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LVL Products: Standards EU and UK apawood-europe.org

LVL Products: Standards EU and UK The UK has adopted the same EU standards for using plywood panels in construction and continues to accept the CE mark until January 2023. LVL is classified is two ways – for structural applications similar to glued laminated timber; or as a product for general construction in non-loadbearing situations. Structural (BS) EN 14374: Timber structures – Structural laminated veneer lumber …

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UK and EU Standards for OSB apawood-europe.org

UK and EU Standards for OSB The UK has adopted the same EU standards for using OSB in construction and continues to accept the CE mark until January 2023. OSB products must comply with the overall harmonised (EU) or designated (UK) standard for wood-based panels, (BS) EN 13986: 2004+A1 2015. The standard that classifies OSB: (BS) EN 300: Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) …

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Check Your Mark of Approval apawood-europe.org

Check Your Mark of Approval The decision on a product’s mark of approval depends on whether you are placing goods in EU countries, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) or Northern Ireland. Changes to certification system From January 2023, panel product manufacturers outside the UK must change the official conformity assessment body they use if they want to supply the …

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