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The Portakabin Ultima, Titan and Solus buildings have gained European Technical Approval (ETA) and have been granted the right to bear the CE mark.
It means that these modular buildings can be bought and distributed throughout Europe safe in the knowledge that they meet the very latest structural guidelines.
The CE mark is now mandatory in continental Europe and is only awarded after completion of exhaustive product tests. In fact, Portakabin is the only modular building manufacturer to win approval and display the mark.
The ETA allows a harmonised product standard across Europe where one did not exist before after it was endorsed by the European Commission and entered into law in July 2009.
Rigorous tests are carried out under strictly controlled conditions and witnessed by representatives of the British Board of Agrément (BBA), the UK's major authority of approval of construction products, systems and installers.
Each of the buildings in the product range was subjected to -:
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The mandatory essential requirement of the European Technical Approval Guideline (ETAG) 023 that was achieved was:
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But further non-mandatory essential requirements that the Portakabin modular buildings also satisfied were:
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Scope of ETAG 023 encompasses all prefabricated building units (specifically excluding those built of concrete, with wheels and timber framed houses) which can be transported to site in flat pack or three dimensional format.
Mandatory CE marking applies to all modular buildings manufactured and sold across Europe.
For satisfaction and peace of mind, make sure your building carries the CE mark.
