Standards are vital for quality, safety, and efficiency in construction, but SMEs face significant barriers, such as limited awareness, time constraints, technical complexities, and language difficulties, which make participation in the standardisation process particularly challenging.
EBC co-founded with SMEunited the organisation Small Business Standards (SBS), the European non-profit association co-financed by the European Commission and EFTA Member States to give SMEs a voice in the standardisation process at the European and international level. By monitoring relevant standards, technical committees, and working groups, EBC ensures SME representation through SBS experts and leads the SBS Construction Working Group. Through this partnership, EBC helps construction SMEs access standards-making opportunities, ensuring that standards are developed with consideration for their needs.
Standardisation
Small Business Standards (SBS) held its annual event on 15 June, under the heading "SMEs setting the standard for Sustainable Products: Drivers and challenges". This year’s edition was dedicated to...
Standardisation
Last November, the Small Business Standards (SBS) General Assembly elected new Board members for the 2022-2025 mandate. At the occasion, Fernando Sigchos Jiménez was elected as a Board member in...
Energy & Environment
On 28/1 the Construction 2050 Alliance held a meeting with the Cabinet of Commissioner Breton, and discussed about the construction-related priorities for the Commission for 2021, the forthcoming new ...
Standardisation
In the context of its steering efforts to prepare the review of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), the German Presidency organized a three-day conference named: “Construction Products – F...
Standardisation
Tuesday the 20th October 2020, Small Business Standards (SBS) gathered several renowned experts to discuss the review of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and the future of construction envir...
Standardisation
Small Business Standards (SBS) held its annual Construction forum on 22 October 2019. Organised by the European Builders Confederation (EBC), in its role of coordinator for SBS construction-related ac...
