Standards are vital for quality, safety, and efficiency in construction, but SMEs face significant barriers, such as limited awareness, time constraints, technical complexities, and language difficulties, which make participation in the standardisation process particularly challenging.
EBC co-founded with SMEunited the organisation Small Business Standards (SBS), the European non-profit association co-financed by the European Commission and EFTA Member States to give SMEs a voice in the standardisation process at the European and international level. By monitoring relevant standards, technical committees, and working groups, EBC ensures SME representation through SBS experts and leads the SBS Construction Working Group. Through this partnership, EBC helps construction SMEs access standards-making opportunities, ensuring that standards are developed with consideration for their needs.
Standardisation
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted its position on the proposal for a revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR) under t...
Standardisation
Last week, EBC and SBS met with Sara Elfving and Lars Arell, respectively representatives of the Swedish Board of Housing, Building and Planning and Ministry for Rural Affairs and Infrastructure,...
Standardisation
Small Business Standards (SBS) held its annual event on 15 June, under the heading "SMEs setting the standard for Sustainable Products: Drivers and challenges". This year’s edition was dedicated to...
Today EBC held its Board of Directors and an extraordinary General Assembly. During the Board, the new EBC Secretariat Team was officially introduced to the members and several topics have...
Standardisation
Last November, the Small Business Standards (SBS) General Assembly elected new Board members for the 2022-2025 mandate. At the occasion, Fernando Sigchos Jiménez was elected as a Board member in...
Energy & Environment
On 28/1 the Construction 2050 Alliance held a meeting with the Cabinet of Commissioner Breton, and discussed about the construction-related priorities for the Commission for 2021, the forthcoming new ...
