03/08/2026
In March, Evolve Windows director Scott Vernon joined 15 window and glass industry professionals from across Australia and New Zealand on the 2026 AGWA Study Tour through Germany — nine days across Munich, Nuremberg, Heidelberg and Frankfurt.
The centrepiece was Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg, the world's largest window, door and facade exhibition. As AGWA Australia Head of Industry Development Melissa Baker wrote in the Winter 2026 edition of BuiltView, the scale was unlike anything most attendees had encountered: 13 exhibition halls, over 1,000 exhibitors, and an atmosphere where the real business of the industry happens face to face.
Beyond the exhibition, the tour included factory visits to Siegware, FeBa Fensterbau and Kömmerling, direct access to European manufacturing processes, production techniques and product development at a level that trade catalogues don't come close to replicating.
For Evolve Windows in Woodend, that kind of exposure matters. The Macedon Ranges and central Victoria may be a long way from Nuremberg, but the glazing systems, hardware and frame technology that end up in local builds are shaped by what's happening in those factories and on those exhibition floors. Staying connected to where the industry is heading is part of how Evolve stays ahead of it.
Thanks to AGWA - Australian Glass and Window Association for organising an outstanding tour.
Images courtesy of AGWA and BuiltView Issue 28.
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