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Variations and their valuations are a primary cause of delays and disputes, and can transform a relatively straightforward project into one of unmanageable complexity.

In this webinar – hosted by Payapps in partnership with FIS – Iain Mcilwee (CEO, FIS), Bill Bordill (Expert QS, Decipher) and Kevin P’ng (Commercial Director, BW Interiors) discuss these fundamental questions:

• How are variations affecting the industry and are variations one of the biggest risks being faced?
• How can you ensure correct valuation and payment for construction variations and what are your rights?
• What are the alternative methods of resolving variation-related disputes and how can disputes be avoided?
• How can variations be minimised and is it the client’s role to assist with this?
• What does a good variation process look like – how can it be managed more efficiently upstream and downstream, and what part can technology play?

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Date: 11 November 2021

Location: Knauf Showroom, 20 Baltic Street, London EC1Y OUL

Time: 14:00 – 16:30

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The sector is painfully aware of the lack of reliable information and the effect it has on the bottom line. A major part of the solution will be for manufacturers’ product information to be digitised and structured so it can pass through the supply chain safely and accurately.

A new plain language guide has been published which aims to help manufacturers prepare for the data needs of the supply chain and asset owners. This independent, impartial guide has been produced by the Built Environment Panel of the Institute for Engineering and Technology.

Su Butcher from the Editorial Board will introduce the guide, discuss the importance of digitisation and show how manufacturers can be empowered to take control of their data asset. The four-person editorial board will then join a discussion with FIS CEO Iain McIlwee about what the guide means for manufacturers and the wider finishes and interiors sector.

  Guest speakers

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FIS is to offer its members a 10% discount to exhibit at the event (please email sales@workspaceshow.co.uk quoting FIS-WS), or you can register your interest to attend the event here

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A G E N D A

1. Opening welcome by the President
2. Reading the Formal Notice of Meeting and Minutes of Last Meeting (circulated to all members)
3. Financial Report and Presentation, Approval of Financial Statements for year ended 31 December 2020, Appointment of Auditors
4. Elections for the Board of Directors
5. Annual review by FIS Chief Executive
6. Any Other Business (to be notified in advance)
7. Date and Place of Next Meeting (to be confirmed)
8. Official Close of Annual General Meeting

    

   The AGM will be followed by a market update by our guest speaker, Noble Francis, Economics Director at the Construction Products Association

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We have decided to go virtual for our annual conference this year, but rather than ask you to carve out a day, we want to make September a month focussed on understanding the drivers, embracing change and seizing your future in this amazing sector.

Every Wednesday in September, we will host a virtual round table that will start with three short sharp keynote presentations followed by an open round table discussion with plenty of opportunity for you to offer opinion and interact with our expert panels.

The Conference is about understanding new opportunities driven by a focus on productivity, risk management, innovation and collaboration through the supply chain.  Throughout the month of September, we will be dissecting the complex and intertwined macro issues and taking a practical look at how the resulting behavioural, legislative and commercial drivers will impact our businesses and how we can embrace this unique period in history to evolve our businesses and ultimately transform construction in the finishes and interiors sector.

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Join us to hear from George Swann, FIS Skills and Training Lead, who will explain the FIS BuildBack project offers as support for employers who are experiencing labour shortages.  The emphasis is on this being of no direct financial cost to employers.  There is a need to spend time visiting the training and speaking to individuals in order to convince them the finishes and interiors sector can offer a worthwhile and rewarding career.

Attracting new entrants into the sector is challenging; in additional to the usual challenges experienced by the mainstream construction business’ specialist sectors often face that “triple whammy”. Careers in the sector are poorly promoted, the use of LOSC can stifle visibility and there is a lack of accessible training provision across the UK for specialist occupations.   

The BuildBack programme is a series of initiatives which is helping to bring new entrants into the sector and influence training providers to deliver the training employers require. The initial training can be a stand-alone bespoke programme or can be weaved into a wider multi-skills course. The project outcomes are heavily weighted to moving candidates into real jobs – FIS rely on employers giving individuals the opportunity to show what they can do. FIS can also flex the programme to suit the needs of that locality and/or community, for example we are running a cohort in the London area with a focus upon green and zero carbon.  Come and hear more about this.

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The aim of this group is to discuss the options, process and support available when taking on apprentices for drylining, in order to encourage better collaboration, support best practice within the sector around the management of drylining apprentices and look at some ground truths, some of the barriers and how these can be overcome together as a community.  This meeting will present an eLearning training resource package being developed to cover the knowledge criteria of ST0388 Interior Systems Installer apprenticeship drylining option.

