Manufacturer – a participant that manufactures whole fenestration products such as windows, doors, skylights, etc.
Fabricator – a participant that manufactures windows from lineal suppliers’ reissued test reports.
Site-Built – a participant that manufactures products but assembles and glazes the products onsite.
Door Manufacturer/Lineal Supplier – a participant that manufactures door components and is not responsible for finished glazing on door, and supplies
simulation/validation testing to assembler/distributor.
Door Distributor/Dealer – for a door distributor/purchaser or dealer/pre-hanger that receives testing and simulation reports from a door manufacturer/pre-hanger
or door manufacturer/lineal supplier.
Door Manufacturer/Pre-hanger – a participant that manufactures, glazes, and pre-hangs a door product (includes slab, jamb, header, and threshold).
The participant obtains certification authorization for their door products in accordance with NFRC rating and certification requirements.
Applied Film – a participant that manufactures attachment products for fenestration products.
Private Labeler – a participant that is the Responsible Party whose name and identification code is reflected on the NFRC Label of a fenestration product
and whose name is listed in the NFRC CPD. A Private Labeler’s fenestration product’s certification authorization is maintained by the fenestration product Manufacturer.