Standards

Kömmerling has announced that its new proStratoTec technology, its System 88 tilt and turn platform can now achieve the Passive House according to Dr Feist Standard in full colour. The manufacturing process, uses Ultradur from...

Qualicoat, the aluminium coating standards body has introduced the Aluminium Qualicoat 3.0 Label for premium corrosion resistance. The Qualicoat 3.0 Label allows for the use of both primary and recycled aluminium and is to be...

An industry-wide round table on the proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regs is to be hostel by AluK  next Tuesday (5 October)with guests including representatives from Saint-Gobain, Maco, Emplas and the...

Vertik-Al has again secured the GSB Quality Seal for Approved Coater Aluminium, achieving Master status and retaining its position as the only applicator in the UK and Ireland to hold the quality seal and. GSB...

Manufacturers have been given an extra year’s grace to change product CE markings over to the new UKCA, the government announced today. Businesses  in England, Scotland and Wales will now have until January 2023 to apply UKCA marks  to...

The Glass and Glazing Federation has published a new guidance document on product substitutions to help companies comply with regulations as the construction industry comes under greater scrutiny than ever before.  With changes imminent for...

A new guide has been launched by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI)to help architects and specifiers navigate changes to product marking in the UK following its departure from the EU.  Now that the EU...

The Legacy VS window from Quickslide has, once again passed the testing regime for the PAS 24:2016 security standard, as well as the latest weather resistance performance requirements. Manual PAS 24 testing includes attacking the...

Pyroguard, part of the Technical Fire Safety Group, has achieved ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management standard across its UK sites. The ISO 14001 standard outlines the most effective ways to put a successful environmental management system...

Lignum by The Joinery Network has become the UK’s first timber window and door system to gain the Secured by Design Police Preferred specification. Doug Skins, development officer at Secured by Design, said: "This is great news for...