The Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are urging parents and caregivers to check all window coverings for exposed or dangling cords that could pose a strangulation hazard to infants and young children. Both government and industry safety officials say only cordless window coverings, or those with inaccessible cords, should be used in homes with […]
MUM Amanda O’Halloran says it has been impossible not to blame herself for a freak incident in which her 17-month-old daughter strangled herself on a blind cord. Toddler Sophia was playing at the family home, in Tirley, when she got her neck caught in the beaded loop and fell over. She died in seconds while […]
Award spurs students to explore the theme “Innovation by Experiments.” The VELUX Group recently launched the VELUX International Design Award aimed at spotting tomorrow’s trends and talents and discovering new, inventive blinds for the roof window. What does the blind of the future look like? This is one of the challenges the new design award poses to students […]
A couple from Gloucestershire whose baby daughter died after becoming trapped in the cord of a window blind have started a campaign to get certain types of cord banned in the UK. Amanda O’Halloran and Chris Parslow believe that safety measures do not go far enough after their 17-month-old, Sophia, died in June. The British […]
A couple from Gloucestershire whose baby daughter died after becoming trapped in the cord of a window blind have started a campaign to get certain types of cord banned in the UK. Amanda O’Halloran and Chris Parslow believe that safety measures do not go far enough after their 17-month-old, Sophia, died in June. The British […]
What’s your favourite colour? Red, Green, Yellow? Each colour we hold dear could be said to represent something key about our personalities, Purple; Spiritual, Green; Balance, Red; Strength. If you were asked the question; what’s your favourite colour regarding your interior? Would you be so forthcoming and daring? Would White, Magnolia or Beige be […]
Jay Steinfeld did not want to change the way people purchased blinds. He had no passion for window coverings. He did not even have a business plan. Wait, he had a plan–to succeed in business–just not a plan to sell more blinds, better and faster than before. That plan came later. When the CEO of […]
Hunter Douglas, a Netherland-based manufacturer of window coverings, is set to launch the first sun control system made from recycled bottles. The GreenScreen, a new innovation in the field of light and energy control, is expected to generate regional interest, said a statement. The new collection is developed with sustainable materials. GreenScreen Eco consists of […]
Having small children in your home means appropriate measures need to be taken to ensure they grow up in a safe environment. While childproofing different areas of your home such as cabinets and electrical sockets, don’t forget to review your window coverings. Access to windows and dangling window covering cords can pose a safety hazard […]
Police are investigating the death of a toddler who choked in his cot on a cord attached to a vertical blind at his family’s home north of Newcastle. The boy’s mother raised the alarm yesterday at the house at Mallabula. The toddler was flown by helicopter in a critical condition to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital, […]