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An importer comparing four quotes for one residential block finds numbers that do not line up. One quote covers 60 mm casement frames. Another covers an 82 mm system. A third arrives with no frame depth at all. Price follows specification, and the specification sits with the manufacturer, not with the price list.
This guide covers manufacturers that supply UPVC (sold as vinyl in North America and PVCu in Europe) windows to export projects. It records what each company publishes, where the published record stops, and which buyer each one suits. Four companies appear because they build UPVC systems. Two more appear because buyers ask for them, and because their material strategy explains a common misreading of what UPVC can do.
We looked for a production record in fenestration, and for a catalogue that has stayed in the market long enough to be specified twice.
One opening type does not carry an order. Casement, sliding and door systems let an importer fill a mixed container from one factory.
Documents travel with the goods. A manufacturer who ships into regulated markets keeps test reports and declarations on file.
Colour, glazing build, hardware grade and screen options decide whether a distributor can sell the window under its own label.
We recorded what each company makes public. A frame depth and a chamber count tell a buyer more than a claim about quality. A missing number is also information.
Spare parts, hardware adjustment guidance and response time decide whether a window stays serviceable in year four.
New glazing builds, warmer frame sections and hardware that carries heavier sashes separate a current catalogue from a stale one.
Manufacturer | Country | Main Products | UPVC Range | OEM Service | Global Market |
VEKA | Germany | UPVC profiles and window systems | Yes, system range | Profile supply to fabricators | Multi-region |
Conch | China | UPVC profiles and windows | Yes, 60 to 108 series | Yes | Export markets |
Shide | China | UPVC profiles and windows | Yes, casement and sliding series | Yes | Export markets |
Honor | China | UPVC and aluminum windows and doors | Yes, four systems | Yes | Export projects in nine markets |
Marvin | USA | Wood, aluminum and fiberglass windows | No | Limited | North America |
Andersen | USA | Wood, composite and vinyl-clad windows | No rigid UPVC line | Limited | North America |
VEKA extrudes profile systems in Germany and licenses them to fabricators in Europe, North America and Asia. The company sells sections rather than finished windows, so a distributor buys a system and a local fabricator assembles it.
Softline 82 MD leads the range. The published sheet gives 82 mm of system depth, Uw 0.74, Uf 1.0 that falls to 0.94 with a thermally broken steel reinforcement, Rw 47 dB, wind load class B5, watertightness class 9A, air permeability class 4, RC2 burglar resistance, Class A wall thickness, and glazing up to 54 mm. VEKA does not publish a chamber count. Third-party technical pages list seven chambers, and that figure stays at third-party level here.
A complete published data set. An importer can lift those figures into a tender response without chasing the factory for them.
Projects where the specification demands published thermal and security performance, and where a local fabricator handles assembly.
Conch Profiles extrudes UPVC profile in China and supplies window fabricators at home and abroad.
The catalogue runs from 60 to 108 series, with German-standard 65 and 70 lines for European specifications. The company self-reports CE and other certifications.
Series coverage across the common casement and sliding depths. A distributor can order several wall thicknesses from one source.
Volume fabricators who buy profile and assemble windows in their own plant.
Conch does not publish frame depth per series, chamber count or Uw on the pages an importer can reach. A buyer needs those figures from the factory before quoting.
Shide Group extrudes UPVC profile and fabricates windows in China, with a catalogue aimed at residential work.
Casement series 60, 60A, 65F and 66. Sliding series 80, 88A, 88B and 92. Eight system families sit alongside them under the company’s own branding.
A long product list at the entry and mid range, which suits price-sensitive residential work.
Distributors serving residential developers who need a broad catalogue at a competitive price.
The public product pages carry no frame depth, chamber count, steel gauge or Uw. A buyer has to ask the factory for those figures, so this entry records structure rather than performance.
Honor has built windows and doors in Qingdao since 2015 and exports to Germany, Cyprus, the United States, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Chile, Bolivia and the Philippines. The company supplies distributors, retailers, contractors and property developers, and runs UPVC and aluminum lines in one plant.
Four UPVC systems cover the volume range. Each one uses 1.5 mm steel reinforcement, a figure the company publishes for every model rather than as a factory claim.
· PCW60 casement, 60 mm deep, three chambers, single or double glazing
· PCW70 casement, 70 mm deep, six chambers, double or triple glazing
· PSW62 sliding, 62 mm deep, three chambers, single or double glazing with no integrated screen
· PSW80 sliding, 80 mm deep, three chambers, single or double glazing, two sashes and an integrated screen track
Frame colour, glazing build, hardware grade and screen configuration change per order. A distributor can ship the range under its own label.
A buyer gets depth, chamber count and steel gauge for every model in the quotation. Honor does not publish Uw or certification values on the product pages, so an importer who needs those figures asks for them per project.
A mixed container across the four systems keeps a distributor from splitting an order between factories. Export packing and documentation follow the destination market.
