improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message velux industry skylights headquarters h rsholm denmark number of employees 10000 parent vkr holding a s website velux.com velux roof window velux is a danish company that specializes in roof windows and skylights . the first velux roof window was installed in a danish school over 75 years ago by the founder of the company villum kann rasmussen . the company has been steadily growing since entering the german market in 1952 in a partnership with ernst g nter albers and then later between the sons lars kann rasmussen and peter albers 1 2 a pair of velux skylights ggl 7 center pivot roof window forward and fs2 fixed skylight above installed in a cathedral ceiling in addition velux offers many types of decoration and sun screening roller shutters installation products products for remote control and thermal solar panels for installation in roofs . velux has manufacturing companies in 10 countries and sales companies in just under 40 countries . the velux group has around 10 000 employees and is run by vkr holding a s a limited company wholly owned by foundations and family . the company currently sponsors the velux 5 oceans race and the ehf champions league . in 2005 velux was selected as the top brand in the windows skylights roof category by the builder magazine . 3 see also edit henrik lund nielsen references edit rygaard troels . velux strengthens its position in europe . retrieved 4 november 2013 . shultis jay . velux skylight history . retrieved 7 april 2015 . 2015 builder brand use study results . builder . retrieved 19 june 2015 . external links edit official website video of production by discovery channel authority control gnd 6527837 9 this danish corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this glass engineering or glass science related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title velux & oldid 726869665 categories building materials companies of denmarkcompanies based in h rsholm municipalityglassmaking companiesdanish brandsdanish company stubsglass stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2013all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from june 2013all articles with a promotional tonewikipedia articles with gnd identifiersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages danskdeutschfran aisitalianonederlandspolskirom n svenska edit links this page was last modified on 25 june 2016 at 00 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view