Construction Products and Regulations Impact Team
The Construction Sector Unit is part of the government’s Business Relations Directorate, within the Unit are dedicated teams specialising in specific areas of construction. Construction Products (CP) and regulations work objectives involve:
- Working closely with other government departments, trade associations, regional offices, research organisations and individual industrial companies, to ensure that the industries legitimate interests and aspirations are appropriately reflected in policy.
- Acquiring and developing our knowledge base with key contacts to assist with understanding the sectors and influences on business performance.
- Encouraging activities aimed at improving competitiveness through innovation, training, health and safety and customer satisfaction.
- Promoting the adoption of sustainable construction with emphasis on environmental performance.
- Ensuring that European Union issues affecting the sector’s interests are pursued and reflected in government activities in Brussels.
The Construction Products and Impact Regulations Team is the point of contact for sector concerns and issues in selected areas covering: aggregates, cement, concrete, concrete products, clay products, glass, mineral wool, plaster and plasterboard, roofing, stone and timber.
If you would like information about plastics the link is Chemicals and for metals the link is Materials.
Related External links
British Cement Association www.cementindustry.co.uk
| British Ceramics Confederation www.ceramfed.co.uk
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The Concrete Centre www.concretecentre.com
| British Aggregates Association www.british-aggregates.co.uk
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Construction Products Association http://www.constructionproducts.org.uk
| CIRIA www.ciria.org.uk
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Quarry Products Association http://www.qpa.org
| Co Construct (for principle research associations) www.construction.co.uk
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Glass and Glazing Federation www.ggf.org.uk
| BRE www.bre.co.uk
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Gypsum Products Development Association www.gpda.com
| British Board of Agrément www.bbacerts.co.uk
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Eurisol UK Mineral Wool Association www.eurisol.com
| British Standards Institute
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Timber Trades Federation www.ttf.co.uk
| The Aluminium Federation www.alfed.org.uk |
The British Constructional Steel Association Limited | The British Plastics Federation
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UK Steel | The Steel Construction Institute |
Council for Aluminium in Building |
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Building Services
Building Services section of the team covers contact with the manufacturing sectors of Lighting, Entertainment Technology (the combining of lighting and sound), Electrical installation products – (switch boxes, fuses, wiring and plugs) Plumbing, Heating, Ventilating, Air conditioning and Refrigeration.
The team is contact point for the sectors concerns and issues affecting the sectors. The team also liaises with DCLG in connection with the Building Regulations. The team has regular contact with sectoral Trade Associations FETA, PHIA, SBGI, BEAMA Installation, PLASA, and LA.
Related External links
Plumbing and Heating Industry Alliance www.phia.org.uk
| The British Electronical and Allied Manufacturers Association www.beama.org.uk |
Professional Lighting and Sound Association www.plasa.org | Lighting Industry Federation www.lif.co.uk |
Summitskills www.summitskills.org.uk | Building Services Research Information Association www.bsria.co.uk |