Decra wins entry in prestigious Red Book
23-01-2008
Decra has become the first roof tile system in the UK to win an entry in the world-renowned Red Book published by the Loss Prevention Certification Board, part of BRE Global (see below).
The achievement comes just months after Decra became the first roofing systems supplier in the UK to win Secured By Design accreditation, so the Red Book win means a double first for the company.
The Red Book lists all approved fire, security, construction and environmental products and services and is used worldwide by thousands of specifiers, designers and contractors who need to better manage risk.
Products and services are tested to ensure they meet, and continue to meet, quality standards set by experts including insurers, engineers, scientists, manufacturers and regulators.
Decra pioneered the introduction of lightweight steel tiles to the UK 30 years ago and its Elegance, Classic, Stratos and Plus tiles have all passed the LPCB’s rigorous assessments.
Decra UK sales and marketing manager Graham Kent-Jackson said: “It’s an independent and ongoing accreditation which means the LPCB does not rely on our own data so Red Book users can be confident of the findings.”
The Red Book is available to search online or in print and CD-Rom from the BRE.
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Every working day around 650 research scientists, engineers, architects, surveyors, psychologists, administrators, managers and many others at BRE's two sites in Watford and East Kilbride, bring together their expertise, skills and knowledge to advise clients on:
Construction - working at the forefront of engineering, materials science and process management to provide solutions for all aspects of construction from design to end of life, and strategic issues - such as risk management and corporate social responsibility
Environment - creating sustainable indoor and outdoor buildings, infrastructure and transport environments that are comfortable, productive, safe and healthy. And energy efficiency in buildings - providing techniques and technologies for the effective management of energy and the integration of new and renewable energy systems in buildings
Fire and risk in the built environment - delivering world-class solutions for fire safety.
Certification of products and services - which meet the needs of specifiers and regulators and are listed in the world renowned "Red Book"
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