The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2014 - Issue 34 | Page 68

FARM BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENT

CE MARKING NOW IN FORCE FOR
AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
We have heard a lot about
of agricultural buildings in
CE marking, which came
England and Wales, which has
into force on 1 July this year
hitherto been rather piecemeal.
and sees important changes
Until 1 July, buildings were
to the permitted quality of
given a BS5502 classification
agricultural buildings in the
rating of between 1 and 4. A
UK. This change, which will
classification grade of 1 is the
actually make it a criminal
highest design specification
offence to supply non ‘CE’
unrestricted use and 4 is the
marked frames for the
lowest. The majority of farm
construction of buildings,
buildings are built to a class 2
also raises the question
classification. The new changes
of whether agricultural
also require that buildings which
buildings supplied after
are 200m above sea level will
1 July, and which do not
have to be class 1, as will grain
carry the CE mark, will be
stores and covered silage
covered by insurance should clamps.
they become damaged and
The CE markings for steel,
require repair.
concrete a