The government plans to extend the statutory right to request flexible working to parents of children up to the age of 16.

S:CRAFT believes made to measure interior plantation shutters are the most versatile and stylish of window coverings, offering the ultimate in light control.
From Victorian terraces to stately homes, traditional cafés to modern offices, shutters enhance contemporary and traditional settings.

Apollo Blinds says it is starting to see an increase in sales as a result of a rise in the number of homeowners who are staying put and splashing the cash on their homes rather than on selling their properties.

The company says this trend is being mirrored in the domestic market with consumers opting for low cost window furnishings. The vertical blind has remained a firm favourite as the most practical and economical window blind solution.

Somfy promised its retailer and assembler partners that, as part of the support it provided to them, it would increase end user awareness of the possibilities presented by home motorisation and home automation – ie ‘Home Motion’.

Stewarts Window Blinds has recently launched a new range of ‘foot-in-the-door’ vertical blind fabrics.

100% Design London – ‘innovation, creativity, and culture for the contract and retail markets’ – will be held at Earls Court from 18-21 September.  The UK’s ‘leading contemporary interiors event’ is set to push the boundaries of design even further with its on-going collaboration with Tom Dixon – the shows creative director.

Louvolite says many blind manufacturers around the world consider its roller blind programme an automatic choice as their preferred system.
The company says ‘this often mimicked but never bettered system provides professional blind manufacturers with a variety of system options focused around a simple yet highly efficient, robust and repeatable manufacturing method.’ The Louvolite roller blind systems are used in the production of millions of blinds around the globe every year.

Sunway Blinds has announced the launch of its new website.

According to the company, this simple, easy to use website is full of fresh, beautiful photography that merges with reliable product information and sensible advice that’s both inspiring and practical for the user.