• Design - Ensuring windows and doors are correct for intended use
• Surveying – Correct door and window fit and risk assessment
• Installation practice – Including the safe removal of old windows
• Staff training – Ensure all staff are properly trained and competent
• Property care – To avoid damage to furniture and floor coverings
• Building regulations compliance – Including fire, thermal efficiency, and safety glazing
• Material quality – All materials must meet the required quality standards.
• Inspection – Check all installations are fitted in accordance with BS 8213-4 and the system designer recommendations.

New build, replacement and commercial markets are all covered by the scheme, irrespective of the types of materials used.

Kitemark for window installations - a clear business advantage

The Kitemark is one of the UK's most respected certification marks, and is well-established in the double-glazing sector as a symbol of quality and reliability.

• Powerful and effective marketing tool 
• Reduced mis-measures and service calls by improving the quality of the installation, delivering you cost savings.
• Increased quality of surveying, improving your efficiency.
• Reduced delays in issuing paperwork – Kitemark installers who elect to use BSI to carry out local authority notifications and issuing of Building Regulations certificates, can carry out these activities instantly via our website.
• It enables the installer to complete the job properly in the very first time, saving you costs.

Quality Plan

BSI offers a quality plan module for window installers. The quality plan is a document that outlines the procedures, specifications and associated resources your company utilises to achieve the workmanship quality required.

The quality plan module is designed to:

• Help clients understand the Kitemark scheme requirements and BS8213-4
• Provide a gap analysis report
• Provide an action plan of what is required and assign responsibilities for progression within an agreed timeframe.