To meet the increasing demand for testing and approval of external wall insulation and curtain walling systems, LPCB has invested over GB pound 100,000 in expanding its test facilities.
In addition, in order to meet market demand for certification schemes to cover fire performance of composite systems, the certification body has launched a new scheme as part of the LPS 1181 series of fire growth tests for approval of construction product systems. LPS 1181 Part 4 covers systems tested to BS 8414-1:2002 (masonry backed systems) with a part 5 scheme in preparation to cover BS 8414-2: 2005.
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