Blinds & Shutters - Issue 3/2023
Summer seems to have arrived and I imagine it’s peak season for companies that are involved in the awnings and solar shading markets.
There seems to a lot of choices out there and it will be interesting to see how the home improvement market copes with the increasing of interest rates over the last few months.
Lots of fixed mortgage rates are coming to an end, from historically low levels, so it way create another shock to consumers. So fingers crossed that it’s not as bad as some economists would have us believe and hopefully the rest of the summer will be long and hot!
Summer seems to have arrived and I imagine it’s peak season for companies that are involved in the awnings and solar shading markets.
There seems to a lot of choices out there and it will be interesting to see how the home improvement market copes with the increasing of interest rates over the last few months.
Lots of fixed mortgage rates are coming to an end, from historically low levels, so it way create another shock to consumers. So fingers crossed that it’s not as bad as some economists would have us believe and hopefully the rest of the summer will be long and hot!
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CONTENTS www.blindsmagazine.co.uk Regulars NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BlindsbyPost has renewed its sponsorship of Bradford City NEW PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-80 Diffusing light is important in the summer Features and articles PROFILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 There are some new appointments in the blinds industry SOLAR SHADING . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-38 There are many ways to end glare in the garden SHUTTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-42 Shutters don’t have to be made of wood! MARKETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-48 Make sure you keep track of interior trends FABRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-54 The blinds market is responding to wider windows ROLLER BLINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-60 Is it time to start recommending rollers? WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-66 It’s worth checking out what’s going on in the window market when you are specifying blinds From the editor Issue THREE 2023 Summer seems to have arrived and I imagine it’s peak season for companies that are involved in the awnings and solar shading markets. There seems to a lot of choices out there and it will be interesting to see how the home improvement market copes with the increasing of interest rates over the last few months. Lots of fixed mortgage rates are coming to an end, from historically low levels, so it way create another shock to consumers. So fingers crossed that it’s not as bad as some economists would have us believe and hopefully the rest of the summer will be long and hot! John Hatcher editor www.blindsmagazine.co.uk Cover image: Courtesy of Decora © Copyright Turret Group Ltd 2023. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the copyright owners. Opinions expressed in Blinds and Shutters are not necessarily those of the publishers or the editor. Incorporating The Blindmaker • Est. 1952 • ISSN 0305-733X Blinds and Shutters is available to non-qualifying readers at a subscription of: 1 Year – UK £60; overseas £100 air mail. 2 Years – UK £102; overseas £170 air mail. 3 Years – UK £135; overseas £225 air mail. www.blindsmagazine.co.uk 2023 ISSUE THREE • SUMMER Editor: John Hatcher +44 (0)1923 432 705 j.hatcher@turretgroup.com Advertising sales manager: Julie Saridakis +44 (0)1923 432 705 j.saridakis@turretgroup.com Production manager: Carol Baird +44 (0)1923 432 705 c.baird@turretgroup.com Circulation: +44 (0)141 370 3883 circulation@dimensionsmail.co.uk Managing director: Ian Garmeson i.garmeson@turretgroup.com Turret Group Ltd Cardinal Point, Park Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1RE, UK Tel: +44 (0)1923 432 705 Blinds & Shutters • ISSUE THREE 2023 3
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CONTENTS<br />
www.blindsmagazine.co.uk<br />
Regulars<br />
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
<strong>Blinds</strong>byPost has renewed its sponsorship of Bradford City<br />
NEW PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-80<br />
Diffusing light is important in the summer<br />
Features and articles<br />
PROFILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18<br />
There are some new appointments in the blinds industry<br />
SOLAR SHADING . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-38<br />
There are many ways to end glare in the garden<br />
SHUTTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-42<br />
<strong>Shutters</strong> don’t have to be made of wood!<br />
MARKETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-48<br />
Make sure you keep track of interior trends<br />
FABRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-54<br />
The blinds market is responding to wider windows<br />
ROLLER BLINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-60<br />
Is it time to start recommending rollers?<br />
WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-66<br />
It’s worth checking out what’s going on in the window market<br />
when you are specifying blinds<br />
From the editor<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> THREE <strong>2023</strong><br />
Summer seems to have arrived<br />
and I imagine it’s peak season<br />
for companies that are involved<br />
in the awnings and solar<br />
shading markets.<br />
There seems to a lot of<br />
choices out there and it will be<br />
interesting to see how the<br />
home improvement market<br />
copes with the increasing of<br />
interest rates over the last few<br />
months.<br />
Lots of fixed mortgage rates<br />
are coming to an end, from<br />
historically low levels, so it way<br />
create another shock to<br />
consumers. So fingers crossed<br />
that it’s not as bad as some<br />
economists would have us<br />
believe and hopefully the rest<br />
of the summer will be long and<br />
hot!<br />
John Hatcher<br />
editor<br />
www.blindsmagazine.co.uk<br />
Cover image: Courtesy of<br />
Decora<br />
© Copyright Turret Group Ltd <strong>2023</strong>. All rights reserved. No part<br />
of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any<br />
means without the prior permission of the copyright owners.<br />
Opinions expressed in <strong>Blinds</strong> and <strong>Shutters</strong> are not necessarily<br />
those of the publishers or the editor.<br />
Incorporating The Blindmaker • Est. 1952 • ISSN 0305-733X<br />
<strong>Blinds</strong> and <strong>Shutters</strong> is available to non-qualifying<br />
readers at a subscription of:<br />
1 Year – UK £60; overseas £100 air mail.<br />
2 Years – UK £102; overseas £170 air mail.<br />
3 Years – UK £135; overseas £225 air mail.<br />
www.blindsmagazine.co.uk<br />
<strong>2023</strong> ISSUE THREE • SUMMER<br />
Editor:<br />
John Hatcher<br />
+44 (0)1923 432 705<br />
j.hatcher@turretgroup.com<br />
Advertising sales manager:<br />
Julie Saridakis<br />
+44 (0)1923 432 705<br />
j.saridakis@turretgroup.com<br />
Production manager:<br />
Carol Baird<br />
+44 (0)1923 432 705<br />
c.baird@turretgroup.com<br />
Circulation:<br />
+44 (0)141 370 3883<br />
circulation@dimensionsmail.co.uk<br />
Managing director:<br />
Ian Garmeson<br />
i.garmeson@turretgroup.com<br />
Turret Group Ltd<br />
Cardinal Point, Park Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1RE, UK<br />
Tel: +44 (0)1923 432 705<br />
<strong>Blinds</strong> & <strong>Shutters</strong> • ISSUE THREE <strong>2023</strong> 3
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