What Does FENSA Registration Mean?

FENSA stands for the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme, and was founded in 2002 by the Glass and Glazing Federation [GGF] and other industry bodies – with encouragement from the government – to ensure compliance with new building regulations covering all replacement glazing in houses in England and Wales.

As the names suggests, FENSA is a self-certifying scheme, meaning that once registered, installers can certify the work themselves to say it complies with building regulations. To obtain FENSA registration, each company has a sample of work checked by an appointed inspector.

So, what does this mean for the consumer? In practice, once your windows have been fitted, FENSA will inform your local authority and issue you a certificate confirming that the installer self certifies compliance. In short, that's pretty much it.

Before signing a contract, it's always a good idea to ask any company whether they can self-certify, either by FENSA or the similar Certass scheme. If they can't, an application for approval will need to be made to your local authority, which will result in extra charges.

It's important to remember FENSA registration isn't a mark of quality work, nor does it give any financial guarantees against rogue traders or a faulty installation. Even so, the ability to self-certify is very useful, and common among all but the smallest of outfits.

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