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Preserving steel heritage windows and doors with the Steel Window Association21/01/2026
Whether you're an architect, conservation officer or homeowner, SWA members help to protect and celebrate the legacy of steel windows and doors. The Steel Window Association [...]
A window into SWA commercial project winner 2025, West Leigh16/12/2025
At the 2025 Steel Window Association awards, the Commercial Project winner was West Leigh’s Len House project. Andy Bawn, MD of West Leigh, tells us all about the [...]
A window onto SWA domestic project winner 2025, The Cotswold Casement Company10/09/2025
At the 2025 Steel Window Association awards, the Domestic Project winner was named as The Cotswold Casement Company with an entry which centred around the Grade II [...]
West Leigh’s expertise at Len House leads to a win for Commercial Project of the Year at SWA Awards 202528/08/2025
West Leigh has won the Commercial Project category at the Steel Window Association (SWA) Awards 2025 for its work on the Len House project in Maidstone, Kent. History [...]
A window into the SWA Supplier of the Year winner 2025 – Joseph Ash Galvanizing10/07/2025
At the 2025 Steel Window Association awards, the Supplier of the Year was named as Joseph Ash Galvanizing of Medway in Kent. Dan Lyons Commercial Sales [...]
Wiltshire House wins Domestic Project of the Year for The Cotswold Casement Company at the SWA Awards 202510/07/2025
The Cotswold Casement Company has won the Domestic Project of the Year category at the Steel Window Association Awards 2025 for work on Wiltshire House. John Ramshaw, judge [...]
The winners take a bow in second Steel Window Association Awards 202518/06/2025
The winners of the second Steel Window Association (SWA) Awards have been announced at a ceremony in County Hall, London. After a successful launch in [...]
New fact sheets from the Steel Window Association answer professionals’ specification questions23/05/2025
The Steel Window Association has developed twelve fact sheets which give the architect, contractor and installer important information and advice for the specification of steel windows [...]
Timeless elegance from Steel Window Fittings21/05/2025
Steel Window Fittings, a member of the Steel Window Association, is a market leader in high quality steel window and door handles, fittings and accessories. The [...]
SWA members wowing new markets with thermally broken Ottostumm profiles09/04/2025
The evolution of steel windows within the UK is gaining fresh momentum as clients and consultants warm to the enhanced performance benefits of the new [...]
W20 steel screens define spaces in modern mansion02/04/2025
A longstanding member of the Steel Window Association has helped the designers of a luxurious modern mansion delineate and enhance a variety of living, as well as [...]
SWA member delivers ‘fresh Hope’ for university’s Sustainable Building department02/04/2025
A detailed contract to restore an iconic Art Deco building in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to create a modern teaching facility, achieving high [...]
Getting to know Darren Lloyd MD of Govette Windows and Steel Window Association member11/03/2025
Steel Window Association member Govette Windows has been manufacturing steel windows and doors from its factory in Surrey for almost 30 years, supplying both domestic and commercial customers [...]
The second Steel Window Association Awards are launched07/03/2025
Following the success of the inaugural Steel Window Association Awards in 2024, 2025 sees a bigger and better programme with the addition of two new [...]
Steel Window Fittings launches new range of handles17/02/2025
Steel Window Fittings, a member of the Steel Window Association, is a market leader in high quality steel window and door handles, fittings and accessories. The [...]
W20 windows and doors made clear with SWA’s new fact sheet11/02/2025
The Steel Window Association has developed a series of informative fact sheets; all can be viewed and downloaded here. The latest is the W20 which has been compiled by the [...]
A focus on SWA member, Steel Window Fittings20/01/2025
Based near the historic town of Ironbridge in Shropshire, widely regarded as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, Steel Window Fittings is a market leader [...]
A focus on SWA member, West Leigh17/12/2024
Located in Charlton, South London, West Leigh was established during the Blitz in 1943. During the destruction in London, the company helped in repairing windows and facades [...]
SWA guides on the installation of steel windows and doors08/11/2024
The Steel Window Association has developed a series of fact sheets; all can be viewed and downloaded here. The following is a synopsis of the [...]
Aftercare and maintenance of steel windows28/10/2024
Steel windows properly maintained can be expected to last the life of the building The Steel Window Association has developed a series of fact sheets – all [...]
A focus on SWA member, Govette Windows15/08/2024
Based in South Godstone, Surrey, Govette Windows has been manufacturing steel windows, doors (and more) from its factory for almost 30 years. It supplies both domestic and [...]
Sensitive Victorian retrofit wins West Leigh Best Commercial Project at SWA Awards 202426/07/2024
London based, West Leigh has won the Best Commercial Project category at the Steel Window Association (SWA) Awards 2024 for its sensitive and painstaking work on the restoration of [...]
