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好色先生TVGovernment commits to 鈥榮ystem-wide鈥� construction products reform as CE marking deadline is extended again
Package of building safety measures include scrapping national fire testing standards and mandating sprinklers in care homes
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Features好色先生TV 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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好色先生TVBRE staff may never have received impartiality training, Grenfell inquiry hears
Testing house鈥檚 former managing director admits lack of formal training regime was a聽鈥榳eakness鈥�
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好色先生TVTesting sector in limbo as government fails to clarify new certification rules
BBA chief 鈥榲ery concerned鈥櫬燽y approaching deadline for UK-only testing regime
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好色先生TVGovernment 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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好色先生TVReview body raised 鈥榮erious concerns鈥� about BRE five years before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
鈥楧amning鈥� 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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好色先生TVGovernment 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鈥檚 capability to carry out tests
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好色先生TVSlow 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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好色先生TVBritish 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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好色先生TVRelief 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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好色先生TVUS company to set up new product testing centre
UL and the聽UK's Fire Protection Association are looking to open new large-scale testing facility