Euroheat & Power has awarded the first certificate to district heating steel valves manufactured according to the EN 488 standard. The certificate was issued to Vexve Oy by RISE (Research Institute of Sweden) who performed the testing in accordance with the Euroheat & Power certification guidelines (EHP003).
RISE (formerly known as SP) has been involved in the testing, certification and certification scheme development of district heating components for nearly 30 years. With EHP003, Euroheat & Power has taken an important step in providing a common European path for quality assurance of shutoff valves for district heating and cooling valves based on the updated EN 488:2015 methodology. For this reason, RISE Certification will only certify underground shutoff valves according to the EHP003 guidelines and will dismantle the RISE-specific schemes for these products.
Euroheat & Power encourages all producers to apply the certification procedures according to the available guidelines, and district heating companies are recommended to buy and use only certified products.
