Howells Patent Glazing’s Ultraline flat rooflight and double-hipped rooflight have successfully retained PAS 24:2022 certification, reaffirming their compliance with the UK’s most rigorous enhanced security standard.
Awarded by UL Solutions, this accreditation assures specifiers, contractors and installers that these rooflights deliver proven resistance against forced entry and can withstand an opportunistic burglar, meeting the highest security requirements under current building regulations. PAS 24 is the most commonly used standard to demonstrate compliance with Approved Document Q and is also a core requirement of Secured by Design.
Performance is proven through a series of independent tests. Products are evaluated for both security and weathertightness (BS 6375-1:2009). Methods include a manual attack, mechanical loading and impact tests.
Commenting on the achievement, Sales Director for Howells Patent Glazing, Gary Howells, said: “PAS 24 gives us a clear commercial advantage and we are pleased to extend this to our customers. With more than 50 years’ industry experience, we are considered one of the country’s leading manufacturers of aluminium overhead glazing solutions. Customers and specifiers know that our products are fit-for-purpose and trust that they will help deliver compliant, high-quality new build and refurbishment projects.”
The two certified rooflights are proven favourites for residential projects. Demand for the double-hipped rooflight has soared over the past decade as homeowners create spaces better suited to modern living. The aluminium rooflight delivers high-impact daylight for extensions and is supplied direct to trade.
Designed to maximise daylight, Ultraline, meanwhile, gives architects and specifiers the freedom to specify larger expanses of glass. Glass rafters (fins) reinforce each joint without breaking the sightlines. The low-pitch aluminium rooflight is discreet, typically measuring 2.4 metres x 1.2 metres, ideal for three- to four-metre house extensions.
Installers also benefit from a preassembly service. Rooflights under 5 metres x 2 metres can be delivered unglazed and preassembled direct to site in an unmarked vehicle; larger units are supplied in sections. With early morning drop-offs, Ultraline can be installed in a single day.
