Clearview National June 2019 - Issue 211 | Page 42

CONSERVATORIES&SOLIDROOFS
Q1 SALES THROUGH THE ROOF FOR LANTERN 2.0
» » ATLAS GLAZED ROOF
Solutions has credited its new
Lantern 2.0 for helping the
business achieve exceptional
sales in the first quarter of 2019.
Atlas Q1 figures were up by 26%
on last year, with the incredible
growth driven by high demand
for the lantern.
“The Atlas Lantern 2.0 is the
best lantern available on the
market today, so it should come
as absolutely no surprise that
sales are flying and we couldn’t
be happier about it,” says Gareth
Thomas, sales and marketing
director at Atlas Glazed Roof
Solutions.
“We put all our engineering
and design expertise into creating
this new generation roof lantern,
which is the slimmest non-
bonded roof in the industry. It
has certainly raised the bar both
in looks and performance, but
where this lantern stands head
and shoulders above any other
system is just how quick and easy
it is to fit - and you just can’t
underestimate how important
that is for installers who need to
maximise their time on site to
boost their profit margins. With
such a brilliant first three months
behind us, we can’t wait to see
what the rest of the year brings
for Atlas and our customers.”
The new Lantern 2.0 features
a fully aluminium, thermally
broken ringbeam, which has
been reduced in size by 55% to
make it lighter, better looking
and more thermally efficient
than ever. The new lantern
also incorporates a refined
ridge topcap, which is 25%
thinner than before, to achieve
incredibly slim sightlines when
viewed from below. The height
of the ridge top cap has also
been trimmed by nearly 50%,
making it much less obtrusive
from the outside.
For a neat appearance, the
internal ridge, transom rafters and
hips are the same 40mm width
and, unlike some alternative
systems, there are no boss or
hoods to intrude on the roof ’s
super-slim ridge. It is also one
of the strongest glazed roofing
systems available and, despite
its ample glazing, it delivers
outstanding thermal performance.
The ridge and rafters feature a
thermal break to prevent cold air
from penetrating to the inside
of the rafter. The rafter is more
thermally efficient than its nearest
rival and can achieve a U-value
of up to 0.9 W/m2k with triple
glazing.
www.atlasroofsolutions.co.uk
Rooflight release completes
‘extend & renovate’ package
» » APEER HAS UNVEILED THE LUMI2
rooflight, a product that is aimed squarely
at the retrofit market, and which has been
designed to complement the existing Lumi2
window and lift & slide door, as part of
the manufacturer’s ‘Extend and Renovate’
package.
The latest addition to the Lumi stable offers
the same edge-to-edge ‘frameless’ aesthetics
that feature on the original Lumi window – a
product that wowed the industry when it was
launched back in 2015 – but with a slimmer
70mm outerframe depth and 28mm double-
glazing, the Lumi2 range is designed to be
more suitable for the home improvement
market.
Linda Tomb, Apeer’s marketing manager,
said: “The design of the original triple glazed
Lumi product, which we now call Lumi3, was
geared towards the new build market and has
made a huge impact since its launch. However,
for retrofit, we wanted to offer something at a
mid-range price point that was also easier to
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specify and install, and this is where Lumi2 fits
the bill.
“We’ve had a fantastic response so far to
our Lumi2 window and lift & slide offering,
but up until now there hasn’t been a rooflight
that ‘suites’ with these products – so we’ve
responded to the frequent requests from our
customers with the Lumi2 rooflight that now
completes our ‘extend and renovate’ package.
“We’re anticipating a lot of demand for the
new rooflight, especially as the trend continues
for homeowners to improve and expand their
existing living spaces rather than deal with the
stress of moving to a larger property, and even
at this early stage we’ve already completed and
installed a number of successful orders.”
The Lumi2 rooflight is made from a GRP
frame, and as with all other Lumi products,
features a screen-printed border to the inside
of the outer pane. As Apeer is able to toughen
and paint its glass in house, the thickness of
the screen-printed border can quickly and
easily be adjusted in order to exactly suit an
individual customer’s requirements, a USP
that Apeer says is particularly useful when it
comes to matching the thickness of any roof
insulation.
Offering superb ‘U’ values, the new Lumi2
rooflight from Apeer can be specified with
either double or triple glazing.
www.apeer.co.uk