Since the
publication of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire
Safety by Dame Judith Hackitt following the Grenfell Tower fire, the
UK construction industry and fire sector have been working hard to meet the
various challenges set for it.
The Construction
Products Association has been involved with several critical elements of this
activity, and amongst these has established a “Marketing Integrity Group” to
specifically address Chapter 7 of the report, which challenges how product
information is made available to the wider supply chain.
The Group is led by
Adam Turk (Managing Director, Commercial, for Baxi Heating) with a core team of
20 marketing, communications and technical professionals from across the supply
chain.
In order to inform
its work further, the CPA’s Marketing Integrity Group has issued a Call For
Evidence seeking responses from across the supply chain, including architects,
designers, specifiers, consultants, manufacturers, contractors, builders,
merchants, maintainers, and indeed anyone who uses product information through
the life of the asset. Amongst the areas of interest covered by the
survey are:
- Ease of finding information
- Product substitution
- Completeness and correctness
of information
- Products as part of a system,
or use in a variety of applications
The survey will remain open until Friday, April 5. The CPA’s Marketing
Integrity Group intends to publish its findings and recommendations in the
autumn.
CPA Deputy Chief
Executive and Policy Director, Peter Caplehorn, commented: “The evidence base
we are seeking will be a vital contribution to our work on reform post-Grenfell
Tower fire.
"The survey
results will help us make recommendations to ensure that consistent,
unambiguous and clear product information on construction materials is made
available to the wider supply chain.
"We need no
reminder of how important this information is and I encourage as many responses
to the survey as possible.”
Complete the Call
for Evidence survey here: http://surveys.ribaenterprises.com/wh/s.asp?k=155197798963
