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glazed roof design and installation, the Atlas
Installation of the Year Awards have become
an industry highlight. And, as Atlas announces
the winners of this year’s contest, sales director
Gareth Thomas says the entries this year have
been in a league of their own.
“Our installers have raised the bar once again
with some truly outstanding installations,” says
Gareth. “It’s brilliant to see them flexing their
design and installation skills that have taken
homes from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
For me, this contest is all about inspiring other
installers and what we’ve seen this year shows
everyone just what can be achieved with the
right products and a bit of clever thinking.”
Taking first place in the awards was Bridgend-
based Ewenny Home Improvements for its
showstopping Atlas lantern installation on a new
build property in Porthcawl. The judges were
blown away by the sheer size and scale of the
project which combined a sleek 6x3 metre Atlas
lantern with bi-folding doors to transform a once
unused part of the garden into sun-filled interior
that has become the hub of the home.
Director Andrew Edwards says: “We were
tasked with making a light, bright kitchen
diner on this property and the Atlas lantern
helped us do exactly that. The end result is just
what the client wanted and it looks absolutely
stunning. I’d like to thank Atlas and the
judging panel for giving us this award – we are
so proud to take the winning trophy.
Second place went to Glasshouse Ltd who
impressed the judges with the exceptional
design talent they showed when overhauling
a property in one of Cardiff’s most desirable
suburbs. Glasshouse took the architect’s
proposed design for a pitched roof above a
kitchen/diner extension and made it incredible
by installing a row of three Atlas Flat
Rooflights to make a dramatic focal point.
Shaun Armstrong, owner of Glasshouse
Ltd, says: “Architects and homeowners love
the Atlas Flat Rooflight and this installation
shows exactly why. The original design for this
extension incorporated a mono pitched lean-
to style roof but we knew we could enhance
the look further and therefore switched to
First place Ewenny
Second place Glasshouse
Third place Mendip
Innovation Award winner Ewenny
the Atlas Flat Rooflights. We are very proud
indeed to win an award for this project, it’s a
real feather in our cap and it’s inspired us to go
even bigger next time.”
In third place was Mendip Conservatories
who wowed judges with their biggest ever
project – an impressive 15 metre wide
extension on a detached bungalow in Bristol.
Briefed to create a contemporary extension
for the property, Mendip came up with an
ingenious design that seamlessly merged a huge
Atlas Skyroom with a tiled roof extension.
The project threw up some tricky technical
challenges and the Atlas team worked closely
with Mendip to develop a number of custom-
built solutions to overcome them.
On winning the award, Kim Eyres, owner
of Mendip Conservatories, said: “The design
for this project was good, but it was also a
challenge, and the guys did a superb job on
the installation. What made it possible though
was the technical expertise that Atlas gave us
and the quality of the Atlas products. This
helped us create an astonishing installation
and the rear of the property is totally
unrecognisable from before. The customer
is thrilled, so much so in fact, that they
recommended us to their daughter.”
The judging panel also announced that this
year’s winner of the special Innovation Award
was Ewenny Home Improvements for their
ultra-modern glazed extension on a Cardiff
property. Describing the one-off project as
“like nothing we’ve seen before” the judges
were bowled over by the 13.5 metre long Atlas
lean-to roof, which bathes the space below
with light.
Andrew Edwards of Ewenny said: “This
wasn’t a run of the mill installation and as
soon as I saw it, I knew the result would be
amazing. We’ve worked with this architect
previously and he’s as much a believer in the
Atlas roof as we are, which is why he specified
it for this project.”
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