Building Regulations & Accreditations
05 October 2015
01 October 2015
Stroma Certification approved as Legionella training centre
28 September 2015
Legionella Certification scheme targets the rental market
12 August 2015
Demonstrate quality with BM TRADA Marine Plywood Q-Mark
BM TRADA Marine Plywood Q-Mark scheme BM TRADA Marine Plywood Q-Mark scheme From 1 September 2015, the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) will require all Marine Plywood contracts placed by its members to be accredited to an independent third party certification scheme, such as BM TRADA’s Marine Plywood Q-Mark scheme. Accreditation will provide independent verification that[…]
04 August 2015
Enviornmental standards achieved by liquid membranes factory
IKO’s Clay Cross and Grangemill Quarry sites have previously been endorsed; now, all three of its factories comply with environmental standards. The standard has been achieved by Appley Bridge factory, which is based in Wigan This is great achievement for the company. Group Managing Director, Andy Williamson, has stressed that IKO’s investment in environmental and[…]
04 August 2015
Quality management standard awarded to glazing systems manufacturer
BSI is a globally accredited certification service which has been assessing organisations’ quality management systems since 1978. The ISO 9001 certification is a widely recognised quality management standard, and was awarded to Wrightstyle for the manufacture and supply of specialised glazing systems’. It covers every aspect of Wrightstyle’s business from quotation through to the final[…]
30 June 2015
Collaborative working awarded with BS 11000 certification
Initially introduced to provide a framework for collaborative business relationships, BS 11000 encourages companies to develop interactions with other organisations. Prater has always encouraged collaborative working with its supply chain It places an emphasis on maximising the benefits for all parties involved. BS 11000 certification for Prater Having constantly worked to encourage collaborative working with[…]
24 June 2015
FENSA offers an alternative route to Building Regulations compliance for installers
Dubbed as an all-inclusive route to Building Regulations compliance, FENSA Pay As You Go has been designed for infrequent installers of replacement doors and windows in domestic properties. With FENSA’s original route to compliance creating an extra level of admin for infrequent installers, Pay As You Go has been developed as an easy alternative. Comparable[…]
01 June 2015
Low density Celcon Blocks provide improved thermal conductivity
The thermal conductivity of the blocks is now 0.18 W/mK, down from 0.19, bringing about greater thermal performance whilst enabling U-Values to be reduced further and diminishing heat loss at junctions. British Board of Agrément (BBA) has issued a new certificate issued to the manufacturer for the change. Reducing the weight of the high performing[…]
14 May 2015
F-Gas Regulation Leaflet introduced by European Commission
HFCs are commonly used as refrigerants in air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump equipment The new F-gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 was introduced in early 2015, to strongly reduce emissions as a substantial contribution to the EU’s efforts of reducing climate change. The European Commission has released a new tri-fold leaflet that provides helpful information[…]