21 May: UK construction products
Public consultation on UK “Construction Products Reform Green Paper”, part of response to Grenfell report recommendations. The proposed reform addresses accountability, regulatory coverage (gaps in products covered), mandatory compliance for products concerned by designated standards (consistent with the revised EU CPR 3110/2024), enhanced information and transparency, digital traceability, improved enforcement, strengthened third-party testing and certification, coordination and sustainability objectives.
The UK Government has also announced adoption of all 58 recommendations of the Grenfell fire tragedy final report (see pinfa Newsletter n°163) and acceleration of removal of combustible ACM (aluminium composite material) from buildings (over 15 000 buildings, see pinfa Newsletter n°163). The wide range of actions announced include tighter regulatory control, clear definitions of responsibilities and fire-safety training for construction operators, specific actions on “higher-risk buildings”, improvement of firefighters’ on-site communications equipment, requirement that copies of tests results be supplied with all certificates, increasing training of fire safety engineers, traceability of construction products, development of a cladding materials library.
“Construction Products Reform Green Paper 2025”, UK Government public consultation open to 21st May 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/construction-products-reform-green-paper/construction-products-reform-green-paper-2025-html#chapter-4-interaction-with-the-united-kingdom-internal-market-and-the-european-union
“Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government response”, UK Government, 26th February 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grenfell-tower-inquiry-phase-2-report-government-response/grenfell-tower-inquiry-phase-2-report-government-response-html#chapter-11-our-next-steps
