Companies flout LPCB certification

The body that certifies fire and security products is taking action against a handful of manufacturers that are making false or misleading claims about their products.

The Loss Prevention Certification Board said that "four or five companies" are being investigated for "trying to pass-off non-approved products or components as being LPCB-certified".

An LPCB spokeswoman said the board was not naming the companies involved but said that the cases involved different types of products and related to claims made for their fire and security performance.

She added: "For a couple of the companies, it is a case of them not having been very careful in the wording they have used. For another couple of companies, it appears that they are deliberately flouting the LPCB."

If the matters cannot be resolved with the firms, the Board said it will consider legal action, as well as "naming and shaming".

The Board is urging specifiers to use its List of approved fire and security products and services to check whether products have LPCB approval.