Resources

PRODCOM Reports

The Office of National Statistics annually publish PRODCOM reports on the carpentry and joinery industry. Click here for the latest report based on 2005.

Palmer Market Research Update

Palmer Market Research regularly keeps an account of the UK window market as a whole. This is a press release on the findings of their most current report, which looks positive for timber windows.

Market report on timber glazing products

Links

Here are some useful links to other reports that are widely available about wood windows. (Please note the WWA do not take any responsibility for the content of these publications.)

WWF Report

Greenpeace Report

Greenspec Report

Report on the procurement policies of various councils preferring wood windows

Here are some useful links for standards & regulations

Building Regulations, notably parts B, E, F, L, J and particularly part N, apply to windows.
Visit www.planningportal.gov.uk/approveddocuments

Building regulations in Scotland differ. For more information refer to the Technical Handbooks available at www.sbsa.gov.uk.

For Northern Ireland refer to www.dfpni.gov.uk/br-technical-booklets