Blinds & Shutters - Issue 2-2023
As I write this it seems as if the Government has reached an agreement with the EU regarding trading arrangements with Northern Ireland. This seems long overdue and let’s hope it doesn’t led to a two tier system within the UK and it gets through Parliament. Also energy prices are still high on the agenda and decisions are being made as we speak on whether there will still be any financial help from the Government. Industry does not seem to be talked about as much as consumers, but if the Government really want to control inflation, energy prices have to come down for prices not to continue rising. It’s a tough time for everyone in the UK, I hope it ‘s not going to get any harder for industry. John Hatcher, Editor
As I write this it seems as if the Government has reached an agreement with the EU regarding trading arrangements with Northern Ireland. This seems long overdue and let’s hope it doesn’t led to a two tier system within the UK and it gets through Parliament.
Also energy prices are still high on the agenda and decisions are being made as we speak on whether there will still be any financial help from the Government. Industry does not seem to be talked about as much as consumers, but if the Government really want to control inflation, energy prices have to come down for prices not to continue rising. It’s a tough time for everyone in the UK, I hope it ‘s not going to get any harder for industry.
John Hatcher, Editor
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PROFILE<br />
Taking the applause<br />
Coulisse’s awardwinning<br />
Eve<br />
Motion<strong>Blinds</strong><br />
Smart Window<br />
Covering Motor<br />
have become<br />
Matter Certified<br />
Eve Motion<strong>Blinds</strong> is named “CES <strong>2023</strong><br />
Innovation Award Honoree” in the smart<br />
home category for its Upgrade Kit for Roller<br />
<strong>Blinds</strong>. The pioneering smart window covering<br />
brand from Dutch company Coulisse will celebrate<br />
with new Matter firmware updates in Q1 this year<br />
to make Eve Motion<strong>Blinds</strong> the first smart blinds<br />
motors on the market to use Matter-over-Thread.<br />
Following the introduction of Eve Motion<strong>Blinds</strong> a<br />
year ago, these innovations mark another<br />
breakthrough in smart window coverings.<br />
Tech pioneers: Coulisse and<br />
Eve Systems<br />
Dutch window covering specialist Coulisse<br />
launched Eve Motion<strong>Blinds</strong> a year ago in<br />
collaboration with German smart home specialist<br />
Eve Systems to expand Motion<strong>Blinds</strong>, Coulisse's<br />
leading concept in the market for smart window<br />
coverings. Seeing the gap in the market, the two<br />
companies put their designer and engineers<br />
together to create the first-ever smart window<br />
covering motors that support the latest smart<br />
home technologies Thread and Matter and work<br />
seamlessly in any smart home. Smart shading<br />
increases comfort, enhances security and helps<br />
save energy, making it an essential smart home<br />
product category.<br />
“We are extremely proud to be the first<br />
company in the world to integrate Matter-over-<br />
Thread technology into motorized blinds,” says<br />
Christiaan Roetgering, Founder and Owner of<br />
Coulisse. “This allows our products to work<br />
seamlessly with other devices that support the<br />
universal smart home standard Matter, which is<br />
being developed jointly by Amazon, Apple, Google,<br />
Samsung, and others. Being honored with an award<br />
is a major recognition of our forward-thinking<br />
developments in smart window coverings.”<br />
Coulisse is presented with the innovation award<br />
for its Eve Motion<strong>Blinds</strong> Upgrade Kit for Roller<br />
<strong>Blinds</strong> at CES <strong>2023</strong> in Las Vegas, the world's most<br />
influential tech event taking place from January 5-8.<br />
Eve Motion<strong>Blinds</strong> joins other CES <strong>2023</strong> innovation<br />
award honorees including Samsung, Sony, LG and<br />
Microsoft.<br />
Celebrating thirty years in the window covering<br />
industry, Coulisse is known for its design, creativity<br />
16 <strong>Blinds</strong> & <strong>Shutters</strong> • ISSUE TWO <strong>2023</strong><br />
continues on page 18
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