For professionals

Everything the trade needs, in one index.

Two ways to work with Fortwell: specify the systems on a drawing, or sell and install them. Both start here.

01 — Specify

Data, approvals and terms

(01)
Specifier resources
Approvals, data, details
Open resources
Notice of Acceptance numbers, design pressures, tested sizes, glazing make-ups and anchorage conditions for every system in the collection.
(02)
Compare all nine systems
One table, one grid
Compare
Every system side by side: series, operation, design pressure, U-factor, SHGC, STC and maximum tested size.
(03)
Warranty
Coverage by series
Read terms
Limited lifetime frame coverage, ten years on finish and hardware, with the exclusions and the claim procedure stated in full.
(04)
Glossary
The terms, in plain language
Open glossary
Design pressure, HVHZ, U-factor, SHGC, STC, laminated make-up — what each one measures and why it changes the specification.

Three steps, the same for a homeowner, an architect and a dealer. No forms until you know what you are asking for.

02 — Sell & build

(01)
Dealer & trade program
Buy at factory level
Apply
Fortwell manufactures what it sells. Partners order direct, with engineering answered by the people holding the test reports.
(02)
Inside the factory
How the systems are made
See the line
Extrusion, finishing, insulating glass and glazing under one roof in our own plant — the reason lead times and tolerances hold.
(03)
Where to buy
Territories and buyer paths
Find a route
Find the route to a quote whether you are a homeowner, a builder, or a dealer covering a territory.
(04)
Journal
Technical notes and news
Read
Notes from the factory floor and the engineering desk: reading an impact approval, glazing choices, code changes.