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To identify any potential weaknesses in the system and make recommendations for improvement, the government has commissioned an independent review of the system for testing construction products and has appointed Paul Morrell OBE and Anneliese Day QC to lead it. The independent review will undertake a critical assessment of the system for testing and certifying construction products. It will examine how the current system can be strengthened, to provide confidence that construction products are safe and perform as labelled and marketed. The review panel will submit a report to t...

By Tom Lowe2021-02-24T07:00:00+00:00 Post-Grenfell reforms outlined in BBA safety standards consultation would see inspectors checking products already on market The UK’s biggest issuer of construction products certifications has proposed a shake-up of testing practices which could see unannounced testing of building products already on the market. The British Board of Agrément (BBA), which issues certificates on building products including cladding and insulation, has proposed testing randomly selected materials at regular intervals. Source: Shutterstock The Grenfell Tower fire is promp...

By Tom Lowe2021-02-23T06:00:00+00:00 Shake-up outlined in new BBA consultation on safety standards The UK’s biggest issuer of construction products certifications has proposed a shake-up of testing practices which could see unannounced testing of building products already on the market. The British Board of Agrément (BBA), which issues certificates on building products including cladding and insulation, has proposed testing randomly selected materials at regular intervals. Source: Shutterstock The Grenfell Tower fire is prompting an overhaul of the way products are tested and certified I...

Hackitt report said position should be requirement of all high-risk projects

By James Morris 2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 Will the new regulator have the teeth it needs? And what about product testing? A new construction products national regulator is imminent. Housing minister Robert Jenrick announced the new tsar’s creation following what he described as “deeply disturbing allegations of malpractice by some construction product manufacturers and their employees, and of the weaknesses of the present product testing regime” in evidence given to the Grenfell inquiry. The regulator is to have strong enforcement powers, including the power to remove any product ...