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Headway Doors and Windows Ltd

4.7

122 Reviews

Opening Hours
Today - 09:00–17:00
  • Monday 09:00–17:00
  • Tuesday 09:00–17:00
  • Wednesday 09:00–17:00
  • Thursday 09:00–17:00
  • Friday 09:00–16:00
  • Saturday - Closed
  • Sunday - Closed

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About

Headway offers a refreshingly unpressured and knowledgeable approach to choosing windows, doors and conservatories. With over 40 years experience we are a local Whitstable based family run business, offering you a relaxed and friendly service with exceptional value.

Choose from our extensive range and enjoy the highest quality products as well as professional design and installation. Whether you prefer Wood, PVCu or Aluminium, Natural Timber, traditional White or coloured paint finishes, we can accommodate all your own design ideas because a window is not just a window.

We believe the highest quality products and service are at the heart of everything we do and we are very passionate about our products and customer service and take pride in every installation carried out by our qualified installers.

You will receive sound advise and array of products to choose from to suit your home and with an in house design & planning department you will be rest assured your installation will be built to last.

What we do

  • Double glazing

    • Double glazing installation
    • Double glazing suppliers
  • Conservatories

    • Hardwood conservatories and orangeries
  • Doors

    • Bi-fold doors
    • Timber doors
    • Patio doors
    • Composite doors
    • Fire doors
    • French doors
    • Front door
    • UPVC doors
    • Orangeries
  • Glaziers

    • UPVC Windows
    • Aluminium Windows
    • Timber windows
    • Double glazed units
    • Double glazing installation
    • Double glazing repair
    • Replacement window services and repairs
    • Sash windows
    • Stained glass
  • More Services

