Producte fet aquí · CE marking EN 1090
Made in Mallorca. Certified for Europe.
We cut, drill, weld and inspect every part in our Son Castelló workshop in Palma, with CE marking to EN 1090. The Government of the Balearic Islands has granted us the Producte fet aquí label.
UNE-EN 1090The workshop
Every column, beam and staircase we erect leaves our own workshop. We design, fabricate and inspect it here, and our own crews erect it. That is why we carry two marks at once: European CE marking and Mallorca's Producte fet aquí.
What you cannot see
Not all structural steel carries CE marking
Since 1 July 2014, structural steel components may only be placed on the EU market with CE marking to EN 1090-1. It is required by the European Construction Products Regulation and by Spain's Structural Code.
Even so, steelwork without it still reaches building sites. CE marking is not a sticker: it requires factory production control audited by a notified body, qualified welders and traceability for every section. Without that, nobody can vouch for what is inside a weld.
If steelwork without CE marking arrives on site, the project supervisors can reject it, with all the delay and cost that implies.
The plate
How to read a CE marking plate
Structural parts leaving our workshop are identified. Tap each field to see what it means and what you should ask any fabricator for.
The manufacturer declares the product's performance under a harmonised European standard and takes responsibility for that declaration.
Four-digit number of the independent body that audits the workshop's production control. If it is missing, nobody outside has checked how the steel is made.
Name and address of whoever actually fabricates the steel. Check that it matches whoever sells it to you, not just a middleman.
The last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was first affixed.
Reference of the DoP, the signed document the manufacturer must hand over with the steelwork. Without a DoP there is no valid CE marking.
EN 1090-1, the harmonised standard for structural steel and aluminium components. Fabrication itself follows EN 1090-2.
From EXC1 to EXC4. It sets the requirements for welding, tolerances and inspection. The design sets it, and the workshop must be certified for at least that class.
Label from the Government of the Balearic Islands for industrial products made on the islands. It goes on the parts we fabricate in our Palma workshop.
From workshop to site
Five steps, one team
Our engineering office calculates the structure and its connections and models it part by part before anything is cut.
Sections are cut and drilled on an automated line, with the accuracy bolted connections demand.
Beams, columns, trusses and stairs are assembled and welded in the workshop under controlled conditions, not on site.
Every part is inspected, identified and recorded in the factory production control.
The steelwork leaves the workshop for the site and our own crews erect it. In Mallorca, with no ferry in between.
Why here
Fabricating on the island changes the project
A last-minute change is solved in the workshop, a few kilometres from site, without waiting for a ship.
You can come to the workshop and see your steelwork before it leaves for site.
Fewer transport miles and a workshop with 150 solar panels on its roof.
Before you sign
Five documents any CE-marked fabricator can show you
Ask any workshop for them before awarding the steelwork. If one is missing, there is no CE marking behind it.
- Factory production control certificate
Issued by a notified body, stating the highest execution class the workshop is certified for.
- Declaration of Performance
Signed by the manufacturer, with the declared characteristics of your steelwork.
- 3.1 material certificates
To EN 10204. They trace every section and plate back to the mill that produced it.
- Welder qualifications
Welders qualified to EN ISO 9606-1 and a welding coordinator to EN ISO 14731.
- Inspection records
Dimensional and weld checks, which form part of the project's quality dossier.
What carries the label
Only what leaves our workshop
Producte fet aquí may only be used on products made on the islands. So we keep what we fabricate apart from what we only install.
Fabricated in our workshop
- Steel structures: columns, beams and frames
- Interior and emergency steel stairs
- Trusses, plate girders and cellular beams
- Steel floors and special parts
- Bespoke structural reinforcements
We install it, we do not make it
- Sandwich panels for roofs and façades
- Composite floor decking
- Cellular polycarbonate
We install them to the same standard, but they do not carry the label because they are not made here.
Questions
Frequently asked questions about CE marking and local fabrication
Is CE marking mandatory for structural steelwork?
Yes. Since 1 July 2014, structural steel components must carry CE marking to EN 1090-1 to be placed on the EU market, and the manufacturer must supply a Declaration of Performance.
How can I tell whether a workshop is really CE-certified?
Ask for the factory production control certificate issued by a notified body and check that the manufacturer name and execution class cover your project. The body itself can confirm that the certificate is valid.
What is the Producte fet aquí label?
It is the Balearic Government's label for industrial products made on the islands. It may be used by companies with their registered office in the Balearics, industrial activity, a production line on one of the islands and a plant listed in the Industrial Register, and only on products made here.
Which execution class does my project need?
The designer sets it from the consequences of failure, the type of loading and the fabrication process. Most buildings and industrial halls are designed to EXC2; EXC3 and EXC4 are for more demanding structures such as long spans or fatigue loading.
Do you fabricate for the other islands and mainland Spain?
Yes. We fabricate in Palma and erect in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and mainland Spain, with the same CE documentation on every project.
Come and see your steelwork before it leaves the workshop
We will show you the Son Castelló plant, our production control and the CE documentation for your project.