The Letter
Throughout the globe, smokers and their arch enemies, non-smokers have combated
over who has the rights to air space. Smoking bans, due to the rise of
ant-smokers have flourished through the world. Countries, states and cities have
devised their own modeling approach on how to circumvent the regulations on who
can smoke and when with the greatest smoking bans being put on restaurants,
bars, café’s the like. Smoking bans have changed the way food service
establishments and alcohol serving businesses are able to satisfy their bottom
line, daily gross of sales. Even though, as many would confess, eating a fine
meal and having a puff of smoke linger through the air definitely changes the
way food tastes. Clothes are every much affected as well from the second hand
smoke that is sent out by smokers. Second hand smoke has been defined as one of
the greatest sins in a smoker’s world. Affecting others ability to have a clean
smoke free air space probably is the number one reason that so many people have
drawn so close to supporting the smoking bans going on everywhere. While many
smoking ban laws are curving the ability of hospitality businesses income
potential, many restaurants, bars, cafes’ the like have used their outdoor
patios as their accepted smoking space. In most cases, this is legal and without
penalty. Each governing body has their own rules and regulations which you, as
the restaurateur would need to verify.
Roll-A-Cover, Intl, which doesn’t advocate smoking by no means, does support
businesses rights to options. While many businesses are expanding their outdoor
areas into enjoyable open air space, many of them are forced to have expensive
canvas or awnings installed as a roof top covering from the unwanted elements.
This has been the only alternative that outdoors patio’s or patio enclosure
spaces have had available. But, in today’s market, a industry leader has
developed the original retractable sunroom product. While awnings and tents are
very usable, they offer a solid and permanent overhead covering, which by most
smoking ban laws, would be fineable as a smoking room. No overhead covering
while someone is smoking is the general rule of thumb. These tents and awning
style enclosures with flimsy plastic walls are as illegal in most anti-smoking
establishments as the inside of these establishments’ main areas. Roll-A-Cover
has developed a product that not only provides structural strength during high
winds and heavy loads of snow but when the weather is fine with a simple roll of
the enclosure sections, the retractable sunroom system becomes a outdoors space.
With the roof rolling with the walls as a telescopic enclosure product, our
enclosures warrant, in most cases the ability of smokers to enjoy their habits
in an area that is often acceptable to all, the great outdoors. Many patio
enclosure type products and sunrooms that are fixed glass enclosures are no
different than being inside of a conventionally built structure,. On top of
that, sunrooms, whether known as a four seasons concept versus a 3 seasons
product is also classified as a hot box where air-conditioning costs are often
the root to a loss of profits or a drop of the bottom line in businesses. With
our trackless retractable telescopic enclosures, your ability to be outdoors and
have a comfort level equal to the outdoor air space is second to non in the
sunroom industry. Smoking bans all over the world have changed businesses
income levels and fan fair, but with retractable sunroom by Roll-A-Cover, your
options for added successes and an increase in clientele may be the remedy to a
pain that has altered your growth.
As we all attempt to grow with the times, we often are hit with a curve ball
that makes us re-evaluate our business profiles. Outdoor patios have become an
income generating machine for many hospitality businesses alike, so maybe its
time that you consider changing the way you’re restaurant or bar business is
designed and consider being the “new guy on the block”. Its always time to
change and Roll-A-Cover will be there with you growing with a change of design
which will give you and your guests, “a breath of fresh air”.
Michael Morris
President and CEO
Roll A Cover Intl
