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Guide to buying a commercial canopy

If you are looking for ways to attract more customers, or make your business stand out then you may be considering installing a commercial canopy. Our guide to buying a commercial canopy covers some handy tips and outlines everything you should take into consideration prior to your purchase. Choosing the correct canopy for your business leaves you with many things to consider such as the design, size, materials, colour...

Cleaning advice for Hospital Curtains

Cleaning policies and schedules are a critical operation in any healthcare environment. Cleanliness of hospital curtains in particular is vital in maintaining the health of patients, staff, and the general public where best practices should be implemented. Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are caused by a variety of pathogens which can often thrive on soft surfaces and are easily spread. Whilst many of these pose no threat, the safety and comfort...

Tips on choosing your commercial office blinds

Choosing office blinds is something that is often not fully considered and wrongfully neglected. There are many elements to reflect upon in the decision-making process which can each impact upon the running of your business. Typically, many offices utilise a combination of vertical and roller blinds, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Unlike blinds for your home, blinds in an office are primarily used to keep out...

Controlling Light & Glare

Solar shading helps to control light and glare The sun is a free source of natural light but the intensity of this light varies constantly throughout the day. Uncontrolled this can create glare and visual discomfort. Solar shading provides the required level of control allowing the harvesting of daylight to reduce artificial lighting and improve wellbeing and productivity. The Problem The causes of visual discomfort can be summarised as:...

Shading & Heat, Ventilate and Cool (HVAC)

The need to heat, cool and ventilate a building is affected by a whole range of factors and solar control management is often not one of them Blinds and shutters can help to reduce heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer so reducing heating and cooling requirements. HVAC is a key building service considered at an early stage of building design due to the pipe...

Marla Custom Blinds Provide Stylish Shade for Winchester Golfers

Refurbishment contractor Themescene Ltd contacted Marla Custom Blinds on 10th October 2017 regarding the manufacture and installation of sixteen 24v remotely controlled motorised roller blinds for The Royal Winchester Golf Club. They wanted to assess our capability to meet both their client’s specific requirements and a short installation window that would be available once 2 sets of bi-fold doors had been fitted. Specifically • The blinds must be able...

Marla Custom Blinds Burn The Midnight Oil

Following the successful completion of a project to replace 80 blinds as part of a major refurbishment of their Southampton HQ, Old Mutual Wealth, approached us to replace the damaged, non-functioning blinds in their Boardroom. We arranged an initial site visit to assess the problem and to discuss with the client what they wanted to achieve before quoting for an appropriate solution.  The replacement blinds had to solve two...

Saving Energy

Blinds and shutters can help reduce heating, cooling and lighting costs Getting the energy balance of a building right requires a holistic approach to building design to ensure products and systems work in harmony to maximise the benefits. Solar shading can help to reduce heating and cooling loads and maximise daylight. The problem Most buildings have already been built. It is estimated that 75% of the UK’s existing buildings...

Reducing Heat Loss

The UK is a heating nation, spending more to keep our buildings warm, than cool Effective use of blinds and shutters can help to maximise solar gain and preserve wanted heat thereby reducing heating costs. The Problem Glazing is typically one of the weakest elements of all building components. Its properties are static whereas the position of the sun and weather conditions vary continuously. Modern glazing with low-e coatings...

And breathe …… we made it

“As a small business owner, one of your main concerns is that your operation won’t run smoothly when you are not there to keep an eye on it. That’s why we always try to ensure that no more than two of our four senior managers are away at any given time.  However, being a family business, this is sometimes easier said than done.“  This September, owners of Marla Custom...