UKCA marking

Flame-retardant treated wood: Are you meeting your legal responsibilities?

by Jennie Ward|24 October 2530 October 25|Design, Supply

The Wood Protection Association offers advice on how to ensure compliance with flame-retardant treated wood products. As part of its role as the UK Construction Products Regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is now actively reviewing how flame retardant (FR) treated wood products – including timber cladding...

Flame-retardant treated wood : Are you meeting your legal responsibilities?

by Jennie Ward|11 July 2514 July 25|Build, Supply

As part of its role as the UK Construction Products Regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is now actively reviewing how flame-retardant (FR) treated wood products – including timber cladding – are placed on the market. Several timber businesses have already been contacted to verify compliance. These...

TDUK Trade Note: CE Marking and Declaration Responsibilities for Fire-Retardant Treated Wood Products

by Jennie Ward|21 May 2504 November 25|Build, Supply

As part of its new remit as the Construction Products Regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has been contacting companies across the timber supply chain – including some Timber Development UK (TDUK) members – to check compliance around fire retardant (FR) treated wood-based products.

Reminder: CE Marking and Declaration Responsibilities for Fire Retardant Treated Wood Products

by Jennie Ward|21 May 2521 May 25|Build, Supply

CE, UKCA, and UK(NI) Marking

by Edinburgh Napier University|10 June 2404 November 25|Design

At present, the methods for obtaining CE, UKCA, and UK(NI) marks are the same. The holder of one mark can currently obtain the other mark in a relatively simple process by engaging the services of an additional notified body holding the necessary registration.

TDUK Trade Note calls for clarity on UKCA/CE marking

by Jennie Ward|07 June 2407 June 24|Build, Supply

Timber Development UK (TDUK) is calling for the next government to remove the continuing uncertainty around CE marking and the UKCA mark on construction products. At the point that the UK exited the EU back in January 2020, the UK government was very firmly of the intent that recognition of...

TDUK Trade Note: The Developing Countries Trading Scheme

by Jennie Ward|29 June 2323 April 25|Supply

This new DCTS is split into three frameworks. It is claimed the new scheme will cut administrative costs for businesses by reducing tariffs and bringing more countries in scope of the most generous tariff reductions. It also cuts red tape for developing countries, for example by simplifying rules of origin...

CE to UKCA Marking (January Update)

by TDUK|09 January 2324 March 23|Supply

The UK has expressed its intention to develop a specific UK marking system to replace the CE mark which is currently applied to many construction products. Manufacturers in the wood sector have already invested considerable resources to meet the original deadline for requirement of this new UK mark.

UKCA Mark Update

by Jack Clappen|09 December 2201 February 23|Policy

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed today that the UK government will extend recognition of CE Marking for construction products until 30 June 2025. On 9 December, the Construction Products Regulation in Great Britain web page was updated, stating that: “The government will continue to recognise the...

Tile Batten Quality Control

by TDUK|08 December 2207 March 25|Supply

The UK National Standard BS 5534 - Code of practice: Slating and tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding contains the quality and size requirements for the supply of timber Roofing Batten, also called Tile Batten.

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