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THREE-WEEK LEAD TIMES FOR ATLAS SYSTEMS Roof lantern manufacturer, Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions is offering to provide installers with products in lead times of less than four weeks for any orders made before the end of 2021. The announcement should provide relief for installers who have faced testing times during the year as a number of factors have led to supply shortages and lengthening lead times for delivery throughout the fenestration sector. Atlas specialises in the manufacture of roof lantern systems and rooflights, a feature on a home which has grown in popularity over the past decade and remains in high demand as homeowners look to maximise space in their homes with more time spent living and working at a place of residence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 10 years’ experience in the production and delivery of elegant roof light systems, Atlas was one of the pioneers of the contemporary roof lantern, and continues to offer one of the slimmest lanterns available in the UK which include a thermally broken structure; improved secure pressure-plated system and fitterfriendly fixings. The company also offers slim ringbeams as standard; a 40mm wide rafter and slim lowline rafter caps creates visible elegance while maximising the use of external light combined with industry leading thermal efficiency and solar control.
Atlas manufactures all its lanterns and rooflights in the UK and has excellent relationships with suppliers which has allowed the company to maintain a competitive lead time. Winston Osborne, Technical Director of Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions, said: “We would like to thank our ever-reliable suppliers and our hard-working teams for continuing to manufacture such highquality products. “To be able to offer three-or-four-week lead times on glazing products to our loyal customers, in the current climate, is a great achievement and it allows installers to offer reliability and consistency to their customers.” To find out more about Atlas roofs see https://atlasroofsolutions.co.uk.
ICOTHERM DEVELOPMENTS
In a turn of events that was no more predictable than the last 18 months’ events, and as announced last month, Icotherm has once more increased its manufacturing space, in a bid to further improve production capacity and productivity. “Despite our best efforts” comments AnneMarie Busch, Commercial Manager, “and with the order book surge that has kept up, it became a commitment that made the most sense to ensure manageable growth. The new factory has now been up and running since September and marks the start of some key developments for the company” The last few months have seen record breaking numbers throughout the business, from turnover, roofs supplied and ( as we all know) supply cost increases. It has kept the whole Icotherm team busy, but we are also working hard in the background to ensure the business respond to changing or developing product demands.
NEW PRODUCTS ON THE HORIZON With the home of Icotherm’s core roof production taken care of, for the foreseeable future, thanks to its additional 17500 sq feet of space, the company can now focus on bringing to market some new products. • Icotherm’s own R&D efforts will be focusing on developing a range of modular garden rooms for the trade. We are still in the development stages, but we will be looking to offer a product that will be just as simple and fast to install than the Icotherm roofs range. The rooms will feature our current roof
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system, which by now has more than proven it’s performance and efficiencies, whilst the walls solution will be made up of internally designed and fabricated SIP panels. • In addition to the garden rooms, and to be made available from November, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering Sheerline’s new lantern. Described by the company as the UK’s most secure roof lantern, it can span up to 3.2 x 6m and features Thermolock multi-chamber thermal technology. It will be available as standard in white and anthracite to start with
MARKETING DEVELOPMENTS We are finally ready with a new roof installation animation, which we believe will be a great tool to show our customers how straight forward the installation is. Look out for it via our marketing communication, social media or website. Likewise we are launching a brand new website, to match the branding exercise we carried out over the last couple of years. With a clean appearance, showcasing our roofs range, easy to use, it will be a perfect tool for both the trade and the homeowner to visit. We will soon be asking our customers if they wish to join our soon to arrive Registered Installer Scheme. If you wish to discuss introducing the Icotherm range of roofs to your product offering, contact info@icotherm.co.uk.
December 2021 | www.glassnews.co.uk
