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New Brochure Our new 52-page brochure has just been published. Covering all the things we do: Window Shutters Room Darkening shutters Motorised shutters Shaped Shutters Solid Shutters Security shutters Duette Blinds Motorised Gable blinds Automatic Blinds Garden & Patio Awnings Orangery Blinds Cup
We’ve Done it Again The 8th National Entrepreneur Awards We’ve just found out that we’ve been nominated as a finalist at one of the UK’s most significant business events – the 8th National Entrepreneur Awards. David Walliams The award ceremony, hosted by author, actor and comedian David Walliams tak
UPDATE – July 2021 HMRC has revised its VAT policy regarding VAT on Window Shutters and Blinds on New Builds. Manually operated window blinds and shutters are now considered building materials for VAT purposes. They can be zero-rated when installed in a qualifying build. Zero-rating of VAT on windo
Refinishing Shutters We are occasionally asked if refinishing shutters is possible. How Most Shutters are Finished First, it’s essential to understand how your Scottish Shutter Company shutters are finished during manufacturing. Most shutter manufacturers assemble all the components on a shutter pan
DreamHub – Connecting Your Shading Solutions Smart home automation is here to stay. Take control. The explosive popularity of Alexa, Siri and co. in recent times makes it easy to believe that recent research indicates there will be at least one smart speaker in half of all UK households by 2022. The
Virtual Appointments Our virtual appointments are proving to be very popular and are in great demand. The Undivided Attention of Our Experts As with our private, closed-door design studio appointments, you’re guaranteed the complete and undivided attention of one of our resident experts – David Brow
Luxaflex Reviews From Concern to Celebration Once upon a time, Luxaflex reviews on Trustpilot were a cause for concern. The Scottish Shutter Company and Luxaflex were both disheartened by negative feedback, primarily targeting Luxaflex’s service. The Plot Thickens… However, the plot thickened when i
Keeping Your Room Warm with Shutters Window shutters are excellent sound and thermal insulators which makes then an ideal solution for cold window insulation. Window Insulation – Sound & Noise Sound pollution in a room is created when an external sound source (often low-frequency vehicle noise) caus
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
