Plywood Performance Testing Requirements The UK and Europe adhere to the same standards for wood-based panels. The standard that classifies plywood is (BS) EN 636 and the  overall harmonised (EU) or designated (UK) standard for wood-based panels is (BS) EN 13986: 2004+A1 2015. Here’s a quick guide in table and list form, giving the relevant clauses and tables in this overall standard. The Clause number stays …

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 …

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) …