Building Regulation Changes in the UK - composite door manufacturer alerts the trade

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 6, 2010 -- Door-Stop is mailing 13,273 installers and fabricators with a reminder to notify them of the revised Building Regulations, which come into force on October 1st. The mailing gives window and door companies their ‘final notice’ of the new legislation, which states that replacement entrance doors must achieve a door U-value of less than 1.8W/m2K. Nick Dutton, Managing Director of Door-Stop, the leading composite door supplier, is notifying companies because the authorities haven’t done so adequately.

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“I’ve spoken to so many companies who either aren’t aware of the legislation, or are confused about compliance,” says Nick. “There’s been a lot of debate about Window Energy Ratings in the press, but almost nothing about doors. And what about those who don’t read the magazines?

“There’s a thirst for facts that isn’t being addressed. Information on the legislation has been woefully neglected and those on the front line aren’t being supported. This isn’t a matter of one door company against another. Door-Stop has done the groundwork with BRE on U-value certificates (each and every one of our door comes with its own certificate to prove compliance) – but other companies should do the same. Everyone should be offering a certificate.

“Some have suggested that the regulations won’t be policed, but people said that when the new fire regulations came into force in 2006. Two to three years later queues started forming in the courts. There will be a delay but once Building Control start doing their checks and look for proof of compliance there will be instructions to some installers to replace. Rumours that the Regulations were to be delayed have turned out to be Chinese Whispers too. In fact, in reply to our letter in July, Andrew Stunnell, the Building Regulations Minister, said that ‘although there have been calls to delay the introduction of the Part L changes on 1st October these are in fact going ahead as planned.’ You can’t say clearer than that.”

For more details on composite doors see http://www.door-stop.co.uk and for details on u-value certification see http://www.door-stop.co.uk/u-value-doors.

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