By Tom Lowe2021-05-17T08:47:00+01:00
Former NBS boss says ‘not achievable’ to swap CE markings for UK version by end of year
A failure to get the new post-Brexit system for certifying construction products up and running by next year could be “devastating” for the industry, the former boss of a major products specification body has warned.
Richard Waterhouse, who was chief executive and chief strategy officer for the NBS until last year and previously the boss of RIBA Enterprises, said getting the new marking system ready in time is “not achievable”.
Richard Waterhouse
The UK is currently in a transition period, which means both the CE markings and the new UKCA markings can be used until 31 December this year.
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By tradition, the wits of every construction apprentice are tested with two errands early on in their career: to ask the foreman first for some tartan paint and then a long weight.
The joke is ringing even more hollow than usual on building sites across the UK, where firms needing essential building supplies are facing some very, very long waits. The British building industry is in the midst of a supply crisis. From roof tiles to steel, timber to insulation, paint to kitchen sinks, products are scarce – and when they can be found, they’re expensive.
By Tom Lowe2021-05-13T06:00:00+01:00
Minister is warned Britain does not have enough testing capacity for the scale of the problem
Supplies of construction products in the UK could come to a “grinding halt” if issues over post-Brexit changes to certification rules are not resolved before the end of the year, the chief executive of the Construction Products Association has warned.
Peter Caplehorn said the industry could “rapidly” run out of key materials next year because the UK did not have the capacity to test products to the new standards in time.
Peter Caplehorn said supplies of key construction products could rapidly run out next year
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Sales for the first four months of 2021 rose by almost 50 per cent to £191m compared with 2020 and were 6 per cent higher than in 2019.
The paving group’s star performer was customers upgrading their gardens and driveways, which doubled versus 2020 and were up 20 per cent compared with 2019.
The company, which has paved many UK landmarks including York Minster and London’s Trafalgar Square, South Bank and International Quarter, is currently working on Crossrail and the pedestrianisation of part of Oxford Street.
The Construction Products Association’s recent spring forecast predicts an increase in UK market volumes of 13 per cent in 2021 and 5 per cent in 2022.