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Key benefits of membership include:
Provision of information
- Helplines - free advice on Technical, Contractual and Legal, Training, Health and Safety, Employment Affairs and Taxation.
- Credit checking - a free credit checking service for members.
- Insurance - discounted business insurance scheme tailored to AIS members.
- AIS Factfile - regularly updated with information of relevance to the interiors fit-out sector.
- Member Zone - a password protected exclusive members only area on the AIS website packed full of useful information.
- E-Bulletin - regularly e-mailed bulletins containing topical information, sent to as many company contacts as required.
- Site Guides - Good straightforward best practice guides for Suspended Ceilings, Raised Access Flooring, Drylining, Partitioning and Wallcoverings.
- AIS Health and Safety Handbook - an easy to understand health and safety handbook aimed in particular at site-based operatives.
- Training - management courses provided through NISTG and general training advice.
- Annual conference and national members meetings - held in the UK and abroad with topical speakers and networking opportunities.
- Advisory Service - for problem installations.
Promotion of members
- AIS website - registering some 12,000 visits a month, the AIS website contains a directory search facility, with a free link to members' own websites.
- Advertising and editorial opportunities -
- Interiors Focus - a bi-annual full colour magazine promoting members products, services, contracts, literature and industry news to over 25,000 building industry professionals. Interiors Focus is distributed with Building magazine.
- Interiors Insight - a full colour A3 newsletter published 3/4 times a year, which provides members with a forum to communicate with each other and allows the AIS to keep members abreast of AIS and industry issues.
- AIS brand awareness - including profile leaflet and construction press marketing campaigns to raise the profile of AIS amongst specifiers, encouraging them to select AIS member companies.
- Yellow Pages - discounted advertising opportunities.
- Contractors awards - A prestigous award scheme held annually to promote high levels of workmanship, which receive extensive publicity.
Representation
- Influence and industry leadership - industry representation to government and others, including upwards through construction umbrella bodies.
- Representation and input - participation on BS and European committees and other regulatory bodies in an advisory capacity and influencing role to determine material and installations standards.
- Involvement with other organisations - representation to Construction Products Association, National Specialist Contractors Council and ConstructionSkills and close working links and joint events with other industry organisations.
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