Government extends CE marking for construction products and commits to reform regulatory regime

Government extends CE marking for construction products and commits to reform regulatory regime - From TTA

The Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness has announced an extension of the recognition of CE marking for construction products in Great Britain. This extension, and the longer-term future of CE/UKCA marking, is conditional on a commitment from the Government to system wide reform of the construction products regulatory regime.

In summary this means that:

– CE marking will be accepted past 30th June 2025 in Great Britain;
– The Government has committed to system wide construction product regulatory reform;
– UKCA marking will remain a valid and accepted regulatory mark;
– The Government will explore the long-term future of CE/UKCA marking as part of this regulatory reform;
– Any subsequent changes to the recognition of CE marking would be subject to a minimum 2-year transitional period; and
– The Government will engage with UK Conformity Assessment Bodies, the UK Accreditation Service, and the wider industry to strengthen the conformity assessment market.

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[Dan]

Interesting news.

 

[Kastar UK]

Interesting news.

Apparently the UK just does not have the approved bodies, labs, to test products to our own UKCA standards , so can still use CE

 

[Dan]

So we don't have the infrastructure for the testing, to make the actual standards in the first place? 🤔

Just been reading about the grenfell cladding and even with fire ratings we don't seem to actually be on it. Seem to be putting a lot of trust on the manufacturers, least in that case.

Anything that improves the UK economy, I'm all for supporting.