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Manufacturers of escape doors in exterior walls are required by law to be certified to standard EN 14351-1. To this end, they must have a documented Factory Production Control (FPC) system. This is to ensure that the escape doors placed on the market meet the performance listed in the CE mark. 

Work will soon begin on a URL for historic tile coverings. The URL is an initiative of the foundation Erkende Restauratiekwaliteit Monumentenzorg (ERM) and association Het Slopende Dak (HHD). The purpose of the implementation guideline is to make clear, nationally applicable agreements on how to maintain and restore pan coverings. 

The attestation and certification of non-load-bearing inner walls has been part of SKG-IKOB's range of services for many years. The guideline used for this is BRL 1003. 

SKG-IKOB will soon issue a new implementation guideline for the installation of insulation boards in cavity walls. This regulation is part of BRL 2826. KOMO certification for post-insulation has existed for some time. Now the application of insulation material in new buildings will also be certified.

The finals of the 64th NK Masonry took place in Emmen from April 12 to 15, 2016, at Holdert Residential Center, part of the Treant Care Group. Residential community center Holdert is located at an AA location in the center of Emmen, near Wildlands Adventure Zoo adventure park. 

Last year, the new BRL 1154 was accepted. Based on this guideline, materials for hydrophobizing facades are KOMO-certified. The guideline is suitable for both creams and liquid products based on water or hydrocarbons. Prior to certification, products are first examined by TCKI in Velp. 

On March 22, BuildingLabel received the first SKG-IKOB KOMO certificate for performing airtightness measurements. At the Building Holland trade fair, Remco Kruit, certification manager of SKG-IKOB Certificatie, handed the certificate to Maurits Lavèn, director of BuildingLabel.

On March 24, SKG-IKOB Certificatie presented the first SKG-IKOB 'Building on CSR' certificates to two tiling companies at the Building Holland trade fair in Amsterdam. This makes these companies, Oostbörg and Tuijps Tegels, Sanitair en Keukens, the leaders in the tiling industry in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR). 

In the SKG-IKOB laboratory, hard work is being done on the new test wall for post-insulation with mineral wool. The engineering phase has been completed and the pre-insulation wall is ready. In order to be able to test all the situations we encounter in practice, the dimensions are larger than those of the previous test wall. 

In 2015, SKG-IKOB, in cooperation with the VNV and some cleaning companies, among others, started drafting a new guideline for cleaning facades.

Under great interest, the 2nd meeting for suppliers and manufacturers of fire-resistant windows and/or doors took place Feb. 17 at SKG IKOB in Geldermalsen: "What are the implications of EN 16034 for fire and smoke-resistant windows and doors for your business?"

Under great interest, the 1st information meeting for suppliers and manufacturers of fire-resistant windows and/or doors took place on January 20 at SKG IKOB in Geldermalsen:

"What are the implications of EN 16034 for fire and smoke rated windows and doors for your business?"

B&B Locks bvba from Wijnegem in Belgium has obtained the Certificate of Constancy of performance on EN 14846: 2008 (Building hardware - Locks and bolts - Electromagnetically operated locks and striker plates).

On Thursday, November 26, the General Assembly (ALV) of the Association of the Plastic Facade Elements Industry (VKG) took place at SKG-IKOB in Geldermalsen.

SKG-IKOB Certification has a new test rig for testing facade elements and curtain walls for air and water tightness, strength and stiffness. Due to the large dimensions of the test rig, testing of large facade elements is possible.