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The windays event organized by Bern University of Applied Sciences is the most important specialist conference for the window and façade industry in Switzerland. Over two days, it provides a…

Differentiation according to impact resistance classes is not a basis for categorizing the quality of a profile.

Differentiation according to impact resistance classes is not a basis for categorizing the quality of a profile.

Since February 2021, the RAL Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. (GKFP) has been organizing the interactive event series "TechnologieForumZukunft". The fifth edition with the main…

01/08/2025|Quality Committee | 02/06/2025|Industry Group System Engineering | The meetings will take place on site or as web meetings.

On December 10 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Thomas Arend from Steuerquartier Köln GmbH will give a talk on the current topic of electronic accounting. (Lecture language: German)

For the first time, the Bundesverband Flachglas (BF) German Flat Glass Association is organising a sustainability award for the flat glass industry. The award is aimed at companies that are…

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The General Assemblies of the Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. (GKFP) and EPPA Deutschland e.V. took place in Pforzheim on May 16. The public part of the event day offered space…

The presentations and photos of the General Assembly of EPPA Deutschland e.V. and Gütegemeinschaft für Kunststofffenster-Profilsysteme are available in our member area after login.

The next General Assembly Meeting of Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. (GKFP) will take place on 16 May 2024 in Pforzheim, at the Parkhotel Pforzheim.

We will open the event at 09…

The annual report of the three associations offers a summary review of the past year and provides a preview of 2024. The report is available in German and English.

From 19 to 22 March 2024, RAL Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. was represented at FENSTERBAU FRONTALE in Nuremberg together with EPPA ivzw, the European trade association for…

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Prejudice, discrimination, hatred and agitation therefore have no place in our…

FENSTERBAU FRONTALE will take place in Nuremberg from March 19 to 22, 2024. As in previous years, the European trade association of PVC-U window system manufacturers, EPPA ivzw, will be represented at…

Since February 2021, RAL Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. (GKFP) has been hosting several webinars under its brand "TechnologieForumZukunft" to present and discuss current topics…

Please find herewith a letter from EPPA, Vinylplus, and Rewindo to the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Development.

Consistency as an essential add-on in RAL quality assurance

On May 11, 2023, around 50 members, partners and media representatives gathered at the Dorint Hotel in Halle an der Saale for the joint general meeting of the two associations. In addition, online…

The lead restriction has been published and thus entered into force.