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ARGE has kicked off 2018 as it means to continue, making progress in key areas of its future agenda. Standardisation   Following the announcement last year of Paul Duggan’s resignation from the CEN/TC33/WG4 Convenorship, ARGE is committed to supporting this position and following a formal vote amongst its members decided to fund the role from…

The results of ARGE’s post conference survey have revealed high levels of satisfaction with the overall conference and its content. 92% of delegates rated this year’s event as good or excellent. As part of its post conference activity ARGE invited all attendees to submit feedback, in an effort to better understand the successes of this…

ARGE’s position paper regarding the activities undertaken by WG4 is now available to download from our members’ resources area.  Available from a new area in the member downloads section, which will house all ARGE activity around improving standardisation through CEN/TC33/WG4, the position paper outlines ARGE’s position towards the future Convenorship at CEN TC33 WG4 (Building hardware)…

More than 80 delegates attend the ARGE Conference in Salzburg Hosted by Berufsgruppe Schlösser und Beschlagindustrie (BSB) of the Austrian Association FMTI, the ARGE conference took place from 14th-15th September. The event achieved its highest turnout in recent years, thanks to the compelling focus of this year’s conference, ‘ARGE 2020- Changing the Game.’ At the…

You can now register your place at the 2017 conference workshops. Following the success of last year’s workshops, delegates can now register for one of two workshops at this year’s event. Held on 14th September from 9.00 am to 12.00 am, the workshops will cover: Pan European Routines for Master Key Systems (MKS)  European Quality…

  Time is running out to book your place at this year’s ARGE Conference! Taking place on 14th to 15th September in Salzburg, registration for this year’s ARGE conference closes on 31st July. Held at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Salzburg – The Pitter, all room reservations should be made by 14th July. Hosted by Berufsgruppe…

Registration is now open for the ARGE Conference, which will take place from 14th to 15th September in Salzburg. Hosted by Berufsgruppe Schlösser und Beschlagindustrie (BSB) of the Austrian Association FMTI, the official invite and registration forms can be downloaded from the events pages.  To ensure you don’t miss out on your place at this…

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has produced draft guidelines on the use of Nickel and Nickel compounds in a range of materials and products. Although voluntary, ARGE believes this is likely to impact on many of the products manufactured by its members. The draft guidelines from the ECHA plan to restrict nickel and nickel compounds…

ARGE has introduced an FAQ document designed to help members understand its recently launched EPDs. Available from the download section on the ARGE website, the FAQs can help members get the most value from the 14 EPDs produced by ARGE.  The document covers everything from their purpose and how to use them, right through to…