Conservatory roof replacement companies: how to choose

The right conservatory roof replacement company is one whose guarantee will still mean something in ten years, that handles building control properly, and whose price stands up against like-for-like quotes. A big name is not a safeguard on its own: two companies trading as Everest went into administration, in 2020 and 2024, and Safestyle’s trading company followed in 2023. This guide sets out the three ways to buy, what each means for price, guarantee and aftercare, and the checks that apply whoever you choose.

Three ways to buy a replacement conservatory roof

	National retailer	Approved installer of a roof system	Local firm via a directory or quote service
Examples	Anglian, Everest, Safestyle	Installers of Guardian, LivinRoof, SupaLite, LEKA or Equinox roofs	Firms listed on Checkatrade or MyJobQuote, or introduced by a quote service
Who sells, fits and gives aftercare	The retailer	The local installer	The local firm
Roofs offered	The retailer’s own range	One or more branded systems	Varies: branded systems, glass, polycarbonate
Published prices	Anglian publishes none	Some makers and review sites publish guide prices	Varies by firm
Guarantee	From the retailer	Product guarantee from the maker, workmanship guarantee from the installer	From the firm, plus any maker’s product guarantee
Check first	Aftercare record and deposit terms	Insurance backing if the installer stops trading	Vetting, trading history and building control

National retailers: Anglian, Everest and Safestyle

The three best-known national names now belong to one business. Anglian Home Improvements is a trading name of ASHI Group Limited (called Anglian Windows Limited until January 2024), based at Liberator Road, Norwich. Wikipedia says Anglian was founded in 1966, and that Alchemy Partners, which first bought it in 2001, repurchased a majority stake in 2015.

Safestyle’s trading company, H.P.A.S. Limited, entered administration on 30 October 2023, and Anglian bought the Safestyle brand, order book and intellectual property. Everest Limited entered administration in June 2020, and its successor, Everest 2020 Limited, in April 2024. Everest’s website now says “Everest is a trading name of ASHI Group Limited”.

Those failures show where the risk sits. When Safestyle went into administration, a trade blog reported that customers who had paid a cash deposit would not get it back, and card payers were told to claim under Section 75. FENSA said the insurance-backed guarantee still applied to completed, registered installations. Wikipedia also records that BBC Watchdog criticised the 2020 Everest company for using similar branding while declining to honour guarantees given by the company that had failed.

On roofs, Anglian’s website lists solid (tiled, replica tile or anthracite panels), glass (its own Solaroof) and 25mm polycarbonate, with a 10-year guarantee on conservatories and Solaroof glass and 15 years on sealed units. It says it manages planning and building regulations on your behalf. Everest advertises a 10-year guarantee on replacement roofs “including discolouration of uPVC and leaks”. Neither publishes prices, and Anglian says there are no standardised costs.

The appeal is one company for survey, fitting and aftercare. The difficulty is judging the price: without published figures, the only test of a national quote is a like-for-like quote from an independent installer.

Anglian, Everest and Safestyle reviews compared

These Trustpilot figures were read on 27 September 2026 and change daily. They are company-wide scores, not roof-only ones. Coral Windows, a Yorkshire firm with five showrooms, is included as a regional comparison.

Company	Owner	Trustpilot score	Reviews	Recurring themes in low-star reviews
Anglian Home Improvements	ASHI Group Ltd	3.9 out of 5	40,623	Hard-to-reach after-sales service, high-pressure sales with same-day offers, leaks and lock faults, waits for parts
Safestyle	ASHI Group Ltd, since 2023	3.2 out of 5	48,783	Aftercare, missed appointments, installation quality, pushy sales with quotes that drop sharply
Everest	ASHI Group Ltd, since 2024	2.7 out of 5	13,506	Missed appointments, slow repairs after payment, scratched glass and damaged frames, unanswered complaints
Coral Windows	Coral Yorkshire Holdings Ltd	4.6 out of 5	1,412	Specification errors, slow aftercare, repeat visits, finance handling

Anglian’s reviews were 60% five-star and 18% one-star; Safestyle’s 70% and 17%. Coral says it has traded continuously for 35 years, fits roofs including Ultraframe’s LivinRoof, gives a 15-year guarantee and takes no deposit or stage payments. Read the recent low-star reviews of any firm for how it handles aftercare, because that is what you depend on once the roof is on.

Independent installers of branded roof systems

Branded lightweight tiled and hybrid roofs are designed by a system company and sold and fitted by local firms the maker has approved or certified. You buy from the local firm, and the guarantee usually runs through it.

System	Maker	How it is sold	Maker’s stated guarantee
Guardian Warm Roof	Guardian Building Systems	Certified fabricators and installers; ExpertSure reports around 70 installers	10-year product guarantee, plus a 10-year workmanship guarantee from the certified installer
LivinRoof	Ultraframe (UK) Ltd, Clitheroe	“Ultraframe Approved” installers; ExpertSure reports around 35 dealers	10-year parts guarantee
SupaLite	SupaLite Tiled Roof Systems Ltd, Preston	Independent approved installers; ExpertSure reports about 30, mostly in the North West	“Installer Guarantee”; ExpertSure says SupaLite does not publish the terms
LEKA	Leka Systems Ltd, Cardiff	The “LEKA Network”, which Leka says has 350+ trained installers	40-year component warranty, with some supplied products excluded
Equinox	Eurocell plc	Trade dealers; ExpertSure reports about 40	10-year system guarantee

Prices are easier to compare on this route. ExpertSure’s 2026 comparison puts typical fitted prices for a 14m² roof at £7,500 to £10,000 for SupaLite, £8,500 to £11,000 for Equinox, £9,000 to £11,500 for Guardian and £9,500 to £12,500 for LivinRoof. Taskino reports a Reading homeowner who in March 2026 was quoted £6,400 for Equinox, £8,900 for Guardian and £11,200 for LivinRoof on the same 12m² Edwardian conservatory. Our typical range for a tiled roof on a medium conservatory is £7,400 to £12,100; see tiled roof costs for prices by style and size.

