To bring construction products into the EU markets for which a harmonised European standard exists, manufacturers have to provide CE marking. Without such a standard, Germany often requires national technical approval by the German Institute for Structural Engineering (DIBt). The tests for this are carried out by recognised bodies. VdS supports manufacturers in both procedures with comprehensive services – and has now created new information pages with the most important facts on this.
Martin Hesels, deputy head of the VdS certification body, emphasizes, "VdS offers all relevant services for a fast and smooth market launch from a single source – we support the certain success of fire protection developments with decades of experience in all required processes." At vds.de/ce and vds.de/dibt, interested parties find important knowledge on the "Passport for Construction Products" as well as the "PÜZ" processes (Testing, Surveillance, and Certification). In VdS-Approval, CE processes are always directly included.