First CE-Marked timber
deck boards launched
in the UK
John Brash & Co. Ltd is the first company in the UK
to start CE Marking its entire range of timber deck
board products.
CE Marking is mandatory for any product covered
by a harmonised European Standard. It requires
a complete audit trail to demonstrate that its
processes and products all meet specific standards
of quality.
“Anyone who uses
John Brash deck
boards on projects
from simple decked
areas at home through
to vast open air
expanses, such as
walkways and open
spaces on commercial
projects – like those
created for the
Olympic Park – can
have total confidence
that our quality
systems are third-party accredited and subject to
regular audit and verification.”
John Brash & Co. Ltd.’s chairman, Christian Brash,
said that achieving CE-Mark status is a proud day
for the company, which tirelessly works to drive up
standards right across its range of timber products.
John Brash & Co. Ltd has gone through an
exhaustive process to achieve the CE Mark,
including work with TRADA in setting out additional
span tables based on Eurocodes.
“Being the first company in the marketplace to
secure the CE Mark for all our timber deck boards
is a huge achievement for John Brash,” said Christian.
Long before achieving the CE Mark, the company
graded its deck boards – even though there was
no specific British Standard or European Standard
(EN) requiring this. It was also well aware that it was
flying in the face of the industry convention that
suggests that decking cannot be graded, as it is
used flatwise rather than on edge, thus C16 and C24
strengths cannot apply.
The CE Mark will apply to the Lincolnshire-based
company’s products, including JB Standard, JB
CitiDeck and JB AntislipPlus, after completing
training with TRADA for its C16 deck boards. The
company had already achieved the CE Mark for its
C24 decking through its work with BM TRADA.
“Our quest to achieve the CE Mark has always been
driven by our singular aim of having a range of
products that offer customers clear assurance that
the timber has been produced and graded to strict
standards under controlled conditions and are fit
for purpose.
that take a load, so the introduction of the CE Mark
is a validation of the company’s stance.
Christian added: “John Brash has always set very
high standards across all its products ranges – which
also include timber roofing battens, scaffold boards
and cedar shingles – and the introduction of the CE
Mark for deck boards is another landmark for us.
“We welcome standards such as the CE Mark
because they demonstrate that wood products are
the equal of other materials used in the construction
industry and that contractors and builders can
be assured of the quality and performance of our
products.”
www.johnbrash.co.uk
But John Brash has long argued that timber decks in
commercial applications are engineered structures
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