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British standards

British Standards

All our structures are designed with outstanding structural integrity at their core, ensuring we design in accordance with British Standards using the best quality materials and products on the market.

What is a standard? Put at its simplest, a standard is an agreed, repeatable way of doing something. It is a published document that contains a technical specification or other precise criteria designed to be used consistently as a rule, guideline, or definition.

Standards help to make life simpler and to increase the reliability and the effectiveness of many goods and services we use.

Certification marks earned by businesses whose products and practices consistently stand up to rigorous examination, are instantly recognizable and act as respected badges of quality, safety and performance.

Our door and window products have weather test ratings that timber products do not.

The first 2 are specific to our conservatory design only.

BS7950 Performance of windows and doors. Classification for weather tightness and guidance on selection and specification
BS6375 Part 1 Severe exposure category 2000
BS6399 Loading for Buildings:
Part 2 Code of practice for wind loads
Part 3 Code of practice for snow loads
BS8118 Structural use of aluminium. Code of practice for design
BS5206 Specification and performance testing for polyester powder coating