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!
FABRIC A wider choice Decora has introduced a wider fabric width as customer needs change The needs of the contract market continue to push the boundaries of window shading specification. As the realisation continues to grow of the impact that the right shading solution can have on the contract environment, specifiers are looking more and more to the window blind trade for innovative window covering solutions that balance specification, quality and price. Decora have extended their wider width fabric selection with the launch Unilux wide width colour options. The bestselling PVC fabric in the UK market has extended its offering to include 1.83m,2.5m and 3m roller fabric, this fabric boasts numerous properties including, FR, blockout, wipeable and moisture resistant all prerequisites for busy contract environments. In addition Unilux has recently been accredited with BioSafe, a recognised standard promoting an antibacterial coating. The Unilux colour palette was refreshed in line with the current Fabric Box Collection. The 16 colour strong offering saw an injection of trend led contract focused brights and popular selling neutral tones including Stone and Anthracite enabling all environments, from schools, medical environments and modern office spaces to be furnished with the optimum blind fabric. 7 key selling Unilux colours are now available in 2.5m and 3m roller fabrics, these wider width options ensure optimum production efficiencies as well as the ability to produce wide width roller blinds. This further meets the needs of the increasing number of contractors and specifiers servicing projects with large expanses of glazing. New Unilux contract cards are available to order detailing the various solar and optical ratings. For further information contact your area sales manager. 52 Blinds & Shutters • ISSUE THREE 2023
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FABRIC<br />
A wider choice<br />
Decora has<br />
introduced a wider<br />
fabric width as<br />
customer needs<br />
change<br />
The needs of the contract market continue<br />
to push the boundaries of window shading<br />
specification. As the realisation continues to<br />
grow of the impact that the right shading solution<br />
can have on the contract environment, specifiers<br />
are looking more and more to the window blind<br />
trade for innovative window covering solutions<br />
that balance specification, quality and price.<br />
Decora have extended their wider width fabric<br />
selection with the launch Unilux wide width colour<br />
options. The bestselling PVC fabric in the UK<br />
market has extended its offering to include<br />
1.83m,2.5m and 3m roller fabric, this fabric boasts<br />
numerous properties including, FR, blockout,<br />
wipeable and moisture resistant all prerequisites<br />
for busy contract environments. In addition Unilux<br />
has recently been accredited with BioSafe, a<br />
recognised standard promoting an antibacterial<br />
coating.<br />
The Unilux colour palette was refreshed in line<br />
with the current Fabric Box Collection. The 16<br />
colour strong offering saw an injection of trend led<br />
contract focused brights and popular selling neutral<br />
tones including Stone and Anthracite enabling all<br />
environments, from schools, medical environments<br />
and modern office spaces to be furnished with the<br />
optimum blind fabric.<br />
7 key selling Unilux colours are now available in<br />
2.5m and 3m roller fabrics, these wider width<br />
options ensure optimum production efficiencies as<br />
well as the ability to produce wide width roller<br />
blinds. This further meets the needs of the<br />
increasing number of contractors and specifiers<br />
servicing projects with large expanses of glazing.<br />
New Unilux contract cards are available to<br />
order detailing the various solar and optical ratings.<br />
For further information contact your area sales<br />
manager.<br />
52 <strong>Blinds</strong> & <strong>Shutters</strong> • ISSUE THREE <strong>2023</strong>
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