Roof failure alert over substandard timber battens

Contractors have been put on alert to watch out for non-standard timber battens that have been falsely coloured and stamped with a fake British Standard compliance mark.
The alarm has been raised after large volumes of the fake battens were reported to be in circulation in the UK.
The National Roofing Contractor Association warned that these non-compliant battens should not be installed because they could potentially cause roof failures and accidents.
This risk of accidents increases when the fa