CATG Frame Mark

As a manufacture of timber framed buildings you will often be asked for third-party certification. CATG Frame Mark offers you this.

Frame Mark is based on preEN 14732, the coming CE Mark standard for timber frame panels, IS 440 and ISO 17065 and ISO 9001.

CATG will ensure:

You have a robust and documented Factory Production Control system

You are adopting all the controls for design, cutting and manufacturing

You are carrying out weekly controls

Your staff are trained

Your plant and equipment is calibrated and maintained

Your product labels and supporting Frame Mark documents are correct

CATG SIP Mark

As a manufacture of SIP buildings you will often be asked for third-party certification. CATG SIP Mark offers you this.

CATG SIP Mark is based on preEN 14732, the coming CE standard and ISO 17065 and ISO 9001.

To achieve SIP Mark you are required to establish a documented Factory Production Control system. In short, this is a manual supported with the working procedures on how you design and make your products and the controls you put in place to check their quality and suitability.

CATG will ensure:

You have a robust and documented factory production control system

You are adopting all the controls for design, cutting and manufacturing

You are carrying out weekly controls

Your staff are trained

Your plant and equipment is calibrated and maintained

Your product labels and supporting SIP Mark documents are correct

Finger Jointing

Structural finger-joints are glued joints connecting timber members end-to-end capable of transferring appropriate loads.

Finger jointed timber is used structurally in glue laminated beams, and sometimes in domestic construction components as studs, joists and trusses.

CATG offers this certification service.

Glulam

If you produce glulam CATG are accredited to deliver EN 14080 to CE and UKCA marking (CATG UK).

Our customers use CATG for their finger jointing, glulam and grading certification. This gives them easier access to markets to sell their products without adaptation or re-checking.

IS 127

CATG is a certification and notified body for the examination and certification for all CE timber strength grading schemes.

The range of our certification services includes:

Softwood visual strength grading to EN 14081 and IS 127

IS 440

As a manufacture of timber framed buildings you will often be asked for IS 440 certification. CATG offer this certification along with:

PEFC

ISO 9001

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

CATG FrameMark

CATG will ensure:

You have a robust and documented Factory Production Control system

You are adopting all the controls for design, cutting and manufacturing

You are using appropriate materials

You are carrying out the required controls

Your staff are trained

Your plant and equipment is calibrated and maintained

Your on-site erection is robust with the required controls

ISO 14001

We can offer accredited ISO 14001 certification working with our partner, CATG Limited.

ISO 14001 is often seen as the main frame work for an environmental management system.

By having your organisation’s environmental management system independently assessed, you will be making a powerful statement about your organisation’s environmental credentials.

The advantages of ISO 14001 for your business can include:

Better management of environmental risks

Increased access to new customers and business partners

Demonstration of legal and regulatory compliance

Overall cost savings in terms of consumption, waste and recycling

Our customers include:

Timber merchants

Sawmills

Trussed rafter manufacturers

Timber frame manufacturer with IS 440 as well

Paper mills

Builders

Shop fitters

Joinery companies

Civil engineers

ISO 27001

Is an international framework for information security management.

If your organisation holds secure information including; customer details, financial information and employee details, this standard can help maintain the integrity and security of this information.  The benefits that can be gained include:

Reduced risks to employees, customers and suppliers

Management system to ensure access and authorisation to information is appropriate

Safeguarding accuracy and completeness

Improved processing methods

Demonstrates that the business has a robust information security system in place

ISO 45001

ISO has developed a new standard, ISO 45001, Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements, that will help organizations reduce this burden by providing a framework to improve employee safety, reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions, all over the world.

Most organisations pursue ISO 45001 certification to improve Health and Safety to qualify for a tender or to achieve preferred supplier status: e.g. for a Local Authority. However, there are many other benefits that can be gained, including:

Reduced risk to employees, customers and suppliers

Reduction in the costs associated with accidents at work

Enhanced staff morale and motivation

Reduced insurance premiums

Demonstrating legal compliance

Our customers include:

Timber merchants

Sawmills

Trussed rafter manufacturers

Timber frame manufacturer with IS 440 as well

Paper mills

Builders

Shop fitters

Joinery companies

Civil engineers

ISO 50001

ISO has developed a new standard, ISO 45001, Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements, that will help organizations reduce this burden by providing a framework to improve employee safety, reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions, all over the world.

Most organisations pursue ISO 45001 certification to improve Health and Safety to qualify for a tender or to achieve preferred supplier status: e.g. for a Local Authority. However, there are many other benefits that can be gained, including:

• Reduced risk to employees, customers and suppliers
• Reduction in the costs associated with accidents at work
• Enhanced staff morale and motivation
• Reduced insurance premiums
• Demonstrating legal compliance

ISO 9001

We can offer accredited ISO 9001 certification working with our UK PARTNER, CATG Limited.

ISO 9001 is suitable for any organisation looking to improve the way it is operated and managed, regardless of its size or sector.

The advantages of ISO 9001 for your organisation can include:

Greater efficiency and consistent control of major business processes

Regulation of successful working practices

Increased customer satisfaction

Greater consistency in the quality of products and services

Our customers include:

Timber merchants

Sawmills

Trussed rafter manufacturers

Timber frame manufacturer with IS 440 as well

Paper mills

Builders

Shop fitters

Joinery companies

Civil engineers

Metal Web Joists

If you produce metal web joists CATG are accredited to certificate your factory production control to the relevant ETA.

Customers use CATG for their metal web joists. 

This gives them easier access into the European market to sell their products without adaptation or re-checking.

