One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of engineered timber components, Donaldson Timber Engineering Ltd (DTE) has become the first bespoke product manufacturer to achieve the Code for Construction Product information (CCPI) mark for DTE roof trusses and DTE joists.

Initiated by the Construction Product Association (CPA), the CCPI was developed as a direct response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. It consists of an 11-clause set of expectations that promotes positive culture and behaviour change in the approach and management of product information by the construction product manufacturing industry.

Conformance with the CCPI helps to give greater customer confidence that product information is clear, accurate, accessible, up-to-date and unambiguous. This is something which is becoming increasingly important to specifiers and buyers looking for guarantees and safeguards in product performance claims.

The CCPI Assessed Status for DTE roof trusses and DTE joists is valid for two years and requires a commitment to continuous improvement and a proactive approach to raising standards in product information.

Luke Roberts, Managing Director at DTE, said: “We’re extremely proud to be the first manufacturer of trusses and joists to commit to higher standards in construction product information, marketing and product claims by achieving CCPI assessed status for this product set. This is another step towards delivering manufacturing and supply chain excellence, signifying to customers that the product information they’re receiving is trustworthy and adheres to the high standards set out by the CCPI."

“The CCPI is playing a pivotal role in driving up standards in product information and marketing and facilitating positive culture change. We’re pleased to be working proactively with the CCPI to raise standards in our product information management and marketing.”

Mark Murphy Chief Risk Officer at Donaldson Group and Tom Edwards, General Manager at DTE Ilkeston led the process. Mark said: “While a huge amount of work has gone into this process, our structured approach, along with an historic and ongoing commitment to certification, allowed us to demonstrate our compliance and values across the business."

“We’re always striving to achieve the next standard of excellence and trust, so there’s an enormous amount of pride in achieving the CCPI mark for this product set. It’s great to have successfully been through the CCPI independent assessment process to demonstrate that we deliver on our core value of integrity."

“A huge thank you to our Donaldson colleagues who supported on this over the last nine months.”

DTE is the UK’s longest established manufacturer and supplier of roof trusses, open web joists and I-joists, with a regional network of nine branches across the UK."