Windows and doors

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 weather tightness test facility. We are also leaders in the assessment of security and offer the Kitemark against 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

Weather tightness
Impact strength
Durability
Security

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 organizations 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, with evidence from a UKAS accredited product certification, testing & assessment body.

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

Window and door tests include:

Weather tightness
Impact Strength
Durability
Security
Installation
Temperature cycling heat retention and radiation
Noise penetration
Operation and strength performance testing
Enhanced security
Thief resistant locks
Lock cylinders

Enhances security windows & doors:
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 burglaries. 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 security is purely against intruder attack rather than a test of an individual hardware component.