Deva blinds are a major supplier of blinds and shutters.

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After a meeting with my main supplier this week, I was told that I am now one of their biggest accounts.

It is good to hear how Deva blinds are doing against our competitors .

“I will come and see my customers when they want me to see them and most times I am able to see them the next day.  I give them a fixed time and am more than often on time.  Simple things that customers want that make Deva blinds a great success.  Unfortunately most of my competitors do not offer this, I often hear  horror stories.” said Paul Pollard-Fraser, MD of Deva blinds Limited.

“My business model is simple, be honest, turn up when you say you will and return when you say you will. It’s not rocket science.”

Deva blinds is run by Paul Pollard-Fraser, he answers the phone, comes to see you and advises on blinds and shutters and will then return and fit your order.  That way he can ensure that you get the service that you expect.

Deva blinds is run on the internet and you can book online if you want to.  Many testimonials are posted and you can see real fits on Twitpic.

Deva blinds supply great blinds, shutter and curtains at a sensible price and do it properly, please contact me.

 

Paul Pollard-Fraser – Deva Blinds Ltd  devablinds.co.uk   07513 031602

 

New Decora books are a great hit.

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fabricbox - Deva blindsI have just received my new Decora sample books and today started to show them to my customers.

The first customer that I showed the FABRICBOX range of roller blinds to was very impressed with the quality of the fabrics.

She said “I am an interior designer and often use fabrics from the likes of  Harlequin and Sanderson.  The designs that are available in the Fabricbox range  very much complement  these designer fabrics .  I will be using more blinds from the Fabricbox range in the future.  The designs are very modern and are a fraction of the price of drapes and curtains.”

Paul Pollard-Fraser, owner of Deva blinds Ltd said  “I was very pleased with the comments that I got about the new Fabricbox range of roller blinds from Decora.  I always like to judge the different sample books from the reaction of my customers.  In the first day I was lucky enough to show them to a customer that knew a lot about fabrics.  She showed me a lot of designer fabrics that were very similar to the range offered in the Fabricbox range.  She ordered 5 roller blinds for a Manor House that she was furnishing. I think that Decora has got it right again and that this book will be a great success.”

thefabricbox.co.uk

 

Installing Santa Fe shutters improve Energy Efficiency, Solar Properties and Sound Absorption.

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Energy Efficiency

Research has proven that installing internal shutters can have a beneficial energy saving on your home with a 58% reduction on heat loss*. Santa Fe is committed to offer the finest products that offer lower energy usage by effectively capitalising and filtering the intensity of the sun. Shutters are very effective at blocking and absorbing solar heat, resulting in lower home heating bills.

*Data Source: Thermal performance of traditional windows. English Heritage and Glasgow Caledonian University.

SOLAR PROPERTIES

The Solar Transmittance value details the amount of light allowed to flow into the room when a Santa Fe Shutter** is closed. The zero value indicates that when closed, no light can flow into the room; offering the ultimate in light control.

The Solar Reflections value details how much light is reflected from the Santa Fe Shutter**. When in a closed position the high value facilitates a high level of solar reflectance, perfect for controlling heat in the summer months.

The Solar Absorptance value is the amount of heat gained by the Santa Fe Shutter** when closed. The low value indicates that Santa Fe Shutters help keep heat gain to a minimum.

SOUND ABSORPTION

Santa Fe Shutters offer excellent sound absorption properties. Room acoustics are improved as the shutter panels absorb sounds within a room, whilst reducing the level of noise from sounds coming from outside the room.

Decora become a major partner and supplier to Deva blinds.

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Decora blinds

 

Being an independant company Deva blinds is always meeting with different suppliers looking for the best solutions for their customers.

Paul Pollard-Fraser, owner of Deva blinds Ltd said “I am always looking for suppliers that offer the fabrics that my customers want at the right price.  It is a juggling act and I am constantly looking around at what my suppliers have to offer.”

Decora are a blind manufacturing company  that seem innovative in both design and product but at the right price.  This echoes Deva blinds core belief and marketing tag “Quality blinds, shutters and curtains at a sensible price.”

“I am looking forward to incorporating Decora’s ranges of roller, vertical, venetian and shutters within my portfolio.  They seem a modern, forward thinking company that echo my company ethos” said Pollard-Fraser.

Over time the websites will see more of Decora’s blinds, but in the meantime please have a look at what is on offer here.

www.decora.co.uk   

www.santafeshutters.co.uk

www.thefabricbox.co.uk

www.sunwood-blinds.co.uk

 

Another great end of year at Deva blinds.

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It is Easter Sunday and the end of the financial year for Deva blinds.  I have been to see a customer as usual.

Business has doubled on last year, the phone does not stop ringing and I am totally booked up most days including the weekends.

I now have 70 websites that produce all my enquiries, I do no other advertising, it is all online and word of mouth.  I thank all my internet partners that help spread the word.

It has been a great year for Deva blinds and I thank every customer not only for their business but also for the many posts on the Testimonial section of the website.

My wife, May went back to Thailand last week and I am going to join her for 10 days next Monday, I am looking forward to the rest.

Thank you for your custom.

Paul.

 

St. Valentines day or Deva blinds day ?

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My wife wants me to celebrate St Valentines day tomorrow and take her to an expensive resturant where they will charge more because they can!

I prefer to celebrate the birth of my first website devablinds.co.uk .  This was the start of my business, I moved from a national company and went on my own.

