A Day to Remember! Celebrating the 2026 UK Fencing Industry Awards What a fantastic celebration of the fencing industry! On Thursday 12 November, the Association of Fencing Industries welcomed guests from across the sector to the iconic Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, for the 2026 UK Fencing Industry Awards. Bringing together fencing contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and industry professionals, […]
Funding for Employing Young People As part of its commitment to ensuring that every young person has access to further education, training or a job, the Government has launched the ‘Youth Guarantee’ with the aim of supporting almost one million young people. The nationwide scheme offers the following funding to employers to help them provide […]
Fencing Installer Apprenticeship – Have Your Say! The Fencing Installer Apprenticeship Assessment Plan is now available for public consultation through Skills England. This is an opportunity for employers, fencing contractors, training providers and others involved in the industry to review the proposed assessment arrangements and share their feedback. Apprenticeships play an important role in developing […]
New Plan to Meet Future Skills Demand The Government has published the Construction Jobs Plan to support the delivery of its Modern Industrial Strategy, which is seeking to unlock the potential of the highest‐growth sectors of the economy. As a critical enabler of these sectors, construction is seen as “fundamental to delivering the Government’s ambitions for housing, […]
Fencer gets £10k fine for power cable hit AFI members are being encouraged to take advantage of the free LineWatch Safe Digging eLearning module — a simple but essential course designed to help fencing contractors work safely around underground utilities and remain compliant with industry safety requirements. The online training module has been developed specifically […]
Government Sets Out Priorities At the State Opening of Parliament last week, the King outlined the programme of legislation that the Government intends to pursue in this parliamentary session. Highlighting that the UK’s ‘economic security depends upon world class infrastructure’, this year’s King’s Speech covered 35 bills, and the key ones for businesses in construction include: […]
Use of Common Assessment Standard Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has confirmed that suppliers bidding for its new £120 billion Construction Works and Associated Services 3 including ProCure 24 (CWAS3) framework will need to be certified to the Common Assessment Standard in line with PPN 03/24. The eight‐year framework will run from January 2027 until January 2035. The invitation […]
International Women’s Day As part of the AFI’s ongoing commitment to recognising, highlighting and promoting women across the fencing industry, we are currently updating the Women in Fencing page on the AFI website. The page showcases the wide range of roles women hold within our sector — from office-based and operational roles to leadership and on-site positions […]