Complete Compliance with UK Regulations
UKAS Testing & Certification
Certification should always come top of the list when choosing right cladding materials. The past few years have seen regular amendments to regulations, at FUTURAL (UK) LTD we always stay abreast of updates and strictly adhere to the protocols to prove our complete compliance with the UK Regulations.
Below are requirements of the UK regulations related to architectural cladding products and a summary of our compliance under the those standards:
Building Safety ACT 2022
The Safety Act 2022 is a new legislation that came into effect in Oct, 2023. Without reference to specific requirements of products performance, it introduces the methods of “Gateways ” and “Gold Thread of Information”, and sets out rules to improve the design, construction and management of higher-risk buildings, essentially urging for safety, transparency, traceability and accountability in the UK construction industry.
FUTURAL (UK) LTD mirrors the core values of Safety ACT 2022 ideologically and practically. All of our products have been stringently tested with UKAS accredited laboratories to be compliant, fire-resistant, weather-proof, and quality-assured, whilst all certifications and technical information are transparent and available on this website. We also welcome customers to our factory to inspect our process.
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS REGULATIONS 2011
Known as Regulation (EU) No.305/2011, this was a EU regulation with the target that only qualified product bearing CE mark would be placed on the EU market. Since “BREXIT”, the UK government has made corresponding amendments, using UKCA mark to replace CE mark, requiring that construction products within the UK market declare products performance and carry UKCA mark.
Futural, our premium cladding product, has been tested by an Approved Body and has successfully been UKCA marked.
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2010 APPROVED DOCUMENT B
Approved Documents, ranging from documents A to S and including document 7, set out specific guidance on how to meet the Building Regulations 2010.
Document B covers fire safety matters within and around buildings, regulating that, for buildings over 11m, the Reaction to fire performance of external surface of walls shall achieve at least A2 rating to BS EN 13501-1.
Futural, our 3mm solid aluminium cladding product, has tested to be A1 non-combustible to BS EN 13501-1 with a UKAS lab, making it legally suitable for any type of building.
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2010 APPROVED DOCUMENT 7
Document 7 sets out the standards of the building materials and skills used, instructing the following ways to assess suitability of the materials for use of a specific purpose:
- – UKCA marking under Construction Products Regulations
- – British Standards
- – Other national or international technical specifications
- – Independent certification scheme
Corresponding to the regulations, Futural is complete compliant as follows:
- · UKCA marked under BS EN 14782
- · Compliant with A1 Non-combustible to BS EN 13501-1, BS EN 485-2, BS EN 573-3
- · Compliant with AAMA 2605, BS EN ISO 6272-1, BS EN 1396
- · Compliant with CWCT standards
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