The weak point of this route is the installer, not the product. Guardian’s consumer promise pairs its product warranty with the installer’s workmanship guarantee, but if the installer stops trading, the insurance-backed guarantee covers workmanship issues arising within the first two years after completion. Guardian’s own Trustpilot profile (3.3 out of 5 from 21 reviews) includes complaints about certified installers going into liquidation.

Watch for borrowed names. Many small companies on Companies House use “Guardian Warm Roof” or “SupaLite” in their names, and their link to the maker is not confirmed. Ask the maker to confirm that a firm is on its approved list. Our roof system reviews cover each system in detail.

Finding local firms through directories and quote services

Directories and quote services put you in touch with local firms. They do not fit roofs, and they are paid by the trades that join them.

Service	How it works	Trustpilot (27 Sep 2026)
Checkatrade	Directory founded in 1998; trades pay membership from £30 a month and have “passed up to 12 checks”	4.7 from 87,673 reviews
Rated People	Job-posting site; part of Checkatrade Group since September 2026, with jobs now matched to Checkatrade members	3.8 from 19,613 reviews
MyJobQuote	Free for homeowners, up to three quotes; paid by tradespeople; says it has 50,000+ tradespeople	4.8 from 44,384 reviews

A listing tells you a firm has passed that directory’s checks. It does not tell you the firm is approved to fit a particular roof system, so check that with the maker. Which? Trusted Traders are assessed by a trading standards professional, and TrustMark, the government endorsed quality scheme, expects its registered businesses to give at least a two-year guarantee.

We run a quote service too: if you ask for quotes on this site, we pass your details to Leads 2 Trade Limited (trading as Compare Companies), which introduces up to four local installers, as how it works explains.

What to check before you sign, whoever you choose

An insurance-backed guarantee. It honours the installer’s written guarantee if the firm stops trading. DGCOS says these run for 2 to 10 years and can be shorter than the installer’s own guarantee, so get the insurer’s name and the length in writing. Which? advises that any guarantee should last at least 10 years. Our guide to conservatory roof guarantees explains each layer.

Building control, through LABC or an approved inspector. LABC says replacing a translucent roof with a solid one needs a building regulations application. None of the competent person schemes on the government list covers converting to a solid roof, so a firm’s FENSA or Certass registration does not let it self-certify the roof. LABC Registered Details and private type approvals, such as MFA’s, do not remove the need for approval. Ask who applies and to which body, get the reference before work starts, and expect a completion certificate. GOV.UK warns that without approval you will not have the certificates you may need when you sell. See building regulations for a conservatory roof.

Deposit protection. Citizens Advice suggests a deposit of no more than 25%. Protection schemes cover limited sums: DGCOS up to 25% of the contract value, capped at £5,000, for 120 days; the Consumer Protection Association 25% or £7,500, whichever is lower; HomePro up to 25%, capped at £10,000. Paying by credit card adds Section 75 cover for items costing over £100 and up to £30,000. Our guide to paying for a conservatory roof covers stage payments and finance.

Trade bodies. Check membership on the scheme’s own website, not the logo on the quote: displaying a trust mark without authorisation is banned under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The Glass and Glazing Federation runs a complaints service for full members’ customers and owns FENSA. DGCOS is a private company offering deposit cover, insurance-backed guarantees and dispute resolution, not a statutory ombudsman.

Company age and history on Companies House. It is free to search. Check that the company number on the quote matches, when the company was incorporated, whether it is active, any insolvency history and who controls it. A long-established brand can sit on a young company: Everest 2020 Limited, incorporated in March 2020, succeeded Everest Limited when that company entered administration in June 2020.

Cancellation rights and pressure. A contract signed at home normally carries 14 days to cancel, though Citizens Advice says you typically lose that right for made-to-measure windows or a conservatory. Falsely claiming a price is available for a limited time is banned outright under the 2024 Act. Our list of red flags when buying a conservatory roof covers the rest.

Checklist: choosing a conservatory roof company

• Three written, itemised quotes, each naming the roof system and the U-value
• The installer confirmed as approved by the roof maker, where it fits a branded system
• An insurance-backed guarantee, with the insurer and length in writing
• Building control: who applies, to which body, the reference before work and a completion certificate at the end
• A deposit of 25% or less, protected, and paid by credit card
• The company number on the quote, checked on Companies House for age, status and insolvency history
• Trade body or scheme membership confirmed on the scheme’s own website
• Cancellation information given to you in writing, and no “today only” price
• Recent low-star reviews read for aftercare, not just the average score

When you get quotes, line them up item by item before you compare totals; our guide to comparing conservatory roof quotes lists what each one should include.