Govette Windows wins Best Domestic Project at the SWA Awards 202420/06/2024
Govette Windows has won the Best Domestic Project category at the Steel Window Association Awards for work on a house extension in Weybridge, Surrey. John Ramshaw, Technical Editor [...]
Bring steel windows and doors into the kitchen11/06/2024
Open plan kitchens are hugely popular as they allow more natural light into the space. However, there’s a lot to be said for separate spaces, [...]
Steel Window Association - for the specialists in domestic and commercial refurbishment of steel windows03/05/2024
The UK-wide Steel Window Association members are the established, proven experts in the renovation and sympathetic refurbishment of steel windows and doors in both domestic and commercial [...]
Bring steel windows and doors into the bathroom22/03/2024
Steel in the home continues to dominate in the home fashion stakes; internal partitions and large steel windows replace solid doors and walls in contemporary [...]
Announcing the Steel Window Association Awards 202405/02/2024
The Association, and members, are thrilled to announce the launch of the very first Steel Window Association Awards. The awards have been created to highlight [...]
Two SWA members join forces at County Hall, London17/01/2024
Steel Window Association members, Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) and Steel Window Fittings (SWF) brought their individual expertise together while working on the County Hall project. Building on its [...]
Steel windows and screens deliver style to enhance interior decor02/01/2024
Strong yet comparatively slim steel frame sections are well recognised amongst architects for offering excellent light transmission, while the slender sightlines are also ideal for [...]
Sumptuous steel for the home01/11/2023
For a look of luxury, heritage, class and beauty, specifiers are increasingly using steel for different areas in the home choosing a Steel Window Association (SWA) member [...]
Renaissance for tried and trusted W20 steel windows18/10/2023
As home renovation remains popular, and with the focus being on the acquisition and refurbishment of rural properties, this has resulted in Steel Window Association (SWA) members [...]
Oxted home offered new dimension with interior steel doors10/08/2023
The owners of a large late-Victorian property in Surrey have completed the renovation and extension of their home by bringing style and light to the [...]
Steel Window Fittings unveils a stunning new website05/06/2023
Steel Window Association, member, Steel Window Fittings (SWF) has launched a new website – Steel Window Fittings | Fittings and Hardware for Steel Windows to improve [...]
Steel screens for stylish interior spaces03/05/2023
Steel doors and windows are synonymous with rugged performance and slim sightlines; and these same distinctive frames and profiles are now being specified for inside [...]
Clear Windows & Conservatories joins the Steel Window Association21/02/2023
A family business with over 25 years in the window and door industry, Clear Windows & Conservatories (London), has joined the Steel Window Association to support the company’s diversification into [...]
SWA website expands focus on ironmongery23/01/2023
Since the launch of the Steel Window Association website, members have been regularly reviewing the content to make sure all is up to date. Ironmongery [...]
Renaissance for tried and trusted W20 steel windows18/01/2023
Member companies of the Steel Window Association (SWA) have been enjoying a boom in business. This is thanks to the general upturn in activity across the housing [...]
SWA members dealing with demand for their refurb expertise13/12/2022
The predicted fall off for RMI* work after the pandemic has failed to affect the order books of Steel Window Association (SWA) members, as customers [...]
W20 door screen streams light into Wandsworth kitchen extension11/10/2022
A Steel Window Association member company has created a large and elegant screen which forms the entire end wall to a new kitchen-dining room for [...]
W20 steel windows transform garden views in Weybridge house wraparound addition29/08/2022
A major extension to a large detached property in Weybridge, Surrey has made elegant use of W20 steel windows and doors to create a series [...]
Sliding steel doors provide stylish link between interior spaces09/08/2022
Members of the Steel Window Association (SWA) supply and install internal sliding doors (pictured) in a wide range of sizes and styles to suit all types of [...]
Concealed multipoint locking spans steel window spectrum22/07/2022
Recent development work carried out by Steel Window Association member company, Steel Window Fittings, means it is now possible to specify concealed multipoint locking on virtually all the [...]
Back together for the 55th Steel Window Association AGM11/07/2022
The Steel Window Association welcomed members and guests to the 55th AGM – the first physical event for two years. Hosted at The Glass and [...]
Holdsworth Windows joins the Steel Window Association22/06/2022
Shipston-on-Stour-based Holdsworth Windows has joined the Steel Window Association (SWA). Holdsworth Windows offers customers the complete solution when it comes to steel windows and doors - site survey, [...]
Get to know SWA member, Perla Windows13/06/2022
As Perla Windows approaches its first anniversary as a Steel Window Association member, Lauren Murphy of Taylor Alden speaks to Nick Vassilopoulos, Director of Perla Windows to get to know him better. [...]
