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I know the NHBC is not to everyone's taste. So please bear with me when I link to the NHBC Standards documentation. I linked to it because, for Know-Nothings like me the illustrations are very helpful. (accessed May 2018) For example, I now know what the overlap for my roofing membrane should be. Before now, I didn't know that was an issue I should think about. I dunno wot I dunno Full Reference: http://www.nhbc.co.uk/cms/publish/consumer/Search/?cx=001053047772510740247%3Aogiwepchq-a&cof=FORID%3A11&q=standards&sa=Submit

Substandard and counterfeit cable, labelled with fake official standards and accreditations, is one of the biggest kicks to the UK economy, and, worse, a potential killer, say cable industry leaders. Substandard Cables After a six-year campaign to clean up cable, industry White Knights are taking the crusade to Westminster and calling for better market surveillance and for all cable sold in the UK to be independently third party approved. While cable failure can cost £millions when re-fitting large and complex projects, more importantly it can cost lives. Installers and suppliers are victims too. Buying as specified in good faith and carefully matching specifications to labels and cable markings often means nothing. Despite their best efforts, installers and suppliers’ livelihoods and reputations are at stake. The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI), which launched in 2010, investigates all kinds of suspect cable — be it armoured, house wiring flex, fire-performance cables and more. While house fire causes are often recorded as a ‘faulty appliance’ — there is every chance a fault could lie with the fake or under-specified cable fitted. So where does the problem lie: Standards aren’t wholly adhered to in the UK. There are too few checks on imported cables. About 70% of cable sold in the UK is imported and, of that, ACI believes half doesn’t meet a recognised Standard. Some distributors encourage the under specification of cable by manufacturers. source https://medium.com/@mauriziobragagni/britains-counterfeit-cable-the-ticking-time-bomb-e9fce0e38127 ........ Should we we be Worried?