Door Industry Journal - Winter 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 18 THE door industry journal winter 2014 industry news CE MARKING NON-FIRE INDUSTRIAL AND GARAGE DOORS UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS REGULATION Are you a door supplier? Or do you specify industrial or garage doors? Either way, you run risks if the new CE marking legislation, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), is not being followed. It is now a criminal offence to place an industrial or garage door on the market without a CE mark. If you are a supplier, you are liable to fines and imprisonment if you fall foul of the new CE marking rules. Owners of doors also have responsibilities to ensure that their doors are safe and are maintained in that condition – specifying CE marked doors and maintaining them in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions will help to discharge that responsibility. If you are a door manufacturer then every one of your industrial or garage doors must carry the CE mark. This is because they are covered by a harmonised standard under the Construction Products Regulation, which came into force on July 1 last year. You need to ensure that you have test evidence from an official notified test laboratory in accordance with BS EN 13241-1:2003+A1: 2011, for all your industrial and garage doors. You also need a factory production control system as specified by the standard and you will need to issue a Declaration of Performance for each of your products. Note that, for powered doors, you still need to comply with the Machinery Directive in addition to the CPR – the CE mark indicates that the product complies with all applicable CE marking directives. If you are purchasing a door, then you should ensure the door carries the CE mark. It is an assurance that the product has been tested in accordance with the standard and complies with the law. You have the right to a copy of the CPR Declaration of Performance (in many cases this will be available on the manufacturer’s website), which will declare the door’s performance against ten essential characteristics specified in the standard; this document enables you to compare doors to ensure that you are buying a safe and suitable product. See above for an example of a Declaration of Performance. Manufacturers, importers and distributors of industrial or garage doors have duties under the CPR; further information on this is available on the DHF website. The following guide is available to the public: http://www.dhfonline.org.uk/docs/spec-ce-ind-doors.pdf More detailed information is available to DHF members using their login; if you have forgotten your login details, please contact the DHF secretariat at the address below. Door and Hardware Federation, 42 Heath Street, Tamworth, Staffs, B79 7JH, Tel: 01827 52337 Email: info@dhfonline.org.uk Website: www.dhfonline.org.uk AND THE WINNER IS…. Congratulations to Julie Chester of Garage Doors Northern who won a Track Day courtesy of SWS UK as part of their ‘10 Reasons’ campaign. Julie, who is a Director at the Preston based garage door company, successfully solved the anagram ‘Excellence’ via clues as part of the SWS UK Sectional garage door competition. As part of the prize, Julie will get to choose two amazing supercars from a superb list to drive around the twisty Three Sisters race circuit near Wigan. She will choose from: Ferrari 360, Aston Martin Vantage, Ariel Atom, Arbarth 500, Audi R8, McLaren MP4, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lotus Elise, Nissan GTR or Porsche.