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MARCH 2016 PRO INSTALLER
SPRING SPECIAL
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TAP INTO THE POTENTIAL OF
SOLID CONSERVATORY ROOFS
More homeowners are now recognising how
a solid conservatory roof can transform
their home, according to Connaught
Conservatory Roofs. Managing director
David Gallagher explains why: “Quite simply,
a solid tiled conservatory roof has a lot
to offer different sectors of the market.”
The solid tiled conservatory
roof is often sold as a solution to an ageing, inefficient
conservatory and that’s still
a major market. It’s equally useful for solving the
problem of a north or south
facing conservatory that is
either too hot or too cold
for large parts of the year.
It’s also finding increased interest from homeowners wanting to
extend their home but not wanting the upheaval or expense of a
traditional brick-built extension
– a tiled roof on a conservatory is
the perfect compromise.
Connaught Conservatory Roofs
offers three tiled roofs. The
Guardian Roof is a lightweight,
thermally efficient solution that
can be configured for all conservatory styles. Ultraframe’s RealRoof is one of the most thermally
efficient roofs on the market and
allows the homeowner to specify
any traditional tile finish, so the
conservatory can match in with
the existing property.
Finally, there is the LivinRoof
from Ultraframe, which utilises the best-selling Classic Roof
system as the basis for the
conversion, and is aimed at the
replacement and new conservatory sector of the market.
One of the many excellent
features of the LivinRoof is the
ability to mix solid and glazed
panels on the same roof. All three
are covered by Connaught’s partnership with Rotherham Building
Control Consultancy and the
independent consultancy JHAI
which gives installers nationwide
a quick, straightforward way to
gain approval for an installation
for £300 or less plus VAT.
The solid tiled roofs are part
of a comprehensive portfolio of
conservatory products that help
installers tap into the potential
that the market offers such as the
Loggia Prestige and LivinRoom
and Cornice from Ultraframe – a
cost effective package that transforms a standard conservatory
into something very special and
improves thermal efficiency by
up to 30 per cent.
David adds: “We know there
are plenty of opportunities out
there because we have seen a
20% year-on-year sales increas e.
The key is in offering products
that fill a market need which is
why we work with our customers
to meet that need. We are now
a one-stop shop for a variety of
conservatory roofs and accessories.”
www.connaughtroofs.co.uk
Roof Maker’s new showroom is first of more investments
Roof Maker, the manufacturer of roof
windows, skylights
and roof lanterns, has
opened a high specification showroom
in Leicester. The purpose-built showroom
at the main manufacturing facility features
all the latest rooflight
designs, and six sets of
ThermFold aluminium
bifolding door systems
in varying colour combinations and handle/
hinge options.
Customers can now spec
up and price their products
on Roof Maker’s website
and then come and view
the products in the flesh to
see the high quality glazing
and super slim profiles first
hand.
With such positive social
media reviews and independent Trustpilot ratings
(said to be among the
best in the industry by the
number one internationally
recognized review site) the
business has now backed
these up with the state-ofthe-art showroom.
“Giving customers the
confidence to buy direct
from a manufacturer rather
than just a middleman with a
showroom is part of our success story,” commented Ian
Poore, the company’s CFO.
The showroom features
all the company’s products
including walk on glass rooflights, built in blind systems
and Roof Maker’s Frameless
Bifolding door products for
the ultimate in contemporary
door systems.
Roof Maker is now making
multiple daily bifold door
sales to match its contemporary rooflight designs,
proving that customers want
to buy matching products
with the same guarantees
and glazing performance.
“Triple glazing is a no
brainer these days with quad
glazing now being the uplift
on some of our products,”
said Andrew Huddlestone
CEO. “Customers understand
the huge energy saving benefits these days and so we
do not bother to offer basic
low spec double glazed
doors,” he added.
The Lord Mayor of Leicester officially opened the
showroom on 12th February
in recognition of the company’s continued success.
Roof Maker has experienced year on year growth
since it was established in
2001, culminating in its highest ever sales figures in 2015
and a turnover of £10million.
The new showroom is an
important step in its growth
strategy. Andrew said: “In
the coming months we
will be working to further
streamline and increase our
manufacturing capacity with
a view to introducing more
new products and developing our export markets.”
www.roof-maker.co.uk