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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SHUTTERS<br />
Keeping it local<br />
Being a local<br />
manufacturer and<br />
supplier can pay<br />
dividends for your<br />
customers<br />
Over the past number of years<br />
consumers are increasingly demanding<br />
products that are not only delivered<br />
quickly but also made locally. The traditional buying<br />
concept of mass production and lengthy shipping<br />
lead times is being challenged by the requirement<br />
for speed, convenience, supporting local<br />
economies and environmental responsibility.<br />
Consequently, Hampton shutters continues to see<br />
an increase in demand as each shutter is<br />
handcrafted in the UK with a 2 week lead time.<br />
As a result of this consumer shift, Santa Fe’s<br />
Hampton manufacturing facility has expanded to<br />
cover 32,000 sq. ft in premises in Lisburn,<br />
increasing increase shutter production output by<br />
50%. Through significant investment in the latest<br />
technologies to streamline production and<br />
increase productivity enabling Santa Fe Hampton<br />
shutters to offer high quality solid PVC shutters in<br />
a 2-week lead time. Further investment in <strong>2023</strong><br />
will see new machinery enabling each shutter to<br />
have bespoke packaging ensuring every<br />
meticulously crafted shutter arrives to the end<br />
consumer in perfect condition.<br />
With almost 10 years’ experience in<br />
manufacturing shutters Hampton <strong>Shutters</strong>, the<br />
Santa Fe production team are highly skilled<br />
craftsmen focusing on detail and efficiencies. Focus<br />
will continue throughout this year to increase<br />
production output to further secure the Hampton<br />
and Santa Fe brand as one of the market leaders.<br />
As the brand increases its presence in the UK<br />
shutter market place the benefits of these handcrafted<br />
faux wood shutters are certainly being<br />
recognised:<br />
• Solid PVC is an extremely hardwearing<br />
material and perfect for areas of high moisture.<br />
• The specific composition of Hampton solid<br />
PVC enables the crafted shutters to have a quality<br />
aesthetic.<br />
• The quality matt finish replicates that of a<br />
painted wood shutter.<br />
• Urban louvre –The 89mm blade design offers<br />
enhanced light control as the blades close neatly<br />
onto one another reducing the amount of light<br />
flow into a room.<br />
• The comprehensive selection of frame<br />
options enables the majority of window styles to<br />
be dressed in Hampton shutters.<br />
Improving our customer experience continues<br />
to be key for the Santa Fe brand. The Santa Fe<br />
online ordering portal guides the customers<br />
through the ordering procedure in an easy step by<br />
step process and presents several benefits:<br />
• An easy to use digital online ordering system<br />
• Encapsulates all specification options and<br />
order possibilities<br />
• Quick calculate allows customers to gain an<br />
instant quote for standard shutters<br />
• Takes the user from quotation and shutter<br />
design to order and final delivery<br />
• Enables the user to design and configure each<br />
individual shutter through the creation of line<br />
drawings which aids final order confirmation.<br />
• Offers an online chat facility allowing<br />
instantaneous contact with the Santa Fe team,<br />
perfect for queries when onsite with a customers.<br />
• Shutter visualisation facilitates a 3D image of<br />
each shutter.<br />
Furthermore, for those customers with retail or<br />
showroom space retail display stands are available<br />
aiding showroom presence of Hampton and<br />
Nevada faux wood shutters as well as a specific<br />
stand showcasing the Madison wood shutter.<br />
Choosing Hampton shutters manufactured in<br />
the UK by Santa Fe, ensures your customers can<br />
be guaranteed a high-quality hand-crafted PVC<br />
shutter whilst supporting local craftsmanship and<br />
sustainable practices.<br />
42 <strong>Blinds</strong> & <strong>Shutters</strong> • ISSUE THREE <strong>2023</strong>
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