motorised pleated blinds
Features
- Battery or 12 power supply
- Widths up to 2.2m and drops to 2.6m
- 20mm and 25mm pleated options
- Freehanging or Skylight options
- Child Safehand operation available
- Energy saving fabrics
- Motorisation available
modern and functional
Pleated blinds offer a softer approach to window shading and are typically suited to conservatory or special feature applications such as roof blind.
A complete spectrum of designs and colourways, including technical fabrics for all domestic and commercial applications are available. Most fabrics offer a UV reflective coating on the back to help keep your conservatory as cool as possible in summer.
Duette blinds
Duette blinds sometimes refered to as cellular or honeycomb blinds are essentially two or more pleated blinds back to back so that they form a honeycomb. This is beneficial as it helps to retain heat better than most other blinds. Also due to the cellular effect of the fabric the lift cords that are visible on a pleated blind are hidden as they run through the fabric.
Duette blinds can be made into many shapes not possible with usual blinds. They are an idea blind for covering apex and sloping windows. As standard Duette blinds are either cord or hand operated but for that extra sepcial touch they are also available motorised with either battery and 24v motors.
More information on Duette blindsOptions
Freehanging Battery Powered Pleated Blinds
Utilising Somfy, or Brel's battery motors freehanging pleated blinds can be made up to 2200mm wide and 2600mm drop.
The battery motors can be powered with rechargable packs or in some cases can be wired in using a mini transformer or 12v power supply.
- Smart hubs - compatible with Alexa and Google home
- Wireless battery operation
- Inherently child safe operation
- With the appropriate apps you can also control your blinds from anywhere in the world.
Pleated Skylight Battery Powered Blinds
Utilising Somfy, or Brel's battery motors freehanging pleated blinds can be made up to 2000mm wide and 3500mm drop with a maximum area of 6sqm.
The battery motors can be powered with either rechargable packs or in some cases can be wired in using a mini transformer or 12v power supply.
- Smart hubs - compatible with Alexa and Google home
- Wireless battery operation
- Can be controlled with sun sensors to keep rooms cool even when your not there
- With the appropriate apps you can also control your blinds from anywhere in the world.
Solar chargers
Solar panel chargers are available for battery powered blinds. These help to keep the batteries charged so you dont need to charge them as often or sometimes not at all.
They are designed to trickle charge the motors and are not guarenteed to keep the motor fully charged if the blinds are used often.
Smart control with Somfy TaHoma
Somfy TaHoma is a smart box and the heart of your Smart Home. It links you to your home via the smart TaHoma app. Somfy Smart Home solutions are extremely easy to use and can be installed with very little trouble. You can add products whenever it suits your needs or your budget. Somfy Smart Home gets the most from your home with the least possible effort.
- Controls old RTS, iO and new Zigbee motors
- Voice control - compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
- Also control brands including VELUX, Phillips Hue, Hitachi
Handsets and wall switches
The stylish and robust Situo RTS remote controls are a popular choice to control your somfy powered electric blinds. They are available in various colours and as a single or multi channels handset.
Or there are many options available for Brel and Coulisse motors
- Situo 1 RTS remote control to operate one blind or group of blinds
- Situo 5 RTS remote control can operate five blinds or groups of blinds
- 'my' function to set blinds to a preferred position
Smart Hubs
Hubs are available for Somfy, Brel and Coulisse motors. They allow you to schedule your blinds to open or close at certain times of the day. They can react to sensors to close your blinds if a room gets too hot or the light levels get to high or low.
The hubs offer voice activation when linked with an appropriate smart speaker or service
- Somfy TaHoma - compatible with Alexa and Google home
- Brel Home - Google Home, Homey, Amazon Alexa, Home Assistant and Siri
- Coulisse Home Hub - Apple Home, Smart Things, Alexa, Google Home
With the appropriate apps you can also control your blinds from anywhere in the world.
