Fensterbau 2026: When Continuity Became the Conversation 

In many ways, Fensterbau was as it has always been. The most important date in the window and door industry calendar, and a reliable measure of where things stand. This year, what it reflected was telling: what manufacturers need from their software, and the partnerships that will take them forward. 

Windowmaker has been part of this show almost every edition since 1984. More than four decades of standing in these halls, watching this industry evolve, and building software that keeps pace with it.  

“This was one of the most focused shows I can remember,”  says Remi Gruszka, Head of Sales – UK & Europe. “Manufacturers are dealing with real change. U-values, building compliance, sustainability requirements are all shifting, and they need software that keeps up. What that means in practice is that choosing software is choosing a partner, not just a product. For the first time in a while, that relationship felt as important as anything else on the table. That is a discussion we are very comfortable having.” 

What those conversations kept coming back to was fit. Not software that covers the most ground, but software that works the way a specific business works. Configuration that matches how orders are actually processed. Production workflows built for fenestration. A platform that adapts as the business grows rather than asking the business to adapt to it. 

That is what Windowmaker has always built for. 

“Manufacturers from across the UK, Europe, and further afield were telling us the same thing, “ says Rima Singh, Managing Director — “They want their software to work with the rest of their business. Connecting to SAP, communicating through WhatsApp, opening up through APIs to the tools their teams already use. The good news is that flexibility and open integration have always been part of how Windowmaker is built. Fensterbau reminded us that the industry has caught up with what we have been offering for years.”

Continuity in this industry is not something you can announce. It is something you demonstrate over time, through the choices a company makes about what to build, who to serve, and what not to do. Our customers choose to stay because the software keeps pace with their business and the company behind it remains fully committed to this industry. 

This industry has changed significantly since we first walked these halls in 1984. It will change again. We will be here for all of it. See you at Fensterbau Frontale 2028.