The Q-Mark engineering and design protocol scheme is a certification based on the management principles of ISO 9001, EN ISO/IEC 17065.
It confirms that an assessed engineering and design protocol complies with an accepted engineering code such as Eurocode 1995:1 and the UK National Determined Parameters, together with a specific set of performance criteria set by BM TRADA in order to attain an engineering solution which performs to a recognized industry high standard.
BM TRADA Q-Mark is the product certification scheme for building and construction products operated by BM TRADA.
BM TRADA is one of the UK’s leading certification bodies with over 50 years’ experience and accredited by UKAS since 1991.
Benefits of the Q-Mark engineered and design scheme:
- Improves the quality and performance of engineering and design solutions, in respect of safety, serviceability and durability of timber structures
- Provides unambiguous evidence of compliance with the standards or methods listed
- Provides fabricators, regulators and inspection authorities with the appropriate information for them to have confidence in the resulting designs of the assessed protocol.
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