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CE mark not for construction Despite the UK Government deciding to continue with CE marking on many products and services, it has not extended the European stamp of quality to the construction industry. After much protest from manufacturers and contractors, the UK Government has indefinitely extended use of the CE mark rather than moving to UKCA, which was meant to happen in December 2022, out of concern that global manufacturers would remove products from the market due to the additional complexity of doing business with the UK. UKCA marking scheme Construction products will only receive the CE mark until 30 June 2025. After that, UKCA marking scheme will become mandatory. Chief Executive of the
NatWest and Supply Chain Sustainability School collaborate to boost retrofit Natwest Group and Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS) have partnered to provide retrofit skills training to the UK construction industry. SCSS’ sustainability platform offers free retrofit and sustainability training to 80,000 users, but the bank’s strategic support and sponsorship will enable better collaboration amongst SCSS’ 200 supply chain partners to speed up training delivery. James Close, Head of Climate Change at NatWest Group, said: “Our collaboration with the Supply Chain Sustainability School will help cultivate a more mature retrofit supply chain, share knowledge and build the skills needed to retrofit homes and buildings across the UK.” SCSS’ retrofit programme, sponsored by NatWest, launches on 7 November, with a virtual conference. Resources including e-learning modules, online assessments, conferences, workshops and webinars will be accessible to professionals in the built environment until autumn 2024. For more information, visit bit.ly/MB-SCSS-Natwest
Construction Products Association (CPA) Peter
Caplehorn said: “The CPA has long argued that every day that manufacturers have to wait for clarification from government causes more damage. This uncertainty has exacerbated product availability issues, led to UK and foreign manufacturers pulling products from the UK market, diminished investment and R&D, and therefore negatively impacted jobs and the ability of the product sector to support the UK construction industry every day. “We will appreciate further discussions with the Government to ensure the UK construction products sector sees similar clarity very soon.”
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