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Posted on 23/09/2026
Visitors will discover how specialist software, industry expertise and future-ready technologies can help manufacturers improve performance today while preparing for tomorrow
PARIS, September 2026 – Window, door, conservatory and façade manufacturers are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, address labour shortages and respond to rapidly changing market demands. Many companies are looking for practical improvements they can make today while preparing for new technologies and changing customer expectations.
At Batimat 2026, Forterro will bring its Windows & Doors portfolio together on a major industry stage for the first time. Visitors will be able to meet the teams behind 3E Look, Klaes, Logikal, Logikal MES, Quotila and Unilink, explore how these solutions complement one another, and see how manufacturers are using digital technologies to tackle everyday challenges across their businesses.
The joint appearance follows Forterro’s acquisition of leading industry specialists including Orgadata, BM Group, Klaes and 3E, bringing together decades of expertise across aluminium, PVC and timber applications. These businesses now form one of the industry’s broadest software portfolios for window, door, conservatory and façade manufacturers, while maintaining the specialist knowledge and close customer relationships that made them successful in the first place.
While the solutions address different needs, they are all built around the day-to-day realities of window, door, conservatory and façade manufacturing.
At the Forterro stand, visitors will be able to discuss practical topics including:
Forterro will also host a BATIMAT Masterclass exploring why integrated processes are becoming a competitive advantage for window, door, conservatory and façade manufacturers. Taking place on Thursday, 1 October, from 10:00 to 10:30 in Agora 4, Hall 4, the session will examine how labour shortages, increasing complexity and evolving customer expectations are driving demand for better-connected processes, data and technologies across the value chain.
The conversations at Batimat are unlikely to stop at today’s operational challenges. Many manufacturers are also considering how new technologies, changing customer expectations and increasing connectivity will shape their businesses over the coming years. How can they make better use of the data they already have? How can they connect processes more effectively across the business? And where can technologies such as artificial intelligence deliver genuine value in practice?
To support this, Forterro continues to invest in cloud technologies, connected platforms, AI-enabled capabilities and production automation. These investments are guided by what manufacturers are asking for: software that can grow with their business, connect information more effectively and make better use of the data they already have.
Most manufacturers do not want to start from scratch. They want to get more from the systems, processes and expertise they already have, while introducing new technologies where they deliver a clear and measurable benefit.
Bernd Hillbrands, Managing Director, Forterro Windows & Doors: “Our customers are balancing a lot of different priorities right now, from productivity and automation to workforce challenges and long-term technology decisions. They are looking for expertise, proven solutions and a partner that understands where they are today and where they want to go next. Batimat marks the first time we are presenting our Windows & Doors portfolio together under the Forterro brand. By bringing together the knowledge, experience and technologies of these businesses, we can offer customers both practical support for today’s challenges and a strong foundation for the future.”
Visitors can meet product specialists from across the portfolio, discuss current challenges and explore ways to improve efficiency, increase transparency and strengthen automation across their operations.
Posted on 28/05/2026
Forterro has announced a huge leap in cloud integration for the window and door industry, which has the capability to boost efficiency right across the supply chain.
At the heart of the development is a new API (Application Programming Interface) for the Solidor Cloud ordering system which allows Solidor Cloud users to link their own ordering systems directly to it and enjoy the same degree of accuracy and advanced functionality.
Forterro now plans to roll out the technology behind the API to other door and component suppliers who are using cloud based ordering systems, as well as integrating it into Forterro’s market leading Quotila (previously TOUCH) online quoting and ordering solution.
The new Solidor Cloud API eliminates the requirement for any company stocking and selling Solidor products to code, check and maintain the Solidor data within their own online ordering systems. Instead, it lets them tether their own door designers and lead generators to the Solidor Cloud, and access all the up to date product information, images and options they need, including actual pricing and costs.
It has the potential to save Solidor Cloud users huge amounts of time – not just in programming data but in reinputting orders as well, because the API also lets users push completed orders back up to the cloud.
