The Blinds Network Company Ltd

“A great deal for your customers - a window of opportunity for you!”

Start your own blinds business with this opportunity

About us

When you enter into a partnership you really want to be confident that the people you join up with are the best partners for you.  Do they have the right experience?  Will they be good guys to work with. Will they be able to deliver their side of the partnership? What will they be like to deal with if there’s a problem? Can I be sure this venture will really work well for me? ... and so on.

 

Now for some answers.   

 

The Blinds Network Company is run by a two highly experience and successful individuals who have teamed up to create the Blinds Network Company.

 

Paul Turner, owner of EQ Company Services, originally set up EQ to support businesses with financial management.  Paul has extensive experience in business management, especially financial management and sales.  Paul previously worked as a successful area manager for Hillary's blinds (currently the biggest Blinds company in the UK).   Paul gained detailed inside end-to-end knowledge of how the UK blinds industry works, who the key players are, how blinds are marketed and sold and the traps and pitfalls of supplying, selling and installing blinds.  It was therefore hardly surprising and naturally enough that Paul’s clients at EQ became other window blinds companies.  These companies naturally wanted to use his knowledge to build their businesses and therefore the scope of his work went well beyond financial management.   

 

One of Paul’s first clients at EQ was Malcolm Morris.   At one time Malcolm had worked for Paul at Hillary's Blinds and approached Paul for help when setting up his own blinds business (MDM Blinds).   Malcolm’s experience of the blinds business is extensive and complementary to Paul’s. What Malcolm doesn’t know about measuring, selecting and fitting blinds, awnings, shutters, curtains etc isn’t worth knowing. And, we are talking about any kind of blind; venetian, roman, vertical, roller, pleated, wooden.  Malcolm isn’t just technically strong though. He has a real knack for selling and delivering excellent service – leaving a trail of happy customers behind him – who of course come back again and again, and tell their friends to do the same.

 

It’s little wonder then, that with Paul’s expert input and Malcolm’s talents that MDM blinds went from a standing start to a business turning over around half a million pounds per annum in 4 years.

 

So, some time ago, once MDM Blinds was really growing well and with this success under their belts, Paul and Malcolm decided they could grow a large chain of locally based blinds companies.  But when they looked into the alternative ways to do it they decided that the venture would work best if it ran as network of independent business partners in a Buyers Group.  

 

They wanted to provide all the benefits of a franchise business without creating a franchise and without imposing any of the disadvantages of a franchise. .   They had the know-how and a winning formula to share but they didn’t want to create an unwieldy and expensive business operation and they wanted to allow the members of the network to enjoy being truly independent business owners – leaving you with freedom and choices.   So, after some trailing and testing of the idea the Blinds network Company Ltd was created.  

 

Here’s how Paul and Malcolm have made the Buyers Group aspect of The Blinds Network Company work so well.  First, they have used their broad experience to select the best manufactures to buy from for all types of blind.  

 

The Blinds Network Company isn’t a manufacturer, or tied to a manufacture so it can pick and chose what to supply. Blinds vary greatly in terms of choice, quality, ease of fit, reliability, durability, value for money etc. Buyers like Paul and Malcolm know what to look for and what to avoid.  

 

The Blinds Network Company Ltd already has significant buying power from manufacturers. Paul and Malcolm have negotiated great deals with manufacturers  which get passed on to its Business Partners.    Paul and Malcolm know from their own experience that when you are selling blinds to customers you sometimes need expert back-up, advise and support. So, they have set up The Blinds Network Company to be a pro-active intermediary between the Business Partners and the Manufacturers.  As well as being pro-active The Blinds network Company has been set up to operate in a modern efficient labour saving way including such things as simple Internet based ordering and a simple accounting system that’s already set-up ready for you to use.

 

The UK blinds market is huge, with over £330 Million being spent annually and rising.  At face value this is a big opportunity for anyone thinking of starting a blinds business. Even so, not all locally set-up blinds companies succeed.  It’s hard getting set up completely by yourself.  Some manufactures will not sell to small start-ups and if they do will charge full list price.    It can take a lot of time and money to find what does and does not work when it comes to finding customers.  If things go wrong with an installation the mistakes can be costly in terms of money and reputation.

 

Again, this is where the experience of Paul and Malcolm is so valuable together with the buying power of the Blinds Network. As a Business Partner in the network you will be advised and guided how to get set up and running and specifically how to find new business and keep the customers you gain.

 

So, if you want to set up your own blinds business you really can’t do better than to becomes partners in The Blinds Network Company. If you are interested in becoming a partner contact us now to see if your area is available.  

 

Visit our contact page here or call 0845 2011781 to find out more.