns or propose activities that will support improvement. 

Agenda:

  • Regulatory reform | A review of the government white paper, product risk assessments and the role of PAS 2000
  • CE Marking | Scope of designated standards and when products are placed on the market
  • Update on investigation into fire resistant grid ceilings
  • Sustainability update | Reuse, circular economy and SKA update
  • Skills update | Level 2 and 3 installer and supply side competency frameworks
  • e-Learning and guidance | Assessing priorities and training gaps
Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

FIS Health & Safety Working Group – 16 April

Health and Safety Working Group

Event Details

Date: 16 April 2026
Location: Online
Timings: 14:00 – 17:00

Agenda

Welcome and updates from the Chair, David Cant

Key topics for discussion:

  1. Update on likely impact of potential new RIDDOR requirements
  2. Safe working practices in SFS – Introduction to new Guidance
  3. Use of Board Lifters Statement – New FIS Guidance 
  4. Dust Management – Update to include discussion around Limb Workers
  5. Safe use of Pallet Trucks when moving plasterboard
  6. Update on Manual Handling Training
  7. Update from IPAF
  8. FIS Accident Survey 2026
  9. Open discussion on any H&S Concerns (topics can be raised on the day, but if you wish to raise something specific to allow people to prepare for a discussion or simply wish to raise a topic anonymously, please email iainmcilwee@thefis.org details).

For details of all FIS work on Health and Safety, visit our H&S Hub here.

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

SFS Working Group – 23 April

SFS working group

Event Details

Date: 23 April 2026
Location: BW, The Carter, Ludgate Broadway, London, EC4V 6EP
Time: 12:30 – 16:30

FIS is holding a Steel Framed Systems working group in person on 23 April at BW, The Carter in London.  In addition to the work outlined in the agenda, members will have the opportunity to raise any of their own concerns or propose activities that will support improvement. 

Agenda:

  • Lunch & Networking
  • The New SFS Qualification | Delivering a qualified workforce through the competence framework
  • Regulatory reform | A review of the government white paper, product risk assessments and the role of PAS 2000
  • Technical updates | Fixing to sheathing board only, thickness of cavity insulation and fire resistance of loadbearing SFS
  • e-Learning and guidance | Assessing priorities and training gaps

Visit the SFS working group page

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Contractors Awards Lunch – 4 June 2026

Contractors Awards Lunch – 4 June 2026

FIS Awards Lunch

The FIS Awards Lunch is the finishes and interiors sector’s most prestigious awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the outstanding projects completed by FIS members. The lunch also provides a great networking opportunity for like-minded individuals to come together. The 2026 Awards Lunch will be held on 4 June at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, where some 600 members and their guests will gather to hear the winners of the 2026 FIS Contractors Awards.

Date: 4 June 2026

Venue: Nine Kings Suite, Royal Lancaster Hotel, London

Time: 12:00 – 16:00

Dress code: Lounge suits

Guest speaker

We are delighted to announce that Reverend Richard Coles – former pop star, vicar, broadcaster, and best-selling author, will be our guest speaker at the 2026 Awards Lunch. As one half of 1980s pop duo The Communards, he achieved three UK Top 10 hits including the No. 1 single Don’t Leave Me This Way, making him the only vicar to have topped the charts.

After leaving the music industry, Richard found faith, studied theology at King’s College London, and was ordained in 2005, serving as parish priest in Finedon until his retirement in 2022.

Richard is a familiar face on TV starring on programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity Masterchef and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, where he finished in third place.

Photo credit: Matt Crockett

The 2026 Awards and Lunch is supported by the following organisations

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Ceilings and Absorbers Working Group – 9 June

FIS Ceilings and Absorbers Working Group

Event Details

Date: 9 June 2026
Location: Online
Time: To be confirmed

FIS is holding its Ceilings and Absorbers working group online on 9 June. The timings and 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 

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Drylining Working Group – 14 July

Drylining working group

Event Details

Date: 14 July 2026
Location: Online
Time: 12:00 – 14:00

FIS is holding its Drylining working group online on 14 July.  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

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Partitions, Pods and Doors Working Group – 16 July

Partitions, Pods and Doors Working Group

Event Details

Date: 16 July 2026
Location: Online
Timings: 12:00 – 14:00

FIS is holding its Partitions, Pods and Doors working group online on 16 July. 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 

Contractors Awards Lunch – 4 June 2026

Scottish Awards Lunch – 18 September

The FIS Scottish Awards Lunch is the finishes and interiors sector’s annual event to recognise and celebrate the outstanding projects completed by FIS members in Scotland.  The event will see the winners of the 2026 Scottish Awards announced and presented, the lunch also provides a great networking opportunity for like-minded individuals to come together.

