Selecting the Right Blinds For Your Business

Office blinds are a familiar feature in most businesses, but selecting the right blinds is vital for creating a productive working environment.

It's probably an axiom to say if you don't notice the blinds in an office, then they are working well. They tend only to become an issue when a number of problems ensue.

A common problem is computer glare, where it's difficult to decipher the computer screen due to sunlight catching it. This can easily be solved.

Select blinds that offer protection for any space which is fortunate to be based somewhere with a high number of sunlight hours. These can be translucent roller blinds, which even when fully rolled out allow for the penetration of light, or floor to ceiling vertical blinds where the adjustment of slats can control light flow and consequently glare.

But is isn't only glare on a computer's screen which can pose a problem in offices. The heat gain can also be problematic, which is why many blinds nowadays are available with solar protection coatings which tends to conform to a certain set safety standard about preventing solar heat gain in offices.

Another type of working distraction notable when having selected the wrong blinds, concerns colour.

You don't need to be a fully paid up colour theorist to accept that some colours are calming and some colours can be distracting. Witness the number of offices with stone grey, off-white or beige blinds and compare to the number with vivid purple or red blinds.

If people find themselves in an office with blinds of a strong hue, and keep catching them out of the corner of their eyes, then the blinds are operating opposite to intended purpose namely facilitating a positive working environment rather than impeding it.

Light control, and colour are generally the key consideration when choosing blinds but there are others. For example, any organisation which deals with or is responsible for health, or where hygiene is paramount to prevent contamination of good, then blinds should be chose with an anti-microbial coating.

These impede the development of unpleasant organisms such as MRSA and E-Coli, so are unsurprisingly, found in a number of hospitals.

And, there are numerous occasions when an office space wants a complete blackout solution. This is common in room for presentations. In such instances, there are PVC coated roller blinds which don't allow for any light penetration, which can be taken even further with cassetted roller blinds, which block light at the top, bottom and sides too.

Regardless of requirements, there are numerous options which are generally quite sophisticated. When you don't notice any problems, then you can be sure you've made the correct selection.