CE marking and products certification

What is CE marking and the regulation of construction products?

A CE marking shows that the manufacturer has assessed the product pursuant to the applicable requirements and the product is compliant with the safety, health, and environmental requirements of the European Union.

The purpose of the regulation of construction products and CE marking is to eliminate technical obstacles between member states in trading in the European Economic Area. A CE marking and a declaration of performance contain important information about the product which helps the clients and end users to check the performance of the product and compare it to other products.

CE marking of a product is compulsory if the product is subject to the harmonised European standard (hEN) or the European Technical Assessment (ETA) and a CE marking is the only option for demonstrating compliance of the product or system with the regulation of construction products.

CE marked products have undergone a conformity assessment process where the manufacturer or importer declares that the product complies with EU legislation and ensures that it meets the requirements.

NSC Estonia OÜ has been approved in the European Union as a notified body (notified body no. 2866) and is entitled to issue relevant certificates. The approval and field of a notified body can be verified in the NANDO database.

Why choose us

Our advantages

Technical competence and experience

Our product-specific technical expertise and long experience in the wood industry allow us to provide you with an accurate, reliable and high-quality technical assessment and certification service.

Reliability

We are a Notified Body of the European Union. We will keep you up to date with the latest updates to EU technical standards.

Customer focus

Certification solutions that take into account the unique aspects and challenges of your business.

Certification process

1

Inquiry

Please send us your inquiry or contact us. We will hear your ideas and wishes and introduce you the various options available.

2

Application and quotation

We will determine the field of your certification and draw up a quotation based on this.

3

Agreement

If you accept the quotation, we will send you the certification agreement for reading and signing. After signing the agreement, we can launch the certification process.

4

Audit

Our experienced auditor will perform the initial certification audit which will include assessment of your documentation, visits to your units, etc. pursuant to the applicable standards.

5

The certificate

Once you have successfully passed the certification process, a respective certificate will be issued to you to prove this. You may now market and label your products with a CE marking.

Documents

Training

In addition to the certification of wood products, we offer training courses on the sorting of wood-based materials to the following standards:

  • INSTA 142 – Visual strength grading of structural timber (C14/C18/C24/C30)
  • BS 4978 – Visual grading of structural timber (C16/C24).
  • BS 5534 – Visual grading of timber tiling(tiling battens)
  • BS 2482 – Visual grading ofscaffold boards