A Letter From The President.
Throughout the globe, smokers and their arch enemies, non-smokers have
combated over who has the rights to air space. Smoking bans, due to the rise
of ant-smokers have flourished through the world. Countries, states and
cities have
devised their own modeling approach on how to circumvent the regulations on
who can smoke and when with the greatest smoking bans being put on
restaurants, bars, café’s the like. Smoking bans have changed the way food
service establishments and alcohol serving businesses are able to satisfy
their bottom line, daily gross of sales. Even though, as many would confess,
eating a fine meal and having a puff of smoke linger through the air
definitely changes the way food tastes. Clothes are every much affected as
well from the second hand smoke that is sent out by smokers. Second hand
smoke has been defined as one of the greatest sins in a smoker’s world.
Affecting others ability to have a clean smoke free air space probably is
the number one reason that so many people have drawn so close to supporting
the smoking bans going on everywhere. While many smoking ban laws are
curving the ability of hospitality businesses income potential, many
restaurants, bars, cafes’ the like have used their outdoor patios as their
accepted smoking space. In most cases, this is legal and without penalty.
Each governing body has their own rules and regulations which you, as the
restaurateur would need to verify.
Roll-A-Cover, Intl, which doesn’t advocate smoking by no means, does support
businesses rights to options. While many businesses are expanding their
outdoor areas into enjoyable open air space, many of them are forced to have
expensive canvas or awnings installed as a roof top covering from the
unwanted elements. This has been the only alternative that outdoors patio’s
or patio enclosure spaces have had available. But, in today’s market, a
industry leader has developed the original retractable sunroom product.
While awnings and tents are very usable, they offer a solid and permanent
overhead covering, which by most smoking ban laws, would be fineable as a
smoking room. No overhead covering while someone is smoking is the general
rule of thumb. These tents and awning style enclosures with flimsy plastic
walls are as illegal in most anti-smoking establishments as the inside of
these establishments’ main areas. Roll-A-Cover has developed a product that
not only provides structural strength during high winds and heavy loads of
snow but when the weather is fine with a simple roll of the enclosure
sections, the retractable sunroom system becomes a outdoors space. With the
roof rolling with the walls as a telescopic enclosure product, our
enclosures warrant, in most cases the ability of smokers to enjoy their
habits in an area that is often acceptable to all, the great outdoors. Many
patio enclosure type products and sunrooms that are fixed glass enclosures
are no different than being inside of a conventionally built structure,. On
top of that, sunrooms, whether known as a four seasons concept versus a 3
seasons product is also classified as a hot box where air-conditioning costs
are often the root to a loss of profits or a drop of the bottom line in
businesses. With our trackless retractable telescopic enclosures, your
ability to be outdoors and have a comfort level equal to the outdoor air
space is second to non in the sunroom industry. Smoking bans all over the
world have changed businesses income levels and fan fair, but with
retractable sunroom by Roll-A-Cover, your options for added successes and an
increase in clientele may be the remedy to a pain that has altered your
growth.
As we all attempt to grow with the times, we often are hit with a curve ball
that makes us re-evaluate our business profiles. Outdoor patios have become
an income generating machine for many hospitality businesses alike, so maybe
its time that you consider changing the way you’re restaurant or bar
business is designed and consider being the “new guy on the block”. Its
always time to change and Roll-A-Cover will be there with you growing with a
change of design which will give you and your guests, “a breath of fresh
air”.
Michael Morris
President and CEO
Roll A Cover Intl
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