System and product certifications, approval of certification bodies

IMS (Integrated Management System) certification is currently inevitable for production companies which are willing to remain its sustainability in the long run and want to develop its ability to offer good-quality products. Such companies need to comply with all legal regulations as well as be prepared to meet the customers ´ requirements in full. Thanks to the successful IMS certification the Company succeeds to enhance the customers´ satisfaction as well as it improves its performance and competitiveness.

Plant 15 – Tube plant has been a holder of three API (American Petroleum Institute) licences on oil tubes under API rules since 1957. Currently, this specific tube assortment plays a significant role within the total annual tube production. Other key products certifications utilized mainly on the European market are tubes certified for pressure purposes PED 2014/68/EU and for structural purposes CPR 305/2011. Certification by e.g. Lloyd’s Register and DNV – GL a Bureau Veritas are highly important for ship-building industry where the certification body approval is inevitable for the products´ third party inspections.

Declaration of Performance

A prerequisite for designating any construction product with CE mark of conformity is the “Declaration of Performance” which replaced the previous document “EC Declaration of Conformity” effective as of July 1, 2013. The declaration must be attached to such construction products to which the European standard applies or to which ETA (European Technical Approval) was issued when introducing the product on the market. Such Declaration of Performance is issued by the manufacturer and the manufacturer is also fully responsible for data the document contains. In compliance with Dziennik Ustaw as of 2016, the tube deliveries which are not subject to CPR 305/2011/EU, Krajowe Deklarace Wlaściwości Użytkowych in Polish need to be issued.

DECLARATION OF PERFORMANCE (Regulation of the European Parliament and the EU Council No.: 305/2011) – PIPES

DECLARATION OF PERFORMANCE for UK – UKCA [Regulation of the European Parliament and the EU Council No.: 305/2011, EU Regulation No. 574/2014 and (EU Exit) Regulation 2020 No. 1359] – PIPES

KRAJOWE DEKLARACJE WŁAŚCIWOŚCI UŻYTKOWYCH (Dz. U. z 2016 r. poz. 1966) – PIPES

DECLARATION OF PERFORMANCE (Regulation of the European Parliament and the EU Council No.: 305/2011) – COATINGS