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The British Board of Agrément has been appointed as an Approved Body, Technical Assessment Body and Notified Body (NI) by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

A blog post for Barbour ABI from Dan Rossiter FCIAT.

Members and affiliates are encouraged to join a new expert register to support and inform the regulation of construction products.

A lack of capacity in product testing could lead to the delay in construction of 150,000 homes in a single year, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is warning the Government.

Latest statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council's Product Availability working group.

Latest statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council's Product Availability working group.

A white paper which sets out proposals for a single agreed standard says there needs to be a radical change in the area of construction product competence.

The period during which the CE Mark will continue to be recognised for construction products has been extended.

A microsite has been created as an archive of the work of the Construction Project Information Committee (CPIc).

The Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) was created to promote an urgent and positive culture and behaviour change in the way the construction product manufacturing industry manages and provides information and marketing on their products.

The Nantgarw student Campus is part of Coleg y Cymoedd (College of the Valleys) in Wales. When the Nantgarw campus required a fast refurbishment of their library, they turned to flooring specialist Gerflor to supply Gradus Carpets for the much-used library.

The latest statement from co-Chairs of the Construction Leadership Council's Product Availability working group includes information on the effect of Russia sanctions on building materials.

The Code has been published alongside manufacturer preparation information and Code guidance to drive higher standards in the presentation of construction product information in the manufacturing industry

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has written to new business secretary Grant Shapps and secretary of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, warning of confusion over safety markings on some imported construction products.

Construction products and materials including timber, steel, and insulation are becoming harder to obtain and rising in price.

John Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group have released a statement regarding future product availability in the industry.

The Builders Merchants Federation and Construction Products Association in a joint statement said the materials crisis has temporarily eased due to the holiday period and customers delaying or cancelling projects.

Construction product manufacturers reported a positive start to 2022, recording a seventh straight quarter of growth in sales in Q1, according to the Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey. Broad cost pressures remained across the sector but are yet to dent manufacturers’ expectations for growth in the year ahead.

In response to Dame Judith Hackitt's call for a 'golden thread' of transparency and accountability, BSI has launched new identification technology for products to drive safety across the built environment industry's supply chain.

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