All product testing articles
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FeaturesBuilding bridges: how Paul Morrell would fix our broken products testing system
Industry veteran Paul Morrell has written a seminal review on overhauling products testing. The man himself explains his thinking in the first of a two-part interview
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CommentConstruction product manufacturers have to act, and act now
Firms should not wait for reforms to the testing regime to come into force - they should already be changing their ways to meet higher expectations of competence and ethics
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NewsBRE staff may never have received impartiality training, Grenfell inquiry hears
Testing house’s former managing director admits lack of formal training regime was a ‘weakness’
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NewsTesting sector in limbo as government fails to clarify new certification rules
BBA chief ‘very concerned’ by approaching deadline for UK-only testing regime
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NewsGovernment still not set date for meeting with industry leaders over certification concerns
Ministers told four months ago testing issues could halt construction of 150,000 homes next year
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NewsReview body raised ‘serious concerns’ about BRE five years before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
‘Damning’ report found lessons had not been learned at testing house despite repeated criticisms from government appointed inspection body
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FeaturesConstruction faces new certification crisis
Lack of testing facilities means industry may not have time to prepare for the introduction of the UKCA mark in less than a year
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NewsGovernment to finally meet CLC over product certification worries
Talks with construction minister Lee Rowley to be held in coming days as concerns grow over UK’s capability to carry out tests
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NewsSlow progress on new product testing regime could delay more than 150,000 homes, CLC warns
Group calls for urgent meeting with business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as concerns grow over UKCA mark deadline
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NewsBritish products tester sets up Irish office in preparation for UK leaving EU
BBA says move will reassure clients in wake of Brexit
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NewsRelief as UK confirms it will adopt EU standards for construction products post no-deal Brexit
Manufacturers looking to export to the EU still in limbo with the government unable to say if British standards would be recognised in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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NewsUS company to set up new product testing centre
UL and the UK's Fire Protection Association are looking to open new large-scale testing facility