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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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