In 1942, Villum Kann Rasmussen, a Danish engineer/architect coined the name VELUX for his new product, skylights, with VE signifying ventilation and LUX being the Latin for light.

Today, The VELUX Group is the world leader in skylights and roof windows and is one of the strongest brands in the global building materials sector. Based in Denmark, VELUX has manufacturing companies in ten countries, sales companies in just under 40 countries, and employees around 9,000. VELUX America was formed in 1975 and company products are available nationwide through home centers, building material suppliers, lumberyards, and independent door, window, or roofing retailers.

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