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PRO NEWS
JANUARY 2017 PRO INSTALLER
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ISSUE 46 January 2017
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COMPETITION SPARKS INVENTIVE DESIGNS
There has been a late burst of entries for the Atlas Installation of the Month competition as installers jockey for their final chance to take a prize at the Atlas Installation of the Year awards .
Entries poured in during November and the judges sifted through more than double the average number of installations from hopeful contestants . During the year , the judging panel has been impressed with some Atlas orangery , lantern , conservatory , veranda , lean-to , flat rooflight and Skyroom installations . Some highly inventive designs have caught the judges ’ eyes , including an installation in Wells , Somerset . The owners wanted to add a luxurious orangery style extension to the back of the property and had a clear vision for it – it had to have the look of an orangery , a lean-to roof and it had to be aluminium . Mendip worked on a design and developed a bespoke Skyroom design , which incorporated a lean-to Atlas roof - the first of its kind in the UK . Another unique design , which won the Atlas competition in October , married two 13.5 metre long lean-to Atlas roofs together on neighbouring properties in Cardiff . The roof was
installed by Smart Home Improvements . An imaginative design in Frittenden , Kent , blended aluminium , steel , pre-aged copper , masonry , glass and oak . The owner of the period property gave the architect Charles Page free reign to develop a dramatic 5 x 3.5 metre extension . The scheme featured an internal oak timber structure with a small number of supporting oak rafters which would not detract from the expanse of glazing . The challenge , however , was to find a lightweight roofing system that would not compromise the design by requiring additional oak rafters . Atlas installer Yes Glazing Solutions worked closely with the architect and integrated an Atlas aluminium lean-to roof into the existing oak rafters . Winners of the Atlas Installation of the Month receive a £ 200 Screwfix voucher and a £ 50 Majestic Wine voucher , trade industry PR , plus entry into the award finals where one overall winner will be chosen as the coveted Atlas Installer of the Year at the gala event on 20th January . All entries receive an Atlas thermal mug when entering their completed installation pictures .
For further information , contact Atlas on 02838 327741 or visit www . atlasroofsolutions . co . uk
PLATFORM TO SHAPE POLICY
The VEKA UK Group has become a member of The Glass and Glazing Federation ( GGF ). The company received its membership certificate at a recent meeting of the GGF Window and Door Group and Conservatory Association . The VEKA UK Group ’ s Mark Barsby accepted the certificate from Alan Burgess , managing director of long-standing Halo customer Masterframe , and President Elect of the GGF . Alan will take on the role of GGF president in 2017 while also
‘ an ideal platform for The VEKA UK Group to engage with government and policy makers on all levels ’
maintaining his chairmanship of the GGF ’ s Heritage Windows Group . Mark was pleased to join the organisation , which shares The VEKA UK Group ’ s ethos of quality , fair play and transparency . He said : “ The GGF is a trusted trade body acting in the best interests of its members and consumers alike . “ We see the GGF as an ideal platform for The VEKA UK Group to engage with government and policy makers on all levels , whilst helping to provide early advice to our customers and to take a strategic role to help shape future legislation for the fenestration industry .”
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