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Keylite Roof Windows on specifying the right daylight solutions
|Date: 1 June, 2025

Keylite Roof Windows on specifying the right daylight solutions
Colin Wells, Head of Technical at Keylite Roof Windows, explores how tradespeople can specify the right d ...
Colin Wells, Head of Technical at Keylite Roof Windows, explores how tradespeople can specify the right daylighting solutions to create bright, compliant and thermally efficient living spaces. In a p ...
1 June, 2025
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Why one builder is a Dakea convert when it comes to roof windows
|Date: 22 April, 2024

Why one builder is a Dakea convert when it comes to roof windows
New Home Company’s Steve Hammond is a Dakea convert. Professional Builder reports on an environmentally a ...
New Home Company’s Steve Hammond is a Dakea convert. Professional Builder reports on an environmentally aware farmhouse conversion where the manufacturer’s roof windows were a vital component. The rou ...
22 April, 2024
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Keylite: What to consider for an attic space
|Date: 11 January, 2024

Keylite: What to consider for an attic space
Colin Wells, Head of Technical at Keylite Roof Windows, looks at the top five considerations when creatin ...
Colin Wells, Head of Technical at Keylite Roof Windows, looks at the top five considerations when creating a well-lit, functional and habitable attic space. In recent years, the trend of converting l ...
11 January, 2024
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Keylite Roof Windows raise the roof on Verified Build’s double renovation
|Date: 13 November, 2023

Keylite Roof Windows raise the roof on Verified Build’s double renovation
As summer 2022 ended, Expert Trades, a construction-based marketing consultancy in the Midlands, took on ...
As summer 2022 ended, Expert Trades, a construction-based marketing consultancy in the Midlands, took on its very first property renovation project. Teaming up with a host of businesses, contractors ...
13 November, 2023
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VELUX talks the benefits of its 2in1 roof window
|Date: 9 October, 2023

VELUX talks the benefits of its 2in1 roof window
Where there’s space for one for window, there’s often space for two. Create brighter, more uplifting spac ...
Where there’s space for one for window, there’s often space for two. Create brighter, more uplifting spaces with the VELUX 2in1 roof window. The VELUX 2in1 roof window offers an enhanced sense of spac ...
9 October, 2023
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Dakea’s WeCare Sustainability Strategy is aiming for carbon neutral status by 2030
|Date: 17 March, 2023

Dakea’s WeCare Sustainability Strategy is aiming for carbon neutral status by 2030
Dakea writes about their WeCare Sustainability Strategy, that aims for carbon neutral status by 2030: Am ...
Dakea writes about their WeCare Sustainability Strategy, that aims for carbon neutral status by 2030: Amongst the changes will be a switch to zero plastic packaging, which will save an estimated 9 to ...
17 March, 2023
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Using Keylite Roof Windows in a barn conversion
|Date: 17 January, 2022

Using Keylite Roof Windows in a barn conversion
Keylite Roof Windows have become the perfect partner in a period barn conversion. The Grade II listed bar ...
Keylite Roof Windows have become the perfect partner in a period barn conversion. The Grade II listed barns and farmhouse at Elms Farm, Derbyshire, are packed full of history. Originally built in 1775 ...
17 January, 2022
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Building a rural house using Dakea roof windows
|Date: 13 January, 2022

Building a rural house using Dakea roof windows
The construction of a beautiful rural house in Lancashire was a labour of love by the owner and builder S ...
The construction of a beautiful rural house in Lancashire was a labour of love by the owner and builder Steve Bleasdale – and Dakea was delighted to be part of the project. After a successful career w ...
13 January, 2022
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Dakea offers guide for choosing roof windows
|Date: 7 June, 2021

Dakea offers guide for choosing roof windows
When it comes to roof windows there are now a dizzying array of options, but Dakea can be your guide. Pro ...
When it comes to roof windows there are now a dizzying array of options, but Dakea can be your guide. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones asks the manufacturer’s Andrew Birch what the company is doing to ...
7 June, 2021
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Dakea issues free guide to installing roof windows in loft conversions
|Date: 14 May, 2021

Dakea issues free guide to installing roof windows in loft conversions
Dakea is the leading manufacturer of roof windows for smart professionals in the UK. As part of the compa ...
Dakea is the leading manufacturer of roof windows for smart professionals in the UK. As part of the company's monthly Trade Matters campaign, Dakea offers installers and homebuilders expert advice to ...
14 May, 2021
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Keylite Roof Windows supports trades with online product training
|Date: 21 April, 2021

Keylite Roof Windows supports trades with online product training
UK based manufacturer and roof windows specialist, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) is offering free online ...
UK based manufacturer and roof windows specialist, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) is offering free online product demonstrations to support merchants and installers throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Sin ...
21 April, 2021
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Velux rewards scheme offers up to £35 for purchases this spring
|Date: 17 March, 2021

Velux rewards scheme offers up to £35 for purchases this spring
Installers and builders can take advantage of extra rewards with top retail and high street brands when p ...
Installers and builders can take advantage of extra rewards with top retail and high street brands when purchasing selected roof windows Construction industry professionals and homeowners across the U ...
17 March, 2021
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New VELUX® smart tech roof window
|Date: 24 September, 2020

New VELUX® smart tech roof window
New smart tech roof window upgrade from VELUX® is designed to help installers reap the benefits. Leading ...
New smart tech roof window upgrade from VELUX® is designed to help installers reap the benefits. Leading roof window manufacturer VELUX® has introduced a new promotion which is set to make it easier f ...
24 September, 2020
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Enhancing extensions with roof windows
|Date: 26 August, 2020

Enhancing extensions with roof windows
Mhairi McDougall, Country Manager UK and Ireland at Dakea, reveals how roof windows can enhance an extens ...
Mhairi McDougall, Country Manager UK and Ireland at Dakea, reveals how roof windows can enhance an extension. It is important to make sure that the balance of light and air within a new extension is e ...
26 August, 2020
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Double benefits with VELUX rewards scheme this Autumn
|Date: 12 August, 2020

Double benefits with VELUX rewards scheme this Autumn
Installers and builders urged to take advantage of extra rewards available throughout autumn with purchas ...
Installers and builders urged to take advantage of extra rewards available throughout autumn with purchases of selected roof windows Installers, builders and homeowners across the UK and Ireland can n ...
12 August, 2020
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Overhead glazing solutions
|Date: 19 May, 2020

Overhead glazing solutions
Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough shares the latest in overhead glazing. A significant change in recent yea ...
Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough shares the latest in overhead glazing. A significant change in recent years has been the broadening of demand for overhead glazing solutions. Where once all that was ge ...
19 May, 2020
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