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• The Building Safety Act
  1. A quick update on the Act, what we have learned in the past few weeks
  2. Managing Contractor Design Portions and how we evidence compliance
  3. The Competency Landscape
  4. Open Q&A
• Recruiting the next generation, a joined up approach – how you can get involved
• Developing the Membership Offering
• Open Discussion
• Close

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Understanding your numbers, funding options and recovery strategies can make all the difference in uncertain times. The webinar hosted by FIS Partner BABR will share practical insights, strategies, warning signs and options for dealing with cashflow challenges.

A Q&A session will provide attendees with the opportunity to delve deeper into specific concerns and seek expert advice.

Whether you’re struggling with cashflow, delays in receiving payment, facing overwhelming debt or seeking crucial commercial funding this webinar is for you.

Join us at 11am on 17 April to find out more.

Guest speakers

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Join us for our Drylining working group where there will be an open forum focussed on ongoing work that FIS is undertaking and a chance to raise any concerns or issues that need to be considered within this or additional activities that will support improvement and help members address issues that they are currently facing in the market.

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This session will explore the concept of ‘net zero carbon’ and investigate ways in which your organisation can achieve zero carbon emissions. We will explore carbon reduction strategies including carbon offsets and net zero.

What will I achieve?

During this session we will cover:

• The basis for net zero: UK Climate Change Act, the Paris Climate Change Agreement, and the IPCC 1.5C report
• What ‘net zero’ means
• How you can achieve net zero
• How to report on your carbon reduction activities

If you have any questions, please email Lucy.

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This webinar will cover
• How to hire overseas talent
• The immigration process
• Benefits
• Compliance regulations
• Job codes on Shortage Occupation List
• Ongoing support from Migrate UK
• Your investment

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What is the session about?

We live in an age of high profile concerns around climate change and single-use plastics, where clients and society expect business to deliver solutions. Products and materials must be used more efficiently and kept in the economy. To move to a Circular Economy approach, we need to reconsider the way we provide services, procure products and dispose of waste in the context of the systems in which our products flow. 

This beginner level Webinar will introduce you to the concept of the Circular Economy, provide you with an understanding of the key elements and what it means for the built environment. 

This session will also feature insights from the Finishes and Interiors sector, including some best practice examples of implementing a circular economy approach.

What will I achieve?

At this session you will:

• Learn about the principles of the Circular Economy
• Understand the drivers for moving towards a Circular Economy model
• Develop an understanding of the benefits of adopting circular thinking

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What is the workshop about?

This workshop will help you gain an understanding of sustainable procurement and the ISO20400 standard as a framework for embedding sustainability within your business. It will also explore how implementing a sustainable procurement strategy will allow for ‘generated’ Social Value. 

What will I achieve?

By attending this workshop you will:

• Gain an understanding of ISO20400 standard; what it is and how to use it in your organisation
• Understand how to ensure that your sustainable procurement strategies contribute directly to your wider organisational objectives
• Discover the tools to assess sustainability risks and opportunities
• Learn how to engage your supply chain and measure the progress suppliers are making towards sustainability
• Be able to relate Social Value to Sustainable Procurement

What level is the workshop and do I need any particular skills?

This is a beginner level workshop so assumes limited knowledge of sustainability and the ISO20400 standard, and is aimed at those working directly in procurement or supply chain management.

What are the attendance requirements?

You may be sent reading materials or supporting documents prior to the workshop, so be sure to check your inbox so you are up to speed. These sessions have limited spaces, so before booking please ensure you can attend, and can meet the full attendance requirements.

Please arrive promptly and stay for the duration of the event. This means arriving no later than 10 minutes to the workshop and attending the full 3 hours. No recordings will be available of the live session.

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.

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What is this session about?

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.

What will I achieve?

By the end of this webinar, you will:

If you have any questions about this session please contact Lucy.

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This workshop covers the key principles of a Lean structured approach to problem solving.

What is this course about?

This workshop covers the key principles of a Lean structured approach to problem solving. Use these principles to start the cycle of continuous improvement through involvement & engagement of your teams to drive decision making to the correct levels in your business.

This session will be delivered online. We will contact you with joining instructions at least 24 hours before the webinar starts.

What will we cover?

This workshop will provide participants with:

• An understanding of the key principles of a Lean structured approach to problem solving
• How to use Lean problem solving to start the cycle of continuous improvement

What level is the course?

This is a BEGINNER LEVEL course and everyone is welcome.

What are the attendance requirements?

These sessions have limited spaces, so before booking please ensure you can attend, and can meet the full attendance requirements.

Please arrive promptly and stay for the duration of the event. This means arriving no later than 10 minutes late to the workshop and attending the full session.

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

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This meeting is open to all digital providers in the FIS as well as contractors and suppliers working to digitalise their activities.

Agenda

Welcome and introductions, Acting FIS Digital Construction Group Chair
Diane Tocco, Founder & BIM Consultant @ Diane Butterworth Ltd

Legislation: What is the Golden Thread?
George Stevenson, Chairman www.bim4housing.com  and Managing Director at ActivePlan Consulting Ltd

Overview new FIS Guide:  Introduction to the Golden Thread and Digital Information Plans
Iain McIlwee, CEO, Finishes and Interiors  Sector

Open Discussion on Key trends:  Digitalisation and challenges in the finishes and interiors sector.
How digitalisation is supporting Compliance, Productivity, Opportunity and Priorities, the opportunities and challenges

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Douglas Masterson, Technical Manager at the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers, will present this RIBA Approved CPD on a specifiers guide to door hardware which goes through all you need to know on specification of ironmongery.

This seminar covers what the term ironmongery means and the main points to consider when specifying door hardware. It will help you to understand the following topics:

• What ironmongery is and how to recognise the key terms in ironmongery
• The main considerations when specifying door hardware and how a hardware specification is put together, looking at correct application and appropriate standards
• How to find an architectural ironmonger and how to work effectively with them during the specification process
• How to avoid risks in the specification of door hardware

Douglas said: ‘Properly functioning hardware is, of course, critical to any property’s ongoing safety, security and accessibility. In addition, while architectural hardware typically comprises less than 2% of the cost of a new building, its impact on maintenance costs can be as much as 20% of the total budget’

FIS Technical Director Joe Cilia added ‘Its easy to assume that ironmongery is ironmongery, yet specifying the wrong hinges, closer or even locks can invalidate the whole door set leading to costly refit. This webinar helps everyone in the process from designer, estimator, installer and sales, to ensure you get it right first time.’  

More details on the guides is available at www.gai.org.uk/GAI/News/News-Items/2023/new-architectural-ironmongery-user-guides.aspx

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To help support its members and to provide protection before a formal contract is issued, FIS, with the support of expert legal advisors at law firm Anderson Strathern, has produced a Client Order and Guidance Note that reflects the legislative and regulatory landscape in recent times.

This webinar will be delivered by Karyn Watt, Partner and Anderson Strathern and will introduce the new Client Order and Guidance Note which has been developed for use in Scotland, England and Wales. It is based on common issues and concerns that members have raised and is backed up by expert helplines.

Karyn will be joined by Adjudicator Len Bunton who will focus on how these terms can support your own contract negotiations.

These new contracts will support FIS members working directly for clients and include a new and fresh set of standard terms that offer a fair share of risk and reflect the latest legislative and regulatory changes.