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Fenestration Industry Statistics

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Fenestration Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The fenestration industry at a glance

The global windows and doors market, the core of fenestration, was valued at $275.1 billion in 2025 and is being shaped by residential construction, renovation, energy-efficiency rules and fragmented regional competition.

$275.1B[65]
Global market size, 2025
4.4%[65]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2033
46.3%[65]
Asia-Pacific share, 2025
$3.21B[17]
JELD-WEN revenue, 2025
Market size
The global windows and doors market was valued at $275.1 billion in 2025. A separate 2025 estimate from Global Market Insights placed the market at $202.9 billion, illustrating the substantial variation caused by differing product, geography and channel definitions.[65][62]
Forecast & CAGR
Grand View Research forecasts growth from $286.6 billion in 2026 to $388.1 billion in 2033, equivalent to a 4.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. Global Market Insights also forecasts a 4.4% CAGR, reaching $312.1 billion by 2035.[65][62]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 46.3% of global windows and doors revenue in 2025 and was identified as the largest regional market. JELD-WEN reported that North America represented 67% of its 2025 revenue and Europe 33%, demonstrating the importance of these mature markets for major suppliers.[65][17]
Segmentation
Doors held 52.5% of global revenue in 2025, while residential applications accounted for 66.8%. In U.S. non-residential glazing, site-fabricated windows represented 27.7% of vision area in 2025, followed by storefront windows at 26.1%.[65][66]
Key players & concentration
Major suppliers include Andersen, JELD-WEN, Pella, LIXIL, YKK AP, Masonite, Marvin, DOVISTA and Fenesta. Global Market Insights estimated that the five largest companies—YKK AP, JELD-WEN, LIXIL, Andersen and DOVISTA—held a combined 10% share in 2025, indicating a fragmented market.[62][65]
Pricing
JELD-WEN reported a 1% price-realization benefit in 2025, while its core revenue declined 12% and volume/mix fell 13%. European industry research reported that the value decline was smaller than the 14% volume decline over the preceding two years because window and door prices had risen through the end of 2023.[17][67]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is supported by urbanization, residential construction, remodeling and energy-efficiency requirements, while high interest rates and weaker construction activity have pressured volumes. European window and door production fell 8–9% in Germany and France in 2024, and Western European metal-window share is forecast to rise from 26.4% in 2022 to 28.1% in 2026.[65][67]
Consumer behavior & competition
JELD-WEN’s 2025 revenue mix shows distribution at 53%, retail at 42% and direct sales at 5%, indicating that contractors, distributors and retailers remain central routes to market. Its construction-application mix was 46% residential new construction, 41% repair and remodeling, and 13% non-residential.[17]
M&A
Consolidation continues across the fragmented fenestration supply chain. In October 2026, Andersen announced an agreement to sell Fenêtres MQ to Lepage Millwork, with closing targeted for December 2026; Trimlite also reported its fifth acquisition in 2026 with the purchase of Kentucky Wholesale.[68][69]
Regulation
The EU’s recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive sets minimum performance requirements for new buildings, major renovations and replacement building-envelope elements such as windows and doors, with a zero-emission building-stock objective for 2050. The revised Construction Products Regulation became fully applicable on January 7, 2026 and introduces digital product-passport requirements within the new framework.[70][71]
Latest news
The latest industry outlook is mixed: FGIA’s 2026 U.S. market study incorporates residential and non-residential shipment data alongside geopolitical, trade-policy, artificial-intelligence and energy-regulation factors. In Europe, the DACH region is forecast to lead a 2.3% increase in Western European window sales to 16.8 million units in 2026.[66]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Fenestration Industry

The leading companies in the fenestration industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

REHAU stands out since it provides polymer window and door systems in more than 50 countries, whereas VEKA stands out through PVC profile systems for windows and doors, as it describes itself as the world market leader in PVC profile systems for windows and doors.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in residential fenestration

    REHAU

    CH

    Ranked #1 · 9.4 · Residential fenestration

    Why we picked it: It sells polymer window and door systems across a footprint of more than 50 countries.

