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UK: Venetian Blinds: Venetian Blind Suppliers
ABOUT VENETIAN BLINDS
Venetian blinds are constructed from horizontal slats, with threads or tapes which hold them at the correct spacing and tilt them as required. The design originated in Venice in the eighteenth century. Modern Venetian blinds are usually made from aluminium slats, which may be given a wide variety of colours and finishes, and may be perforated to allow the passage of diffuse light when closed. Venetian blinds are also available with timber slats, which may have natural or painted finish.
LEADING UK VENETIAN BLIND SUPPLIERS
The following UK suppliers of Venetian blinds have comprehensive and informative websites, with information on types of Venetian blind, materials and colours for Venetian blinds, and the fitting and maintenance of Venetian blinds.
Hillarys is a leading UK supplier of made to measure blinds, including Venetian blinds. Its metal blinds are available in nine colours and four slat widths. In addition to fitting normal windows, they can fit tilt and turn windows, and skylights. A range of wooden Venetian blinds is also available. Around 1000 people are employed at two bases in Nottingham and Washington, Tyne and Wear. Over 800 self-employed advisors throughout the country visit customers in their homes to provide advice on our range of blinds, plus awnings and canopies. Each week 8,500 orders are processed and 25,000 individual blinds are sold.
Faber, headquartered in Denmark, is a leading manufacturer of blinds to the UK market. These include roller, Roman, vertical, Venetian, pleated, and wood blinds. Each blind is made individually to the customer's requirements. Faber began in the year 1900 at Ryslinge in Funen. Chresten Faber founded the business with the aim of providing the Danes with fine solar shading. He made and painted the cotton blind cloths by hand, and by printing them using potato stamps gave them motifs of well-known churches and castles.
Luxaflex, a division of the international Hunter Douglas Group, is a leading UK supplier of Venetian blinds and other window coverings. Luxaflex blinds are made with aluminium slats, with 'bounce back' characteristics. Available finsihes include: brushed, metallics, uni-colours, isle coating, perforated strips, high mirror foils, embossed structures, suede or supermat. Motorized operation is available. Luxaflex supplies perforated slats to provide diffuse light through the building when the Venetian blinds are closed. Degree of perforation can vary, with the following recommendations: 8% for north facades, 4% for east, south and west facades. The Luxaflex Duoflex Venetian Blind allows the top and bottom sections to be individually operated.
DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON VENETIAN BLINDS
We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium, RIBA Product Selector Plus, ASC Bricsnet, Building Products Index, British Board of Agrément, British Standards Online.
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