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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.

The first report of the year from the Construction Leadership Council's (CLC) Material Supply Chain Group shows 2024 starting in the same way 2023 ended, with good levels of product availability and prices remaining flat or falling slightly.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has recalled from the UK market a timber product used for construction sheeting after it was found not to consistently achieve the declared reaction to fire performance.

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.

The Construction Innovation Hub has launched a new quality assurance framework that aims to de-risk platform and offsite manufacturing in construction.

A new initiative aims to get manufacturers in the construction industry to take ownership of their product information.

The Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness has made a statement regarding construction products.

Members and affiliates should be mindful of the withdrawal of BBA certification related to Kingspan K15.

The Department for Business and Trade has said that the indefinite extension of the use of the CE marking in products made by UK businesses does not include the construction products sector.

AT Awards headline sponsor, energystore Ltd, have announced a collaborative partnership with Mapei to offer their customers a unique non-combustible, BroofT4 certified, insulated roofing system.

A summary from the Construction Industry Council (CIC).

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

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.

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

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.