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DOORS & HARDWARE – PAGE 63
Over three days, almost 6,000 people passed through the doors of The International Centre for the inaugural Fabricator Installer Trade (FIT) Show.
Issue 26 | May 2013
PRODUCT NEWS – PAGE 76
An intensive period of research and development at leading hardware manufacturer Kenrick has culminated in the company launching a brand new range of cylinders.
Mila has launched two new powder coated paint finishes which mimic anodised silver and anodised gold but which are in fact created using a highly durable and cost effective iridescent paint finish.
GGF Issue CE marking Overview I hope that when you read this you are thinking – what more on CE marking? The GGF is keen that our Members and the wider industry are fully aware of their responsibilities which will be mandatory from 1 July 2013.
Following recent concerns that many companies are unsure of their responsibility to comply with the incoming Construction Products Regulation (CPR) that will require companies who manufacture to a harmonised European Standard to CE mark - Giles Willson, GGF Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Technical Affairs provides an overview of CPR and CE Marking and outlines the GGF’s activity to help GGF Members and the wider industry comply with the new legislation from 1st July 2013.
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) replaced the Construction Products Directive (CPD); if a product has a harmonised European Standard (a hEN) with an Annex ZA you will need to make a declaration of performance and CE mark your product.
In 2006, the GGF published a new leaflet, “Marking of Safety Glass” in time for the 1st September 2006 and the commencement of CE marking for certain “safety glasses”. In 2010, when the Construction Products Directive was changing to the Construction Product Regulation, the GGF were actively involved in lobbying the European
This is to enable the European Economic Area (EEA) to operate as a single market and to allow free trade between member states. Failure to comply with the CPR if within scope from 1 July 2013, could lead to a prosecution resulting in a fine and possibly even a custodial sentence.
The GGF Activity 2001-2013 In 2001, the GGF ran a series of road shows across the UK to explain the requirements of the Construction Products Directive and the then new EN 1279 for Insulating Glass Units. These events went into the background and detailed requirements for showing compliance with the standard. The speakers included members of the GGF who had been working for the previous 10 years (1991-2001) on the development of the actual standards. In September 2003, the GGF held a two-day technical seminar at Northampton University covering EN 14351-1 Windows and external pedestrian doorsets without resistance to fire and/or smoke leakage characteristics, when this was first published to explain how the standard works and the requirements.
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Commission and Parliament to ensure the changes were satisfactory for the industry. The one key success the Federation were part of, was the inclusion of the use of web sites and electronic communication for providing the declaration of performance. Continued on page 4...