About the VELUX Group

As a Model Company, we have a responsibility to do more than most and to drive change within the VELUX Group, our sector and even beyond. The VELUX Group's purpose description clarifies our intent and ambition to transform indoor spaces in a way which has a positive impact for the people who live, work and play in those spaces as well as our external environment. Creating well-being, in the broadest sense, is why we exist. That means health to people, but it also means creating compelling and desirable indoor spaces where people can feel content to live and work.

The VELUX story began in 1941 with our founder Villum Kann Rasmussen’s simple idea of transforming unused dark attics into bright liveable spaces filled with daylight and fresh air. Our distinctive name is a combination of ‘VE’, short for ventilation and ‘LUX’, Latin for light – VELUX. Our founder’s innovative vision took VELUX from a single order for 12 roof windows for a school in Denmark - Slagelse Vestre Skole - to one of the world’s most renowned suppliers of building materials with manufacturing and sales operations in 36 countries.

The way we do business is aptly defined in our Model Company Objective, which our founder Villum Kann Rasmussen formulated in 1965. With the Model Company Objective, we aim to set a positive example through our behaviour. It guides how we respectfully engage with the people we work with, defines how we give back to the societies we operate in and sets the direction for how we responsibly work with scarce natural resources. Finally, by Model Company, we mean a company working with products that are useful to society. Our products, which provide natural light and fresh air through the roof help create healthy and comfortable indoor environments. 

At VELUX Group, we wish to lead the change towards healthier and more sustainable buildings. We believe that a healthy and sustainable home must be designed for people, for increased energy efficiency and with respect for the environment. As a starting point, we focus on existing building legislation, scientific knowledge and established external standards, such as LEED and DGNB, and expand on this based on our many years of expertise.