Mission

Contribute through Voluntary Product Certification (VPC) to the realization of (the quality) in civil and building works in Europe.

Mission of EB for Manufacturers

• VPC is an instrument for diversification and tailor-made product certificates for
  • Countries with different demands (as a result of historical, cultural, natural and economical differences) and for
  • Sub-industries with different product characteristics.
• CE marking plus the product certification mark applied voluntarily, is the profitable access road to markets.
• No duplication of activities when choosing for Voluntary product Certification Marks in different countries.

Mission of EB for Individual members and new members

• The association is the platform for the VPC, implements a quality standard for members, which perform VPC, shows ways of networking and supports the members.
• The association takes away the decreasing demand for VPC in the long run.
• The association is interlocutor on behalf of the members with Authorities/legislators/accreditors.

Mission of EB for Authorities/legislators/accreditors

• Voluntary product Certification Marks (VCMs) on building products besides CE marking demolish barriers to trade and are instruments to realize quality in civil and building works in Europe.
• Members perform VPC according an EB quality standard for ways of networking of product certifiers, including peer-assessments and the application of round robin testing.

Mission of EB for Architects/project developers

• The VCM on building products besides CE marking is the prove that
  • The product is also in conformity with the technical specifications of the architect, the project developer, the purchaser, etc.;
  • Reliable information about the quality of building products that have quality in end-use situations is available and made to measure for all phases of the building process in countries of the European Economic Area.

Mission of EB for Contractors

• The VCM on building products besides CE marking
  • Are in conformity with the specifications of the architect/project developer which relies on product certification;
  • Ease the business-to-business contacts with sub-contractors and suppliers.
  • Guarantee the quality of building products in local civil and building works.
  • Certified products cover a liability arrangement.