FIS Members Meeting

Event Details

Date: 19 July 2023

Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, 12 Holloway Circus, Queensway, Birmingham B1 1BT

Timings

registration from 15:00
Meeting: 15:30 – 17:30

Followed by networking and drinks

15:30 Welcome: Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive

The FIS Product, Process and People Quality Framework – FIS Technical Director, Joe Cilia
An introduction to the Building Safety Act, the new expectations of Building Control and managing compliance including the Golden Thread and re-introducing the FIS PPP Quality Framework in the context of key technical issues FIS is encountering

Planning and Prospects in the Midlands Region: A Main Contractors view – Eleanor Deeley, MRICS Joint Managing Director, Deeley Group Ltd
An insight into the opportunities and challenges of working in the Midlands Region

Insurance and risk control in the finishes and interiors sector, Construction Shield
Insurance provider ConstructionShield talking about selecting the right level of cover and pitfalls to avoid.

Open Panel Q&A & Discussion Forum

A mental Health lived experience presentation – Liam Colebrook, Business Development Director, SIG
A discussion around Liam’s battle with mental Health from Plasterer to board room….

Followed by optional networking drinks

Eleanor Deeley

Joint Managing Director, Deeley Group

I’m Eleanor Deeley, Joint Managing Director at the Deeley Group, a construction, and development company based in Coventry, with projects across the Midlands. We deliver projects across all sectors from residential and care to industrial and mixed-use projects.

I have 20 years of experience in the property industry working in large corporates advising developers, landowners and institutions and now taking my own advice!

Liam Colebrook

Business Development Director – Fixings, SIG

Liam has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He started his career in the sector on the tools as a Plasterer and has worked across the industry in all parts of the supply chain initially for a Contractor, then later a manufacturer. He joined SIG in 2016 and is currently Business Development Director – Fixings

He has a passion for mental health and its impact on those affected with a specific interest in mental health within the construction industry. He is involved with a number of charities in this sector sharing his lived experience to raise awareness.