BSI Windows & Doors Testing Services

Windows and Door Testing Services

BSI provides a complete testing and certification service for doors and windows. We offer the prestigious and widely specified Kitemark for a full range of materials including aluminium, steel, timber and PVC-U. We also provide a range of services in support of CE marking.

Our modern test facilities enable assessment of these products to both British and European test methods. These services are UKAS accredited and include a modern, computer operated weathertightness test facility. We are also leaders in the assessment of security and offer the Kitemark against BS 7950 and PAS 024.

Our test engineers are able to work with clients through a series of research and development programs as well as conducting full product assessments.

Our full testing, EN14351 – Windows and Doors, and assessment service offers Kitemark certification for the following products

• PVC-U doors, windows and profiles
• Timber doors and windows
• Aluminium doors and windows
• Steel and composite doors and windows

We offer testing of the following characteristics

• Weathertightness
• Impact strength
• Durability
• Security

Kitemark and CE marking for Doors and Windows.   For further information contact a BSI advisor now.

Unrivalled reputation

BSI have been providing Kitemark certification, CE marking and product testing for more than 25 years and as such has earned an unrivalled reputation for providing the very best service and certification.

Specifiers Choice

Some of the major specifying organisations such as London Housing Consortium (LHC), National House Building Council (NHBC) and National Building Specification (NBS) express strong preferences of Kitemark and in many instances insist on Kitemark products or services.

The benefits

Among the benefits of Kitemark certification are revenue growth, wide market access and opportunities, reputation enhancement, competitive edge and customer satisfaction.

Our modern test facilities enable assessment of these products to both British and European standards and test methods.

Kitemark and CE marking for Doors and Windows.   For further information contact a BSI advisor now.

Window and door tests include:

• Weathertightness
• Impact Strength
• Durability
• Security
• Installation
• Temperature cycling heat retention and radiation
• Noise penetration
• Operation and stength performance testing
• BFRC energy rating assessment
• Enhanced security
• Thief resistant locks
• Lock cylinders

The Secured by Design (SBD) scheme was introduced in 1989 by the Association of Chief Police Officers to help them stem the rising tide of burgalries.  The SBD document requires that all windows and door assemblies are covered by Kitemark or equivalent certification to BS 7950 for domestic windows and PAS 24 for residential doors.

Windows are tested by replicating the forces that would be applied by an adult male intruder using implements such as a screwdriver and crowbar.  All hardware and potential access points on the window are tested in an attempt to create a hole through which an average adult male could enter.  The test for enhanced securtiy is purely against intruder attack rather than a test of an individual hardware component.

• Manipulation od hardware
• Assessment of glazing security
• Mechanical loading test
• Manual check test

The BFRC (British Fenestration Rating Council) energy rating system certifies the total thermal performance of a window and produces a single number to rank a window type.  As an approved independent agency of the BFRC, BSI offer a full validation service for the energy rating process offering competitive rates and potential cost savings when combined with other assessments.  BSI has a Notified Body status under EN12209.

Kitemark and CE marking for Doors and Windows.   For further information contact a BSI advisor now.

Door and Window testing CE marking, Kitemark and certification standards with BSI:

Kitemark and CE marking for Doors and Windows.   For further information contact a BSI advisor now.