Whether it’s an EN, DIN or ISO – a steel construction company has to follow a lot of technical and legal specifications. In the course of harmonizing these rules throughout Europe, the CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation), the European Standards Organization developed the so-called Eurocodes. Eurocodes standardise the rules on structural design in construction – Europe wide. The goal is to remove technical obstacles for industry and trade within the EU and promote the free rendering of services. Eurocode 3 is active since July 1st, 2012 and replaces the previously central series of standards DIN 18800.SSI Schaefer prepared for this change well in advance. From July 1st onwards, we will provide stability checks only according to Eurocode 3. This guarantees that customers receive the requested quality, state of the art, and secured quality.At the same deadline, all the connecting parts responsible for stabilizing the steel construction (for instance a racking system) need to have a CE label or a sign of compliance with national construction regulations. In case it is not possible to use connecting parts with a CE label, the approval has to be requested on an individual basis, which means for this project only or as a general approval under building law. For example, SSI Schaefer is the only producer of racking systems, who has a general approval for using galvanized 8.8 connecting parts: consistently high quality and quick delivery are only two of the resulting advantages that customers can expect from us.
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