Richie Thornton, Senior Principal at Forterro, explained the wider significance: “The advanced technology behind this new Solidor Cloud API means the ordering system can now communicate not just with Solidor’s Forterro Evolution and EvoNet software, but also with any of Solidor’s parent company Owens Corning’s ERP solutions as well. In terms of integration, it effectively stitches the separate software systems back to back for the first time and will streamline so much of their operation as a result.
“Crucially, the technology will also be deployed within Forterro’s market leading Quotila software shortly. It means we will be able to make system and component suppliers’ data, rules and logic available seamlessly within Quotila much more quickly and easily than ever before, and give individual users a simpler way of adding manufacturers and product ranges to their own online quoting and ordering offerings.”
Forterro is already working with several other big name industry suppliers to develop similar APIs for their cloud based ordering systems, and these will be announced over the next few months.
Richie Thornton added: “This API technology from Forterro benefits the supplier, the fabricator, the trade counter stockist and the installer. It takes costly time out of the supply chain and reduces the risk of errors, all while enhancing the experience for the end user. It demonstrates once again the benefits of working with a software partner which is first and foremost an industry specialist and we believe it has the potential to be a game changer in terms of efficiency and user experience.”
More details at: https://www.forterro.com/en/windows-and-doors
Posted on 18/05/2026
The image shows: (from left to right): Bernd Hillbrands (Managing Director, Windows & Doors Line of Business, Forterro), Moritz Ebert and Gerhard Ebert (Managing Directors, 3E Datentechnik GmbH), and Marcus Pannier (President, Forterro)
The addition of 3E builds on Forterro’s growing manufacturing software capabilities, expanding support for small industrial companies and mid-market manufacturers, with continued investment in cloud and AI as part of Forterro’s long-term platform strategy.
London, 18 May 2026 – Forterro, a leading European provider of industrial software solutions, today announced its intent to acquire 3E, a well-established software provider for manufacturers of windows and doors. The acquisition expands Forterro’s capabilities for small industrial and specialist manufacturers across the European mid-market and further strengthens a category it has been actively building through recent acquisitions including Orgadata, BM Group and Klaes. The deal is expected to close in Q2.
Strategic rationale
3E adds strong expertise in ERP, machine interfaces and production planning for PVC and timber manufacturers, complementing Forterro’s existing software portfolio for specialised and industrial manufacturers. Together, the businesses will be even better placed to support customers across materials including timber, PVC and aluminium, as well as different stages of growth and operational complexity, while leveraging cloud and AI-enabled capabilities.
“3E is a strong strategic fit for Forterro. This acquisition strengthens our offering for specialised and industrial manufacturers, expands our support for mid-market manufacturers, and reinforces our position as a long-term partner to the industrial champions driving the European economy. Just as importantly, 3E chose Forterro because of our clear AI strategy and the value it can deliver for their customers. They chose us on behalf of their customers, and we are excited about what we can build together from here,” said Bernd Hillbrands, Managing Director, Windows & Doors Line of Business, Forterro and former CEO of Orgadata, which was acquired by Forterro in February 2025.
Forward plan
Following completion, 3E will become part of Forterro’s solutions set for specialised and industrial manufacturers, led by Bernd Hillbrands. His leadership of this expanding category reflects Forterro’s model of enabling founders to thrive within the group while helping shape its long-term direction. 3E customers will benefit from continued product innovation and investment, particularly in AI, while also gaining access to Forterro’s broader portfolio of solutions designed to help industrial businesses improve efficiency and support growth. Forterro also plans to enable 3E to connect to its cloud and AI-based platform over time.
Posted on 28/04/2026
Forterro has supported Glazerite in completing a major eight month upgrade to its servers and dataset, which is already delivering what Paul Jagger, Glazerite's Head of Group IT, describes as "significant performance benefits for customers and colleagues."