Steel Window Association punching above its weight for member companies25/04/2022
While there are larger trade bodies in the construction industry, the Steel Window Association continues to punch above its weight representing the sector’s interests at Government level [...]
Steel Window Association achieves FD30 rating for internal glazed fire doors and side screens08/04/2022
A recently completed programme of testing conducted by the Steel Window Association's (SWA) technical committee has resulted in three different internal door configurations successfully attaining [...]
Get to know a SWA member, ASWS09/03/2022
Lauren Murphy of Taylor Alden speaks to Kris Bennell, Contracts Director of Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) and long-standing Steel Window Association (SWA) member. How [...]
Get to know SWA member, Cotswold Casements17/02/2022
Lauren Murphy of Taylor Alden speaks to Liam Payne, General Manager of Cotswold Casements and Steel Window Association member. How long have you been a member of the SWA? [...]
Steel windows meet aesthetic aspirations at St Albans Cathedral16/02/2022
Sympathetically connecting the grade I listed cathedral building to its 1980s chapter house, the new welcome centre at St Albans Cathedral provides a visitor entrance, [...]
Get to know a SWA member, Govette Windows15/02/2022
Lauren Murphy of Taylor Alden speaks to Darren Lloyd, Director of Govette Windows and long-standing SWA member. Fun fact – Darren was the President of [...]
Want to know more about steel windows, doors and screens? The new SWA website tells all17/11/2021
The Steel Window Association has long been the leading authority on steel windows and doors, alongside associated ironmongery and ancillary products and services. Designed to help the [...]
Window maker’s history revealed10/11/2021
Windows often provide a view into history but, sometimes, they tell their own story. This is the case with a stained glass window on the [...]
New president of the Steel Window Association is announced22/10/2021
Kris Bennell, Contracts Director of Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) is the new President of the Steel Window Association (SWA). He has been handed the reins after Darren Lloyd of Govette [...]
Thermally broken update on classic W20 steel frames bringing new business for SWA members29/09/2021
The roll out of the W50 TB thermally broken steel frame system - which captures the classic appearance of the ubiquitous W20 profiles, while delivering [...]
Steel windows – the sustainable and stylish choice01/09/2021
Steel is the most recycled material by weight on the planet Genuine sustainability is about the kind of tomorrow we want to leave to our children and grandchildren [...]
Security and safety with Steel Window Fittings10/08/2021
Steel Window Association (SWA) member, Steel Window Fittings (SWF) specialises in providing quality, design-led fittings for steel window frames. A recent innovation to answer questions of aesthetics, security [...]
Perla Windows joins Steel Window Association09/07/2021
London-based Perla Windows has joined the Steel Window Association (SWA). Perla Windows is one of the UK's most prestigious suppliers and installers of steel and aluminium fenestration systems for [...]
Stuart Judge, president of The Steel Window Association, discusses the world of steel fenestration in 202109/07/2021
2020 was certainly the year of challenge, surprise and determination as the primary markets for Steel Window Association members initially came to a very abrupt halt. This [...]
Steel Window Association launches associate member option for industry suppliers22/06/2021
The progressive Steel Window Association - www.steel-window-association.co.uk - has recently launched a three-tier system for the industry's manufacturing membership and, as a further refinement to the new [...]
Steeling yourself for the future14/06/2021
Stuart Judge of the Steel Window Association considers the performance benefits of contemporary steel frames in terms of meeting the future challenges for housebuilding. Britain [...]
SWF launches new elegant sprung “lever lever” door handles for today’s steel doors20/05/2021
Steel Window Association member, Steel Window Fittings (SWF), has developed a new collection of handles and accessories to enhance and secure today’s striking steel doors. As the [...]
New president of The Steel Window Association is announced08/04/2021
Stuart Judge, Managing Director of the West Leigh Group is the new President of The Steel Window Association. He has been handed the reins after Darren [...]
Steel steals the show at Hackney Church Brew Co's uber cool stunning home in the arches01/04/2021
"We source as many of our ingredients for our drinks and our food as we can from within walking distance of the brewery and we [...]
SWA member replaces 203 steel windows at Dantzic, NOMA, Manchester16/03/2021
Steel Window Association (SWA) member, REA Metal Windows, has completed work on the Grade II listed Dantzic on the NOMA estate in Manchester. Situated near Manchester Victoria train station, Dantzic, [...]
Steel Window Association members are fully operational and we are here to help as always20/01/2021
Darren Lloyd, President of the Steel Window Association: The New Year has got off to a start no one expected – so it does not [...]
Steel windows’ split personality04/12/2020
Darren Lloyd of the Steel Window Association looks ahead at how the separate properties inherent to steel windows help them take key new roles beyond [...]

