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SEPTEMBER 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
PEAK SEASON FOR ATLAS
Celebrations have been on at Atlas Glazed
Roof Solutions as the company marks a
record period of production for its range
of glazed roofs. The company is also
delighted by ‘a dazzling array of entries’ for
its Installation of the Month competition.
Atlas has ramped up production of its orangery and
conservatory roofs to more
than 150 roofs a week and
has just announced two extraordinary installations as
the winners for its May and
June competition.
The winning entry for May was
Stamford-based installer QKS
Home Improvements Ltd which
replaced a tired and poorly performing conservatory with a sleek
orangery, complete with two Atlas
lanterns. The homeowner wanted to use slim aluminium frames
to help the replacement structure harmonise with the period
property and approached QKS to
design and build an orangery that
could be used throughout every
season.
QKS took down the old conservatory and replaced it with a
spacious nine x five-metre orangery. It featured two 3.7 x 2.5-metre
lanterns, which were white on
the inside and lead grey on the
outside to perfectly match the
Sarnafil flat roof. Installed in just
two days, the lanterns were carefully positioned to take advantage
of the southerly aspect and draw
light into the ground floor. French
doors in pebble grey - supplied by
Atlas’s sister company Customade
- open on to a garden which was
landscaped by QKS as part of the
16-week project.
Nick Clipston, managing director
at QKS said: “We are really proud
of this fabulous orangery which
is a sophisticated addition to this
home that overcomes all the pitfalls of the original conservatory.
The client loves their new space,
which is perfect for relaxing and
entertaining. We were eager to
show off this lovely project and it’s
such a pleasure to win an award
for it.”
The winner of the June competition was Vision Rooflights of Market Harborough with two impressive Atlas lantern installations on
a majestic property in Weybridge,
Surrey. The original building,
which was set in acres of lawned
garden, was knocked down to
make way for a seven-bedroom
mansion. The developer turned to
experienced Atlas installer Vision
Rooflights for design solutions
to help create two fabulous focal
points which would bring light
into the new building.
The team at Vision Rooflights
introduced the developer to the
Atlas roof. They were impressed
with the minimalistic frames
which would create the luxurious
feeling of space and maximise
light within the property. A large
six x three-metre lantern was
installed above the swimming
pool and a two-metre diameter
octagonal lantern was fitted above
the grand sweeping stairway to
bathe the centre of the three-storey property with light. Because of
the scale, height and complexities
of the job, Vision Rooflights took
advantage of the design and installation advice on offer from Atlas.
Atlas helped to install the lanterns
and the project was completed
within two days.
Rob Sweeney, Owner of Vision
Rooflights, said: “The lanterns real-
ly needed to live up to a property
of this stature. Having installed
many Atlas roof systems over the
years, several of which were very
complex, we knew this system
was by far the best solution to
achieve that. The end result speaks
for itself and we are really proud
to have completed such a prestigious project and to have won this
award too.”
Gareth Thomas, sales and marketing director at Atlas Glazed
Roof Solutions, added: “It has
been a fantastic year so far with
production rates of Atlas roofs
now ten times greater than they
were three years ago. We’re so
pleased to celebrate this period
of record growth and to see some
truly inspirational entries flood in
for our Installation of the Month
competition. These two winning
projects are very impressive and
worthy winne