by Clair Mooney | 8 Jun, 2026
Event Details
Date: 18 November 2026
Location: Hill Dickinson’s Office, No.1, 1 St Paul’s Square, Liverpool L3 9SJ
Time: 14:00 – 17:00
Lizzie Crofts, Mental Health Practitioner - Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry
Lizzie will provide insights into the work she has been doing with FIS Members and within the industry surrounding mental health issues in construction.
Enexus Energy - Surviving the energy market: How FIS members can manage costs in 2027
Enexus Energy will discuss managing energy costs, understanding market developments, and identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency in 2027.
Flavie Lowres, FIS Sustainability Lead - Sustainability update
Flavie will delivera sustainability update on the developments affecting the finishes and interiors sector.
Skills update
An update on skills within the sector.
James Parlour, FIS Technical Director - Technical update
An important technical update for the sector.
by Oscar Venus | 24 Mar, 2026
Event Details
Date: 11 November 2026
Location: Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre, 95 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7NY
Timings: 12:00 – 16:30
FIS is holding our last SFS Working Group of 2026 at The Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre in London where we will discuss progress on design frameworks including the newly developed fit-out code of practice and discuss existing and emergent drylining risks with opportunities for members and non-members to contribute and raise any issues or concerns that they have.
Agenda:
- Design | The new fit-out design framework
- Skills Update | CITB specialist upskilling project and SFS qualification pilot
- Sustainability Update | EPDs and CBAM
- Health & Safety | Manual handling and Silicosis
- Technical Updates | e-Learning, Fixing external wall insulation to SFS, new guide to SFS safe working practices and rotational movement project
- AOB | Please feel free to contact jamesparlour@thefis.org before 02/11/26 if you would like to add an agenda item
- Join us for a drink afterwards
by Clair Mooney | 24 Mar, 2026
Event Details
Date: 5 November
Location: Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre, 95 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7NY
Time: 12:00 – 16:30
FIS is holding our last Drylining Working Group of 2026 at The Saint-Gobain Solutions Centre in London where we will discuss progress on design frameworks including the newly developed fit-out code of practice and discuss existing and emergent drylining risks with opportunities for members and non-members to contribute and raise any issues or concerns that they have.
Agenda:
- Drylining Design | The new fit-out framework and drylining code of practice
- Skills Update | CITB specialist upskilling project
- Sustainability Update | Latest on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
- Technical Updates | Reaction to fire, M&E support systems & Ceilings, BS 5234 revision opportunities & inspection checklisting
- AOB | Please feel free to contact jamesparlour@thefis.org before 02/11/26 if you would like to add an agenda item
- Join us for a drink afterwards
by Clair Mooney | 24 Mar, 2026
Guest Speaker – Jimmy Gittins
We will be joined by guest speaker Jimmy Gittins, a powerful motivational speaker, mental fitness advocate, and former rugby league player whose story inspires audiences to overcome adversity and achieve their goals.
Before his life-changing injury in 2002, Jimmy successfully ran a construction company with his family alongside his rugby career. After suffering a serious neck injury that ended his playing career, Jimmy spent nine months in hospital rebuilding his life. Unable to return to his previous career, he turned adversity into opportunity pushing the boundaries of what is possible, completing incredible challenges including becoming only the second person in history to hand-cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats in a record 11 days.
With a passion for mental health, resilience, and the power of mindset, Jimmy shares his journey of determination, positivity, and overcoming limitations.
by Clair Mooney | 19 Mar, 2025
Event Details
Date: 25/26 November 2026
Location: Excel London – Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL
Time: 25th Nov (Wed): 9.30am – 5.30pm
26th Nov (Thurs): 9.30am – 4.30pm
This November, Fit Out Futures will take to the stage at London Build Expo for a panel discussion exploring key topics across the fit-out and interiors sector.
London Build Expo (Nov 25–26, Excel London) is the UK’s leading and largest construction & design show.
The event features 25,000+ AEC professionals, 900+ inspiring speakers across 17 CPD-accredited stages, 650+ exhibitors, Architect’s Hub, Meet the Buyers, and multiple networking events. Experience the UK’s biggest Festival of Construction, with entertainment, DJs, live music and much more!
Fit Out Futures would be delighted to see you there. Visit London Build’s website to secure your place now: www.londonbuildexpo.com
