Reflective Blinds

Reflective Blinds and Energy Shield was started in 1979 by Val and Peter Schweinsberg when they purchased a franchise under the name of Reflective Insulations Centre. This gave them the right to a specific area of the North Shore of Sydney, where they sold a range of insulating materials supplied by the franchiser.
Suppling energy and reflective blinds to the Rockhampton and Mackay Air Traffic Control Towers. Since then the product was progressively improved, developing special hardware and creating credibility as a preferred supplier for these applications.
Reflective Blinds are the largest manufacturer of reflective blinds to the Aviation industry to include Sydney Towers, Tamworth, Darwin and Nowra. Reflective Blinds is now the largest supplier of blinds to Airport & Maritime Towers in Australia.
Petrol service station became popular and grew over time and also the need for reflective blinds. They won their first major contract with Shell which established Industry standards followed to this day. Subsequently Woolworths/Caltex, BP, Coles/Myer/Shell, Mobil/Quix, 7/11, etc., which all have Reflective Blinds on their suppliers list. The application of a truly transparent blind protected the sales staff from the sun, shaded the sensitive cash register terminals, and protected the chocolates, all the while enabling the staff to have a clear view of the pumps. When the sun left the windows they could be just rolled up out of the way. Since then the company has gained Australian Institute of Petroleum and Oil Company specific qualifications.
By 1991 Reflective Blinds became the blind industry’s representative in various matters, which culminated being invited to join the AWA (Australian Windows Association). This resulted in Reflective Blinds and Energy Shield being incorporated in the Windows Energy Rating Scheme in 2002, and subsequently data was sent to CSIRO for incorporation in the National Home Energy Rating Scheme. Eventually this could make Reflective Blinds eligible for consideration in the energy rating specifications of every new house built in Australia and New Zealand.
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