Speaking to a variety of sources, including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Fire Industry Association (FIA), British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and the European Fire and Security Group (EFSG), Hunter Seymour assesses the impact of the new UKCA marking scheme – replacing CE marking in the UK following Brexit – on the fire and security sectors.

From 1st January 2021 the UK is no longer a member of the EU and changes have been made to the regulation and marking of construction products in the UK. The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark is the new GB product marking used for goods being placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales, which replaces the CE mark. For Northern Ireland the CE or CE and UK(NI) mark will be required.

The timetable for the major new controls that have already been imposed and those that have been delayed

Trade has plummeted and red tape has blocked our borders. Is that what ‘protecting our sovereignty’ meant?

As the Brexit transition period comes to an end, leading compliance authority Bureau Veritas is encouraging manufacturers to get ready to make the switch from CE marking to UKCA in order to continue to sell products in the British market.

Construction Products Association moots extension to transition period on CE markings.

Minister is warned Britain does not have enough testing capacity for the scale of the problem.

Former NBS boss says time involved to swap CE marking for UK version has not been thought through.

Former NBS boss says ‘not achievable’ to swap CE markings for UK version by end of year.

Current CE mark system due to be replaced at beginning of next year.

All products with a CE mark – including structural steel, insulation, glass and cladding – need retesting to meet new UK standard.

The end of the transition period was merely a staging post within a process that will be long with us, says Chris Grey.

PSA Part’s Sales Director, Nick Walsh looks at how Brexit is impacting cross European border trade for the tech channel and how companies can look to address these challenges.

January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.

UKCA mark deadline pushed back to 1 January 2023.

Government to allow businesses to continue using European CE certification for another year.

Shortages of cardboard and timber have created extra pressures on the sector.

The Bicycle Association (BA) has published a series of guides which offer information on matters of interest to the cycling industry and the public. More detailed guidance is available to BA member companies.

Suppliers said to be unwilling to stock up because of confusion over safety labelling and extra paperwork.

Business Minister Paul Scully questioned by MPs on the European Scrutiny Committee on how the Government intends to safeguard the integrity of the UK’s product safety standards, including the new ‘UKCA’ safety marking for products in Great Britain.