A new threat for IGU manufacturers?

Did you know the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has the authority to go into someone’s factory and randomly test whatever IGU they want to? And if the actual unit is not up to spec for whatever reason, then they have got the authority to do a product recall if they want.

“Can you imagine going to your biggest customer and saying, ‘you know those 500 units I supplied you yesterday? Can I just have them back, please, to retest them?'”

Andy Jones, MD of GlassCheck talking to Total Fabricator about how and why his new company helps IGU manufacturers comply with BS 1279-6.

Andy pointed out that when the OPSS investigated companies manufacturing heat-soaked toughened glass, 33% of them were issued with prohibition orders, and most of them got issued with warnings to improve.

This is a topic that Total Fabricator and Total Installer have already reported on, and will continue to report on to help companies understand their responsibilities and avoid unnecessary risks.

“I think this is the biggest threat to the glass and glazing industry that I’ve seen in a very, very long time.”