Steel Structure Certifications & Standards Compliance Center

Equivalence is demonstrated by comparing material properties, tolerances and test methods — not by claiming standard numbers are identical. Where a project's specification requires it, we produce a formal equivalence statement signed by our design authority.

The Declaration of Performance (EN 1090-1)

The DoP is the manufacturer's formal statement that a product meets the declared performance, issued under the Construction Products Regulation. Our DoP identifies the product type (hot-rolled welded structural steel components), the harmonised standard applied (EN 1090-1), the execution class (EXC3), and the declared performances: geometric tolerances, component identification through traceable marking, connection types, and the FPC certificate reference. The CE mark on the component carries the notified body number responsible for the factory production control audit, so a customs officer or a site inspector can trace the mark back to an audited factory, not a PDF sent by email. We issue DoPs per consignment, matched to material certificates, so a consignment's paperwork can be checked against each other in minutes.

What EXC3 Actually Requires of a Fabricator

Execution classes in EN 1090-2 run EXC1 to EXC4, and the step from EXC2 to EXC3 changes the verification burden noticeably: every welding procedure must be qualified with a WPQR to EN ISO 15614-1 (a prequalified WPS is no longer enough); welders must hold EN ISO 9606 certificates for the exact process and position; NDT operators must be qualified to EN ISO 9712 level 2; inspection documentation moves to type 3.1/3.2 certificates with independent verification where specified; and the frequency of visual and dimensional inspection rises. We standardise on EXC3 not because every project needs it, but because it gives our European customers headroom: an EXC3 factory can execute EXC2 work trivially, while the reverse is not true. If your project requires EXC4 elements, we scope those joints separately rather than inflate the whole order.

Beyond Europe: How the Same Records Serve Other Markets

The certification system is designed so one audit trail serves multiple markets, because the underlying evidence — mill certificates, WPQRs, NDT reports, dimensional records — is standard-neutral. For an American project we re-map the same evidence against AISC 360/W (with AWS D1.1 weld acceptance) and issue an equivalence statement. For the Gulf region we layer the project's chosen code (often American or British) over our GB-licensed execution. For Chinese domestic projects the graded licenses and GB 50205 records apply directly. One factory, one audit trail, four document formats — that is what "compliance center" means on this page.

Two practical notes for buyers. First, certification copies in a tender are only as useful as their validity dates: our certificates are renewed on schedule, and we date-stamp every copy we issue so an auditor can confirm currency at a glance. Second, a certificate proves a management system exists — it does not by itself prove that a specific batch of steel was produced under it. That is why every certificate on this page is paired with batch-level documents: mill certificates, weld maps and NDT reports. The certificate plus the batch file is the combination a seasoned procurement engineer actually checks, and it is the combination we ship with every order.