Why choose a FENSA registered installer?

What is a FENSA registered installer?

FENSA stands for Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme. It’s a government-approved Competent Person Scheme that monitors the installation of replacement windows and doors, and a name that homeowners, local authorities and the industry recognise.

A FENSA registered installer has passed FENSA’s initial vetting and is then assessed regularly and impartially throughout its membership. Those assessments check that its installations keep to the regulations and industry standards for replacement windows and doors.

Why it matters to you

No building control paperwork

Replacing windows and doors has to comply with Building Regulations. When you use a FENSA registered installer, you don’t have to submit anything to your local building control after the work is finished. Your installer notifies FENSA on your behalf, FENSA informs building control, and you receive your certificate at the end.

A certificate for when you sell

Your FENSA certificate is the official record of the installation. It’s usually one of the documents you’ll be asked for when you sell your home, so it pays to have one.

Independent checks on quality

You don’t have to rely on an installer’s word alone. Because FENSA assesses its members regularly, registration gives you independent reassurance that the installer’s work is checked against the standards.

More protection when you choose us

FENSA registration is one part of the picture. When we fit your windows and doors, you also have:

• Certass registration, which gives you deposit protection and an insurance-backed guarantee;
• a 10-year Yale guarantee on the locks, as Yale approved installers;
• a 10-year Liniar product guarantee on our Liniar uPVC windows;
• Secured by Design, PAS 24 tested doors.

Questions to ask any installer

• Are you FENSA registered?
• Will you notify FENSA and will I receive a FENSA certificate when the work is finished?
• How is my deposit protected, and what guarantees come with the installation?

A family firm that takes it seriously

Southern Window Systems has been a family-run business in Hastings since 1993. We treat every home and every project individually, and much of our work comes from repeat customers and recommendations. Being FENSA registered is one way we can show you we do the job properly.