ESSMANN sets the standard when it comes to light, air and safety
When designing commercial and industrial buildings, office complexes and schools, architects usually opt for a flat roof concept. Nowadays, flat roofs offer much more than just particular structural benefits, such as optimum room utilisation, economical usage of materials and compliance with aesthetic requirements. Contemporary architectural solutions are increasingly focusing on flat roofs and the significant functional elements they can provide in terms of optimised lighting, aeration and ventilation, and intelligent smoke extraction in the event of a fire. Further commercial arguments in favour of this type of roof construction include its practically unlimited service life, low weight, easy to maintain, simple lightning conduction and the fact that it can be installed irrespective of weather conditions.
ESSMANN GROUP is synonymous with expertise in flat roofs and facades: From its headquarters in Bad Salzuflen, ESSMANN GmbH has been setting standards in the fields of daylight technology, aeration and ventilation, smoke and heat extraction, and flat-roof drainage safety systems for nearly five decades. Over the years, ESSMANN GmbH has built up its strengths by means of targeted mergers with companies offering additional expertise and a means of enhancing the company's central competence in flat roof and facade systems. In order to be able to provide more solutions from a single source, the Group now comprises strong partner companies, such as STG-BEIKIRCH, based in Lemgo in Eastern Westphalia, together with French-based ECODIS and ESI, its partner in the Spanish market. These days, ESSMANN GROUP manufactures and sells its products on the global market. 2007 marked the most successful financial year in the history of the company. The core business of ESSMANN GmbH has always focused on skylight domes and arcade rooflights. Technically advanced, efficient daylight systems enable natural daylight to be used in the best possible way, with functionality playing a very important role. Very few can match ESSMANN when it comes to the three central elements of modern flat roof design - light, air and safety. This awareness motivates the company, based in Germany's Eastern Westphalia region, to constantly push ahead with its innovations. Its ongoing dialogue and regular exchange of ideas with specialist dealers and trade partners provide an invaluable stimulus for responding to current market requirements and developing products in line with customer specifications.
The planning and execution phase is based on modular concepts, resulting in the development of integrated solutions. ESSMANN's engineering experts then draw up detailed plans for flat roofs with skylight domes or arcade rooflights, including the corresponding light calculations, they plan smoke and heat extraction systems (SHE) to comply with stringent fire prevention regulations and respond professionally and comprehensively to any queries relating to aeration and ventilation, taking economic concerns into account. The modular, integrated solutions devised by the flat roof experts in Bad Salzuflen are realised in an extensive range of products. The customised design of a flat roof always focuses on identifying the most intelligent, technically appropriate solution. In-house engineering experts support planners and installation specialists in all aspects of their field of expertise: light, air and safety for flat roofs. At ESSMANN, thorough project analysis, practical and theoretical training schemes and after-sales service form an integral part of day-to-day business. Numerous investors have learned to appreciate this comprehensive full-service approach. ESSMANN's superb expertise is enhanced by its involvement in numerous associations and task forces, its DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001 certifications and its success in winning the 2005 Innovation in Prevention prize, awarded by the German trade association.
