Blinds

There are a plethora of things you need to consider when choosing the right window treatment. Some factors include pattern, colour, design, efficiency, water-resistant properties, light-controlling, and more. However, there's one more element that you shouldn't forget — you need to ensure it's fire retardant.  Choosing fire retardant shades is extremely important, especially if you're buying one for a commercial...

You never know when a fire may break out in your workplace. The risk of fire in your company poses a significant risk, as it can seriously injure or kill employees, damage your assets, and even destroy the entire building. Fire risk management is vital to preventing property loss and ensuring the safety of everyone in the company. Minimising the...

On the surface, blinds, cords, and chains may look harmless, but what many don't know is that they can present a hazard to your children and vulnerable adults. This is why medical facilities, care homes, and schools ensure that they follow the protocols for blinds and fabrics to guarantee the safety of the individuals in the area.  As mentioned earlier...

One secret to success for every company is happy employees. With content employees, you increase productivity and better output. Giving employees a conducive work environment is a good starting point. They spend most of their time a week inside the office, and a good working environment can boost their motivation, efficiency, and happiness.  If you do not know where to...

There are many spaces and surfaces in an office that need to be cleaned periodically. While carpets and other common areas may seem like no-brainers, one place that many offices neglect to clean are their window blinds. Just as in other parts of your office building, not cleaning office blinds may contribute to the reduction of sick days in the...

Most homeowners don’t pay much attention to their windows since it’s more of a straightforward feature, but it actually has a significant impact on the mood, style, and even comfort of your home! It can bask your room in a warm, morning glow, but it can also turn up the heat once it’s high noon. Seeing as the windows invite...

It’s not uncommon to see most offices have floor-to-ceiling windows taking up the best corners of the room. This is because under-lit workspaces can lead to drowsiness and fatigue, but similarly, bombarding your space with light during high noon can also cause discomort since it invites unwanted heat.  In that sense, how can your office control the lighting better? That’s...

Running a care home is a huge responsibility because you and your employees are in charge of people’s lives and well-being. The size of your facility doesn’t matter when it comes to assuring everyone’s safety against unforeseeable incidents that can be prevented, such as flooding and fires. When you’re facing a fire situation out of your control, you have to...

The customer a well know nursery in Nailsea contact us to install some blinds that were; blackout, childcare and flame retardant for commercial spaces. Direct Fabrics supplied our made to measure roller blinds that were fitted outside of the recesses to allow the staff to store items on the window sills. The overall finish was excellent as the nursery had...