    See in ranking ↓Visit rehau.com ↗

  2. Leader in PVC window profiles

    VEKA

    DE

    Ranked #2 · 9.3 · PVC window profiles

    Why we picked it: Its PVC profile systems cover windows and doors, with its self-description focused on global scale.

    See in ranking ↓Visit veka.com ↗

  3. Leader in roof windows and skylights

    VELUX Group

    DK

    Ranked #5 · 9.1 · Roof windows and skylights

    Why we picked it: Its coverage focuses on roof windows and skylights, aligned with daylighting demand.

    See in ranking ↓Visit velux.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the fenestration industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

REHAU

Residential fenestration · CH

9.4
2

VEKA

PVC window profiles · DE

9.3
3

profine Group

PVC window profiles · DE

9.3
4

Andersen

Residential fenestration · US

9.1
5

VELUX Group

Roof windows and skylights · DK

9.1
6

LIXIL

Windows, doors, sashes and curtain walls · JP

9.0
7

Schüco

Aluminum, PVC and steel window systems · DE

8.7
8

YKK AP

Windows, doors, curtain walls and facades · JP

8.5
9

Inwido

Customized windows and doors, Europe · SE

8.3
10

Cornerstone Building Brands

Residential windows, doors and building products · US

7.9

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the fenestration industry. In Fenestration Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/fenestration-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Annual payroll of metal window and door manufacturing (United States)

Annual payroll of metal window and door manufacturing grew from 2,855,942 thousands of U.S. dollars in 2020 to 3,850,850 thousands of U.S. dollars in 2024.

$2.9M
Start
+7.76%
CAGR · 4y
$3.9M
Projected
20202024
source-verifiedalfred.stlouisfed.org2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Automation and factory deployment dominate reported innovation activity: 91% of residential fenestration manufacturers employed factory automation in 2025, and 89% of North American manufacturers already did in 2026.

Automation in the fenestration industry

  • 34% of residential fenestration manufacturers cited increased output as an automation benefit in 2023.[1]
  • 10% of residential fenestration manufacturers cited operational transparency as an automation benefit in 2023.[1]
  • 23% of residential fenestration manufacturers cited labor savings as an automation benefit in 2023.[1]
  • 50% of residential fenestration manufacturers planned to add automation within the following year in 2023.[1]
  • 91% of residential fenestration manufacturers employed factory automation in 2025.[1]
  • 89% of North American residential fenestration manufacturers already employed automation in their factories in 2026.[1]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[2]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[3]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[3]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[3]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[4]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[4]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[4]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[4]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[3]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[5]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[5]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[5]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[6]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[7]
  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[5]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[5]
  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[6]

IoT in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 38% reported experience using smart sensors.[4]
  • Among 450 IoT-market respondents, construction received an approximately 70% medium-to-high rating for IoT importance over the next five to ten years.[9]
  • Across construction-industry IoT stakeholders, approximately 70% rated IoT as important for construction over the next 5–10 years, according to a 2025 survey.[9]
  • Across U.S. construction SMBs, 30% identified connecting sensors or devices to analyze data as an investment priority for the next 12 months in early 2025.[10]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 35% were already using Internet-of-Things technology and smart sensors in 2024.[3]
  • Across U.S. construction SMBs, 28.6% identified IoT as a technology investment priority for the next 12 months in an early-2025 survey.[10]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data governance and integration gaps show up in adoption plans: 10% of residential fenestration companies planned software integration for 2025, while 25% planned software integration in 2024.

