Eurofins Product Testing - Construction Products

Construction products include a wide variety of products and material:

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Stone and cement
Insulation material
Wooden elements and boards, and parquet
Resilient (flexible) floorings, e.g. vinyl, linoleum, rubber, cork
Coatings, e.g. paints, varnishes, adhesives
Other construction chemicals, e.g. sealants
Ceramic tiles
Road traffic noise barriers
Windows and external pedestrian doorsets
Curtain walling
Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates
Handles and knobs
External blinds and shutters
Fixed, vertical road traffic signs

Legal Background / Regulations

(see also New Approach)

Construction Products Directive (EU)
Many national regulations, e.g. German Ü mark and French regulations on VOC emissions
European (E1), Californian (CARB) and Japanese restriction of formaldehyde emissions
Decopaint Directive (EU) and local US States regulations on VOC in paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants
EN 14041 - Textile, resilient and laminate floorings
EN 14342 - Wooden floorings
EN 14388 - Road traffic noise reducing devices (noise barrier),
EN 14351-1 - Windows and external pedestrian doorsets
EN 13830 - Curtain walling
EN 13241-1 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates
EN 1906 - Handles and knobs
EN 1932 - External blinds and shutters

Main activities

Testing for legal compliance, for voluntary ecolabel application, for customer specifications
Certification of products and sites
Contribution to international standardisation
Contribution to industry labels and to manufacturer R&D projects

Eurofins position

Eurofins Product Testing A/S is world-wide market leader on the field of product VOC emission testing and the lab with the most international recognitions. This allows performing just one test and then report for several purposes - saving large amount of money for manufacturer if compared with ordering one test each per purpose.

Eurofins is contributing actively to improvement of testing quality in general and in its own facilities.

What we do for you – Exemplary Tests & Services

Chemical Analyses
Determination of major ingredients
e.g. lead in paint
Determination of trace compounds
Determination of hazardous
substances
Determination of emission of
VOC, solvents, formaldehyde,
isocyanates, ...
Determination of migration
into skin
from drinking water tubes

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Content determination
Emissions testing

Formaldehyde
Determination for European E1
classification (EN 717-1)
Determination for CARB regulation
Determination for ecolabels and
purchase specifications

Ecolabels and more
Testing with more than 10 protocols
Section 01350, LEED, SCAQMD, BIFMA, M1, EMICODE, GUT, CertiPUR, AgBB / DIBt / Ü mark, Blue Angel, Austrian ecolabel, Danish Indoor Climate Label, ...

Sustainable or "Green" Buildings
Consulting, material testing, auditing

Certifications
German Ü mark
Indoor Air Comfort certification
Declaration of conformity, CE marking

REACH
Company specific seminar / training
Inventory of hazardous materials
Communication along supply chain
Exposure assessment
Safety Data Sheets and GHS

EU Decopaint Directive
Determination of VOC content
Compliance document

EU Construction Products Directive (CPD)
Determination of leaching
into soil & water
Determination of emissions
into indoor air

Occupational safety & hygiene
Assessment of work places
Skin protection & gloves testing

Company Safety
Criteria of technical safety
Risk Evaluation

Safety of Plants
Risk assessment

Environmental Monitoring
Stack emissions
Water and soil
Waste

Safety of machines
Risk assessment
CE Coordination
Guidelines conformity

In-house training and workshops

For further information please contact our national organisations or our specialists.