Clearview National January 2016 - Issue 170 | Page 64

CONSERVATORIES

No Longer in the Closet
»»When fire safety consultant,
Ian Copstick decide that enough was enough
after seeing his home office space deteriorate
rapidly by his wife’s every growing clothing
closet, he decided to investigate into the
world of garden rooms.
Ian, a retired fire-fighter set up his business,
IMC Fire Consultancy Limited six years ago,
offering private firms consultancy on general
fire safety of public areas and buildings. He
had been working out of the family homes’
spare bedroom for several years.
However, after the introduction of
‘bedroom tax’ back in 2013, and his
spouses’ announcement that she needed
more wardrobe space for her ever growing
wardrobe, Ian took steps to visit a few local
companies who supplied outside garden
rooms.
At the same time, a good friend of the
couple was having a Supalite solid roof fitted
by Manchester based Absolute Window Co,
through its branded Roof2Roof division,
and recommended Ian speak to the company
after being extremely pleased with the level of
service he had experienced from the company
and his own home improvement.
Absolute Window surveyed Ian’s garden,
and within days had designed the garden

with all my needs catered for in the bespoke
designed building. Considering how long it
would have taken to build an extension on our
home; planning permission and then the build
itself, my new luxury garden room is an ideal
and more cost effective all-round solution.”
Absolute Window recently launched its
new range of ‘Luxury Garden Rooms’ to its
existing installer network, sharing the benefits
of installing the rooms into homeowner’s
homes.
James Dance, Absolute Window Co
managing director commented: “These
bespoke designed rooms can be installed into
almost any garden space, without the hassle
of applying for planning approval. They are
made from quality PVCu cladding and fitted
with high security windows and doors, a
lightweight tiled roofing and guttering.
“Being versatile in design, low maintenance,
secure and insulated for additional warmth,
end-users looking for a summerhouse, studio
or just additional room to spend time away
from the house will find our Luxury Garden
Rooms the perfect solution.”
room exactly to Ian’s needs, then took only 5
days to install the luxury, insulated room.
Ian comments: “The garden room is an
ideal sanctuary for me and my business now,

For more information contact sales@
absolutewindowco.co.uk, call 0161 793 116
or visit www.absolutewindowco.co.uk

“One of the biggest advantages for retailers is
the enormous profit potential of the Skyroom.
Retailers can achieve a higher sales value on a
Skyroom installation because the product has
a far more realistic orangery appearance than
other mock orangery systems on the market.”
Gareth adds: “We are looking forward
to an even more exciting year in 2016 and
I’m certain that the Skyroom will be in high
demand as nearly 40% of homeowners plan
to update their homes. With housing market
reports showing that the market is still slow,

homeowners can add significant value by
investing in their current homes, rather
than moving. And with record low rates on
borrowing, home improvements can be a
cost-effective way to boost value to a property
in the long-term. One of the top UK home
improvement projects is a large, family-friendly
kitchen extension, which can add between
5 and 10% to the value of a property. The
Skyroom lends itself well to these schemes
which combine open living spaces and acres of
glass to blend with the garden.”

Rapid Sales
»»Celebrations have been taking
place at Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions as the
company announces a successful year since the
launch of its Skyroom contemporary mock
orangery.
Sales of the Skyroom have been growing
rapidly as the market becomes increasingly
aware of the unique benefits of the product and,
notably, the high profit margins it delivers.
Production of the Skyroom more than
doubled in the last six months of 2015 and saw
more than 20 installers invested in a Skyroom
demonstration model for their showrooms.
Gareth Thomas, Sales and Marketing
Director at Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions,
explains: “It’s was a fantastic first year for the
Skyroom. The secret to the Skyroom’s realistic
orangery appearance is its dummy ringbeam
system, which creates the appearance internally
of a real orangery.

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