Buyers in North America ask about both companies. Neither one builds a UPVC window. Marvin lists wood, extruded aluminum and fiberglass as its materials, with no vinyl or PVC entry. Andersen builds the 100 Series from Fibrex, a wood-fibre and polymer composite the company markets as an alternative to vinyl, and its 200 and 400 Series use vinyl as exterior cladding over a wood core.
Both companies sell material substitution. That is a product strategy, and it tells a buyer nothing about the limits of UPVC. An importer who calls either company for a UPVC quote gets a different material at a different price, and the comparison stops being like for like.
Read the table on depth, chamber count, steel and glazing build instead. Material names hide more than they show.
Brand | UPVC line | Depth (mm) | Chambers | Glass | Published Uw | Published certification |
Honor PCW60 | Casement | 60 | 3 | Single or double | not published | not published |
Honor PCW70 | Casement | 70 | 6 | Double or triple | not published | not published |
Honor PSW62 | Sliding | 62 | 3 | Single or double, no screen | not published | not published |
Honor PSW80 | Sliding | 80 | 3 | Single or double, integrated screen | not published | not published |
VEKA | Systems | 82 | 7, third-party | Up to 54 mm | 0.74 | Class A, RC2, B5, 9A, class 4 |
Conch | Series | not published | not published | not published | not published | Self-reports CE and others |
Shide | Series | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published |
Marvin | None | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
Andersen | Composite, vinyl-clad wood | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published |
Figures come from each manufacturer’s published data. The VEKA chamber count sits at third-party level. A blank cell here means the company does not publish the value, and a buyer has to request it.
A casement gives near-full clear opening and a compression seal. A slider trades half the opening for a panel that travels sideways. Pick the opening type from the room, then pick the manufacturer.
Deeper sections hold thicker glazing. Chambers slow heat through the frame. A 70 mm six-chamber section and a 60 mm three-chamber section look alike on a sample board and behave nothing alike in a cold market.
Ask for the gauge in writing. All four Honor systems use 1.5 mm steel. A quote that claims a heavier gauge at a lower price deserves a section drawing before you accept it.
Single, double and triple glazing change the price, the sash weight and the hardware load. Match the build to the climate zone, then confirm the frame depth accepts it.
A frame that carries an integrated screen needs a wider section and a different track. Sliding systems without that track stay lighter and cheaper.
Export projects need drawings, test reports and declarations for the destination market. Ask which documents the factory issues, and who signs them.
Six and seven chamber sections have moved from premium projects into mainstream catalogues. Buyers now compare chamber counts the way they once compared wall thickness.
Triple units have moved down the price ladder. A 70 mm casement that takes a triple unit now covers work that once needed a specialist system.
Insect pressure and comfort expectations push screens into the frame rather than onto it. That change adds depth and hardware cost, and it removes a separate supply item.
Developers ask for dark and textured finishes. Dark profiles absorb more solar heat, so installers have to leave running clearance and design hardware that tolerates movement.
Importers now ask for the test report before the sample. A factory that keeps its papers in order wins the first meeting.
Extrusion, fabrication and hardware sit inside one industrial base. A Chinese factory buys profile and fittings at prices a European fabricator cannot reach.
Short supply chains and spare capacity shorten the gap between deposit and container. A distributor restocks a fast-moving size without waiting a quarter.
Colour, glazing and screen changes run through the same line. Small OEM orders stay viable.
Extrusion lines, welding control and hardware testing have moved up. Buyers who audit a factory in Qingdao or Weifang find equipment they last saw in Europe.
Start from the opening type and the climate. VEKA fits buyers who need published thermal and security data and a local fabricator. Conch and Shide fit volume buyers who source profile. Honor fits importers who want four complete systems, published structural figures and one container across casement and sliding.
Neither builds a UPVC window. Marvin works in wood, aluminum and fiberglass. Andersen uses a wood-fibre composite and vinyl-clad wood. Their absence reflects a material strategy, not a gap in the market.
It holds a thicker glazing unit and adds chambers, which helps in a heating-dominated climate. In a mild market the extra depth buys less than a better glazing build at the same price.
The manufacturer does not put the figure on a public page. Ask the factory for it before you quote. We did not fill those cells with an industry average.
Yes, when both come from one plant. Mixing four systems from one factory avoids split shipments, separate documentation and two sets of spare parts.
Ask for the gauge in writing and check a section sample at the factory or on arrival. Steel sits inside the profile, so a finished window hides it.
Four manufacturers in this guide build UPVC windows for export. Each one publishes a different amount, and that difference matters more than the price column.
Compare depth, chamber count, steel gauge and glazing build across the quotes in front of you. Ask for the figures a factory leaves out. Then match the system to the opening, the climate and the container plan.
Honor supplies four UPVC systems across 60, 62, 70 and 80 mm, with 1.5 mm steel and published structural data for each model. Send an opening schedule with dimensions, floor levels and destination climate, and the team returns a system recommendation per opening instead of one price for the package.
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