Construction Products - Guidance
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) lays down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU. The Regulation provides a common technical language to assess the performance of construction products. It ensures that reliable information is available to professionals, public authorities, and consumers, so they can compare the performance of products from different manufacturers in different countries.
Construction Products Regulation from 1 January 2021
The below links take you to further guidance on Construction Products:
- A link to REGULATION (EU) No 305/2011 - Legal requirements for laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products can be found here
- A summary of the Construction Products Regulation can be found here
- FAQs covering the Construction Products Regulation can be found here
- A video on CE Marking for Construction Products can be found here
- A step by step guide to CE marking of Construction Products can be found here
- A range of guidance from the Construction Products Association can be found here
- Further advice on the type of assistance that may be available from Invest NI (subject to qualifying factors) can be found here
Homeowners and prospective purchasers of houses who have concerns that a property has been impacted by what they believe may be defective blocks associated with the defective concrete blocks crisis, should liaise directly with their mortgage provider and/or legal representative who can help arrange an inspection of the building and help determine whether the property is structurally stable.
An independent expert report into defective concrete blocks used in homes in parts of Donegal, is available in The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) website. Based on a report It is understood that all of the affected houses were built between 1999 and 2010.
DCSDC’s Environmental Health Department carry out visits to concrete block manufacturers in the council area regarding their duties under the Constructions Products Regulations. When economic operators (businesses) place Construction Products such as concrete blocks on the market, they must ensure that they have the correct conformity mark (i.e. the CE mark or in certain circumstances the CE mark accompanied by the UK(NI) mark). Statutory conformity marks such as the CE mark for construction products, are the manufacturers declaration that the product complies with the relevant regulations and these conformity marks are supported by other regulatory documentation, such as Declarations of Performance.
It may be difficult to determine the source of the construction materials used in many homes. The Council’s Building Control Department no longer require property owners to provide evidence from a testing organisation or structural engineer that construction materials including blocks are absent from MICA, Pyrrhotite and Pyrite.
Please note there is no repair/compensation scheme currently in place in NI.
The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Link to the report (pdf): Report of the Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks
Details of conference : The Science and Societal Impacts of Defective Concrete — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXyP-xbe-20