BM TRADA launches timber frame Q-Mark
15 November 2013BM TRADA has launched a new timber frame Q-Mark certification scheme aimed at improving the build method’s quality and performance.
The Timber Frame Elements Q-Mark scheme replaces an "interim" scheme which was introduced in January 2010 to provide a transition to CE marking for members of the original STA Q-Mark scheme.
With the provisional harmonised standard for timber frame elements - prEN14732 - delayed until February 2015, the new scheme will enable manufacturers to achieve product certification in compliance with the draft standard.
The scheme is open to all manufacturers and previous interim scheme members are able to upgrade their certification in three stages.
BM TRADA's Mark Wilkinson said the scheme would offer manufacturers a clear route to CE marking and provide specifiers and regulatory authorities with the appropriate information.
