SPECIFIER NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 20 – SEPTEMBER 2022
This month we’re looking at product certification: what is it, why do product manufacturers have it, and what does it mean for your projects?
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How important is BBA Certification
One thing that a CE or UKCA Mark does not do is establish whether a product is fit for purpose. While it tells you that it has been manufactured to an agreed standard, it does not provide any information as to whether the product is suitable for a particular application.
That is where Agrément certification comes in. To be issued with an Agrément certificate, a product is tested and assessed in relation to its intended use.
In the UK, the majority of Agrément certificates are issued by the British Board of Agrément (BBA). Indeed, the generic term ‘Agrément certificate’ is often used interchangeably with ‘BBA certificate’.
A BBA certificate can be particularly important for new products that have no track record, or for products that have no harmonised standard. In both cases, an Agrément certificate may be the only way to be accepted by specifiers and installers, as it offers reassurance that the product is suitable for the use for which it is offered.
For more established products – such as XPS insulation – a BBA certificate effectively acts as a ‘stamp of approval’.
Continue reading to learn more about the benefits of BBA certification, how an Agrément certificate relates to Building Regulations, and what other certification you might look out for when specifying construction products.
Polyfoam resource
We’ve chosen certification as this month’s newsletter theme because our floor and flat roof products recently had their BBA certificates reissued. You can now specify our Floorboard and Roofboard ranges, confident that they’ve been reassessed against the most recent Building Regulation updates.
Read a short news article on our recertification, or head to the technical support section of the Polyfoam XPS website to download the up-to-date certificates.
What’s caught our eye this month
- First UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is a Step Closer – Via Roofing Today
- Construction Playbook revised to account for Building Safety Act – Via CIAT
- Landsec forges ahead with platform for DfMA lessons – Via BIMPlus
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