Accreditations

VEKA plc holds a wide range of accreditations in respect to PVC-U window and door systems, enabling clients to specify with confidence. The following standards are all applicable for the manufacture and installation of windows and doors:

Management Systems

Quality Management Systems
BS EN ISO 9001 : Certificate of Registration FM 01414

This standard requires that a company has a fully documented quality management system that covers all aspects of the organisations activities. Incorporating, customer focus, design & development, manufacture through to dispatch, its implementation ensures that the provision of product and service to the customer is at the highest level of performance. Conformance to this standard is subject to regular ongoing surveillance and product audit testing by BSI.

Environmental Systems
- BS EN ISO 14001: Certificate of Registration EMS 59308
The nature of the standard specifies that a formal assessment of all activities is undertaken to determine their impact upon the internal working environment, the local community and globally. Based upon this review, objectives must be developed that are targeted to improving environmental issues. Also included within this assessment was a review of all applicable legislation and our conformance to this and any other regulatory requirements. As with the Quality Management standard ISO 9001 all aspects of the company’s activities must be documented followed by an in-depth ongoing assessment by BSI.

Investors-In-People - Certificate of Registration 87564

IIP is a nationally based award that is issued only after a full independent assessment is undertaken of the implementation of a company’s training / development policy and objectives. This is reassessed every 3 years to review ongoing compliance with the requirements of the standard.


BSI Kitemark Certification

PVC-U Window Profile - BS 7413 Kite mark License KM 12875
Specifies the requirement for raw material and properties of the finished profile after extrusion for PVC-U windows and doors using impact modified material. Incorporates window size limitations & exposure categories based on assessment to BS 7412. Conformance to this standard is subject to regular ongoing surveillance and product audit testing by BSI

PVC-U Plastic Windows - BS 7412
Specifies types and requirements for material, construction, glazing, security, safety, functionality, weather tightness, operation & strength and thermal performance of PVC-U windows. To achieve BS7412, the profile must be accredited to BS 7413, several VEKA fabricators hold individual BS 7412 Kite mark Licences. Conformance to this standard is subject to regular ongoing surveillance and product audit testing by BSI.

Enhanced Window Security - BS 7950/ 7413 Kite mark License KM 33520
Specifies test methods and acceptance criteria for enhanced security performance of casement and tilt/turn windows for domestic application. In addition to VEKA holding BS7950 accreditation, several VEKA fabricators also hold individual BS 7950/7412 Kite mark Licences.

Residential Door Performance - PAS 23-1/7413 Kite mark License KM 60983
Specifies the general performance requirements for single leaf door assemblies in respect to weather performance and resistance to mechanical forces and loading in cyclic testing. In addition to VEKA holding PAS 23-1 accreditation, VEKA fabricators also hold individual PAS 23- 1/7412 Kite mark Licences.

Enhanced Door Security - PAS 24-1/7413 Kite mark - License KM 60985
Specifies test methods and acceptance criteria for enhanced security performance requirements for door assemblies. In addition to VEKA holding PAS 24-1 accreditation, VEKA fabricators also hold individual PAS 24-1/7412 Kite mark Licences.

PVC-UE Cellular Trim Profile - BS 7619 Kite mark License KM 41048
Specification for extruded cellular PVC (PVC-UE) profiles used for non-structural building applications. Specifies the requirement for raw material and properties of the finished profile after extrusion including fire classification, dimensional, colour fastness and weathering resistance.


BBA Agrement Certification

British Board of Agrément undertakes an in-depth review of the system supplier that includes their documented quality systems and product performance. In respect to window / door systems this results in the issue of comprehensive assessment reports. Based upon this, the fabricator can then apply for BBA certification. The BBA would then assess the ability of the fabricator to make products to the specification agreed between the system supplier and the BBA.

Window / Door Assessment Reports
1200 Woodgrain Foiled PVC-U Profiles for Window & Door
1341 Matrix Casement - Thermal Performance
1342 Matrix Tilt & Turn - Thermal Performance
1404 Matrix Casement & Tilt & Turn Windows

 In addition, VEKA holds BBA Agrément Certification for a range of their PVC-UE Cellular products, these include:
Cladding Certificate 99/3589
Roofline Certificate 99/3590


Other Accreditations

Thermal Performance - BS EN ISO 12567-1
This specifies the thermal performance of windows and doors by the determination of thermal transmittance by the hot-box method. Tests undertaken by the National Physical Laboratory show that VEKA windows comply with the Thermal Transmittance (U-Value) requirement of 2.0W/m2K as specified within the approved Building Regulations (England & Wales) Documents L1 & L2 and Building Standards (Scotland) Part J.

Report Number - PP31/E01030191/4
Matrix Fully Reversible Window
Matrix 58 Casement Window

- PP31/E01080181
Matrix 58 Fully Reinforced Tilt & Turn Window
Matrix 70 Fully Reinforced Casement Window
Matrix 70 Fully Reinforced Tilt & Turn Window
Matrix Fully Reinforced Vertical Sliding Window
MACDATA (Material Components Developing & Testing Association)

British Plastics Federation
VEKA are members of the BPF who provide a range of Codes of Practice that give guidelines and recommendations on good practices required for the survey, manufacture and installation of windows and doors. Copies of their publications can be obtained direct from the BPF and includes subjects such as:

• Guide to the specification and use of plastic windows and door sets.
• Code of practice for the installation of replacement plastic windows and door sets.
• Code of practice for the installation of PVC-U windows and door sets in new domestic dwellings.
• Code of practice for the reinforcement of high impact modified PVC-U windows and door sets.

VEKA are members of the BPF who provide a range of Codes of Practice that give guidelines and recommendations on good practices required for the survey, manufacture and installation of windows and doors. Copies of their publications can be obtained direct from the BPF and includes subjects such as: - Guide to the specification and use of plastic windows and door sets.

• Code of practice for the installation of replacement plastic windows and door sets.
• Code of practice for the installation of PVC-U windows and door sets in new domestic dwellings.
• Code of practice for the reinforcement of high impact modified PVC-U windows and door sets.