Things have changed a lot since that first day, I now have 55 websites covering the North West of England and North Wales and don’t get a seconds rest.  I answer all my phone calls, book all my own appointments, visit my customers and then return and fit my customers blinds and shutters.  I love what I do and it is great to be busy. My wife May helps me a lot and often comes with me to fit my orders.

I am constantly meeting suppliers to see what they have to offer, I love to see the latest designs and products.  I am just about to offer the new Luxaflex Twist Roller blinds.

I run an independent company and I am able to show you many things that the big companies and franchises are not able to offer.  I supply quality products at a sensible price.

I have many testimonial comments but I think one that sums me up is this one:

“I found Paul helpful, friendly and professional.He was punctual, efficient and offered me good advice. He uses quality products, which he fitted really well.The job was done at a good and fair price.I would certainly recommend Paul.”
Thank you to all my customers that have made me successful, without you I would have no business.
Happy St Valentines day !!

 

 

Deva blinds will offer Luxaflex – Twist™ Roller Blinds

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luxaflex twist roller blinds

 

 

Deva blinds are pleased to announce that  we will be offering out customers Twist Roller blinds from Luxaflex.

“These are great blinds, they offer you the privacy blinds of a roller blind, but you are also able to open them without totally rolling them up and can give you diffused light but with privacy.  Twist roller blinds are a modern alternative the traditional venetian blind, but without the burden of the dust traps of the tranditional venetian blind” says Paul Pollard-Fraser, owner of Deva blinds.

“These blinds are totally new and a great alternative to venetian blinds, I can see the end of the aluminium venetian blind.”

Luxaflex twist roller blinds

Deva blinds increase business by 310%

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Deva blinds Ltd has just posted staggering growth, 310%.

“I have done this by increasing the number of websites that I run, the internet is everything now.”says Paul Pollard-Fraser, MD of Deva blinds.

“I now have over 50 websites that cover the North West of England, including Manchester, Stockport, Cheshire and the North Wales.   I have to drive a bit more now, but it keeps me busy all the time.”

“There is a market for people that offer a decent product at a sensible price, I will not offer cheap rubbish, my customers want the same.  Just look at my testimonial section here.

If you want nice blinds and shutters and don’t want to pay over the earth please give me a call.

Devablinds

Bloc blinds have done the maths.

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Bloc Blinds has a BBA certificate to prove the insulation properties of its blinds, making them even more attractive to specifiers, writes Charlie Mainwaring. Bloc Blinds, the UK designer and manufacturer of simple, clever and innovative blinds, is ensuring that its product offering is targeted to all decision-makers including those that have the ability to specify their products at the initial stages of the planning process.

Architects, specifiers and developers are all increasingly trying to ensure their buildings meet the necessary green regulations and at Bloc we understand the need to make our products accountable to the standards set within the industry. The subject of thermal blinds has become very important over recent years as heating costs have increased and blinds companies are focusing on the power of this factor in promoting blinds.

In short, all blinds types are thermal blinds and all blinds will help reduce heat loss to a certain extent, but where the subject starts to be confusing is when the customer asks, ”How much will I save?”. The answer to this question is almost impossible to give, as each project would need to be analysed in detail to assess the heating input, the cost of fuel, the heating cycle and dozens of other structural factors that determine heat loss.

BlocOut blinds offer the highest thermal performance of all Bloc’s blinds by technically sealing off warm indoor air from the cold surfaces inside the window recess. This is only made possible by the presence of the side channels and the rubber gasket seal which runs along the bottom of the handle. Brush seals built into the side channels  further reduce airflow around the fabric.

To architects, specifiers and developers, all elements need to be measured and quantified and at Bloc we are the only blind system that can provide a British Board of Agrément (BBA) certificate proving its insulation properties. This helps our products to be specified at the outset of the project as values for heat loss can be calculated in the overall performance of the window cavity.

The BBA certificate provided against the performance of the BlocOut range has shown heat loss reductions of up to 43% on single-glazed windows, 33% on double-glazed windows and 12% on triple-glazed windows. This system also has the benefit of being total blackout, and so has the sales advantage of being top of its class in both the summer and winter seasons. Manual and automated control systems are available across the range as well as child-friendly design features.

At Bloc we believe we are innovators in this industry and are constantly looking at ways in which we can challenge the norms within it. Our sales and marketing team is now dedicated to working alongside architects and developers in ensuring that our products are accountable and on budget. As we develop our relationship with architects and designers we are ensuring that we are doing everything we can to maximise our impact within the industry from the ground up.

devablinds.co.uk  are suppliers and installers of Bloc blinds.  Please contact us for further information.

2012 at Deva blinds

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Seasons Greetings to all.

2012 has been a great year for me and for that I thank all my customers and suppliers.

Christmas 2012 has seen in excess of 300% growth in sales, I am astounded by this.  This has been caused mainly by my expanding amount of websites and geographical coverage.  I cover all of Cheshire, North West England and am just expanding my coverage of North Wales.  It goes to prove that if you are prepared to travel the business is there to be found.  I now do more business away from my home town of Chester than I do in the City itself.

I get a lot of contact from customers because I ask everyone to post a comment on my testimonial section of the website.  If you have dealt with me and have not posted a comment, I would be very grateful if you could write something here.

Next year I am looking to expand further by selling blinds online to the DIY market.  This will be run by my wife and I will give her my full support to this and I am sure this will be a great success.

Tomorrow is our last day of fitting, we are very tired after many long days and nights work.  I am glad to say that we have not missed anyone and have been able to fit everyone in before Christmas.

Both May and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Paul

Deva blinds Ltd

07513 031602

devablinds.co.uk