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Please complete and return this application formwith any supporting documentation to:
Microgeneration Product Approvals, BRE Global Limited,
Building 16 Room 101, Garston, WatfordWD25 9XX
Please complete the application form by answering as many questions as possible. If it is not possible to complete all sections we can request information at a later date, however this may cause delays.
1. ApplicantDetails – This is the organisation that will be in contract with BRE Global and will own the MCS Certificate. Please ensure that the name and address appear as you would like them to appear on the Certificate.
1a.Type of business / Limited Company / Sole Trader / Partnership
1b.ApplicantRegistered Name:
1c. Applicant Trading Name (if different)
1d. Trading Address / Postcode: Country:
1e. Contact Name / Mr/ Mrs/ Ms/ Miss / 1f. Position
1g. Telephone / 1h. Fax / 1i. Mobile
1j. Email / 1k. Website
1l. Company Registration number / 1n. Legal status (e.g. limited by shares)
1m. VAT Number
2. Main contact for Certification process (if different from above, e.g. local branch)
2a. Name and address of contact
organisation / Postcode: Country:
2b. Contact person / Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss / 2c. Position
2d. Telephone / 2e. Fax / 2f. Mobile
2g. Email / 2h. Website
2i. Relationship of contact organisation to applicant?
3. Manufacturers Details (if different from above)
3a. Type of business / Limited Company / Sole Trader / Partnership
3b. Company / Business Registered Name:
3c. Company Trading Name (if different)
3d. Trading Address
3e. Contact Name / Mr/ Mrs/ Ms/ Miss / 3f. Position
3g. Telephone / 3h. Fax / 3i. Mobile
3j. E-mail / 3k. Website
3l. Company Registration Number: / 3m. Legal Status:
e.g. limited by shares
3n. If the applicant is not the manufacturer, please use the space below to specify what activities you undertake.
e.g. import, distribution, re-branding
4. About thefinal assembly facility.
This information will help us to determine the length of time that should be allowed to conduct a Factory Production Control assessment at your manufacturing facility to MCS 010. If manufacture takes place at more than one facility please include details of what activities take place at each facility and send evidence of any Certification (ISO 9001) for each location. Evidence of ISO 9001 will allow us to reduce the length of time needed for the FPC assessment.
4a. Does the manufacturing facility hold ISO 9001 certification?
(See document MCS 010 for details) / Yes / For how long? / Years
No
If yes, please send a copy of the ISO 9001 certificate with your application
4b. Has a documented Factory Production Control (FPC) system been established to meet the requirements of document MCS 010? / Yes
No
If Yes, how long has it been in operation?
If No, when will it be completed?
4c. Has a full set of internal audits been conducted covering all aspects of the Factory Production Control (FPC) system against MCS 010? / Yes
No
If No, when will this be completed?
5. About the manufacturing production process:
5a. Is production continuous? / Yes / No
5b. Is production automated? / Yes / No
5c. Is production specific to each product manufactured? / Yes / No
5d. Is the product tailored to meet individual requirements? / Yes / No
5e. Company size
Total number of employeesinvolved in the manufacture of theproducts you are applying for at the facilities to be assessed:
Please provide an organisation chart with a breakdown of numbers for each function or complete the following:
Breakdown: / Number in design
Number in manufacture
Number in fabrication
Number in commissioning
Number in service and repair
Number in contract/project management
Number in research
Number in training/consultancy
Number in distribution
Total
5f. Will you require a pre-assessment visit? (This is generally a one day visit aimed at helping companies that do not have ISO 9001 certification and or those with a new Quality Management System) / Yes / No
5g. When will you be ready for a full Factory Production Control assessment?
5h. Have you applied for, or are you in the process of applying for any other microgeneration product or product group?
If you have submitted an application and been given a six digit proposal number, please state this;
If you already have products approved by BRE Global, please give the Certificate number;
6. PRODUCT DETAILS
6a. Please complete the details below for the product(s) to be approved using the following notes.
Notes. Please use the Codes below to indicate the type of heat pump in the appropriate column of the table.
Type of Microgeneration technology:
Code A – Wood fuelled boilers
Code B – Wood fuelled room heaters
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/ Application form for Product Certification and Listing of Biomass productsunder the Microgeneration Certification Scheme / Doc No: / BF 1091
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Please complete the following table for every product that you are applying for and clearly indicate where you think the products fall into a product group. Please note that the final decision as to whether the products do or do not fall into family groups will be with BRE Global.
Name of product group(If applicable): / Model Number/ Name
(This is how you brand the product and
how you would like it to be listed on / Model Reference
(Optional. If you use internal codes to identify products please state here) / Code forBiomass type
(see 6a above) / Phase
(Single or three) / Size
h x w x d
(mm) / Rated Output (kW)
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6b.If you have indicated above that a product falls into a product group* please use the space below to give your reasons, with a clear description of the differences referring to the model numbers.
* BRE Global use the product group principle to determine the amount of work it is likely to take to conduct the technical evaluation, based on the assumption that test reports and technical documentation for products within the group are likely to be similar, and so less work will be needed. This is taken into account as we reduce the cost of having additional products within a group (£850 for the first product within a group and £210 for each additional product).
Please be aware that testing of every product within the group is required, unless there is sound engineering reasoning to show that the products will perform in an identical way under test conditions. This can vary depending on the test in question. Some Biomass test standards identify rules for testing products within a family group. Please see the applicable standard for details.
