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Government relaxes new certification rules to allow EU tests on construction products

By 2022-06-27T06:00:00

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CPA chief says questions remain over UKCA mark

The government has brought in new measures which aim to ease the transition to the new testing regime for construction products.

EU tests on existing products will now be recognised as a basis for awarding the new UKCA mark, the post-Brexit equivalent of the EU’s internationally recognised CE safety and quality assurance mark.

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