The Code for Construction Product Information

The Code for Construction Product Information, developed by the CPA’s Marketing Integrity Group (MIG)*, sets a level playing field for all construction product manufacturers to ensure that the information they provide passes five acid tests.

In response to the Grenfell disaster, Dame Judith Hackitt published a report in 2018 – Building A Safer Future. The report confirmed radical change was needed for construction products, particularly in the areas of testing, information and marketing.

The MIG was set up to tackle shortcomings in ‘Product Information’ identified in Chapter 7 of ‘The Hackitt Report’. In 2019, the MIG launched a ‘Call For Evidence’ survey, which attracted over 500 respondents across the supply chain. The results from the survey confirmed that for product and performance information to be trusted, it must be:

Clear
Accurate
Up-to-date
Accessible
Unambiguous

These five points are the acid tests that stand behind the 11 Clauses of the new Code. The plan is to launch the Code later this year, following a period of consultation with the industry.

Once launched, we urge all construction product manufacturers to embrace the principles of this Code and for users of construction product information to only work with those Manufacturers that are registered as Code compliant. It is only by this approach that we will see the new Code adopted as commonplace, setting the standard for the communication of Construction Product Information.

Be involved. Have your say.

The Code, detailed in the consultation report, is presented in an easy-to-read, digestible format. Industry-wide consultation on the proposed new Code will run from the 1st February 2021 to the 31st March 2021. The aim is to gather views on the 11 Clauses in the Code, the implementation of the Code, and the ongoing management and policing of it once launched.

Please take time to read the report before completing the survey. To take part, click here.

*The Marketing Integrity Group

The Construction Products Association established the MIG to address the issues raised in The Hackitt Report, and to stand up to the credibility challenge facing our industry following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. Led by the Chair Adam Turk and Vice Chair Catherine Fyfe, the Group has worked endlessly over the last two years to research industry views and develop a Code that will work for the industry, and importantly rebuild confidence, credibility and integrity in how our sector works, and the high-level technical competence that exists within it. More information on the work of the MIG can be found in the consultation report.

Industry Consultation - The Report & Code 2021 Download

Call For Evidence - Survey Findings 2019 Download

Building A Safer Future - The Hackitt Report 2018 Download

Webinar: Setting the standard for Construction Product Information. On the 3rd February, the CPA hosted a webinar on a new proposed Code for Construction Product Information, led by the Chair of the Marketing Integrity Group Adam Turk. The webinar, attended by 230+ construction professionals, provided insight into the new Code, its significance and the importance of it to our industry.

During the Q&A session, Amanda Long, Chief Executive of the Considerate Constructors Scheme joined to provide information on the set up of Construction Product Information Limited (CPIL) - an independent, not-for-profit organisation responsible for administering and managing the new Code.

If you missed it, don’t worry! You can catch it below or download the slides here. For more detail, download the Industry Consultation Report, above.