Since its adoption in 2013, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) has proven to be a pillar of the European single market. By establishing uniform rules for the CE marking of construction ...

The ancient story of Babel tells how a shared dream brought people together to build a great new world, with a beautiful city and a monumental tower. Only to find that work was stopped by an inability ...

The British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) has received official communication that the launch date of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) as applied to power, control and communication ...

The Council has today adopted its negotiating position on the construction products regulation (CPR), which updates the existing legislation from 2011. The Council’s negotiating position supports the ...

This press release was updated on 2 February 2024 to add the final compromise text with a view to agreement. The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on the ...

This month Geoff Wilkinson looks at the building regulations that apply to places of public entertainment One of the most significant changes to the construction industry came into effect on 1 July.

As the consultation on the government’s proposals to reform construction product regulation draws to a close, Tom Lowe talks to industry experts about what compromises the government might be making – ...