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FIS reveals Contractors Awards shortlist
We're excited to reveal the shortlist for the 2024 FIS Contractors Awards - which promote and encourage high levels of craftsmanship in the finishes and interiors sector. The awards showcase the very best of our industry and after months of project visits, our judges...
A new chapter: The Construction Industry Collective Voice convenes its first in-person meeting
After four years of virtual collaboration, the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) convened its inaugural in-person meeting in Edinburgh in April, bringing together representatives from many of its 29 member organisations for the first time. Alan Wilson,...
FIS issues safety alert for smoke shafts
FIS Safety Alert: Suitability of gypsum-based systems in the construction of smoke shafts Concerns have been raised with FIS that gypsum-based systems are being specified to construct smoke shafts for mechanically ventilated systems in some high-rise...
Total construction output is forecast to fall by 2.2% in 2024
Construction firms are likely to experience mixed fortunes during 2024 and it will be highly dependent on which sectors they are operating in, according to the Spring CPA Construction Industry Forecasts. House builders and contractors working in housing new build and...
CPA Economic and Construction Update
The CPA's Economic and Construction Update provides an insightful summary of the latest economic and construction trends in the UK. The update covers key indicators such as the CPI inflation and core CPI inflation, UK construction average weekly earnings, UK...
Immigration rules: what has changed in April
For new workers the Government has announced a number of changes to the Points‐Based Immigration System (PBIS). These seem to be designed to reduce overall net migration and do make it harder for FIS Members to engage overseas workers. The key changes are outlined...
Update from the Building Safety Regulator and Building Control on new regulatory framework
FIS attended a Building Safety meeting earlier this week organised by BuildUK where Andrew Moore, Head of Operations Planning and Building Control at the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), and Martin Taylor, Executive Director at Local Authority Building Control (LABC),...
CITB to review the Plastering National Occupational Standards
CITB is looking for plasterers or construction employers in the plastering industry to help shape the future of this occupation. Individuals will join CITB's Plastering - National Occupational Standards (NOS) review group to: Develop NVQ and SVQ qualification...
Establishing the Building Safety Regime
Build UK has recently updated its guide to the Building Safety Regime to include all the information published in connection with the latest phase of the regime from 6 April. The April 2024 version includes the new registers for Building Control Approvers and Building...