A new code of conduct for manufacturers and suppliers of building materials has been put forward by the Construction Products Association (CPA), in a bid to address market failings brought to light by the Grenfell tragedy.
The draft Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) has been drawn up by the trade body in response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 call for substantial changes in the way products are tested, described and sold.
The new code features 11 clauses that have been built around five “acid tests” of trustworthiness – that product information must be clear, accurate, up-to-date, accessible and unambiguous.
In a foreword to a new consultation on the code, CPA Marketing Integrity Group chair Adam Turk, also chief executive of insulation specialist Siderise, said: “Once formally launched later this year, I challenge all construction product manufacturers to embrace the principles of this code, and I implore all those that use our information to work only wi