THE FIRST construction products in the UK to achieve verification with the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) were celebrated yesterday at an event in Central London.

Various manufactured construction products, materials and systems achieved CCPI verification. They will become the first products on the market to carry the CCPI mark. The CCPI mark is designed to give confidence to product users that the product information for these products is clear, accurate, accessible, up-to-date, and unambiguous.

The first products to be CCPI certified are:

DriTherm Glass Mineral Wool Cavity Slabs (Knauf Insulation)
VJT Resin Injection Mortar (VJ Technology)
Cavity Barrier (Tenmat)
Masonry Support (ACS Steel)
Easyboard, Versarend and Versaroc Products (Euroform)
Non-loadbearing metal stud plasterboard partition systems, including shaft wall(British Gypsum)
Dry lining metal framed components for gypsum plasterboard systems (Voestalpine)
Single-Ply Roofing Systems (Sika)

CCPI Verification

At the CCPI Assessment and Verification Event on 4 September, construction product manufacturers came together with others to recognise their shared commitment to higher standards in building safety through higher standards in construction product information and product claims.

Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review into Building Safety led to the development of the CCPI scheme to help drive improved product information management.

Dame Judith joined the event and addressed manufacturers, marking their journey with CCPI towards verification of their products. Dame Judith welcomed those already achieving products verified against the Code.

To build on the first verified product sets announced on 4 September, more products are already in the verification pipeline. CCPI says they are progressing well with an expectation to come through the process and onto the market over the coming weeks and months.

Companies who have passed the CCPI Organisational Assessment stage of the verification process and are now actively working on product sets in process are: ACS Stainless Steel, Axter, Bauder, British Gypsum, BTS Facades, CGL Systems Ltd, Euroform Products, Fire Protection Ltd, Knauf Insulation, Marley, PFC-Corofil, Recticel, Siderise, Sika, Soprema, Tenmat, Valcan, VJ Technology and Voestalpine.

More companies of different sizes, manufacturing all different types of construction products, are registering and working through the process every month.

The CCPI is playing a pivotal role in driving up standards in product information as the construction industry adapts to a new and improved building safety regime post-Grenfell.

Amanda Long, CCPI CEO

Amanda Long, CCPI Chief Executive Officer, said: “The CCPI assessment and verification is a robust process looking not just at the product set information for verification but also the company culture and management systems to support a high standard of product information management.

“We are delighted to confirm the first product sets qualifying for the CCPI Mark which will now begin to be seen in the market.  I hope this will inspire more manufacturers to start their journey towards product information verification against the CCPI. Next, we will see the demand-side seeking out CCPI verified products as we roll out our Supporters Offer and our Merchants and Distributors Code”.

Code for Construction Product Information

First published in September 2021, the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) helps to provide assurance that any product information, whether written in a brochure, a presentation, or on a website or social media, is clear, accurate, up-to-date, accessible and unambiguous.

There are 11 Clauses of the CCPI  which cover a range of topics, from responsibility for product information, to accuracy of, and clarity of performance claims, general information and competency.

The aim is that clients, specifiers and users will insist on only working with CCPI compliant products.

As the Building Safety Regulator and National Regulator for Construction Products get established, CCPI is an effective way to help the industry demonstrate it is up to the challenge and responding to the issues being raised.

Construction Product Information Ltd (CPI Ltd) is a not-for-profit organisation which is independently governed and administers the CCPI.

Further Information

Code Guidance Document
Preparing for the Code information pack
FAQ’s

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