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The Farnborough Blind Company was established in 1985 making blinds for the trade from modest premises in Farnborough Kent. Rapid growth in the early years meant the company needed to relocate three times, to bigger and better premises in order to meet the demand for its increasing product range. This expansion meant that by 1995 the Farnborough Blind Company was occupying a 14,000 square foot factory in Orpington, Kent, and employing over 20 full time staff, with manufacturing dominated by demand for Venetian, Vertical and Blackout blinds.
In recent years focus has switched more from the large-scale manufacture and supply of high volume blind sales, towards custom bespoke projects and the specialised industry of motorised blind systems. This has only been possible through the decision early on to invest in staff skills and in establishing a dedicated research and design department, responsible for developing our own range of electronic blind control systems, including the CM3 intelligent relay units which provide for programmable blind integration with home automation and lighting control systems, such as Lutron and Crestron. Farnborough Blind Company now prides itself in having a reputation as one of the leading suppliers and innovators in the electronic blind sector.
By the start of 2010, 60% of annual turnover was coming from electronic products and necessary staff levels were now half of that of their peak, the Farnborough Blind company therefore found itself in the situation of having a large costly factory that it had occupied for the last 15 years, and that now, due to the change in direction was greatly unused and no longer reflected the company’s image or suited its requirements. The time was right for the company to move again, and in October 2010 new premises were found a short distance away in Sevenoaks, Kent, which although smaller offered the chance to greatly reduce overheads and provided for the first time the opportunity to custom fit the space to maximise efficiency.
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