Accreditations and professional memberships
Product quality
The standard for PVCu windows, to follow BS7413, the standard for PVCu Extrusion
We added the well-known 'Kitemark' to our product with the award of BS
7412 paragraph 8 (Certification for the manufacture of Double Glazed PVCU
windows). We are proud of the fact that we were among the first 20
companies to be awarded this prestigious 'Kitemark'. This standard is
backed up by the rigorous training schemes for employees which include NVQ
level qualifications for Manufacture and Installation.
Certificate of
Licence - 'Kitemark', Comply with BS7412 (1991) supplemented by PAS011:
1994 and Quality Management System BS5750 part 2 BS EN ISO 9001:2000,
Certificate No KM12884, Register date: 23rd October 1991
Security
BSI formalised specification
that tests the ability of a window to resist unwanted entry.
We were among the first companies to be awarded the BS 7950 'Kitemark' for enhanced window security, (formerly PAS 011). This enhanced security can be incorporated into any of our products, such as Shootbolt, hinge protectors and hook locks on doors.
Certificate of Licence - 'Kitemark', Comply with BS7950 enhanced
security performance of casement and Tilt & Turn Windows for Domestic
Applications, Register date: 16th March 1995, Certificates Dated 10th Feb
2003.
Secured by Design
Secured by Design is
the UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of 'designing
out crime' by the use of effective crime prevention and security standards
for a range of applications. Secured by Design supports one of the
Government's key planning objectives - the creation of secure, quality
places where people wish to live and work.
We have been awarded PAS 23/24 and hold accreditation for Secured by
Design for Composite Doors.
FENSA
We are members of FENSA
(Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme). Membership confirms an agreement to
comply with building regulations applying to the thermal insulation of
window and door installations.
Glass and Glazing Federation
We are a
member of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), a recognised leading
authority and voice for employers and companies within the flat glass,
glazing, window, home improvement, plastics and applied window film
industries in the UK.
GGF membership is achieved through examination of our product quality
and service. This vetting procedure involves the GGF inspecting the
company's premises, check a three year period of our financial accounts
and taking up references.
Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors
Members of the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS) which is one of the most respected and high profile
global 'standards and membership' organisations for professionals involved
in land, valuation, real estate, construction and environmental issues,
and dedicated to promoting excellence and safeguarding public interest in
all property related matters.
Trustmark
We are also members of Trust
Mark. TrustMark is a new, award-winning scheme supported by Government,
the building industry and consumer groups to help you find reliable and
trustworthy tradespeople to make improvements and repairs inside and
outside your home.
Constructionline
We are a member of
Constructionline, the UK's register of local and national construction and
construction-related contractors and consultants, pre-qualified to work
within the public sector.
Set up in 1998 in response to Sir Michael Latham's 1994 report on modernising the construction industry ("Constructing the Team"), Constructionline is designed to streamline procurement procedures, reducing supplier and client costs and wasted time and effort at the pre-qualification stage, rendering the construction industry more efficient and effective.
