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1. A fixing clip for mounting a furring channel onto a support structure, including:
a base portion through which the fixing clip can be attached to the support structure; a connection portion through which the fixing clip is attachable to the furring channel, the connection portion being located in a position relative the base portion which outstands from the support structure when the fixing clip is attached thereto, the connection portion having a connect ion arrangement which defines a furring channel receiving gap therein through which the furring channel passes in fixing clip use, the connection arrangement being moveable between at least two different positions relative to the base portion to position the connection arrangement at different distances from the base portion and extending across the furring channel receiving gap; and a locking arrangement extending between the base portion and the connection portion, the locking arrangement securing the connection arrangement of the connection portion at a selected position relative to the base portion, whereby, in fixing clip use, a furring channel passes through the furring channel receiving gap and a pair of outwardly projecting flanges of the furring channel are receivingly engaged in the connection arrangement, the connection arrangement being located in the desired position relative to the base portion and secured in that position using the locking arrangement, thereby locating the furring channel at a predetermined distance from the support structure. |