If you are applying for products where there is sound engineering reasoning to demonstrate that they will perform in an identical way under test conditions (for example, where the differences are cosmetic only, or you can apply a family grouping principle as identified in the applicable Biomass test standard) please indicate this below.
7. Details of the test laboratory – Product testing should ideally be conducted at an accredited test facility; in which case we will conduct an assessment of full test reports in accordance with MCS 011 clause 2. Please submit full test reports to cover every model that you are applying for in this respect.
Alternatively, we can assess an unaccredited test facility if required, in accordance with MCS 011 clauses 3/4/5.
7a. Laboratory 1 – Name and Address:
Does the test facility hold UKAS or equivalent accreditation? (See MCS 011 clause 2) (Please give the name of the accreditation organisation (e.g. UKAS) and accreditation number or send their Certificate as evidence. The certificate should show the appropriate test standard in the scope)
Is the test facility a third party, unaccredited test facility? (see MCS 011 clause 3)
Is this the manufacturer’s own test facility? (MCS 011 clause 4/5)
7b. Laboratory 2 – Name and Address:
Does the test facility hold UKAS or equivalent accreditation? (See MCS 011 clause 2) (Please give the name of the accreditation organisation (e.g. UKAS) and accreditation number or send their Certificate as evidence. The certificate should show the appropriate test standard in the scope)
Is the test facility a third party, unaccredited test facility? (see MCS 011 clause 3)
Is this the manufacturer’s own test facility? (MSC 011 clause 4/5)
8. Test Reports
8a. Please send us all of the relevant test reports and give details below.
Every product that you are applying for should be tested to at least one of the standards below (as specified in MCS 008), unless there is sound engineering reasoning to show that the products will perform in an identical way under test conditions.
a) BS EN 13240:2001+A2:2004 - Room heaters fired by solid fuel. Requirements and test methods
b) BS EN 14785:2006 - Residential space heating appliances fired by wood pellets. Requirements and test methods. This can be used for boilers and roomheaters in and out of living space.
c) BS EN 12809:2001+A1:2004 - Residential independent boilers fired by solid fuel. Nominal heat output up to 50 kW Requirements and test methods
d) BS EN 303-5:1999 Heating boilers - Part 5: Heating boilers for solid fuels, hand and automatically fired, nominal heat output of up to 300kW. Terminology, requirements, testing and marking.
Model(s) / Test Report Number / Please state the applicable test standard (a / b / c or d from above)
9. DOCUMENTATION:
For each product mentioned in this application, a document package must be submitted. The document package for each product must be in English and include at least the following:
- Full Test reports, in English
- A technical description stating any significant changes made to the products since testing
- Installation instructions, datasheets and any information to be left with the end user
- Details of the intended use, application and classifications (if any) required
- Relevant health and safety information
- A means of identifying the build standard of the product or abill of materials
- The revision number of the product
- Evidence of ISO 9001 certification (if applicable)
- Accreditation Certificates for the test facilities used (if applicable). These should show theapplicable test standards within the scope
- If the manufacturer is different from the applicant, please send a letter of approval from the manufacturer to state that they are happy to have BRE Global visit and assess their manufacturing facility and test reports
- Payment (as below)
10. Payment
A separate application fee is required for each product family / technology applied for.
The application fee per product family is £550 + VAT and should be sent to us with this application form. This fee covers the application for a product family and variants of the products within that family.
On receipt of a completed application form and documentation pack, we will develop a unique proposal. This will include a quote for the remaining charges, based on the information you supply to us. An invoice for this work will be raised once we have receivedthe signed proposal indicating acceptance of the terms and conditions set out therein.
For more information and the latest fees, please see document FS030 on our website
11. COMPANY DECLARATION
We hereby confirm on behalf of (the Company), that the information contained in this document is correct, any changes in circumstances will be notified to BRE Global in writing.A) We accept and agree to abide by the latest issue of the following documents:
i) Scheme Document MCS008, MCS 010 andMCS 011
ii) PN101 'BRE Global Terms and Conditions'.
iii)PN100 ‘Appeals Procedure’
iv)PN195 ‘Use of the certification mark’
iv) FS 030 Fee Sheet
B)The products tested are fully representative of the current production or BRE Global have been informed of any modifications to the design, production process or materials since testing.
Notes:
1)If any of the products applied for are not manufactured by the applicant, please provide a letter from the manufacturer agreeing to the use of their product(s) and authorisation to access previous test data and conduct a Factory Product Control assessment with the application.
Authorised representative of Applicant:
Name:Position:
Signature: Date:
Payment Details
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Card Number: (16) digits:
Name on Card: ......
Start date: / (mm/yy)Expiry date:/ (mm/yy)
Security Code: (last 3 digits on reverse):
Your card will be debited by the application fee of £550 plus VAT
Please tick here if you require a VAT receipt
By Cheque
I attach a cheque made payable to BRE Global Ltd, for the application fee of £550plus VAT
Please tick here if you require a VAT receipt
By BACS Please tick this box if you are paying by BACS and confirm date paid.
Date paid
Bank details are as follows
Bank Name: Barclays Bank plc
Address: Level 28, 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HP
Account Name: Building Research Establishment Ltd.
Account Number: 00606758 Sort Code: 20-65-63
IBAN No. GB22 BARC 2065 6300 6067
BIC/SWIFT: BARCGB22
For BACS payment please use Senders Ref HBC087
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