Manufacturers of claddings, panel products and insulation products may have to review their reaction to fire test data if moves to strengthen the Construction Products Directive (CPD) go ahead.
Industry sources suggest that the European Commission intends to make the CPD a Regulation – a draft Construction Products Regulation document is believed to be under review, with a potential enforcement date of 2011.
“If this goes through, CE marking would become mandatory in all member states, including the UK, where only compliance wit the CPD is called for at the moment,warned Dawn Simpkins, Chartered Engineer within Chiltern International Fire.
*Based in the UK Chiltern International Fire is accredited by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) to carry out reaction to fire testing to current European Standards and its sister company BM TRADA Certification is a Notified Body for CE marking.
