Technical Approval

Technical approvals, for construction materials, products and systems are favourable assessments of the fitness for use and durable quality, of innovative products and systems or products and systems that deviate otherwise from established specifications.

The approval schemes aim to enhance the general level of quality and performance in construction by :

- offering to manufacturers, seeking innovation, a tool to check the fitness for use of their products at an early stage,

- delivering authoritative independent statements which provide a means of acceptance of such products in the market,

- providing users with guidance on the design of the works and the appropriate installation of the products,

- monitoring the performance of the approved products and systems by appropriate product certification and by reviewing periodically the experience of users and developments by the manufacturers.