Current events
BuildingLabel receives first SKG-IKOB KOMO certificate for airtightness measurements
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.
First 'Building on CSR' certificates for tiling companies awarded
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).
New test wall for post-insulation
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.
Update new implementation guideline: façade cleaning
In 2015, SKG-IKOB, in cooperation with the VNV and some cleaning companies, among others, started drafting a new guideline for cleaning facades.
Successful 2nd meeting, "What are the implications of EN 16034 for fire and smoke rated windows and doors for your business?"
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?"
How does EN 16034 affect 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?"
Issuance of first Certificates of Constancy of Performance on EN 14846 and EN 1125 by SKG-IKOB
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).
General Meeting of Members (ALV) of the Vereniging Kunststof Gevelelementenindustrie (VKG) at SKG-IKOB in Geldermalsen
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.
Expansion of tests through new test wall SKG-IKOB
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.
