Reflex-Rol (UK)

Reflex-Rol (UK): Expert Aviation Solar & Glare Control Shading – From Offices to Airport Control Towers

With roots reaching back to the early 1980s, Reflex‑Rol (UK) has built an outstanding reputation as leading experts of advanced solar shading and glare-control systems for airports worldwide.

The company engineers, manufactures, and installs the very highest quality solar and glare control roller blind systems for mission-critical environments — all managed in-house, from initial specification through to installation and aftercare including long term maintenance and service contracts.

Reflex-Rol’s solar shading system is ideally suited to buildings with overheating issues, glare control requirements and large glazed areas — especially ATCT’s, airports, offices, public buildings, and marine vessels such as yachts and ferries. Importantly, the system enables 20/20 outward vision while providing glare & heat control, helping to reduce reliance on artificial lighting and enhance comfort — even with large or unconventional glazing.

A particular specialisation of Reflex-Rol UK is shading for air-traffic control towers and visual control rooms (VCRs) — where performance, visibility, and safety are critical. The bespoke ATCT/VCR shading systems are engineered specifically to fit the unique shape and plane of tower windows — often trapezoidal or inclined windows wider at the top than the bottom, typically slanted at 12–16°. Each blind unit is handmade for its precise window opening, using robust materials (aluminium and stainless steel) instead of domestic-type plastics, and guided via stainless wires or rods. Over 95% of these systems are motorised (24 V, 110 V or 230 V), though manual operation remains an option.

Reflex-Rol’s range is also capable of shading very large glazed areas (up to 3 metres wide and 8 metres high) with a single system — eliminating the need for multiple individual blinds and ensuring consistent coverage.

Notable Projects & International Reach
In the UK, Reflex-Rol supplied shading systems to the tower at Heathrow Airport, installing 48 bespoke units in the air-traffic control tower.

Internationally, the company’s ATCT shading systems have been installed in tower facilities around the globe, including in countries such as the UAE (e.g., Al Minhad Air Base), Mexico, Mozambique, Vietnam, Moldova, and various European locations.

Reflex-Rol’s work extends beyond aviation: their solar shading systems have been applied to standard commercial and public buildings to mitigate overheating and glare, enhance energy efficiency and improve indoor comfort — protecting interiors from solar heat gain, reducing UV exposure, and helping manage energy consumption.

Reflex-Rol UK remains committed to providing a full, turn-key service: from specification advice and quotation, through manufacture, installation (using its own directly employed staff), to full warranty and after-sales support.

Whether the need is for standard roller blinds on rectangular windows, large-area shading, or bespoke, motorised, glare-free blinds for inclined or trapezoidal glazing in air-traffic control towers — Reflex-Rol delivers high-quality, energy-efficient solar shading solutions tailored to even the most demanding specifications and safety-critical environments.