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CE marking to UKCA
CE marking recognition extends into 2025
by Jennie Ward|15 September 24|Build, Supply
The UK’s recognition of CE marking on construction products was due to end across Great Britain on 30 June, 2025. However, the UK government has now announced an extension to the scheme beyond this date, ending years of uncertainty for the construction industry. Back in January 2020, when the UK...
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CE Marking
Government announces extension to recognition of CE Marking
by Liam Macandrew|02 September 24|Design
The Government has announced that CE Marking will continue to be accepted beyond 30 June 2025 in Great Britain. Rushanara Ali, MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, and Parliamentary Under Secretary for Building Safety and Homelessness, announced the extension in a statement on building safety in Parliament today (2 September...
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TDUK Trade Note: How EUDR will impact UK wood imports
by TDUK|16 August 24|Supply
On 30 December 2024 the European Union is scheduled to cease implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and enter into force the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for wood and wood products being placed on the EU market. This will place additional responsibilities on Sawmills within the EU and on Suppliers...
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TDUK Trade Note: HMRC timber import statistics and Coniferous Plywood data – Update
by Jennie Ward|31 July 24|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK uses the latest timber import data, published by HM Revenue & Customs, to collate and release monthly updates on timber imports to the UK. This is a follow up to the trade note issued on 8 May 2024 which highlighted a significant problem with customs declarations being...
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Supplying Timber | Issue 06
by Jennie Ward|30 July 24|Build, Supply
Welcome to the fifth issue of Supplying Timber, a magazine from Timber Development UK (TDUK) dedicated to the timber merchants, suppliers, manufacturers and tradespeople who are interested in working with timber.
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CE, UKCA, and UKNI Marking
CE, UKCA, and UK(NI) Marking
by Edinburgh Napier University|10 June 24|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.
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TDUK Trade Note: CE/UKCA marking update
by Jennie Ward|03 June 24|Build, Supply
In our latest Trade Note, we look at the latest developments regarding CE and UKCA marking ahead of the 2025 deadline, and consider what we should be asking our potential MPs ahead of next month's General Election. TDUK is calling for the next Government to remove the uncertainty for UK...
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TDUK Trade Note: HMRC timber import statistics and Coniferous Plywood data
by Jennie Ward|07 May 24|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK uses the latest timber import data, published by HM Revenue & Customs, to collate and release monthly updates on timber imports to the UK. According to HMRC statistics, softwood plywood imports experienced a 23.8% fall compared with January-February 2023. However, TDUK is concerned these figures are not...
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TDUK Trade Note: Are you trading in CE/UKCA Marked Wood Products?
by Jennie Ward|03 March 24|Build, Supply
The intention is that the National Regulator for Construction Products (NRCP) will become fully operational once the Building Safety Bill and subsequent secondary legislation have been approved by Parliament. This new legislation would give the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) all the necessary legal powers to carry out...
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TDUK Trade Note: The Developing Countries Trading Scheme
by Jennie Ward|29 June 23|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...
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