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Articles
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Windows, Kitemark®
By any reckoning, the "Barlow Shed" in London's St Pancras International was an extraordinary feat of Victorian engineering when the station was first opened in 1868. The vaulted roof making up the bulk of the "Shed" measured 689 feet long by 100 feet high, and its 243-foot span made it the largest enclosed space in the world for years.
In Brief
11 Sep 2009
Topics: ISO 14001, Construction, Environment, Windows
Anglian Building Products (ABP), the business-to-business division of Anglian Windows Ltd, has achieved certification to ISO 14001 Environmental management systems following an audit by BSI.
Through the European looking glass
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Windows, Doors, EN 14351, CE mark
EN 14351-1, published in May 2006, is the European Standard covering windows and doors made of any material. In essence, it means that CE marking is now required for windows and doors to be sold or transported across Europe (though CE marking remains voluntary for such products manufactured and sold in the UK).
Question: Can standards really help minimize the need for regulation?
Regulation and legislation keep business on a level playing field and help mitigate against risk, as was acknowledged by The Hampton Review in 2005.
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