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Preserving steel heritage windows and doors with the Steel Window Association21/01/2026

A window into SWA commercial project winner 2025, West Leigh16/12/2025

A window onto SWA domestic project winner 2025, The Cotswold Casement Company10/09/2025

West Leigh’s expertise at Len House leads to a win for Commercial Project of the Year at SWA Awards 202528/08/2025

A window into the SWA Supplier of the Year winner 2025 – Joseph Ash Galvanizing10/07/2025

Wiltshire House wins Domestic Project of the Year for The Cotswold Casement Company at the SWA Awards 202510/07/2025

The winners take a bow in second Steel Window Association Awards 202518/06/2025

New fact sheets from the Steel Window Association answer professionals’ specification questions23/05/2025

Timeless elegance from Steel Window Fittings21/05/2025

SWA members wowing new markets with thermally broken Ottostumm profiles09/04/2025

W20 steel screens define spaces in modern mansion02/04/2025

SWA member delivers ‘fresh Hope’ for university’s Sustainable Building department02/04/2025

Getting to know Darren Lloyd MD of Govette Windows and Steel Window Association member11/03/2025

The second Steel Window Association Awards are launched07/03/2025

Steel Window Fittings launches new range of handles17/02/2025

W20 windows and doors made clear with SWA’s new fact sheet11/02/2025

A focus on SWA member, Steel Window Fittings20/01/2025

A focus on SWA member, West Leigh17/12/2024

SWA guides on the installation of steel windows and doors08/11/2024

Aftercare and maintenance of steel windows28/10/2024

A focus on SWA member, Govette Windows15/08/2024

Sensitive Victorian retrofit wins West Leigh Best Commercial Project at SWA Awards 202426/07/2024

Govette Windows wins Best Domestic Project at the SWA Awards 202420/06/2024

Bring steel windows and doors into the kitchen11/06/2024

Steel Window Association - for the specialists in domestic and commercial refurbishment of steel windows03/05/2024

Bring steel windows and doors into the bathroom22/03/2024

Announcing the Steel Window Association Awards 202405/02/2024

Two SWA members join forces at County Hall, London17/01/2024

Steel windows and screens deliver style to enhance interior decor02/01/2024

Sumptuous steel for the home01/11/2023

Renaissance for tried and trusted W20 steel windows18/10/2023

Oxted home offered new dimension with interior steel doors10/08/2023

Steel Window Fittings unveils a stunning new website05/06/2023

Steel screens for stylish interior spaces03/05/2023

Clear Windows & Conservatories joins the Steel Window Association21/02/2023

SWA website expands focus on ironmongery23/01/2023

Renaissance for tried and trusted W20 steel windows18/01/2023

SWA members dealing with demand for their refurb expertise13/12/2022

W20 door screen streams light into Wandsworth kitchen extension11/10/2022

W20 steel windows transform garden views in Weybridge house wraparound addition29/08/2022

Sliding steel doors provide stylish link between interior spaces09/08/2022

Concealed multipoint locking spans steel window spectrum22/07/2022

Back together for the 55th Steel Window Association AGM11/07/2022

Holdsworth Windows joins the Steel Window Association22/06/2022

Get to know SWA member, Perla Windows13/06/2022

Steel Window Association punching above its weight for member companies25/04/2022

Steel Window Association achieves FD30 rating for internal glazed fire doors and side screens08/04/2022

Get to know a SWA member, ASWS09/03/2022

Get to know SWA member, Cotswold Casements17/02/2022

Steel windows meet aesthetic aspirations at St Albans Cathedral16/02/2022

Get to know a SWA member, Govette Windows15/02/2022

Want to know more about steel windows, doors and screens? The new SWA website tells all17/11/2021

Window maker’s history revealed10/11/2021

New president of the Steel Window Association is announced22/10/2021

Thermally broken update on classic W20 steel frames bringing new business for SWA members29/09/2021

Steel windows – the sustainable and stylish choice01/09/2021

Security and safety with Steel Window Fittings10/08/2021

Perla Windows joins Steel Window Association09/07/2021

Stuart Judge, president of The Steel Window Association, discusses the world of steel fenestration in 202109/07/2021

Steel Window Association launches associate member option for industry suppliers22/06/2021

Steeling yourself for the future14/06/2021

SWF launches new elegant sprung “lever lever” door handles for today’s steel doors20/05/2021

New president of The Steel Window Association is announced08/04/2021

Steel steals the show at Hackney Church Brew Co's uber cool stunning home in the arches01/04/2021

SWA member replaces 203 steel windows at Dantzic, NOMA, Manchester16/03/2021

Steel Window Association members are fully operational and we are here to help as always20/01/2021

Steel windows’ split personality04/12/2020

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