- EPW has been established to safeguard the common interests of the European industry and manufacturers of plastic windows - EPW is a non-profit association and was created in January 1999 - EPW shall promote plastic windows and to safeguard the supranational interests of members as appropriate, in particular by . exchanging information and experiences on issues that are important to the sector, . conducting joint technical, educational and economic activities in order to ensure a level of playing field for competition, . cooperating with other association with similar aims - Members of EPW are the representative national associations of European countries