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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NEW PRODUCTS<br />
Crank it up<br />
New additions to<br />
Senses and Mirage<br />
give buyers more<br />
options<br />
New additions to the Senses Roller and<br />
Mirage blinds, are the Crank and<br />
Coupling systems. The Senses Crank<br />
system is a child safe design with a removable or<br />
fixed option for the crank rod. The fixed option<br />
allows the crank rod to remain in place, while the<br />
removable option allows the same rod to be used<br />
to operate several blinds which is ideal in a contract<br />
environment. The metal crank handle comes with a<br />
folding design and up to 4m in length.<br />
The multi-directional drive joint allows for 15<br />
degrees of install tolerance in any direction<br />
between drive & tube. The blind remains secured in<br />
place once installed with the locking pin end.<br />
Its sturdy metal design is built for smooth and<br />
easy operation, even at max weight capacity of<br />
8.5kg.<br />
The Senses Coupling system brings the ability to<br />
drive two or more blinds together, at the same rate,<br />
using a single control method. It can be used with<br />
Chain-Op, Powershade Motors or Crank drive<br />
controls.<br />
The aligner has 45 adjustment teeth providing<br />
complete control over the level each blinds bottom<br />
bar sits. The 30mm fabric to gap distance between<br />
coupled blinds is smaller than using back to back<br />
brackets giving a better finish for the customer.<br />
Again, the multi-directional drive joint allows for<br />
15 degrees of install tolerance in any direction<br />
between aligner and tube.<br />
Coupled blinds of the same drop will operate at<br />
the same rate and you can couple as many blinds as<br />
necessary, up to the weight capacity of the selected<br />
control method.<br />
Both the Crank and Coupling systems work<br />
within the Fascia, Mounting Profile or a Standard Fit<br />
giving maximum flexibility. They are both compatible<br />
with 40 and 48mm tubes.<br />
72 <strong>Blinds</strong> & <strong>Shutters</strong> • ISSUE THREE <strong>2023</strong>
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