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  • Productive Environments

    By Martin Froud
    In November 3, 2016
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    We are members of the BBSA and the following article is drawn from the BBSA’s Shade IT website: Solar shading helps to create productive and healthy environments In a typical commercial office building, 80-90% of the costs are attributable to the people who work in it – so ensuring the comfort of this expensive resource makes sense. And it’s not just commercial offices. Schools, hospitals and other public buildings...
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  • Electric Skylight Roller Blinds at HMS Excellent

    By Martin Froud
    In March 17, 2016
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    Marla Commercial Blinds Fit Electric Skylight Roller Blinds at HMS Excellent Recently Marla Commercial Blinds completed an electrically operated blind installation project at HMS Excellent, on behalf of local MOD contractor JRC Facilities. The Billiard room at HMS Excellent is a large hall with 6.5 metre high arched ceiling and three large skylights. The room is used as a cinema, and so the three roof lights need to be...
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  • Marla Team Gain Certification in Anti Ligature Products

    By Martin Froud
    In March 9, 2016
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    At Marla Custom Blinds, we aim to keep up to date with the latest trends and developments.  Recently, three of our team attended a specialist training workshop on the Kestrel Anti-Ligature system, organised by Yewdale Corporation Ltd. The training, which covered both the survey and installation of Kestrel anti-ligature products, was attended by Martin Froud, Marla’s MD, Sales Executive Danny Froud, and Drew Mitchell their production/installation manager.  We are...
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  • Marla Custom Blinds Reach for The Sky

    By Martin Froud
    In March 7, 2016
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    Marla Custom Blinds Reach for The Sky On Behalf of Southampton Cruise Terminal The “special projects team” at Marla Custom Blinds love a challenge.  So, when Brymor Contractors recently asked us to make and fit four 4.50m long and two 22.50m long skylight canopies for the QE11 Cruise Passenger Terminal in Southampton, we said “No problem.” “Making blinds that together, totalled more than the length of an Olympic swimming...
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  • The all new specialist commercial blinds website

    By Martin Froud
    In December 8, 2015
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    Marla Custom Blinds are pleased to announce the launch of their new specialist commercial office blinds website www.marlacommercialblinds.co.uk The new site is dedicated to commercial blinds including cassette blackout blinds, anti-glare blinds, motorised blinds and associated products including curtains, cubicle tracking, shutters and awnings all specifically produced for commercial and contract clients. One of the major improvements is a new responsive design that makes the site easy to view...
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  • Stylish shutters – they turn your windows into a great feature

    By Martin Froud
    In September 23, 2015
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    What the best dressed windows are wearing. An attractive alternative to blinds and curtains, shutters are becoming an ever more popular way to enhance living spaces. There are many reasons why, and it’s much more than just looks. They appeal to a wide range of people, because they’re elegant, well made and extremely practical. Whilst other window trends come and go, shutters offer a timeless look that’s equally suited...
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  • Keep Cool – Use your head, use your blinds

    By Martin Froud
    In July 6, 2015
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    As the UK melts under the hottest day ever in July (Wednesday 1st July), Chris Evans urged his listeners on Radio 2 to close window coverings in their homes to stop them over-heating. It’s a simple and sensible precaution particularly with external blinds and awnings and high performance internal blinds and shutters. We only have to look to Mediterranean countries to see how they keep their buildings cool in...
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  • Football Shirt Friday in aid of Cancer Research

    By Martin Froud
    In April 17, 2015
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    Some of the team members at Marla Custom Blinds supporting Football Shirt Friday on April 17th to raise funds and awareness in aid of Cancer Research for the Booby Moore fund. Not in any order of importance (except for the West Ham supporter who was actually the most important) we had the following one West Ham supporter one Portsmouth supporter Two Southampton supporters Two England supporters Each supporter donated...
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  • Save energy with blinds & shutters

    By Martin Froud
    In October 17, 2014
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    Energy Saving Recent research conducted by Citizens Advice shows that on average energy costs have increased by 37% over the last three years That’s three times higher than the rate of inflation and eight times higher than earnings increases over the same period. And according to a recent survey from Which?, for the first time since tracking customer concerns, more than half say that they are very worried about...
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  • It’s curtains for echo problems in new performing arts centre

    By Martin Froud
    In May 21, 2014
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    When Marla Custom Blinds were contacted by St Anne’s School, Southampton to ask if we could solve a tricky problem with noise echo in their new Performing Arts Centre we were only too happy to help. The solution was two sets of huge, heavyweight curtains on bespoke curved tracks for the back walls of their two stages. And, if that was not a big enough challenge, the timeline was...
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  • Productive Environments
  • Electric Skylight Roller Blinds at HMS Excellent
  • Marla Team Gain Certification in Anti Ligature Products
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