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Roto Inside | 4.2014 12 | Editor Roto Frank AG Wilhelm-Frank-Platz 1 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany Editorial board Monique Gnuschke, Udo Pauly Editorial staff Comm´n Sense GmbH Lensbachstraße 10 52159 Roetgen, Germany Telephone: +49 (0)2471 9212865 Telefax: +49 (0)2471 9212867 roto.inside@commn-sense.de Design and production avency GmbH Kiebitzpohl 77 48291 Telgte, Germany Telephone: +49 (0)2504 888-0 Telefax: +49 (0)2504 888-199 info@avency.de Printing house Griebsch & Rochol Druck GmbH & Co. KG Gabelsbergerstraße 1 59069 Hamm, Germany Telephone: +49 (0)2385 931-0 info@grd.de Circulation 12.500 copies Imprint Sochi – a city after the Olympics Horizont windows for properties with intrinsic value Horizont has been producing windows and doors from PVC and aluminium since 1996. The company frequently puts its trust in high-quality materials and accessories from Germany: “Our goal is to offer high-quality windows that do not pale in comparison with traditional Western European manufacturers,” explains Sergei Vassilovich Golev. In Sochi, more than 30 different prop- erties were fitted with Horizont windows. But in order to get that far, the company needed to prove both their technical capabilities as well as issue guarantees for on-time delivery. “After all, the Olympic Games cannot be delayed because the bathroom win- dows in the Olympic Village haven’t been delivered.” Planning and production of around 4,000 windows needed to be carried out quickly, manufacturing them in 36 months to incorporate into the various construction projects in Sochi. Horizont also handled the installation with a team of specially trained and equipped fitters. “There was no time for rework. Installation had to be error-free and efficient from the start.” Horizont supplied numerous types of windows for premium hotels for the chains Mercury, Park Inn by Radisson, and Golden Tulip Rosa Khutor, as well as for the entertainment complexes, residential and office buildings, and the buildings for the ski lift station. They were all fitted with Roto NT, Roto NT Designo or Patio Life. Components of the Roto Door product group can be found in many main entrance doors. Sergei Vassilovich Golev put his trust in proven partners: “We have worked closely with Roto for more than ten years, and therefore knew we had sufficient back-up in order to implement the required window designs on- time and with high quality.” The project needed to fulfil various requirements with regards to energy efficiency, as well as some extremely unusual aesthetic designs. “All requests had one thing in common – the desire for high- quality windows. These windows must withstand the specifics of the Alpine climate over the next several decades, that is, they must be able to withstand sudden temperature fluctuations, intense sunlight and high wind pressure. In Sochi, buildings were not built for immediate demolition, but with the intention of creating viable long-term properties that the tourist region will be able to profit from for many years to come,” reports Sergei Vassilovich Golev. Already in September 2012, Matthias Eberlein, the Roto Russia Market Manager, had embarked on his first trip to Sochi along with about 100 window fabricators. “At that time, Sergei Vassilovich Golev told us of the plans and accompanied us into the first completed buildings,” he recalls. When Eberlein returned during the Olympic Winter Games, he could hardly believe his eyes: “Of course, we were all familiar with the drafts of the architects and urban planners. But it is another thing entirely to walk the streets of a beautiful town that did not exist three years previously.” ■■ PVC Just a few weeks ago the world was looking for- ward to the exciting competitions of the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games. Now the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea begins life after the Olympics. Around 50 newly built hotels, attractive homes, and apartments are ready and waiting for guests, buyers or renters. Many of them have been fitted with high-quality PVC windows from Horizont, based in the nearby town of Rostov-on-Don. General Manager Sergei Vassilovich Golev is convinced: “Now is the time to show that the building companies that put their faith in us were well advised. After all, tourists and prospective buyers will be paying particular attention to the quality of the properties after the Olympics.” The romantic centre of Sochi, recreated according to historic models. Horizont supplied around 4,000 windows to Sochi in 2012 and 2013. They were all fitted with Roto NT, Roto NT Designo or Patio Life. During the Olympic Games, the hotels in Sochi had more than 42,000 beds available. That number will be adjusted by the conversion of some hotels into residential complexes to meet the real demands of the tourist region. In Sochi, 18 ski lift systems and more than 80 kilometres of prepared slopes on a 100 hectare site await winter sports enthusiasts. If there is too little snowfall, the most advanced snowmaking system in the world ensures good slope conditions. The town aims to ensure that alpine skiing is possible 180 days in the year, along with cross- country skiing, alpine touring and snowshoeing. Up to 9,500 guests per day can be comfortably carried by the lifts. Picture: © oversnap Winter sports enthusiasts welcome Just a few weeks ago the world was looking forward to the exciting competitions of the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games. Now the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea begins life after the Olympics. Picture: © rcaucino

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