Business intelligence in the fenestration industry

  • 8% of residential fenestration companies planned to implement or expand business-management software use in 2025.[1]
  • 15% of residential fenestration companies used artificial intelligence in their business in 2025.[1]
  • 28% of residential fenestration companies planned to invest in business-management software in 2024.[1]
  • 42% of residential fenestration companies planned software updates as an innovation method in 2021.[1]
  • 25% of residential fenestration companies planned to invest in software integration in 2024.[1]
  • 7% of residential fenestration companies planned to implement or expand software integration in 2025.[1]

Data analytics in the fenestration industry

  • 23% of residential fenestration companies identified labor savings as a benefit of factory automation in 2023.[1]
  • 33% of residential fenestration companies identified increased quality as a benefit of factory automation in 2023.[1]
  • 10% of residential fenestration companies identified operational transparency as a benefit of factory automation in 2023.[1]
  • 34% of residential fenestration companies identified increased output as a benefit of factory automation in 2023.[1]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[11]
  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[12]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[13]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[13]
  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[14]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[12]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[15]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[11]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Consolidation and platform integration continue, with Quanex operating 35 U.S. manufacturing facilities after integrating its expanded fenestration platform in 2024.

Growth in the fenestration industry

  • $93.4 million was the increase in that company’s operating revenue from 2024 to 2025.[17]
  • $2 billion was Quanex’s stated revenue objective after its Tyman acquisition strategy.[17]
  • 13.0% was Quanex’s consolidated net-sales growth in fiscal 2024, largely reflecting the Tyman acquisition.[17]
  • $1.28 billion was Quanex’s consolidated net sales for fiscal 2024.[17]
  • $983.6 million was that architectural-glass and window-systems company’s 2025 operating revenue.[17]
  • $30 million was the annual run-rate cost-synergy target announced for Quanex’s Tyman acquisition.[17]

Differentiation in the fenestration industry

  • 26.9% of U.S. non-residential glazing vision area was site-fabricated windows in 2023.[18]
  • 9% was the increase in U.S. non-residential entry-door volume in 2023 compared with 2022.[18]
  • 22 to 25 square feet was the typical average size range for commercial unit skylights in the 2023 U.S. market.[18]
  • 81% of surveyed window and door manufacturers used factory automation in 2024, indicating technology-based differentiation in production.[1]
  • 6% was the increase in U.S. non-residential entry-door volume in 2023 compared with 2021.[18]
  • 27.2% of U.S. non-residential glazing vision area was storefront windows in 2023.[18]

Mergers and acquisitions in the fenestration industry

  • 47% was the 2025 year-over-year growth in Owens Corning’s Doors-segment net sales following the Masonite acquisition.[17]
  • 35 manufacturing facilities were operated by Quanex in the United States after integrating its expanded fenestration platform in 2024.[17]
  • May 15, 2024 was the completion date of Owens Corning’s acquisition of Masonite.[17]
  • $677 million was the increase in Owens Corning Doors-segment sales in 2025, primarily attributable to its Masonite acquisition.[17]
  • $203.4 million was Quanex’s Tyman-related net sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.[17]
  • $1.1 billion was the announced enterprise value of Quanex’s acquisition of Tyman in 2024.[17]

Strategic partnerships in the fenestration industry

  • Three geographic areas were named for Tyman’s customer base in Quanex’s 2024 acquisition announcement: North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and international markets.[17]
  • Approximately $2 billion was the combined pro forma revenue of the Quanex–Tyman platform for fiscal 2023.[17]
  • 35 U.S. manufacturing facilities and 14 international facilities supported Quanex’s expanded fenestration platform in 2024.[17]
  • $203.4 million in quarterly sales came from Tyman after its integration into Quanex during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.[17]
  • One national association and one buying group were combined in the Fenestration Canada–Fenestra partnership announced in 2025 to broaden industry support and advocacy.[19]
  • $30 million was the annual run-rate synergy target associated with the Quanex–Tyman combination announced in 2024.[17]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Hiring plans remain active: 88% of North American residential fenestration manufacturers planned to hire new workers in 2026 amid labor challenges reported by 34% of residential fenestration companies in 2024.

