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02/28/2024

Associations connect people

Associations connect people, both internally and externally.
This is about what we have in common, not what divides us.

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

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02/28/2024

Improve the renovation rate - GKFP e.V. and EPPA ivzw present themselves at FENSTERBAU FRONTALE

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…

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02/28/2024

SAVE THE DATE - General Assembly Meeting 2024 in Pforzheim

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 10…

Parkhotel Pforzheim © GKFP

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02/27/2024

The GKFP working group meetings from March to May 2024

19-22/03/2024|FensterbauFrontale|Nürnberg | 27/03/2024|Quality Committee|video conference | 15/04/2024|WG sustainability|video conference | The meetings will take place on site or as…

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11/08/2023

Review:Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme invited to its 4th TechnologieForumZukunft

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…

The moderators, speakers and experts of the panel discussion of the fourth TechnologieForumZukunft together on stage. Images: bauelemente bau

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07/17/2023

RAL Quality Assurance as a holistic approach

Consistency as an essential add-on in RAL quality assurance

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05/17/2023

Review: General Assembly Meeting Gütegemeinschaft and QKE

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…

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03/16/2023

Program: General Assembly of GKFP and QKE - May 11, 2023

This year's General Assembly Meeting of the Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme and des Qualitätsverband Kunststofferzeugnisse will take place on 11 May 2023 in Halle a.d. Saale.

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03/13/2023

Annual Report 2022 of GKFP, QKE and EPPA is online

The annual report of the three associations offers a summary review of the past year and provides a preview of 2023. The report is available in German and English.

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01/02/2023

Technical appendix available

The new technical appendix to RAL-GZ 716 is now available as PDF.

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01/01/2023

Reminder: 11 May 2023 - General Assembly Meeting of the GKFP and QKE

The next joint General Assembly Meeting of Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. (GKFP) and Qualitätsverband Kunststofferzeugnisse e.V. (QKE) will take place on 11 May 2023 in Halle…

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10/31/2022

Review: TechnologieForumZukunft "Modern surface design for PVC windows" on 29 September 2022

In the proven combination of impulse lectures, video contributions, a panel discussion and Q&A sessions, the focus in the now third part of the GKFP information event was on the PVC window as a modern…

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10/07/2022

Accompanying brochure to the TechnologieForumZukunft "surface quality" online

A more than 30-page brochure on the subject of "Surface quality and design solutions for quality-assured PVC windows" has been produced to accompany the third online event of our Gütegemeinschaft and…

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09/15/2022

New information flyer: “PVC windows with a high proportion of recycled PVC (rPVC)"

A cooperation with the city of Düsseldorf

Cover of the German flyer on the subject of PVC windows with a high rPVC content. Image: Schüco Polymer Technologies

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07/13/2022

Gütegemeinschaft and EPPA live at the FENSTERBAU FRONTALE FORUM

Be there live on site or online: On July 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Lecture program on the topic "PVC window profiles: A contribution and a blueprint for the Green Deal"

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06/09/2022

Outlook: Gütegemeinschaft will be at FENSTERBAU FRONTALE

The summer edition of Fensterbau Frontale will take place in Nuremberg from 12 to 15 July and our Gütegemeinschaft will once again be represented with a booth and a half-day programme block in the…

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06/02/2022

Revision of the EPD for double-glazed PVC windows available online

The updated Environmental Product Declaration of GKFP, QKE and EPPA for double-glazed PVC windows has been published.

The updated EPD for double-glazed PVC windows is now available online.

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05/24/2022

Review: RAL Webinar "Green Deal – Relevance for RAL Quality Marks?

GKFP Managing Director Gerald Feigenbutz gave a guest lecture in the RAL webinar series on the topic of the Green Deal.

Screenshot from the RAL Green Deal webinar

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05/19/2022

Joint General Assembly Meeting of GKFP, QKE and EPPA

On 12 May 2022, around 50 members, partners and media representatives came together at the Novotel in Karlsruhe for the joint General Assembly Meeting of the three associations. In addition, numerous…

Joint General Assembly Meeting of GKFP, QKE and EPPA  in Karlsruhe (Germany)

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05/04/2022

PVC windows in renovation and new construction: new article online

What predestines PVC windows for modernization projects in particular? In their article in the German Comfort@Home magazine, GKFP and EPPA provide private builders with useful information on the…

Modern, quality-assured PVC windows save energy, are durable and, thanks to full recycling, are an application example of the circular economy. Rendering: GKFP / iStock.com/runna10

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