40 | OCTOBER 2019
Roof Technology
Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk
VELUX® AND GUARDIAN
WARM ROOF CONFIRMS
FIRST-EVER PARTNERSHIP
The UK’s leading roof window
manufacturer and lightweight roof
replacement brands are joining forces.
It is the first time VE-
LUX GBI has partnered
with a lightweight replace-
ment roof brand in the UK.
The agreement means that
Guardian Warm Roof will
only fit VELUX roof win-
dows in their lightweight
roof replacement systems.
For Guardian, managing
director Joe Kearney said:
“Both VELUX and Guardian
are in enviable positions
as leaders in their specific
areas of expertise; and syn-
onymous with quality and
innovation in the industry.
“Guardian has been in the
business for over 30 years.
VELUX, globally, is a little
distance ahead of us on 75
years. To be at the top of
your game for that long is
rare. From the moment we
started talking about how
we might work more closely
together we quickly realised
there was an obvious syner-
gy, not least in our longevity
and the seamless integration
of our products.”
Having announced the
partnership, the size of the
combined community of
Guardian and VELUX install-
ers is anticipated to contin-
ue to expand on its already
significant numbers.
Guardian Warm Roof’s
UK-wide network of ap-
proved installers has now
grown to over 500 members.
They are served by more
than 24 trained and accred-
ited fabricators who are, in
turn, supported by Guardi-
an’s own in-house technical
engineering department.
That level of knowledge,
service and support means
that over 300 UK homeown-
ers receive new Guardian
Warm Roofs installations in
the UK every week.
build even
‘ better
living
spaces
together
’
Guardian operations di-
rector Ross Darcy said: “This
is a huge deal for the indus-
try. Guardian was the first
solid roof replacement sys-
tem in the UK. Since then
we have grown our range to
include lightweight slates,
shingles, and the Guardian
Extension. Whatever our
®
44th National Home Im-
companies develop, at the
can learn from each other
provement Council (NHIC)
heart of both Guardian
and inspire our combined
Annual Awards 2018. Guard-
and VELUX lies a relentless
communities of approved
ian won in the category
approach to innovate, and
installers and fabricators
The UK’s leading roof window manufacturer and
for ‘Delivering
community
support independent testing
to
build
even
better
living
lightweight roof replacement brands are joining
forces.
benefit through home im-
and approvals.
spaces together.”
It is the first time VELUX
VELUX GBI has
together
we quickly provement’.
realised there
“This common purpose
is the latest
global
partnered with a lightweight
was an obvious synergy, not least
gives homeowners and replacement roof
brand
partner
with
brand to
in the
UK.
in our longevity and the seamless
The agreement means that Guardian
integration of our products.”
More information about
installers complete peace
of
Guardian.
In
2018
Guardian
Warm Roof will only fit VELUX roof
Having announced the partnership,
lightweight roof
the new partnership
mind. Both companies windows
share in their
partnered
with Kingspan
the size of the combined community
replacement systems.
installers is VELUX and
between
a simple passion for improv- in the launch of the of Guardian
new and VELUX
For Guardian, managing director
anticipated to continue to expand on
Guardian
is available from
ing homes and transforming
Guardian
extension
Joe Kearney said:
“Both VELUX
and
its prod-
already significant
numbers.
Guardian are in enviable positions
Guardian Warm Roof’s
UK-wide
www.guardianroof.co.uk/
the lives of homeowners
uct.
as leaders in their specific areas of
network of approved installers has
with Guardian Warm
velux
and www.velux.co.uk/
and their families. And expertise; and synonymous
Last year,
now grown to over 500
members.
quality and innovation in
They are served by more than 24
guardian.
now, working together, the we
industry. Roof was a winner at the
homes and transforming the lives
VELUX and Guardian Warm Roof
confirms first-ever partnership.
trained and accredited fabricators
who are, in turn, supported by
Guardian’s own in-house technical
engineering department. That level
of knowledge, service and support
means that over 300 UK homeowners
receive new Guardian Warm Roofs
installations in the UK every week.
of homeowners and their families.
And now, working together, we can
learn from each other and inspire our
combined communities of approved
installers and fabricators to build
even better living spaces together.”
Building better living spaces, together.
Guardian operations director Ross
Darcy said: “This is a huge deal for the
industry. Guardian was the first solid
roof replacement system in the UK.
VELUX is the latest global brand
to partner with Guardian. In 2018
Guardian partnered with Kingspan
in the launch of the new Guardian
extension product.