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It’s been little over a month since the new Construction Products Regulation came into force, so how has this changed business for you?   Hopefully, you were prepared for the changes and the subsequent impacts of this legislative action. But remember this is just the start of a steady transition to more Pan European standards,…

It’s been a busy month at ARGE…  As we build up to our annual conference in Budapest this September, the working groups have been busy developing their suggestions for delivering generic EPDs. So far we have three suggested offerings for delivering these generic hardware EPDs, which will be crucial for the industry in light of…

ARGE has been announced as the choice point of contact for the European Commission Services. As previously reported, ARGE expressed its concern about the convulted procedures for finalising some of the important European standards for Hardware products. Due to various difficulties and the structure of the some of the draft standards we were aware that…

In the build up to the ARGE conference in September, I am becomming increasingly involved in work on the harmnisation of construction works.  Together with about 40 other national delegates and construction experts, I joined a hearing of the Standing Committee for Construction. The group was invited by Tapani Mikkeli, who is the head of sector, Sustainable Construction…

Representatives from ARGE, along with 40 other national delegates and construction experts, joined a hearing of the Standing Committee for Construction in Brussels.  Lead by Tapani Mikkeli,  head of sector for Sustainable Construction of the European Commission, DG Enterprise & Industry, the committee were presented with a revised version of Annex III of the Construction Products Regulation, which…

ARGE has published its Introductory Guide to the European Wide Sustainability Agenda and this can now be downloaded from the website.  The guide is an excellent resource for those wanting to know more about the changes afoot in the construction and hardware industry. Offering an informative yet accessible introduction to the CPR, EPDs and their…

ARGE has made its Guide to the European Wide Sustainability Agenda available as a download on its website.  The 10-page guide, which can be dowloaded as a pdf from the Sustainability and Member Resources sections of the website, is an easy to use guide that outlines the regulations impacting on our industry.  The ARGE guide…

In the lead up to the annual ARGE conference in September, this forum will be dedicated to the sustainability agenda, which will be presented at the conference. I’m sure some of you will have received the latest email from ARGE introducing our plans for entry level EPDs and hopefully some of you will be attending…

Updated versions for Declarations of Perfomance examples are now available from the ARGE website. It is the task of ARGE’s WG C to check new developments and guidances frequently. Thus the DOP templates will be updated continously. The downloadable MS.word docs can be found in the member resources area, and replace the previous versions released…

In the lead up to the annual ARGE conference in Budapest, being held on 5th & 6th September, sustainability is taking over the ARGE forum.  The introduction of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) across Europe this summer is going to change the market we operate in. So, we want to hear from you about how…