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Welcome IN THIS ISSUE Gal Farhi Gal is Director at Waveline Ventures, and comes from the world of market entry project management. He has worked with everything from pre-seed startups to large multinational companies in the construction and infrastructure spaces, planning and delivering growth strategies, and facilitating commercial relationships. Joe Cilla, FIS Joe is the Technical Director at FIS. He provides support to members of the association and works with relevant bodies on legislative and technical standards. Professor Rudi Klein Rudi is a construction law barrister and Chief Executive, SEC Group Scotland. Len Bunton Len is a quantity surveyor. He has been involved in commercial developments, health and defense projects, schools, industrial developments, power stations, hotel and leisure projects, golf courses, governmental buildings, private finance projects, public/private sector partnerships, manufacturing and production facilities. George Swann George is the FIS Skills andTraining lead. He served 22 years in the Corps of the Royal Engineers, the construction arm of the British Army. During his service he worked on construction sites around the globe. EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS www.thefis.org 5 elco e 04 Voice of the industry 12 FIS Review – 2020 so far 06 News round-up 09 Be brilliant today, be better tomorrow… how FIS continues to support its members 26 People The movers and shakers 20 Contractors Corner Metal mesh comes inside 22 Technical Firestopping service penetrations 24 Focus feature Legislation change means you must continue to supply insolvent customers 29 Focus How project bank accounts benefit every firm in the supply chain 15 Collaboration is key – the joint FIS/NBS roundtable 30 Skills Affordable apprentices – investing in young people 16 Focus Adapting to the digital age – how technology is changing businesses in fit-out