A total of 14 windows and doors were shown by eight members.

Janex, who had the biggest presence on the stand, showed two top swing windows, one with a U-value of 0.76 W/m2K, a triple-glazed Passive House Tilt & Turn window, and a glazed external composite door with a U-value of 0.9 W/m2K.

West Port showed two striking bi-colour windows - an A-rated sliding sash with an easy-clean tilt facility, and a System X casement – along with a bi-colour panelled external door, complete with medieval nail heads.

Mumford and Wood showed an elegant Conservation sliding sash with a semi-circular head, as well as an Oak Conservation casement with aged leaded lights and black monkey tail hardware.

Viking, who also had a presence on the Estonia stand, showed a triple-glazed, aluminium-clad with a U-value of 0.9 W/m2K.

Geddes, exhibiting with the Wood Window Alliance for the first time, showed off a number of different features in one special multi-design window.

Boyland showed an attractive A-rated sliding sash window.

Rationel and Jeld-Wen, who had their own stands, also contributed windows.

As last year, the stand was generously sponsored by coatings manufacturers, Teknos, Sikkens and Sigma; timber suppliers, SCA, Lathams and Timbmet; hardware supplier, Spilka; composite door leaf supplier, OH Industri.

We were particularly grateful to James Latham for the beautiful Bausen maritime pine flooring and to Teknos and Sigma coatings for their presence on the stand in support of the other exhibitors.

As ever, the success of the show can’t be measured simply in leads. It’s a great opportunity to get to know other members and to see what’s going on in the wider industry. But there’s already strong interest in seeing another big Wood Window Alliance presence stand at Ecobuild 2013.

To book your place visit the Historic Towns Forum website http://www.historictownsforum.org/blenheim12

The Wood Window Alliance is a supporter of the Historic Towns Forum and campaigns for the installation of appropriate windows and doors in our historic towns and cities. More . . . . .

Ecobuild gives us an opportunity to show the full range of windows manufactured by members of the Wood Window Alliance, supported by many of our supplier members.

• A+ Eco-rated
• A rated for energy efficiency
• 60-year estimated service life
• Up to 10-year paint warranty
• Up to 30-year frame warranty
• 3rd-party accredited
• Manufactured from chain-of-custody certificated timber

So if you are 'window shopping' and visiting Ecobuild - drop in!

Over 3,000 visitors viewed our competition website during the 2 month period and more than 150 entries have been received. The winners will be selected by Naomi Cleaver from a shortlist of houses.

Winners will be notified at the end of January.

We would like to thank all those who entered.

Next year, we’ll be launching a brand new website and spending £250,000 on advertising. And we’re planning to continue the campaign in 2013.

Sean Parnaby, Chairman of the Wood Window Alliance, commented: "Up until now, we've focused on the public sector, where we've done a lot of good work, not least with our embodied carbon research by Davis Langdon and our Service Life research by Imperial College London.  “But we recognize that, to make a real difference to timber's share of the windows market, we have to address the largest sector. And that means home improvement – some 70% of the market. With the support of Swedish Wood, we're embarking on our most ambitious plans ever. Make no mistake, we're taking this seriously."

For more information, contact barnaby@words-west.co.uk

The guide is designed to help specifiers make the right choices when specifying high performance, energy-efficient wood windows for their projects.

The guide considers 7 main areas:

• Manufacturing standards
• Service life
• Sustainability
• Energy-efficiency
• Design
• Security
• Warranties

"Specifying the right products is so important if householders and other building owners are not to be disappointed with the overall performance of their windows", says Sean Parnaby, chair of the Wood Window Alliance. "This guide is intended to help all those wanting to ensure the windows in their projects will give them a long service life, and add value to their property."

Visit our Find a Member page to find your nearest Wood Window Alliance manufacturer.

Wooden sash windows in a house in The Friars, Checker Street, Kings Lynn - part of Lynn's conservation area, had been replaced by PVC alternatives without the necessary planning consent. But following a complaint to West Norfolk Council's enforcement team, the owner, who made a restrospective planning application for permission, was refused. The owner's appeal, after the decision, was also dismissed.

"Removing original windows and installing PVC replacements in a conservation area are both actions that are contrary to both borough council and national guidance", said the chairman of Kings Lynn Civic Society. "The decision may seem very hard", she added, "but these are the rules and people should be aware of them. This is why we want to publicise this case".

The new Wood Window Alliance Guide "Replacing Windows in Conservation Areas" can be downloaded here.

This NEW guide from the Wood Window Alliance will help homeowners who live in conservation areas, as well as conservation bodies and planners to understand how to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and enhance property values.

The programme, to be aired for the 3rd time on June 7th, includes extensive interviews with the Wood Window Alliance and the Energy Saving Trust and tells the full story of the energy-saving, value-boosting benefits of wood windows.

The WWA also airs its new TV advertisement during the programme, echoing English Heritage's warning to homeowners of the dangers to property values from the unsympathetic use of PVC-U windows, especially in conservation areas.

Click here for more information.

Westgate Joinery, a divison of Specialist Joinery (South) Limited, are based in East Sussex, and are firmly established in the South East of England, specialising in bespoke high performance timber windows manufactured from a number of timber species, including Accoya.

Westgate Joinery's many projects include Glyndebourne Opera House, renovation to Belle Toute Lighthouse at Beachy Head and 'the House that Kevin Built' which was featured at 'Grand Designs Live' in May 2008.