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CONTACT US EDITORIAL Editor: Stephanie Cornwall Email: stephanie.cornwall@warnersgroup.co.uk SpecFinish Warners Group Publications West Street Bourne Lincs PE10 9PH ADVERTISING Advertising inquiries: 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 2020 I t’s with a bit of a heavy heart that I’m writing this editor’s letter, as it’s going to be my last one for SpecFinish. The past 18 months in the role have been incredibly rewarding for me. I’ve watched the magazine grow in content and coverage, and am proud to have helped shape it into a good source-book full of solid news and feature content relevant to all those in fit-out. It’s been great to share your successes, respond to your concerns and questions and keep you up-to-date with all the good work being carried out by FIS. The last couple of issues have been some of the most challenging as we’ve sought to provide as much help and insight as possible into the effects of COVID-19. With so many people working remotely, we took a break from printing the magazine so we could instead provide everyone with a digital copy sent straight to their email inboxes, wherever they had based themselves during lockdown. This month, we interview Indeglas’ MD Jeanette MacIntyre who has some insightful messages based on her own achievements and experiences over the years, and Tony Walker of PPG talks about how architectural coatings have the power to improve health and wellbeing. It’s always good to see new people and skills coming into the sector, particularly in these challenging times, so be sure to turn to our ‘Movers and Shakers’ page to catch up with the latest appointments. In our Health and Safety focus, Ian Strudley discusses why reducing MSD should start at the planning stage, not when the lorry arrives, while Joe Cilia provides a technical update and Damian James looks at benchmarking within Contractors’ Corner. All that remains is to say goodbye and good luck to you all, while I sincerely hope we’ll continue to cross paths during my new role, still in the construction sector. I’ll be leaving you in the very capable hands of my successor, Nicky Rogers, who will be introducing herself to you in the November issue. WELCOME Editor 2 www.thefis.org Welcome SPEC FINISH Clients fromall walks of life are recognising that the design of indoor spaces and thematerials used in them have a strong ability to impact our wellbeing.Turn to our feature on page 26.