Fenestration Canada is planning a mission to Birmingham, U.K., May 21 through 23 to meet with British counterparts and attend FIT 2019, the U.K.'s largest show for the window and door industry. Interested members are all invited to join the trip.

April 16, 2019 - The Fenestra Purchasing Co-op is pleased to announce and welcome Alumican Doors Inc. of Montreal, QC, as the latest Member to join our Co-op.

Mar. 14, 2019 - Fenestra Purchasing Co-op is pleased to announce and welcome Gentek Building Products Ltd. of Burlington, ON, as the latest Supplier Partner to join our Co-op.

Fenestration Canada will host a one-day education and networking event in Edmonton on April 9. The day will include updates to code changes, discussions of high-performance window design, a presentation of a novel installation approach and a Q&A session with a panel of industry experts. Special effort has been made to include content of specific interest to Alberta fenestration manufacturers and dealers.

Fenestration Canada’s board of directors has been hard at work over the past six months to improve our management structure so we can provide better services and added value to our members.

SAWDAC is happy to introduce our new employee, Sabrina Amaral, who started with us last year.

Feb. 25, 2019 - The Fenestra Purchasing Co-op is pleased to announce and welcome Masonite International Corporation of Thornhill, ON as the latest Supplier Partner to join our Co-op.

The National Fenestration Rating Council has kicked off its 30-year anniversary by revising its mission statement and reviewing the fundamental priorities of the organization. Patrick Flannery, editor of Fenestration Review, had an opportunity to speak with Deb Callahan, CEO, and Tom Barnett, senior director of programs of the National Fenestration Rating Council.

Fenestration Canada has announced a major rebranding to reflect the association's mission of serving and supporting all fenestration industry stakeholders across Canada.

Bill Fast, retired founder of Willmar Windows and C.P. Loewen award winner, was thanked by Fenestration Manitoba at its Holiday Networking Event on Dec. 11 for his generous donation of 50 backpacks towards the association's drive to help the homeless through Siloam Mission. The donation was valued at $2,000 and led all donors. In all, FenMan collected 347 backpacks, each packed with items such as soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels and other essentials to make life a little easier for Winnipeg's homeless.

Dec. 3, 2018 - Mrs. Jennifer Small, President of Fenestration Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stéphane Labelle as Executive Director.

In recent months, we have been involved in many activities, including energy regulations, building codes, tariffs, WinDoor planning, membership recruitment and installation certification.

The first eight months of the year have blown up as the GreenON program has blown up.

Sept. 11, 2018 - The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) have jointly released a series of web pages providing a general overview of the standards, specifications and test methods used in the window, door and skylight industry related to glass and glazing systems. A Consumer's Guide to Understanding Glass Standards Used in Windows, Doors and Skylights is now available as a complimentary resource on AAMA's and IGMA's websites for the industry to share with consumers.

It all kind of came together with a little bit of luck and lots of elbow grease including the usual amazing organizing work by the FenMan Executive Director, Nancy Zubriski.  Blue skies throughout, perfect temperature, little or no wind, well manicured greed St Boniface golf course, larger turnout than 2017, a dinner with excellent food, great support by the supply industry AND a recognition of Aurele Robin as Builder of the Fenestration Manitoba organization!  What more could you ask for?  FenMan president Gary Blad provided the MC leadership including the presentation to Aurele.