What is FENSA?

FENSA itself represents the very best installers and suppliers of double glazing products throughout the UK. Standing for Fenestration Self- Assessment Scheme, FENSA currently operates as one of the six major Competent Person Schemes recognised in the UK as of 2018, serving to monitor the installation of double glazing country-wide and noting particularly skilled traders and companies with their FENSA certified installer accolade. FENSA is a household name trusted by consumers, local authorities, industries and governments alike, and a FENSA certificate is written proof of this quality.

Only the best suppliers and installers of double glazing are awarded FENSA accreditation, and this accolade doesn’t come easy. It requires the accredited party to showcase exemplary customer service skills and top quality products, all blended together with professionalism and experience that culminates in the customer receiving an official FENSA certificate. Here at Southern Window Systems we have always taken that attitude regardless of our accreditation with approved parties; however this government approved status now serves to officially present our dedication to quality double glazing products and services.

FENSA itself is a government approved body that regulates its certified members and ascertains a number of things on a commercial level, providing consumers with a FENSA certificate at the end of the process. Primarily, the FENSA certification makes sure that the members in question adhere to the strict regulations and guidelines put in place by the government to provide both physical and financial safety and security throughout the double glazing and home improvement process. This regulation is handled by a government-approved system that has been put in place to provide impartial assessments of its members on a regular basis.

What is a FENSA Certificate?

The FENSA Certificate is a certificate required to be imparted to customers upon completion of all double glazing products by FENSA members after April 2002. This only applies to contracts that have been signed after April 2002, however if a project began prior to 1st April 2002 but was completed after the 30th June 2002 then a certificate of compliance is also required in this circumstance as well. It is essentially an official record of your home improvement and double glazing project, and is usually important to reveal when selling your property.