FIT SHOW 2016
MORE SKY - LESS ROOF
The recent FIT Show was ‘flat-out’ success for Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions, with the
10-strong Atlas team picking up hundreds of enquiries for the industry’s slimmest glazed roof.
»»Visitors were treated to a spectacular
array of glazed roofing products, which are
arguably the most contemporary and best
looking in the industry. They included the
recently extended range of Contemporary
Lanterns and a full sized Skyroom.
The real draw to the stand however was
the brand new Atlas Flat Rooflight, which
brings ultimate performance and maximum
light in a sleek, minimalistic design. Every
visitor was excited to see this groundbreaking and highly competitively priced new
product, which has been developed to satisfy
a growing trend for flat roof products.
Gareth Thomas, Sales and Marketing
Director at Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions, said:
“Atlas was the fastest growing conservatory
roof system in the UK in 2015 and FIT was
the perfect event for us to show off some
exciting developments in conservatory roof
design, especially our new Flat Rooflight
which generated a staggering amount of
interest – everyone wanted one! This year’s
FIT Show was absolutely fantastic and way
beyond our expectations. Our stand was
packed with a superb selection of fitterfriendly products and it was buzzing with
excitement from the moment the show
opened until it closed.
“It’s the third time that we’ve exhibited at
FIT and this has been our biggest and best
show by far. It was a great opportunity for us
to demonstrate the unique characteristics
of an Atlas product to new and existing
customers and to catch up with our friends
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in the industry. Many people commented
on how good the stand looked and the high
standard of our package, from our products
and marketing right through to the dedicated
team behind it all. We’re now busy following
up the enormous number of leads and
planning more great installer-focused events
to keep the momentum going.”
A long-standing Atlas installer, Yes
Glazing Solutions, visited the stand during
FIT. Managing Director James Howard
said: “The Atlas stand certainly did not
disappoint. It was clean and spacious - the
perfect backdrop for the Atlas range of
crisp, contemporary products. The new Flat
Rooflight looked very good indeed and drew
lots of interest. There were plenty of similar
conservatory roofing products elsewhere in
the show, but Atlas really shone because
their products just look so good, with no
fussy and unnecessary components to
detract. Gareth and his team did a great job
on the stand and I’m sure they’ll be delighted
with the response from visitors during the
show.”
As demand for larger contemporary style
lanterns has risen sharply in recent months,
it was no surprise that the ultra-slim range
of four-pane Contemporary Lanterns also
attracted lots of attention. The collection,
which features the hallmark internal and
external aesthetics of an Atlas roof, is now
available in sizes up to 3000 x 1500mm.
Delivering ‘MORE SKY, 25% LESS ROOF’,
this fully aluminium, thermally broken
system boasts the slimmest sightlines in the
industry. Comparative tests reveal that the
Atlas Contemporary Lantern features a 60%
slimmer ridge and 38% slimmer hip internally
and an external ridge and hip, which is more
than 50% slimmer than its rivals.
There was more than a hint of friendly
rivalry among visitors who entered Atlas’s
novel ‘NO BARS, MORE STARS’ competition
to guess how many mini stars were
encapsulated in a glass unit. The winner who
was closest to the exact total of 27,721 was
Paul Nugent from Malvern Glass. He guessed
27,780.
Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions is part of
the £35 million turnover Customade Group.
The group, which employs 300 people, also
includes PVCu and aluminium window and
door fabricator Customade and Fineline
Aluminium, which supplies designer
architectural aluminium products with very
slim sight lines, and Hourglass Seal, which
manufactures glass and sealed units.
www.atlasroofsolutions.co.uk