Not too many announcements today for a change! Please take note that the upcoming Hunter Douglas training has been cancelled and will be postponed. Stay tuned for a new date.
We have a great new collection of contemporary looks from Fabricut , designed by up and coming design star Amy Lau. Hip, youthful and sophisticated, these fabrics are unlike anything else we have in the showroom. Great coordinates too! Stop in and take a look!
Hunter Douglas
Camille and Vicki were happy to be the guests of Hunter Douglas Northeast last week. We visited Baltimore--very fun city---and then headed West to tiny Cumberland Maryland for training and a plant tour.
This is a HUGE facility, spotlessly clean and very efficient. Tons of safety precautions are in place and lots of nice perks for employees, including a gym and on-site day care. They now recycle so much that they have reduced their trash pick ups from twice a day to once a week! We were fascinated by the technology that is used to create the wonderful products, but what astonished us was the enormous amount of work that is done by hand by human beings. It really gave us new respect for the care and effort that goes into each piece, and a more understanding view of how few problems we actually have, in view of the enormity and complexity of the processes. Provenance is especially labor intensive. A worker can make 8 Provenance shades a day, compared to 22 mini blinds PER HOUR!
Photos from left: Camille talks to the plant manager, a worker places appropriate hardware into boxes...the computer tells her which items to pick, how many and then takes a photo of the hardware by the box. (So if your installer says he did not get hardware...tell him to look again!) Shutter rails are hand glued. This machine shoots slats into mini blind ladders.
We are really happy with the service we have gotten from HDNE, and wanted to share our experience with you!
Hunter Douglas Holiday Promo
If you are selling, or have sold Architella shades this year, your client may be eligible for a Federal Tax Credit up to $1,500!!! We will have the forms at CDT shortly. This is retroactive to January 1, 2009 and runs through December 31, 2010. What a fantastic selling tool.
We are happy to announce the Hunter Douglas fall 2009 promotion, "The Season of Giving"! From September 25-December 15 there will unprecedented savings with no minimums or maximums on the most popular window fashions, including Duette, Silhouette, Luminette and Pirouette. Your customers can save from $25-$600 per window while enjoying beautiful new looks and greater energy efficiency.
Help your customers celebrate the holidays with a nice rebate check!
As usual, details and rebate forms are available at CDT
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