12 | FEBRUARY 2020
News
Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk
FIT SHOW REVERTS TO
BIENNIAL FREQUENCY
Organisers confirm next event will be May 2021.
Organisers of FIT Show
have announced the decision
to revert the show to a biennial
format, with the next event con-
firmed to take place on Tuesday
25th to Thursday 27th May 2021
at the NEC Birmingham. There
will therefore be no FIT Show in
2020.
The announcement follows
continuing unprecedented polit-
ical and economic uncertainty,
which, whilst recently becoming
more positive, has driven the de-
cision to take FIT Show back to
its most successful format.
“The conditions that prompted
the announcement of a FIT Show
in 2020 have all changed, even
since we made the announce-
ment at the 2019 event”, com-
mented FIT Show Event Director,
Nickie West. “We have listened to
the many active voices in the FIT
Show community and will return
the event to its most popular
frequency, and everything that
has made it a success. It is with
huge disappointment, and with
a genuine desire to preserve the
long-term success of FIT Show
for the entire industry, that we
have made this decision.”
The organisers report that
support for 2021 has been, and
continues to be, very positive.
“Where companies have been
unable to commit to 2020, they
have confirmed they will be a
part of 2021. We can now pursue
that enthusiasm and focus on de-
livering a fantastic FIT Show next
year.” Added Nickie.
Co-founder and FIT Show Di-
rector, Paul Godwin commented:
“I believe the announcement to
concentrate on 2021 is the right
decision. The whole team is now
focussed on ensuring FIT Show
returns to its roots.”
Matthew Glover, who launched
the show with Paul in 2013 add-
ed: “The FIT Show changed how
the glass and glazing industry
does business. Trading conditions
have been difficult and, whilst
the 2020 event was announced in
good faith, it has not proved pos-
sible to deliver an event of the
stature the industry deserves and
we will get back to the format
the industry believes is the best
for them.”
“We are working closely with
all of our partners to ensure that
the move over to the 2021 time-
line is as seamless as possible. I’d
like to thank everyone for their
continued support.”
FIT Show is the UK’s number
one, award-winning showcase for
the glass, glazing, window, door,
hardware and components indus-
try. FIT Show will return to the
NEC 25- 27 May 2021, occupying
halls 2 & 3.
NEW YEAR HIGH FOR ATLAS
Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions
is looking towards another strong
year as it announces that it is
more than 15% ahead of budget
for new business, with many new
installers benefiting from the
multi award-winning showroom
support package from Atlas.
Gareth Thomas, sales and
marketing director at Atlas, says:
“2019 was a terrific year for Atlas
and we are delighted to have
welcomed so many new custom-
ers on board. We fully expect-
ed demand to be high for our
Lantern 2.0 because it is the best
lantern available on the market
today, but we’re very pleased
with how the Atlas Flat Rooflight
has performed, with year on year
sales up by 16%. In a challenging
market, we’re really proud to
have achieved these impressive
results and we’re looking forward
to sharing a great year ahead
with all of our customers.”
Atlas has welcomed scores
of installers on board since it
launched its Lantern 2.0 a year
ago. The slimmest, lightest, finest
looking and most thermally effi-
cient lantern that Atlas has ever
created, it has become the lantern
of choice for many installers be-
cause it is easy to sell and quick
and simple to install.
The Atlas Flat Rooflight was
created to deliver ‘ALL SKY AND
NO ROOF’, bringing ultimate
performance and maximum light
in a sleek, minimalistic design.
And, like the Atlas Lantern 2.0,
it has been designed to be easy
to fit to help installers speed up
their installations and enhance
their profits.
“Installers have definitely
caught on to the incredible sell-
ing potential of these products,
which are perfect for the grow-
ing flat roof extension market,”
adds Gareth. “And we’ve seen a
marked increase in the number of
firms installing display products
in their showrooms. We do en-
courage our customers to invest
in their showrooms because we
know that they’re likely to sell a
third more products because of
them. There really is no better
way to show off the contempo-
rary look and minimalistic design
of the Atlas range – when home-
owners see how good the display
looks, it makes an easy sale for
the installer.”
Installers are now also able to
source the Atlas lantern and flat
rooflight through Stevenswood
trade counters and the products
are on display in many of Ste-
venswood’s national network of
34 branches.
www.atlasroofsolutions.co.uk