Event Details

Date: 18 September 2026
Location: voco Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
Time: 12:00 – 15:30

Interested in collaborating with us on this event?

We have a number of opportunities at this event to showcase your business and raise your profile amongst the finishes and interiors community. If yo are interested in finding out more, email clairmooney@thefis.org for details.

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Ceiling and Absorbers working group – 7 October

Ceiling and Absorbers working group

Event Details

Date: 7 October 2026
Location: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed

FIS is holding its Ceilings and Absorbers working group in person on 7 October. The location, timings and 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 

Visit the Ceiling and Absorbers working group page

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Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

SFS Working Group – 14 October

SFS Working Group

Event Details

Date: 14 October 2026
Location: To be confirmed
Timings: 12:00 – 17:00

FIS is holding its Steel Framed Systems in person on 14 October.  The location, timings and 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 

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Partitions, Pods and Doors working group – 15 October

Partitions and Pods working group

Event Details

Date: 15 October 2026
Location: To be confirmed
Time: 12:00 – 17:00

FIS is holding its Partitions, Pods and oors working group in person on 15 October.  The location and 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 

Visit the Partitions, Pods and Doors working group page

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Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Drylining working group – 5 Nov

FIS Drylining Working Group

Event Details

Date: 5 November
Location: TBC
Time: 12:00 – 17:00

FIS is holding its Drylining working group in person on 05 November.  The location, timings and 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 

Training Awards Lunch – 24 November

Training Awards Lunch – 24 November

Training Awards Lunch

Recognising excellence and achievement in Plastering and Interior Trades

Event Details

Date: 24 November 2026
Timings: 12:00 – 15:30
Location: Plaisterers Hall, One London Wall, London EC2Y 5JU

Supported by

On 24 November the sector will come together to celebrate training in our sector, recognising those that are delivering training, undertaking training and progressing in their careers within the plastering and interior fit-out sector.

If you are keen to demonstrate that your business is passionate about the importance of training and skills development then why not take a look at the sponsorship opportunities this event provides.

Training Awards

The 2025 winners were announced and presented by Philippa Tuttiett, founder of the UK’s first building company to offer an all-female work force.  The categories announced include:

  • The achievement of apprentices
  • Students who have exceeded beyond expectations
  • The delivery of training by colleges and training providers
  • Training delivery by an FIS member company
  • Mentors and others who have supported sector training
  • Lifetime contribution to sector training

Thanks to our sponsors

A collaboration between The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers and FIS

Webinar: Introduction to upcoming legislative changes – 1 May

Webinar: Contract Reviews: lessons from the front line – 13 March

Webinar: Contract Reviews: lessons from the front line

Real world insights from our experts on cases they’re working on every day

Event Details

Date: 13 March 2026
Location: Online
Time: 12:00 – 13:00

Contractors are facing increasing pressure around payment terms, risk allocation, defects, non-payment of retentions and dispute management. Through our specialist advisors, FIS has been supporting members with contract reviews, payment issues, and dispute resolution – and we’ve seen clear patterns emerging.

This session is in 2 parts – first our experts lift the lid on what’s really happening out there. You’ll hear the latest issues our experts are seeing in negotiations in assisting FIS members on payment and cash flow issues. They will discuss the benefits of the Best Practice Guide and the development of the Conflict Avoidance Process to prevent issues escalating into costly and time-consuming disputes.

Second, our experts will discuss the benefits of the FIS Contract Review Service, and will advise on the clauses that are causing the biggest problems, and the conditions you should avoid at all costs.

We’ll also walk through practical steps you can take to tighten your processes, reduce risk, prevent disputes, and save valuable time on every project.

We’ll be joined by delay and quantum specialists Damian James and Len Bunton, who will share real world insights from the cases they’re working on every day.

Duration: 1 hour

Qualifies towards your CPD

Operable Walls Working Group – 13 May

Organisational Capability Working Group – 18 March

Organisational Capability Working Group

Event Details

Date: 18 March 2026
Location: BW Interiors, The Carter, Ludgate Broadway, London EC4V 6EP
Timings: 12:30 – 16:30

FIS is holding the first 2026 meeting of our Organisational Capability working group in person at the new offices of BW Interiors in London. In addition to the work outlined in the agenda, members will have the opportunity to raise any of their own concerns or propose activities that will support improvement.

Agenda:

  • Welcome and lunch
  • Introductions and competition act
  • Summary of work undertaken in 2025
  • Future of the Integrated Management Standard (IMS)
  • Addressing productivity in the sector
  • Use of software in managing organisational capability