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Ultraframe marketing director, Alex Hewitt, talks to Glass Times about how the Ultraroof solid roof is still wowing customers almost 10 years after its launch. Since its launch in 2016, Ultraroof has continuously set new standards in conservatory roofing, and nearly 10 years later, it continues to wow homeowners and installers alike with its incredible value for money, award-winning customer...
Paul Higgins, commercial director at TuffX, provides further details about the latest conservatory glazing solutions, including low-carbon options and heated panels, highlighting the attractive business opportunities in the market. Effectively regulating temperatures in conservatories to make them comfortable year-round has long been a challenge for the industry. While advancements in modern technology have made today’s conservatories far more energy-efficient than...
SupaLite recently supplied its tiled roof system – a lightweight, insulated, and easy-to-install solid roof that is designed to fit seamlessly onto existing conservatory window frames – to resolve a leaky and thermally inefficient conservatory that was suffering from a poorly installed ‘clad over’ system. SupaLite recently partnered with one of its valued Premium Installers, Greenoak Concept & Design, on a...
Sheerline says that its latest innovation, the S3 architectural roof system, has redefined single pitch roof design for modern aluminium extensions. First revealed to the industry at the 2025 FIT Show, the sleek, thermally advanced single pitch roof system is said to have wowed visitors with its modern detailing, thermal performance and fast-fit design. Designed from the ground up to...
Ian Sims, managing director of Double R Glass & Roofing Systems, looks at the need for installers to differentiate to survive and explores the possibilities in the home extension market. Differentiating can be daunting, but when done well it can catapult a business. It’s easy to forget that when Amazon was established in 1994, it was an online bookstore. But...
When it comes to designing hospitals and retirement living environments, much of the focus rightly centres on clinical excellence and comfort. But there is another essential design component that can dramatically impact patient recovery, resident well-being and long-term operational efficiency: natural daylight. With decades of experience across healthcare construction and refurbishment, the importance of integrating natural light into these settings...
SupaLite has celebrated its most successful trade show to date at the 2025 FIT Show, with an impressive stand that showcased its ongoing commitment to innovation, quality – and most importantly – its valued trade partners. From reconnecting with familiar faces to welcoming new partners, SupaLite's stand was busy throughout. According to SupaLite, visitors were keen to see first-hand how...
Sheerline’s innovative S3 roof system drew plenty of acclaim at this year’s FIT Show. In this article, we look at five reasons why… Sheerline Bespoke made a confident debut at the 2025 FIT Show, unveiling the S3 modern single pitch lean to roof system to a hugely positive response. The latest addition to the aluminium specialist’s S Series, which includes...
Eurocell has brought to the market a premium aluminium roof lantern that is billed as ‘a complete game changer’ for how fast and easy it is to fit on a flat roof – with size options reportedly spanning larger than any other roof lantern in UK home improvements. Iconiq from Eurocell has been engineered to set a new standard for roof...
According to Ian Sims, managing director of Double R Glass & Roofing Systems, there is still a huge amount of renovation potential in the conservatory market, but only with the right innovations, both new and established. Conservatories have had their fair share of bad press, most recently taking the blame for devaluing properties. But these criticisms are leveled at old...
Stuart Dantzic, MD of Caribbean Blinds, explains the significant challenges Part O has introduced to the glazing industry and shares how he believes overheating in buildings can be tackled. Part O building regulations have presented new challenges for glazing professionals within the industry. Designed to prevent overheating in new residential buildings, these new rules have resulted in the unintended action...
By Steve Pickering, sales & marketing director, Whitesales. Restoring listed buildings presents a unique challenge: preserving their historical essence while accommodating modern standards of performance and functionality. Each heritage property tells its own story, making it crucial to approach restoration projects with a bespoke mindset. This is especially true for rooflights, where poorly integrated designs can detract from a building’s...
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Double R to learn more about the conservatory roofing specialist’s new Guardian Home Extension system, a highly energy-efficient modular building solution that has been designed to open up valuable new opportunities for trade partners. Conservatory roofing specialist, Double R, is now offering the Guardian Home Extension system, an innovative solution that’s designed to deliver...
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Double R to learn more about the conservatory roofing specialist’s new Guardian Home Extension system, a highly energy-efficient modular building solution that has been designed to open up valuable new opportunities for trade partners. Conservatory roofing specialist, Double R, is now offering the Guardian Home Extension system, an innovative solution that’s designed to deliver...
Made For Trade is set to unveil a brand-new Korniche roof lantern at this year's FIT Show at the NEC Birmingham, and will be giving visitors the chance to win one on each day of the show. To be in with a chance to win a brand-new Korniche roof lantern up to 3m x 2m, visitors must attend one of...
Ultraframe’s marketing director, Alex Hewitt, discusses the newly launched capability of the hup! building system that can now be used on top of existing dwarf walls – one of a series of new innovations on the system that is revolutionising home extensions and conservatory transformations. We have started 2025 by announcing some exciting innovations on our hup! building system. While...
Kickstart 2025 by partnering with SupaLite, the trusted name in tiled conservatory roofing solutions, says SupaLite’s sales director, Wes Clarkson. Since 2012, SupaLite has been providing a quality range of market-leading, sustainable, energy efficient products to help our trade partners offer the very best to their customers. These include our popular SupaLite tiled roof, ILite system, S1 lantern, and S2...
Milwood Group says that it stands apart in a market ‘saturated with imported products’ by offering British-designed and manufactured outdoor living solutions that prioritise quality, innovation, and ‘unrivalled’ trade partner support. With rigorous manufacturing standards and a deep understanding of industry needs, Milwood claims to have ‘redefined what it means to lead in the outdoor living sector’. “Our approach is...
By Stuart Dantzic, managing director, Caribbean Blinds. When Caribbean Blinds first started trading in the late 1980s, the UK approach to creating an outdoor space was a couple of chairs hastily dug out from the shed and plonked on the patio as soon as the sun came out. Not anymore. Today’s love affair with garden living is at its height,...
A Plus Aluminium partners with Admiral Homespace to replace an old conservatory with a light-filled garden room. When it came to replacing an out-dated conservatory with a new build garden room, homeowners Mr and Mrs Dee sought the expertise of A Plus Aluminium installer, Admiral Homespace. The couple knew of the home improving and extending company and appointed the Huntingdon-based...