Members’ Directory and Buyers’ Guide 2014
CE Marking
Prefabricated timber wall, floor, roof panels – EN 14732 (DELAYED to 2014/15 at earliest implementation)
Timber connectors – EN 14545
Dowel type fasteners for structural use (eg metal screws, nuts, bolts etc) – EN 14592
Note: ETAs are another route to CE Marking for specialist or innovative products. Currently they are called European Technical Approvals or ETAs and metal web beams and I-joists are an example of products which can be CE marked but for which there is not currently a Harmonised European Standard
It is not expected that the CPR will cause major disruption to the supply of wood products as manufacturers have been working towards these changes for a number of years. However, alongside the manufacturers responsibilities, distributors will also have a responsibility to ensure the required information is passed along the supply chain. Looking at the main product groups:
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Wood-based panels have been voluntarily declaring their performance characteristics via CE Marking since 2004, so most buyers will be familiar with the terminology and format used.
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Structural timber has used the European-wide system of Strength Classes since the 1990s with each piece showing the Strength Class such as C16 or C24 for Softwoods, or D50 or D75 for Hardwoods. Such marks will now incorporate the letters CE where they do not do so already.
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Wood-based products such as cladding and flooring may have previously declared their performance characteristics but will now have to do so via the specific formats laid out in the appropriate harmonised product standards.
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Wood-based products such as skirting, architraves and other wood trim, tile battens and ungraded timber/decking are not covered by a harmonised standard and, therefore, do not require CE marking. Wood-based panels specifically designed for furniture or formwork are not construction products, and therefore are not covered by the CPR.
It is important to note that importers or distributors may assume the responsibilities of manufacturers, and have to draw up a DoP and CE Mark if they completely rebrand a CE Marked product in their own name, or change a product in some way that it improves an essential performance value of that product, for example panel products sent out for fire resistance treatment.
Another way importers or distributors may assume the responsibilities of a manufacturer is if they machine timber into a product which is covered by an existing hEN and then place into stock, for example simple sawn goods that are machined into flooring or cladding profiles.
Our dedicated website page provides further information and downloads for Members, on aspects of CPR, CE Marking and DoPs.
www.ttf.co.uk
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