Building regulations – Quickguides for rooflights, Part L, Conservation of heat & power
Quickguides on building regulations, Part L – Conservation of heat and power for rooflights and roof windows.
Building a brighter future
The Rooflight Association held it’s first general meeting since the re-brand, at Swindon’s National Self Build & Renovation Centre in September 2023. This year we opened our membership to contractors, installers, specifiers, consultants,distributors and other businesses or individuals involved in the rooflight industry and we had a successful members’ session under our new initiative. Importantly,…
Rooflight Association at RCI Show 2023
Interested in what a membership with the Rooflight Association has to offer? Then come and see us at Stand 1. The RCI Show 2023 is a great opportunity for rooflight suppliers, manufacturers, specifiers, consultants and other daylight professionals to meet with the whole supply chain. Visit us to connect with Rooflight Association members and learn…
NARM RE-LAUNCHES AS ‘THE ROOFLIGHT ASSOCIATION’
NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, has re-launched as The Rooflight Association. Previously under the NARM banner, the Association’s membership was focussed on manufacturing businesses. As the Rooflight Association, membership is now also open to rooflight installers, specifiers, distributors and others involved in the rooflight industry. Ian Weakford, Rooflight Association Chairman, explains: “Our mission…
New board appointment – Alex O’dell
The Rooflight Association (formerly NARM) has appointed Alex O’dell to its board of directors, at the Association’s recent AGM. Alex is Market Director at VELUX, where he heads the company’s core residential window operations in the UK and Ireland. He is a seasoned leader with extensive knowledge and experience across various manufacturing and consumer industries…
New Chairman
Ian Weakford has been appointed as the new Chairman of The Rooflight Association (formerly NARM), following a unanimous vote at the Association’s quarterly general meeting. Ian replaces outgoing Chairman Scott Leeder, who occupied the post for a short period, but has now taken a role outside the rooflight industry. As Sales & Marketing Director at…
Howells become a new member
Howells Patent Glazing is the latest company to join the ranks of NARM, taking the association’s membership to seventeen active, quality-focussed businesses and further increasing its influence as the united voice of the UK’s rooflight industry. Based in Cradley Heath, Birmingham, Howells Patent Glazing is a major UK glazing supplier and installer, serving businesses and…
Updated guidance on rooflight non-fragility classifications
NARM has published an updated version of its Quickguide 08, entitled ‘Understanding CWCT Classifications of Rooflight Types’. The CWCT (Centre for Window & Cladding Technology) tests for non-fragility comprise of soft body and hard body impact tests as well as a load retention test. They are intended to identify what glass size and type of…
Gearing up for the future
Previously operating as an unincorporated association, NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, has formed a limited company through which it will now conduct its activities. The newly formed National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers Limited, will continue to undertake the Association’s roles of: informing government and standards bodies through published research; encouraging and supporting rooflighting…
New Chairman at NARM
NARM has appointed Tom Ogilvie as Chairman, following a vote at the Association’s recent Annual General Meeting. He takes over the role from Jim Lowther who has announced his retirement, following many years of service to NARM and the broader rooflight industry. Tom has held the position previously, having served as Chairman between 2013…