Forterro has been Glazerite's software partner since the company was founded in 2000. Over the past 26 years, Forterro has helped the Wellingborough-based trade fabricator leverage maximum efficiencies and customer service enhancements from its suite of products. This includes Evolution and Satellite pricing, ordering and manufacturing software, EvoNet order tracking and stock control system and the Courier electronic proof of delivery tool.
The latest project enabled Glazerite's planned switch to a new server as part of ongoing investments to ensure the scalability, security and cost-efficiency of its IT systems. Forterro's software development division in Scotland worked closely with Paul Jagger and his team to scope and plan the programme, which involved a complete dataset rebuild.
Impressively, that rebuild was completed ahead of schedule, ensuring that Glazerite could switch their order processing function onto the server a month early and ensure it was fully populated before going live.
The dataset rebuild project, led by Glazerite's Senior Software Product Developer, Andy Thompson, has allowed Glazerite to remove all redundant profiles and hardware from its system as well as consolidating its machining set up. This has, in turn delivered a faster, sleeker and easier to maintain system.
Forterro completed the detailed work required for Glazerite to change away from a 25-year-old dataset. This included implementing changes to Glazerite's Batch Release Module, updating factory machine drivers, modifying the GlazeBot automated tasks and reporting tool, supporting changes to Courier, and creating a new set up for the EvoSatellite system.
Crucially, EvoNet, used for order management and tracking, item barcode tracking with scanpoint info screens and stock control – was recreated and amended jointly by Glazerite and Forterro. This allowed the system to work dynamically with orders from both servers, eliminating the risk of errors, bottlenecks and duplication.
Paul Jagger said: "Our advanced IT set up has always been an important differentiator for us in this market, and this project ensures that we maintain that advantage. There is always some inherent risk in migrating to a new server, but working with the Forterro team ensured that we were able to mitigate that risk almost entirely. Their support was crucial in the successful delivery of this project.
"The feedback I’ve received from both within Glazerite and from our customers using our EvoSatellite ordering system is that the transition has been seamless, with significant performance improvements
"The support we received from the team at Forterro was key to the success of this project. This was such a complex change with many moving parts, yet Glazerite’s operations didn’t miss a beat during the implementation phase of the switchover."
More at: https://www.businessmicros.co.uk
Posted on 21/04/2026
Fensterbau Frontale 2026 was the first time that the new Forterro Windows and Doors business unit had exhibited as one entity – with Business Micros and Orgadata now side by side in what is a fast growing group.
The overarching message from Forterro at the show was that success and efficiency in this industry will no longer come from individual software solutions, but rather from end-to-end, integrated processes implemented across the entire value chain. And the focus in meetings the team had with customers from the UK was on how successfully Forterro’s established solutions can align with that integration and coordination.
Those established solutions included Quotila, the next generation of the former Touch software platform, which made an impressive debut at the show.
Quotila is the popular, cloud-based web system which allows users to configure, price and quote using up-to-date, technically accurate product data direct from their supplier. The UK team were in Nuremburg to demonstrate Quotila to European audiences for the first time and the response was very positive. The Home Visualiser tool which allows users to see photorealistic 2D and 3D renders of windows and doors on photos of their own properties was particularly popular, as was the fact that there are options available for system companies, fabricators and installers with modular scalability.
Other established solutions on the stand included Forterro’s Logikal 14 software, the latest version of which includes a Product Carbon Footprint calculator which can calculate the product-specific CO2 of windows, doors and curtain walling elements at the planning phase, to help fabricators document sustainability. This version also now supports the digital mapping of FPCs, making it easier to comply with evidence requirements on fire-rated products.
In terms of production, there were updates on show to Unilink for machine connectivity and to the Logikal MES production control system, which continues to generate a huge amount of interest across the UK and Ireland and was one of the big attractions for UK visitors.
Dean Hodges, Sales Director for Forterro Windows and Doors commented: “We were delighted to see so many UK customers at the show. It was great for them to be able to see for themselves the scale and ambition of the group – and crucially, the benefits which will be available to them across both PVC-U and aluminium as we focus on even greater integration.”