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The FIS Approved Training Provider Forum is to provide a dynamic forum designed to:

• Exchange best practice.
• Identify appropriate and consistent support for the sectors employers in the delivery of all types of training and qualifications that will ensure successful outcomes.
• Discuss activities to preserve the quality of delivery.
• Support the activities of the Training Group (FISTG).
• Make recommendations to the FIS Skills Board for the furtherment of training and qualifications within the sector.
• Determine guidance on employer support to ensure successful delivery.
• Identify and support innovation and promote best practice in training and qualification delivery.
• Comment on and contribute to the content of qualifications and standards for the sector.
• Highlight areas of concern relating to training and qualifications.

This online event is open to all providers of training in the FIS community.

To find an FIS Approved Training Provider to support your taining needs click here

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A course for anyone in the Finishes and Interiors Sector who would like to learn how digital tools can benefit their construction business.

Please note that this course is split into 2 sessions. This is session 1, please also book onto Session 2 which will take place on Thursday 7th October 14.00 to 17.00, to allow you to complete the full course.

Course Description

This CITB Assured course (Grant Tier 1) is aimed at construction professionals in the finishes and interiors sector who would like to learn how digital technologies can benefit their business and to explore the factors they should take into account when considering possible digital solutions. It will help delegates to implement new digital technologies, whilst ensuring the greatest chance of successful implementation and avoiding common pitfalls.

Who the course is aimed at:

• Managers and decision makers

• Business Owners

• Directors

• Engineers

• Project Managers

• Quantity Surveyors/Commercial Functions

• SHEQ Staff

• Team Leaders

Course Content

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• List the broad categories of digital tools available

• Describe the possible benefits of implementing digital solutions

• List the factors they need to take into account when selecting a new digital solution

• Identify areas of strength and weakness within their business in terms of readiness for implementing digital construction

• Identify the supporting skills required to successfully implement the digital tools identified for their business

• Explain how to identify specific problems within their business which could be solved with digital solutions

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course other than construction experience and commercial awareness.

You can claim back a CITB grant for attending this course if you work for, or you are, a CITB registered company.

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A course for anyone in the Finishes and Interiors Sector who would like to learn how digital tools can benefit their construction business.

Please note that this course is split into 2 sessions. This is session 2 please also book onto Session 1 which will take place on Wednesday 6 October 14.00 to 17.00, to allow you to complete the full course.

Course Description

This CITB Assured course (Grant Tier 1) is aimed at construction professionals in the Finishes and Interiors Sector who would like to learn how digital technologies can benefit their business and to explore the factors they should take into account when considering possible digital solutions. It will help delegates to implement new digital technologies, whilst ensuring the greatest chance of successful implementation and avoiding common pitfalls.

Who the course is aimed at:

• Managers and decision makers

• Business Owners

• Directors

• Engineers

• Project Managers

• Quantity Surveyors/Commercial Functions

• SHEQ Staff

• Team Leaders

Course Content

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• List the broad categories of digital tools available

• Describe the possible benefits of implementing digital solutions

• List the factors they need to take into account when selecting a new digital solution

• Identify areas of strength and weakness within their business in terms of readiness for implementing digital construction

• Identify the supporting skills required to successfully implement the digital tools identified for their business

• Explain how to identify specific problems within their business which could be solved with digital solutions

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course other than construction experience and commercial awareness.

You can claim back a CITB grant for attending this course if you work for, or you are, a CITB registered company.

As part of Fire Door Safety Week the Guild of Architechtural Ironmongery (GAI) has teamed up with FIS to highlight the key priorities for delivering fire door safety in specialist interior and fit-out contracts. This virtual event will look at the key pillars of quality defined in the FIS Product Process People Quality Framework to support safe specification and installations. We will also look at ways to ensure that information is managed through to inspection to ensure these essential fire safety products continue to provide protection throughout their service life.

PROGRAMME

The event will draw on four expert presentations focussed on critical elements of safety:

12:00 – An introduction to Fire Door Safety, the importance of certification and how to maintain it through installation
Hannah Mansell, Technical Director, Masonite
12:20 – Selecting ironmongery, common concerns and how to avoid them
Douglas Masterson, Technical Manager, GAI
12:35 – Mind the Gap, the role of intumescents in Fire Door Safety
Tim Foster, Sales & Marketing Manager, Mann McGowan
12:50 – The Golden Thread, essential information and how to manage it
Jim White, Associate Technical Director, Forza Doors
13:05 – Our speakers will be joined on a panel by a Fire Door Inspector to support your questions in our
Fire Door Safety Clinic.
13:35 – Close

Fire Doors are essential to building safety, but remain a common area of concern with a lack of knowledge and awareness often undermining safe specification, installation and maintenance, ultimately putting lives at risk.