Tasks and Objectives

The European Quality Assurance Association for Panels and Profiles – EPAQ – was established in 2003 to secure the quality of metal profiles and metal sandwich panels for those manufacturers who are in favour of products with good quality.

The tasks and objectives of EPAQ are as follows:

• Establishing quality rules for panels and profiles made of metal, based upon harmonized European standards 
• Labelling of panels and profiles which are controlled on the basis of the EPAQ-Quality Regulations by the EPAQ-Quality Label “EPAQ-Quality” 
• Promotion of quality in European standardization in all Technical Committees of CEN which are relevant for panels and profiles under the scope of EPAQ 
• Establishing a voluntary third party control for EPAQ-members 
• Coordination of the work of third parties who are testing and auditing on the basis of EPAQ Quality Regulations 
• Supporting transfer of knowledge between third parties to eliminate differences in performing product tests 
• Improvement of testing methods to guarantee the quality of products 
• Supporting a free market without trade barriers for panels and profiles 
• Acting against misleading information on the market towards the customers, by any party, eventually even panel and profile manufacturers
• Promotion of products of good quality on the European market 
• Information of the customers about quality aspects 
• Cooperation with other European Associations, e. g. eppf, that are working mainly on the technical/scientific and economic field of profiles and/or panels
• Cooperation with other institutes with excellent knowledge on sandwich technology like iS-Consult