Hiring in the fenestration industry

  • 22% of residential fenestration companies reported social media as their most effective recruitment strategy in 2024.[1]
  • 34% of residential fenestration companies identified recruitment as their biggest labor challenge in 2024.[1]
  • 88% of North American residential fenestration manufacturers planned to hire new workers in 2026.[1]
  • 17% of residential fenestration companies reported agencies as their most effective recruitment strategy in 2024.[1]
  • 32% of residential fenestration companies reported employee referrals as their most effective recruitment strategy in 2024.[1]

Employee retention in the fenestration industry

  • 23% of residential fenestration companies identified retaining employees as their biggest labor challenge in 2024.[1]
  • 47% of fenestration manufacturers planned investment in employee recruiting and retention in 2024.[20]
  • 29% of residential fenestration companies identified retention as their biggest staffing challenge in 2023.[1]
  • 43% of residential fenestration survey respondents planned to invest in employee recruitment and retention in 2023.[1]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[21]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[22]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[21]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[23]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[11]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[21]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[21]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[7]

Upskilling in the fenestration industry

  • 37% of residential fenestration companies planned investment in training and education in 2023.[1]
  • 23% of residential fenestration companies identified training as a leading response to labor challenges in 2024.[1]
  • 23% of residential fenestration companies identified training as their biggest labor challenge in 2024.[1]
  • 47% of fenestration manufacturers planned investment in training and education in 2024.[20]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[24]
  • Across real estate organizations represented in Culture Amp’s benchmark, 73% of employees were engaged based on data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[25]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[26]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[26]
  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[24]

DEI in the fenestration industry

  • 27% of manufacturing production roles were held by women, according to an Andersen executive discussing fenestration workforce representation.[27]
  • 18% of workers in industrial construction and fabrication were women, based on approximately 8,700 workers.[28]
  • 13% of total employment in the U.S. glass and glazing industry was female, according to the cited Bureau of Labor Statistics data.[29]
  • 40% of workers in the commercial glazing, cladding and roofing subsector were women, based on approximately 1,100 workers in companies with more than 300 employees.[28]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Route-to-market patterns persist, with JELD-WEN’s 2025 revenue mix showing distribution at 53%, retail at 42%, and direct sales at 5%.

Customer experience in the fenestration industry

  • 16% was the contribution of trust to retailer satisfaction in J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study.[30]
  • 87% of homeowners intending to replace windows expressed interest in high-performance windows in the Northwest U.S. market study.[31]
  • 19% was the contribution of trust to manufacturer satisfaction in J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study.[30]
  • 737 points was the 2024 overall satisfaction score for U.S. window and patio-door retailers, based on a 1,000-point scale.[30]
  • 739 points was the 2024 overall satisfaction score for U.S. window and patio-door manufacturers, based on a 1,000-point scale.[30]

Customer loyalty in the fenestration industry

  • 18% of UK installers said supplier ordering systems needed improvement in a 2026 fenestration survey.[32]
  • 22% of UK installers identified lead times as their biggest supplier-related frustration in 2026.[32]
  • 31% of UK installers said supplier ordering was too time-consuming in a 2026 fenestration installer survey.[32]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Digital visibility is measurable: Window + Door Weekly reported 454,433 annual website pageviews between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026.

Marketing in the fenestration industry

  • 73% of window and door companies planned to raise prices in 2025, by an average of 3.6%.[1]
  • 91% of North American window and door manufacturers expected 2025 revenue to be the same as or higher than 2024 revenue.[1]
  • 6% was the reported year-over-year increase in direct labor costs among window and door companies in 2025.[1]
  • 40% of residential window and door companies planned no change to their sales and marketing workforce in the second quarter of 2024.[20]
  • 6% was the reported year-over-year increase in material input costs among window and door companies in 2025.[1]

