AluFold Direct says it has designed its new Xenlite aluminium roof lantern to be safe, simple, and quick to fit by a single installer, and has released a video that is designed to show how easy the process is.

The two-minute video on the https://www.xenlite.co.uk/ website takes an installer through the assembly and fixing of the lantern step-by-step and, on the way, demonstrates many of its safety features and fast fit technologies.

It illustrates how light and manoeuvrable Xenlite is,how easily the ring beam can be put together using pre-inserted cleats, how quick it is to fix the ridge and rafters within that ring beam, and how simply the thermal break is clipped into the rafters and the top caps just snap fit on top.

The video also demos the Xenlite lantern’s glass retention system, which means that the beads on the DGUs lock ‘smoothly and securely’ onto the ring beam all the way round, a design feature that is said to eliminate the danger of glass falling through at any point.

Russell Yates, AluFold Direct’s MD, and the person leading the design team, said: “We know that Xenlite will appeal to homeowners with its ultra- slim 38mm sightlines and contemporary aesthetic, but one of the key drivers in the design process was to make it the lantern of choice for installers as well.

“We’ve addressed all the worries that installers have about other lanterns on the market and made sure Xenlite is much more fitter-friendly. That extends beyond just the safety aspects and into business profitability because they can fit Xenlite single-handedly and in a super-fast time.”