Two and a half year respite for construction products as government finally provides CE mark clarity

By Tom Lowe2022-12-12T11:57:00

Housing department finally buckles under pressure to delay new certification rules just two weeks before they were due to come into force

Plans to make new construction products illegal to sell on the UK market unless they have been tested in this country have been pushed back by two and a half years.

The post-Brexit UKCA marking system will not be required for construction products until 30 June 2025, the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has said.

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