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WELCOME Nicky Rogers Editor 4 www.thefis.org CONTACT US EDITORIAL Editor: Nicky Rogers Email: nickyr@warnersgroup.co.uk SpecFinish Warners Group Publications West Street Bourne Lincs PE10 9PH ADVERTISING Advertising enquiries: Theresa Geeson Email: theresag@warnersgroup.co.uk SUBSCRIPTIONS SpecFinish is distributed to members of FIS and other selected finishes and interiors businesses. If you wish to receive a copy of SpecFinish or would like to amend or cancel your subscription, please contact either info@thefis.org or telephone 0121 707 0077. FIS Tel: 0121 707 0077 www.thefis.org Email: info@thefis.org FIS, Unit 4, Olton Bridge 245Warwick Rd Solihull, West Midlands B92 7AH SpecFinish magazine is published on behalf of FIS by Warners Group Publications plc and the views expressed in this journal are not necessarily those held by FIS or the publishers. The publishers shall not be under any liability in respect of the contents of the contributed articles. The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or alter articles for publication. © All editorial contents SpecFinish 2022 Welcome SPEC FINISH T he Building Safety Bill has now completed all the parliamentary stages in both Houses to become an Act of Parliament – while the measures included within the doorstopper of a document (262 pages) are likely to take up to 18 months to introduce according to the Government, the regulations will impose a requirement on principal designers, principal contractors and anyone carrying out any design or building work to be competent for their roles. They also place a duty on those who appoint them to take reasonable steps to ensure that the people they appoint meet this requirement. FIS continues to look at how the Bill will impact our community and will keep members up-to-date with developments. In the meantime, we’ve have prepared an initial summary of the key implications that you can read here www.thefis.org/2022/05/16/building-safety-act-published-2 We are committed to supporting our members with compliance and ensuring the Bill supports better safety and a more collaborative approach to procurement. Related to the Building Safety Bill, on page 8 of this issue, we launch the FIS Competency Passport that will allow individuals to manage achievement in any form (education, training, qualification and experience) by storing digital records in one secure place. On page 10, we bring you an unusual story that restores one’s faith in human nature; FIS supports Bounce Back, a training provider, charity and social enterprise focused on the training and employment of people in and leaving prison. For the companies that provide the practical help and jobs, it’s not an entirely altruistic exercise by any means, the scheme benefits everyone involved including our sector as it helps to plug the skills shortage. As FIS member, Justin Devaney explains in the article, it should be down to every company in the UK to voluntarily seek out ways to help less fortunate people. Now, I have reached the age where the state kindly steps in to fund my lavish lifestyle. So from the September 2022 issue you will have a new editor, David Crowson. I am not giving up work completely, just reducing my hours and will be hovering about in the background as David settles in. I will miss this community and everyone at FIS dreadfully, it has been my pleasure and great privilege to work with you and I wish you continued success. Excuse me now while I get on with my knitting. Please let us know about your projects and company news as we do like to feature members as much as we can. No project too small... david.crowson@warnersgroup.co.uk www.thefis.org SpecFinish magazine wrapper Please recycle the wrapper this magazine was delivered in. It is recyclable plastic. Cover image: NewForest Ceilings project triumphedat FISContractors 2022Awards for theirwork at ExtonVineyard, Hampshire. “ We had an email about the awards from FIS, so I thought we might as well enter. It was a bit last minute and it’s years since we last entered, but Exton Vineyard was a project we were honoured to be involved in. We are a very humble company and don’t blow our own trumpet or get involved with social media - but we will now! ” Richard Scevity, Director, New Forest Ceilings ( www.newforestceilings.co.uk )