British Standard Updates: Sealants & Adhesives
With over 60 years of testing experience across a broad range of construction and manufacturing marketplaces 4ward Testing is uniquely positioned to be your testing partner.
Staying ahead of the competition Updated Sealant and Adhesive Standards BS EN 15651 1-5:2017 and BS EN 12004 1-2:2017
The BS EN 15651 1-5:2017 and BS EN 12004 1-2:2017 are currently being updated, and we await confirmation of their approval in the OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union). There are minor changes and improvements in these specifications which ensure procedures are clearer and diminish any ambiguity over performance requirements. We are certainly ready at 4Ward Testing to carry our any testing to the new specifications and have developed a new testing rig which gives us larger testing capacity with increased accuracy of amplitude and elongation measurements.
CE Marking for Sealants
4ward Testing is the first Notified Testing Laboratory in the UK for sealants for the hEN 15651:2012 parts 1-5 set of standards, enabling manufacturers to CE mark their products.
UKCA Marking for Construction Testing
4ward Testing is a UK Approved body for the testing of sealants to BS EN 15651 1-4:2012 and Tile Adhesives to BS EN 12004:2007+A1:2012 for the new UKCA mark.
