Hardware Agrément certificates launched

 

The BBA has launched a new BBA approval scheme for window and door hardware products, in a bid to improve the robustness of the approval process.

The validity of these hardware certificates will be three years. Annual audit checks will take place during the first and third year stages of audit testing. The second year check will consist of a visit to the manufacturing site.

Clients awarded a hardware certificate will be able to use the BBA logo with the appropriate certificate number in their company literature and publicity material. The certificate will also be published on the BBA website as a downloadable pdf.

The BBA will continue to offer assessment reports for window and door hardware for clients that want them but, due to the fact that many of the original test methods in these reports have been superseded, a validity period of five years has been set for new and existing assessment reports.

After the five-year period the BBA will carry out a full reassessment to check that the hardware is still manufactured as previously assessed. Current Assessment Report holders with reports older than five years will need to contact the BBA to obtain a quotation for a reassessment should they wish for their report to remain valid. Alternatively, they can now apply for a BBA Agrément certificate and gain the additional benefits that come with a rigorous and thorough examination of the product, its manufacture and installation.

Current window and door Agrément Certificate holders that use hardware with existing Assessment Reports in their products will be contacted by the BBA informing them about the period of validity for assessment reports. They will be given a period of grace of up to 12 months to change their hardware should their existing suppliers not have a valid assessment report.

Luke Adams: 01923 665300
www.bbacerts.co.uk

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