Quality guidelines for planed profiles

Preface

By virtue of the quality label statute of the Association of the European Planing Mill Industry (VEH) the present quality guidelines for planed profiles (moulded boards and profile mouldings) constitute the main basis for granting the ‚Quality-Controlled Planing Mill‘.hallmark, in addition to other contractually agreed standards or rules. The Austrian ministry responsible for planning mills has already issued an official notice in this regard based on current legal provisions. The ‚Quality-Controlled Planing Mill‘ hallmark depicted here on the left is granted by the VEH upon the recommendation of the Control Commission of the VEH. This recommendation, in turn, is based on the expert opinion of an accredited control institution, namely Timber Research Austria (Holzforschung Austria).

Both the inspectors of the accredited institution, the Control Commission as well as the planing mill seeking to obtain, or already having obtained, the hallmark are strictly obliged to observe these quality guidelines in the event that they have been contractually agreed. This serves to ensure that the buyers of planed goods from a quality-controlled enterprise will have the highest possible guarantee for obtaining products of aboveaverage, guaranteed quality. Apart from the quality guidelines which mainly apply to the quality characteristics of the planed goods themselves, further provisions contained in the VEH quality label statute for the ‚Quality-Controlled Planing Mill‘ hallmark are also intended to guarantee quality.

All ordinary members of the VEH who have been granted the hallmark are obliged to observe the quality label statute as well as these quality guidelines in the event that the latter have been contractually agreed. The Control Commission may rescind the right to hold this hallmark should these provisions be infringed.

The quality guidelines were prepared by experts of the planing mill industry who are also members of the Association, with the cooperation of representatives from Timber Research Austria. They have taken current customer requirements and market conditions into consideration.

The VEH hopes that the publication of these new quality guidelines will lead to greater transparency and clarity, and as such be welcomed in general, and in particular by planing mill customers (private buyers as well as the specialised timber trade)

(6th Edition 2007)

Quality guidelines for planed profiles

§1 Scope of Application
(1) Pursuant to the resolution of the General Assembly of the Association all ordinary members of the VEH shall apply these quality guidelines when producing planed wooden profiles (moulded boards and profile mouldings).
(2) Pursuant to § 4 (1) of the Quality Label Statute, ordinary members shall be entitled to base their production andgrading of planed profiles not only on these VEH Quality Guidelines but also on other, generally recognised technical rules (e.g. standards). The following provisions refer exclusively to VEH grading.
(3) Each ordinary member shall be entitled to apply to the Quality Commission in writing for amendments to or extensions of these Guidelines.

§2 Structure
(1) Moulded Boards
(2)  Profile Mouldings
(3) Annex – Extract from Austrian Timber Trade Usages

§3 Timber Moisture
(1) Timber moisture of the moulded boards must be (12±2)% when delivered ex the planing mill (in the distribution warehouse).
(2) Where the specific purpose of use is known, the timber has to be dried appropriately. For strip flooring (flooring boards), timber moisture must be (9±2)%.
(3) Should the timber moisture of moulded boards destined for a specific purpose be in excess of 14% but not more than 18%, this must be declared. This declaration shall be made with each shipping unit and in the appropriate delivery note.

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