BESA: trade bodies step in to clarify pre-insulated pipe confusion

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the British Plastics Federation (BPF) have issued a joint statement to clarify confusion around the use of pre-insulated pipework in buildings.
 
It follows the publication of a warning from BESA and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) about the increasingly common practice of using pipework designed primarily for underground use inside buildings. This can compromise fire safety and performance and the bodies said it was a “fundamental change in product application” that potentially breached the Building Regulations.