ACR Journal

Government announces CE Mark extension The UK Government has announced an extension allowing the recognition of a product CE Mark in the UK until January 1, 2023, adding a year beyond its original January 2022 deadline, which would end its acceptance. This extension means that products can still be placed on the UK market displaying the current European CE mark instead of the new UKCA Mark that eventually will be required. The UKCA Mark can be used and is recognised on products currently, with the UK Government encouraging businesses to adopt its use as soon as possible. The Government website says: You only need to use the new UKCA marking before 1 January 2023 if all of the following apply. Your product: · is for the market in Great Britain · is covered by legislation that requires the UKCA marking · requires a mandatory third-party conformity assessment · conformity assessment has been carried out by a UK conformity assessment body This does not apply to existing stock. For example, if goods were fully manufactured, CE marked and ready to place on the market before January1, 2021. In these cases, goods can still be sold in Great Britain with a CE marking even if covered by a certificate of conformity issued by a UK body before 1 January 1, 2021. However, these goods will need to be placed on the market before December 31, 2022. The CE marking is only valid in Great Britain for areas where GB and EU rules remain the same. If the EU changes its rules and you CE mark your product based on those new rules, you will not be able to use the CE marking to sell in Great Britain, even before 31 December 2022. Evaporative cooling in AHUs Humidity control specialist Condair has published its first podcast, detailing how humidifiers can provide economic evaporative cooling in air handling units. The 10-minute interview with Dave Marshall-George, sales director at Condair, explains the dierent strategies available for using humidifiers for cooling in AHUs, as well as the opportunities and limitations each strategy presents. He also outlines a real life case study that illustrates the energy saving benefits of a direct air evaporative cooling design used in a recent telecommunications AHU project. The podcast was produced in association with BusinessNet Explorer and can be accessed via the Condair website, or by searching for ‘Condair podcast’ on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and Google Podcasts. Marshall-George said: “Podcasts are a great way for engineers to listen and learn whilst in their car or on their way to work. We wanted to engage with this bite-sized learning channel to deliver useful information on a topic we are seeing more and more interest in from consultants and AHU companies. Our short podcast on evaporative cooling is very easy listening and perfect for a 10-minute coee break escape.” Condair .co.uk