Digital marketing in the fenestration industry

  • 7,452 people subscribed to the Window + Door Weekly newsletter in the publication’s 2026 audience figures.[1]
  • 454,433 annual website pageviews were recorded by Window + Door between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026.[1]
  • 51.8% was the average Window + Door Weekly newsletter open rate reported in 2026.[1]
  • 28,904 average monthly web users were recorded by Window + Door in its 2026 media figures.[1]
  • 299,219 users visited WindowandDoor.com during 2022, generating more than 392,000 pageviews.[1]

Branding in the fenestration industry

  • 759 points ranked American Craftsman third among U.S. window and patio-door manufacturers in 2024.[30]
  • 775 points ranked Renewal by Andersen highest among U.S. window and patio-door retailers in 2024.[30]
  • 752 points ranked Window World third among U.S. window and patio-door retailers in 2024.[30]
  • 763 points ranked Pella second among U.S. window and patio-door retailers in 2024.[30]
  • 781 points ranked Renewal by Andersen highest among U.S. window and patio-door manufacturers in 2024.[30]

Social media in the fenestration industry

  • 704,887 pageviews were recorded for Glass.org and Glass.org/store from November 2023 through October 2024.[20]
  • 56,210 people was the average readership per issue of Glass Magazine in the 2024 reporting period.[20]
  • 597,965 pageviews were recorded for GlassBuild.com and MapYourShow from November 2023 through October 2024.[20]
  • 49.87% was the average open rate for Glass Magazine Weekly during the 2024 reporting period.[20]
  • 51.06% was the average open rate for Window + Door Weekly during the 2024 reporting period.[20]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[33]
  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[34]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[35]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[35]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[35]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Software uptake is planned alongside capacity needs: 75% of window and door manufacturers planned or considered implementing or expanding software in 2026.

Process optimization in the fenestration industry

  • 44% of window and door manufacturers identified increased output as automation’s biggest benefit in 2025.[1]
  • 91% of U.S. window and door manufacturers used factory automation in 2025, up from 84% three years earlier.[1]
  • 41% of residential fenestration companies planned machinery purchases or upgrades in 2024 to free labor for higher-value work.[1]
  • 21% of residential window and door companies identified production automation as a leading focus for the next 12 months in 2024.[20]
  • 75% of window and door manufacturers planned or considered implementing or expanding software in 2026.[1]

Operational efficiency in the fenestration industry

  • 57% of fenestration machinery customers added production capacity in 2023.[1]
  • 55% of surveyed window and door companies reported year-over-year volume growth in the fourth quarter of 2024.[1]
  • 71% of fenestration machinery customers planned to add production capacity in 2024.[1]
  • 22% of window and door manufacturers said addressing labor shortages drives automation decisions in 2025.[1]
  • Average window and door company volumes increased 2.2% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2024.[1]

Quality management in the fenestration industry

  • 12% of surveyed window and door manufacturers planned to focus on energy efficiency or code changes in 2024.[20]
  • 6% of surveyed window and door manufacturers planned to focus on enhancements for easier installation in 2024.[20]
  • 63% of window and door companies reported other in-house operations such as extrusion, laminating, painting, tempering or powder coating in 2024.[1]
  • 38% of window and door manufacturers cited increased quality as a major benefit of automation in 2025.[1]
  • 11% of surveyed window and door companies reported having environmental product declarations in the 2025 Industry Pulse survey.[1]

Supply chain in the fenestration industry

  • 25% of window and door companies reported increasing backlogs in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.[1]
  • 17% of window and door manufacturers identified hardware and components as the most challenging materials to source in 2024.[20]
  • 33% of window and door manufacturers identified glass as the most challenging material to source in 2024.[20]
  • 63% of window and door companies reported reduced backlogs in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.[1]
  • 67% of window and door companies experienced material price increases in 2023, with increases averaging 9.6%.[1]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[2]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[2]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[2]
  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[2]
  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[36]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing actions are common: 73% of window and door companies expected to raise prices in 2025, with planned increases averaging 3.6%.

