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EU Construction Products Regulation - an explanation

We've all seen the devastating results that a major fire can have on a business and human life. As a result, fire safety has been and continues to be a major objective when designing a building. The growth of copper and fibre cabling infrastructures in buildings has been recognised as contributing to a greater fire risk with each new installation. Reducing the risk of fire propagation, smoke generation and toxic emissions from power, control and data communications cabling has now been incorporated into the EU Construction Products Regulation also known as EU Regulation 305/2011.

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The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) lays down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU. The Regulation provides a common technical language to assess the performance of construction products. It ensures that reliable information is available to professionals, public authorities, and consumers, so they can compare the performance of products from different manufacturers in different countries. This is to ensure that materials used in “construction works” do not endanger the safety of people, property or the environment. Under this regulation, all construction products and building materials installed in the EU must contain the CE mark that provides proof of compliance. The CE mark
does not indicate the quality of the product. It denotes that the product meets the safety criteria as specified for the product concerned.

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Dave Hitchins - Global Marketing Manager

Hi, I'm Dave Hitchins and I'm a marketer who is passionate about structured cabling, IT infrastructure and telecoms. If you don't recognise the Molex Connected Enterprise Solutions name, we rebranded during 2016 from Molex Premise Networks but we continue to use the 'MPN' brand for our range structured cabling solutions. I'd love to hear from you and if I can't answer your question, I almost certainly know a colleague that can!
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