    • pvcu
    • windows
    • doors
    • conservatories

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4.7
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Contacted Headway over Christmas about having 2 new doors fitted. Taylor visited us for home consultation and was very friendly and professional and did not try to upsell. He came round at a time that suited us to consult and then process paperwork and collect the deposit too. The fitting was booked in quickly and the whole process took just over 1 month. Doors look great and fitted well, completed in a few hours and went over how to use the doors with me before he left. Great friendly and professional service, lots of choice, advice given, and good price overall, would recommend to anyone! :)
Customer in Kent Posted on 11/02/2024 , work completed 01/02/2024
Check glass before installation! Also do not use bank transfer. It's better to pay with debit card.
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Started 8/2/2023 many visits later kind of finished 6/4/2023, but only because I was worn down and couldn't take anymore, not because I was satisfied. I had 6 units installed and 4 had to be changed over the coming weeks. They had damage to them and not production blemishes as Headway call them. One was changed for a unit, with blue felt tip pen on the "inside" of the unit. Production "blemish". How? All summer I could not "let the light in" as it was so annoying. They seem to have film smear over the insides which I can not get rid of. I'm still finding scratches and I wonder if it's the film that covers them. Recently I've noticed one that has dust particles inside the unit. Also which I do find amusing is a hand print mark that appears on the outside of the bathroom. At first, I thought it was me in the cleaning. But no as it rains the rain pools on the window but makes a different pooling in a hand shape. I've again tried to clean it thinking it's an oil mark. My heating stays on more, so are they the energy efficient that I paid for? I've sealed trickle vents so that's not the reason. The fitter did not treat the product as if one might think if it is indeed a high-quality product. This was the last £5500 that my late husband had left me so it's quite raw. The glass they took out was in better shape bar the uvpc. I have all the photos for evidence and the hand print!
Customer in Kent Posted on 04/11/2023 , work completed 06/04/2023
The trader replied (on 06/11/2023)
Thank you for comments & review. We would firstly like to apologise if you feel that you have not received a satisfactory service from Headway. Just to clarify we installed 6 PVCu windows which there were no issues with, the 4 units that were replaced were the glass units only. At Headway we are known for our exceptional customer service, product, reliability and quality we therefore follow comprehensive industry quality standards & ensure we follow the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) code of good practice. Due to the nature of the glass manufacturing process very small blemishes can occur & is common which is why the rules state to carryout a fair & professional inspection, one should stand no less than 2 meters away looking through the glass & not at it in natural daylight, if any blemish is still visible it is not acceptable under the GGF code of practice & would require replacement. Only 2 of the glass units failed this inspection however we replaced a total of 4 as a good will gesture. I note your concerns regarding a hand print & would agree this is not acceptable, we do not however have any records of this being reported to us, if you could please provide us with the pictures you have taken we will of course replace this for you. All glass units have a coating which is required to comply to building regulations & give A + rated products, unfortunately this coating is standard. Once again we apologise you have not been happy with our service provided.
Solidor Installed
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Excellent door as had Solidor fitted at my previous address. The fitter took his time to carefully remove the existing door, creating no damage to the surrounding walls. The installation is perfect. The door and frame are perfect. No large seams of mastic and tidied off in the interior with some trim. The door is a dream to open and close unlike our previous door that shrank or swelled depending on the weather. Well worth the expense.
Customer in Kent Posted on 25/08/2023 , work completed 24/08/2023
Removal of existing conservatory and supply and erection od a new and larger conservatory
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We were advised at an early stage of extended lead times due to adverse weather and the revised timetable was adhered to. Headway used a combination of their own staff and sub-contractors. All the work from the removal of the existing conservatory to the laying of a new base and the erection of the new building were carried out professionally. All those working were friendly and diligent. The damage to our existing patio whilst putting in a new base (inevitable) was replaced to a standard better than the original (to the extent I asked them to replace the rest of the patio!). The whole exercise covering 6 weeks was well planned and what was refreshing was that all the different trades talked to each other and Headway ensured we knew exactly when various people were going to be on site. The site was always left tidy at the end of the day. We are very happy with what is an excellent product and I would strongly recommend Headway as a professional and reliable company that supply a quality product at competitive prices.
Customer in Kent Posted on 29/07/2023 , work completed 13/07/2023
Window replacements
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The two workman we had were very professional friendly and polite. We are very pleased with the work they carried out. We would definitely recommend this company.
Customer in Kent Posted on 21/07/2023 , work completed 14/07/2023
Highly recommended
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Very impressed with the professional service I received from quotation to installation. Fast and efficient throughout. Installer very clean and tidy and product looks very good. Have already recommended them to fiends and family.
Customer in Kent Posted on 09/05/2023 , work completed 02/05/2023
Very professional.
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We needed to replace a draughty wooden single-glazed front door and side panels with modern composite materials to improve insulation and also replace a first-floor window only accessible from the outside and therefore not a straightforward job. All of the work was completed in just over a month from the date of the order and to a high standard at a reasonable cost. We found this company to be efficient, professional and friendly and highly recommend them.
Customer in Kent Posted on 19/04/2023 , work completed 18/04/2023
Total Satisfaction
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Installation of a pair of bedroom windows, The salesperson was very helpful, very knowledgeable Installation of a pair of bedroom windows. The salesperson was very helpful, not at all pushy and gave accurate and useful information. The surveyor was efficient and again gave good advice. The Installer is excellent, respectful of the property, hard-working and skillful. The job was completed quickly and to my complete satisfaction. I would not hesitate to recommend Headway. Installation of pair of bedroom windows
Customer in Kent Posted on 25/02/2023 , work completed 22/02/2023
good and efficient service
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We had four windows and a door fitted. The initial visit for a quote was pleasant and mostly non-pressuring. The price, as far as we can judge, was competitive and the materials later supplied are of good quality. The surveyor's visit was also efficient and quickly followed our confirmation of the work. The installation happened more quickly after order confirman]tion than expected and was carried out in a trouble-free, professional and skilled manner. Extras, such as the need to remove and replace old catflap and install a new one, were carried out as we wished. The new windows were made to match our already-installed windows in style and appearance. As far as we can judge one day after the installation, everything looks good and has improved the insulation in the house. Everyone involved from Headway have been polite, friendly, efficient, left everything clean.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 15/11/2022 , work completed 14/11/2022
Happiness the Headway
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We recently had 2 UPVC doors and 2 windows replaced by Headway. From start to finish their customer service and work was excellent. Vicky came around to do the initial quote, explained their way of working, showed us the full range of options on windows and doors and the security profiles. She also talked us through their guarantees. Fensa, etc. All very thorough. Then on installation day a young chap called Scott appeared right on the dot at 8.30am and started work. He was incredibly organised, tidy and hardworking. Nothing was too much trouble and the final results speak for themselves. Scott and everyone at Headway were brilliant. We will be recommending them to all our friends and family. Great company, great product, great customer service.
Customer in Kent Posted on 28/10/2022 , work completed 26/09/2022