Pricing strategy in the fenestration industry

  • 61% of window and door companies planned to raise prices in 2024, with planned increases averaging 4.5%.[1]
  • JELD-WEN’s average unit price increased net sales by $56.4 million, or 18.4%, in 2023 versus 2022.[17]
  • 73% of window and door companies expected to raise prices in 2025, with planned increases averaging 3.6%.[1]
  • Average material price increases reported by window and door companies were 9.6% in 2023.[1]
  • 35% of window and door manufacturers reported difficulty acquiring hardware and components in the 2024 Industry Pulse survey.[1]

Cost reduction in the fenestration industry

  • JELD-WEN’s 2025 cost of sales was 84.0% of net revenue, compared with 81.8% in 2024.[37]
  • 25% of window and door manufacturers said replacing outdated equipment drives automation decisions in 2026.[1]
  • 19% of window and door manufacturers said replacing outdated equipment drives automation decisions in 2025.[1]
  • Owens Corning estimated approximately $125 million of cost synergies from its Masonite acquisition through scale and operational savings.[38]
  • 15% of window and door manufacturers identified labor savings as automation’s biggest benefit in 2025.[1]

Profitability in the fenestration industry

  • JELD-WEN’s gross margin was 18.2% of net revenue in 2024, compared with 19.3% in 2023.[17]
  • JELD-WEN’s adjusted EBITDA declined 28% to $275 million in 2024.[37]
  • JELD-WEN’s 2025 gross margin was 16.0% of net revenue, down from 18.2% in 2024.[37]
  • JELD-WEN reported 2025 net revenue of $3.21 billion, down 14.9% from 2024.[17]
  • JELD-WEN reported 2024 net revenue of $3.8 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $275 million.[37]

Financial planning in the fenestration industry

  • JELD-WEN’s 2024 net revenue was $3.8 billion, a 12% decrease from 2023.[37]
  • Owens Corning agreed to acquire Masonite for $3.9 billion in cash in 2024.[38]
  • The UK had 13,479 fenestration fabricators and installers in 2025.[39]
  • JELD-WEN reported 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $118 million from continuing operations.[40]
  • JELD-WEN reported 2024 adjusted EBITDA of $275 million, compared with $380 million in 2023.[37]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Product development in the fenestration industry

  • 23% of North American fenestration companies identified energy-efficient products among the top three features customers requested in 2025.[1]
  • 24% of North American fenestration companies planned to focus product-development spending on functionality in 2025.[1]
  • 18% of North American fenestration companies planned to focus product-development spending on technology and smart functions in 2025.[1]
  • 82% of residential fenestration companies planned to offer new products in 2023.[1]
  • 21% of North American fenestration companies planned to focus product-development spending on aesthetics in 2025.[1]

Product lifecycle in the fenestration industry

  • 7–15 years is the expected useful life for storm doors in a Washington State building-materials assessment.[41]
  • 20–30 years is the expected useful life for sliding glass doors in the cited Fannie Mae property-condition tables.[41]
  • 50% of windows in Belgium had been replaced by 49 years after installation.[42]
  • 20–30 years is the expected useful life for window frames and glass in a Washington State building-materials assessment.[41]
  • 25% of windows in Belgium were replaced within 35 years of installation.[42]

Value proposition in the fenestration industry

  • 88% of North American fenestration manufacturers planned to hire new workers in 2026.[1]
  • 74% of North American fenestration manufacturers reported higher 2025 sales than in 2024.[1]
  • 81% of North American fenestration manufacturers added production capacity in 2025.[1]
  • 42% of North American fenestration manufacturers reported decreased backlogs in the fourth quarter of 2025.[1]
  • 26% of North American fenestration manufacturers ranked energy efficiency as the most important product-design feature in 2026.[1]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Environmental-product coverage expands: 74% of DOVISTA’s 2025 revenue came from products covered by Environmental Product Declarations in Europe.

