Tips, inspiration and expert advice on shutters, blinds and window dressing for your home.
Powering PowerView Motorised Blinds without using Batteries. Our Luxaflex PowerView motorised blinds can be powered by a centrally placed transformer and power cables distributed from the central location to each blind. PS18/300 The PS18/300 transformer will distribute an 18-volt DC supply to each b
“How much do shutters cost?” you ask. It’s a question we get asked a lot. An Investment You may be familiar with window blinds but are considering shutters for the first time. So, it’s quite natural to want to understand the size of your investment in window shutters. So how much DO shutters cost?
Shutter & Shade: Room Darkening Shutters Shutters are great for helping to darken a room, but what if you want it darker? Is Your Bedroom Too Bright? If you need to sleep during daylight hours, particularly in the summer, then you’ll know how annoying light can be. Even if you have dim-out blinds on
After the announcement on Monday 4th January by Nicola Sturgeon, David (Jnr) spent much of that day discussing with our national association (The British Blind and Shutter Association) to try and understand our association’s lawyers’ interpretation of the lockdown guidance/law as it applies to us he
Secret Santa at The Scottish Shutter Company 2020 We hope you had a good Christmas. Albeit an unusual one this year. We enjoyed a socially distanced Secret Santa with the team on our last day. Our team worked so very hard to ensure everything that needed to be installed pre-Christmas was installed.
Blindspace Blind Concealment Here at The Scottish Shutter Company, we’ve been fitting shading systems of all types and sizes for thirty-four years. Big Windows However, in the last couple of years, we’ve noticed that the windows we’re fitting blinds to are getting bigger. Glazed panels are becoming
Our New Reception Team One of the challenges of being a successful and growing business is handling the volume of incoming telephone calls daily. Over Four Hundred Calls We now get over four hundred calls each month, and we don't want to miss a single one. We already have a very sophisticated teleph
Where are your real-wood shutters made? This is a question we get asked regularly. All the major shutter retailers in the UK have their real-wood shutters made in China by a company called NienMade. And while manufacturing takes about five days, the rest of the delivery time is taken up by sea freight.
In March last year, we were supposed to be attending the National Entrepreneur Awards in Birmingham. The event was planned to take place the same week we all went into lockdown #1 in the UK. Like everything else, these days, the awards were put on hold. Fast forward seven months and the event was he
It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of one of our team. Russell Browne (David’s Dad & Judith’s Grandad) known to everyone as “Grandad” passed away peacefully on 23rd July. He would have been ninety-nine in August. As recently as February this year, he was still dancing, driv
Patio & Garden Awnings Our high-performance patio & garden awnings are available in a stunning range of bold stripes, jacquards and plains that you’ll love and will add instant exterior style. In addition to keeping you comfortable, our exclusive fabric technology protects your awning colour, whatev
If you’re wondering what the SSC team is up to during lockdown… We’re currently staying home. Most of the team are furloughed (who knew what that meant two months ago 若) but you can still email us at team@scottishshutters.co.uk or call and leave a message on 01382 761020 The “unfurloughed” amongst u
