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When working in care environment the goal is to keep residents safe and keep the care home compliant to any regulations set out by the government and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC have stated that you need to be inline with their framework under regulation 15: Premises and Equipment. This works in conjunction with the government specifics for...

This is a infographic we have put together detailing who requires flame retardant furnishings.   If you run a commercial business you need to understand who requires fire retardant soft furnishings. The main aim for this is safety. The info graphic below shows who requires them and which codes are required for different uses.

Rental Apartment Flame Retardant Roller Blinds & Curtains for Landlords –75 flats 355 Windows Direct fabrics was approached by a large property manager who was in the process of renovating a large number of flats in a modern tower block in London. The client was looking to renovated 166 apartments using both roller blinds and curtains, in this case study...

Which bay window pole is for you Choosing which bay window curtain poles can be a difficult decision and one which requires some research to ensure you are selecting the right curtain pole for your window. As bay window are usually an awkward shape you need a product that is flexible. This involves selecting the pole on a variety...

Again we had the opportunity to work with the Hotel Inspector and supply some incredible flame retardant curtains for a hotel that was getting a makeover. This project was setup with the a fresh new look in mind to rejuvenate the hotel at a cost that wasn't going to break the bank. Here at Direct-Fabrics.co.uk we pride ourselves on offering...

In this project we supplied the prestigious waterhall country hotel with flame retardant curtains for 2 of their newly renovated rooms. As a leading UK supplier of fire resistant fabrics we were approach by the production company to supply so simple and clean "FR" fabrics for their hotel rooms. Requirements for Hotel Curtains We went through our ranges and settled...

We recently did a project for a community village who wanted to use the space for functions but whilst providing the finish of a well established location. It was decided by their community to use a curtain track system round the outside of the room and to use a light weight curtain material for drapes around the outside to add...

This is an example of some flame retardant curtains that we have produced for a large boarding school. We were asked to produce some long length blackout curtains for their library. The boarding school asked if we could find a stripe fabric that would complement the school colours. As you can see from the photos below the sizes of the...