Sustainability in the fenestration industry

  • 3.5 percentage points was DOVISTA’s increase in inclusion and diversity scores in its 2025 employee survey.[43]
  • 77% lower emissions from DOVISTA’s own sites and operations were reported for 2025 compared with 2021.[43]
  • 74% of DOVISTA’s 2025 revenue came from products covered by Environmental Product Declarations in Europe.[43]
  • 41% of Quanex’s worldwide operational energy came from renewable sources in fiscal 2024.[44]
  • 33% lower emissions from materials and transportation were reported by DOVISTA for 2025 compared with 2021.[43]

ESG in the fenestration industry

  • 91.3% of electricity used by Quanex’s European Fenestration division came from renewable sources in fiscal 2024.[44]
  • 3.5 points was DOVISTA’s improvement in employee inclusion and diversity scores in 2025.[43]
  • 74% of DOVISTA revenue was covered by Environmental Product Declarations in 2025.[43]
  • 67% of total energy used by Quanex’s European Fenestration division came from renewable sources in fiscal 2024.[44]
  • 26% of Quanex’s total worldwide operational energy came from renewable sources in fiscal 2025.[45]

Ethics in the fenestration industry

  • 1 window and door manufacturer, JELD-WEN, appeared on Newsweek’s 2023 global World’s Most Trustworthy Companies list.[46]
  • 25,000 US residents participated in the Newsweek survey used to assess JELD-WEN’s 2023 trust recognition.[46]
  • 23 industries were represented in the global trust survey used for JELD-WEN’s 2023 recognition.[46]
  • 2 consecutive years was the period JELD-WEN reported being named one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek in 2023.[46]
  • 70,000 participants contributed to the global survey behind JELD-WEN’s 2023 Newsweek trust recognition.[46]

CSR in the fenestration industry

  • 35 subsidiaries formed Deceuninck’s worldwide operating network in 2024.[47]
  • 14 production facilities were operated by Deceuninck in 2024.[47]
  • 3,686 full-time-equivalent employees worked for Deceuninck worldwide in 2024.[47]
  • 4,000-plus customers in more than 90 countries were served by Deceuninck in 2024.[47]
  • 90-plus countries received Deceuninck products through its customer network in 2024.[47]

Circular economy in the fenestration industry

  • 396,000 tonnes of PVC window profiles were recycled across Europe in 2024.[48]
  • 700 cooperating housing companies were connected to Germany’s PVC-window collection network in 2024.[48]
  • 295,000 tonnes of recycled PVC material went directly into new profile production in Europe in 2024.[49]
  • 1,300-plus waste-disposal companies participated in Germany’s Rewindo PVC-window recycling network in 2024.[48]
  • 86,873 tonnes of pre-consumer PVC were included in Germany’s recycled PVC total in 2024.[48]

Carbon footprint in the fenestration industry

  • 79,678 metric tonnes of market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions were recorded by Quanex globally in fiscal 2025.[45]
  • 804,073 metric tonnes of Scope 3 emissions from purchased raw materials were recorded by Quanex in fiscal 2025.[45]
  • 41,885 metric tonnes of Scope 3 emissions from end-of-life treatment of sold products were recorded by Quanex in fiscal 2025.[45]
  • 949,577 metric tonnes of Scope 3 emissions were recorded by Quanex globally in fiscal 2025.[45]
  • 112,559 metric tonnes of market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions were recorded by Quanex globally in fiscal 2022.[45]

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Globalization & Expansion

Cross-region footprint is part of strategy; Quanex operated 35 U.S. manufacturing facilities alongside seven in the United Kingdom in 2024.

