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CERTIFICATION GUIDELINES
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Euroheat & Power and its Task Force Transport & Distribution have developed "EHP Guidelines for quality marking of district heating pipes". The Guidelines have been approved by Euroheat & Power's Board of Directors on 30 June 2005. By creating a common framework based on a European quality mark, the Guidelines aim at enhancing the quality of the district heating sector across Europe. A simplified system based on European certificate/quality mark instead of national ones will be put in place. Utilities and manufacturers are invited to join this platform on a voluntary basis. The objective of the Guidelines is to enhance the quality level of the products used, to provide a framework for sound competition, to support the quality assurance of the products and to increase the cost effectiveness for suppliers and users. |
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The guidelines shall serve as a common tool for the procurement of conventional and standardized products falling under the scope of the European standards EN 253 and EN 448 for straight pipes and fittings. National associations having endorsed the guidelines recommend buying and using only certified products. An updated list of national association which have endorsed them is available on the back cover of the guideline. The updated list of the Certification Board members can be downloaded here.
Products and manufacturers meeting the requirements set out in the Guidelines will be included in an open list, which will be kept and regularly updated by the Euroheat & Power Certification Board.
For more information please contact Norela Constantinescu.