PEFC

Our partner CATG Limited is approved by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and PEFC as a certification body for all PEFC schemes.

CATG Limited can certificate your company to achieve and maintain PEFC certification.

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, or PEFC, is a framework for the recognition of forest certification scheme meeting internationally recognised requirements for the sustainable forest management.

The PEFC label provides assurances that the wood, paper and packaging products that it appears on have come from a responsibly managed forest.

Scaffold Board Grading

All our training and examinations are run on your site.  We are happy to work in any country.

Scaffold board visual strength grading workshops and examinations range from 2-4 days.  The exam is taken on the last day.

Our approach is highly practical. 

Our partner CATG Limited is approved by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service for the examination and certification for scaffold board grading schemes to BS 2482.

Once you become a qualified visual grader you will need to be assessed every 12 months. CATG will come to your site to complete this assessment.

To become a visual strength grader for please contact our office and we can arrange for you to become qualified.

CATG welcomes all delegates for examination. Ideally, delegates shall have undergone training or work experience where they have:

Visually strength graded timber

Identified timber defects and measured, judged and rated them

Taken moisture readings

Identified species and their origin from the rate of growth

Candidates for examinations will be from:

Training courses being run by training companies

Individuals seeking re-examination

Employees sent by companies seeking re-examination

The required competences for graders are:

Select timber

Identify the species

Take moisture readings

Determine knot sizes and/or types

Grade the timber successfully

Allocate a grade or fail the timber

The fitting of end bands

Store the timber safely without loss of quality

Record grading activities

Handle complaints

Tile Batten Grading

As well as covering all structural and hardwood grading, CATG offers certification for BS 5534 and SR 82 for tile battens.

Once you become a qualified grader you will need to be assessed every 12 months. 

CATG will come to your site to complete this assessment.

Timber Strength Grading

CATG is a certification and notified body for the examination and certification for all CE timber strength grading schemes.

The range of our certification services includes:

Softwood visual strength grading to EN 14081, IS 127 and BS 4978

Machine grading to EN 14081

Tile Batten Grading to BS 5534 and SR 82

BS 2482 scaffold boards

Through our UK partner, CATG Limited, we can also offer UKCA marking.

Timber product knowledge and studies

CATG offers wide range of product knowledge and studies workshops

The workshops can be offered over two-hours, half-day, one-day, two-day or combined into five-day workshops.

The workshops can be taken individually or combined to provide a certificated and progressional learning programme.

Our workshops are for all sales staff regardless of their age and length of service. This level is used by existing customers for:

Graduates

Experienced sales staff

New recruits

Apprentices

Buyers

The workshops are very practical and sales focused.

All content can be tailored to your exact needs and products.

Each workshop ends with a test and after each workshop, branch managers and training managers will receive feedback on their delegates’ performance.

The potential two-hour, half-day and one-day workshops we offer include:

Timber

Carcassing timber

Joinery timber

Panel products

Hardwoods

Joinery products

Engineered timber products

Trussed rafters and engineered joists

Timber frame buildings

Claddings

Flooring products

Decking products

Fencing products

Joinery products

Stairs

Ironmongery products

Builders’ metalwork

Visual strength grading of softwoods, hardwoods, scaffold boards and tile battens

Handling customer problems with timber

Heavyside building products

Bricks and blocks

Aggregates

Cements and additives

Drainage products

Plasters and plasterboard

Roofing products

Builders’ metalwork

Block paving

Insulation products

Block and beam floors

Ligthside products

Plumbing products

Waste pipe and fittings

Soil pipe and fittings

Rainwater goods

Drainage products

Heating systems and products

Bathrooms

Kitchens

Locks, latches and hinges

Decorating products

Electrical products

Sealants and adhesives

Tile and accessories

Fixings, nails and screws

Laminate and engineered flooring

Laminates

Each workshop covers:

Your range

What and how your customers use the products

Meeting customer expectations and needs

The grades, types, finishes, treatments, sizes, profiles you offer

Offering alternative products

Estimating products

Potential add-on-sales

End test on the products

Trussed Rafters

If you produce trussed rafters CATG are approved to deliver EN14250.

Over 100 customers use CATG for their trussed rafter and metal web joist certification. This gives them easier access into the European market to sell their products without adaptation or re checking.

UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA marking)

The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is a new UK product marking that is used for construction and timber products being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).

It covers most goods which previously required the CE marking.

The UKCA marking came into effect on 1 January 2021. However, to allow businesses time to adjust to the new requirements, you will still be able to use the CE marking until 1 January 2023 in most cases.

The UKCA marking applies to most goods previously subject to the CE marking. CATG offer UKCA marking for:

Strength graded timber

Trussed rafters

Plywood

OSB

Chipboard

MDF

Hardboards

Glulam

Finger jointed timber

Timber claddings

If you are an exporter to Great Britain we may have the UKCA marking scheme you need.

The technical requirements for UKCA are largely the same as they were for the CE marking and out UK sister company CATG Limited are accredited.

Wood-based panels for use in construction EN 13986:2004 +A1:2015

If you produce plywood, MDF, OSB, particle boards, fibreboards, cement-bonded particle boards and/or LVL, our partner CATG Limited are accredited by UKAS to certificate your products to EN 13986:2004 +A1:2015 and UKCA marking.

CATG will ensure:

You have a robust and documented factory production control system

You are adopting all the controls for manufacturing

Your staff are competent

Your plant and equipment is calibrated and maintained

Your products meet the standards

Your claims, DOPs, stamps and labels are correct