NEWS | DIGEST Hywel Davies receives top industry accolade CIBSE technical director Hywel Davies has received the Gold Award for outstanding achievement from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) as part of this years H&V News Awards. The award is presented annually to someone whom BESA and H&V News believe has gone above and beyond the call of duty for the greater good of the building services industry. BESA chief executive David Frise praised Davies granular appreciation of regulation, technical detail and professional standards, and his determination to ensure the voice of building services engineering is heard in the places that matter. Dogged persistence and a willingness to speak out are among his key skills, said Frise, who added: This particular recognition marks the coming to fruition of a long project the push for culture change around building safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Hywel is at the forefront of efforts to prepare the industry for the most far-reaching reform of building regulation since the Second World War and we are all in his debt. Provide clarity on CE marking, urges CLC European Union product marking regime extended for two years in many sectors The introduction of the UKs post-Brexit product safety regime has been delayed for two years, but not for construction products. Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for business, energy and industrial strategy, said on 14 November that the European Unions CE marking for non-construction products will continue to be recognised in Britain for a further two years. He blamed difficult economic conditions created by post-pandemic shifts in demand and supply, alongside the war in Ukraine and associated high energy prices, for the delay. This extension gives businesses until 31 December 2024 to prepare for the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking, which is designed to replace the CE system. The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) The EUs CE mark is set to be replaced by UKCA is now urging the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to make an announcement on recognition of CE marking for construction products, for which the department has responsibility. The CLC says an announcement is needed urgently to give clarity about which products can be legally placed on the UK market. UKCA marking was originally set to be introduced in December 2020, but has already been pushed back twice. The new 2023 CIBSE Training Programme is here Discover: The full 2023 training programme A new early bird discount New On Demand training benefits Corporate opportunities 2023 Training Programme #GrowYourKnowledge Download your free copy from cibse.org/training 8 December 2022 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Dec 22 pp08 News.indd 8 25/11/2022 14:32