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Marla Custom Blinds visits R & T Stuttgart

The team at Marla Custom Blinds are continually looking at how they can improve the range of products that franchisees can offer their customers and with this in mind, a 4 day trip to R & T Stuttgart was considered by the team to be a worthwhile investment of time and money.

R & T Stuttgart, held every 3 years, is the leading world trade fair for roller shutters, doors/gates and sun protection systems. The exhibition ran from 24th to 28th February, there were nearly 900 exhibitors in 9 halls and it is the largest exhibition of its kind in the world.

It was decided that Martin Froud as MD and Danny Froud as Sales Director of Marla Custom Blinds would be the ideal candidates to embark upon this voyage of discovery to find new and innovative products that would complement and enhance the Marla Custom Blinds product range.

Martin Froud said “we were looking for products such as awnings, pleated fabrics and commercial fabrics which will improve our existing range plus we were looking for new products such as insect screens and roller shutters which we believe will enhance and compliment our existing product range”.

On show was everything you could possibly imagine in the world of window coverings and as commented on by Danny, “the range of products on display is unbelievable and whilst we couldn’t possibly introduce everything we have seen here, what it does allow is for us to have a knowledge of what is available so that if we, or our franchisees, come across a situation that requires an unusual solution, then the chances are that we will now have an answer”.

During the 4 days, Martin and Danny walked miles and miles, spoke with suppliers from all over the world and having returned to the UK with 23 kilos of product brochures and leaflets, Martin’s final words were “Danny and I have our work cut out now going through the information we have collected and no doubt, in the very near future, we will have introduced new and improved products to our range which will provide excellent new opportunities for our franchisees”.

 

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