Globalization in the fenestration industry

  • International operations served Quanex customers through locations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Canada and Italy in 2024.[17]
  • 35 manufacturing facilities operated in the United States, alongside seven in the United Kingdom, three in Mexico, two in Italy, and one each in Germany and Canada in 2024.[17]
  • $1.1 billion was the enterprise value of Quanex’s 2024 acquisition of Tyman, expanding its fenestration footprint across North America, Europe and other international markets.[17]
  • 40 foreign markets were served by Polish window manufacturer Eko-Okna, according to company information summarized in 2025.[60]
  • $115 billion was the estimated global manufacturers’ market for windows in 2024.[61]

Supplier management in the fenestration industry

  • Quanex operated 35 U.S. manufacturing facilities and 14 facilities across the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Canada in 2024.[17]
  • 67% of surveyed window and door companies experienced material-price increases in 2023, with the average increase reported at 9.6%.[1]
  • 25% of surveyed window and door companies reported increasing backlogs in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.[1]
  • 81% of surveyed window and door manufacturers included automation in their factories in the 2024 industry survey.[1]
  • 50% of surveyed window and door companies reported increased demand compared with the prior year in the 2024 manufacturer survey.[1]

Stakeholder management in the fenestration industry

  • $2.125 billion was Owens Corning’s 2025 Doors-segment net sales after the Masonite acquisition.[17]
  • 13% of Cornerstone Building Brands’ consolidated net revenue came from Lowe’s in 2025.[17]
  • 11% was Owens Corning’s Doors-segment EBITDA margin in 2025.[17]
  • $232 million was Owens Corning’s 2025 Doors-segment EBITDA.[17]
  • $677 million was the increase in Owens Corning Doors-segment sales in 2025 compared with 2024, primarily due to Masonite.[17]

Distribution channels in the fenestration industry

  • 4.9% is the projected 2025–2035 CAGR for North American online windows-and-doors distribution revenue.[62]
  • 58.4% of Window + Door platform users were manufacturers in the 2023 media-kit breakdown.[1]
  • 7.1% of North American windows-and-doors revenue came through online distribution in 2025, equal to approximately $2.25 billion.[62]
  • 30% to 50% of residential window products flowed through distribution for interviewed manufacturers in Minnesota in 2023.[63]
  • 1.4% of Window + Door platform users were suppliers in the 2023 media-kit breakdown.[1]

16 Statistics

Regional markets

Installer workforce data show regional scale, with the UK having £26,655 as the median annual salary for fenestration installers.

The fenestration industry in United Kingdom

  • £26,655 was the median annual salary for fenestration installers in the UK.[64]
  • 607 UK PVC-U fabricators produced between 1 and 100 frames per week in 2025.[39]
  • 117 UK PVC-U fabricators produced more than 500 frames per week in 2025.[39]
  • 13,479 fabricator and installer businesses operated in the UK fenestration industry in 2025.[39]
  • 1,132 PVC-U fabricators operated in the UK fenestration industry in 2025.[39]

Key questions about the fenestration industry

What was the global windows and doors market size in 2025, and what drives it?
The global windows and doors market was valued at $275.1 billion in 2025. It is shaped by residential construction, renovation, energy-efficiency rules, and fragmented regional competition.
What growth should we expect for the market starting in 2026?
Grand View Research forecasts growth from $286.6 billion in 2026 to $388.1 billion in 2033, a 4.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. Global Market Insights also forecasts a 4.4% CAGR, reaching $312.1 billion by 2035.
Which companies lead the fenestration industry?
REHAU stands out since it provides polymer window and door systems in more than 50 countries, whereas VEKA stands out through PVC profile systems for windows and doors, as it describes itself as the world market leader in PVC profile systems for windows and doors.
What technology shifts show up most often in factory automation and data use?
Manufacturers cite automation benefits such as increased output and operational transparency; 91% of residential fenestration manufacturers employed factory automation in 2025. In 2023 surveys, construction firms capture 11 of 13 data types but analyze only 8.
What compliance requirement is set to become fully applicable in 2026?
The revised Construction Products Regulation became fully applicable on January 7, 2026 and introduces digital product-passport requirements within the new framework.
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