At Creed Miles we have been helping clients choose and install office blinds for many years. This article about office blinds has information about Vertical Office Blinds and other types of popular office blinds.

How To Choose Blinds For Your Office

When choosing any type of office blinds, you have to take into consideration, work, communication, co-operation and sometimes privacy. Productivity is also important, so an aesthetic that enables all your needs to be catered for can prove difficult. Fortunately, we have helped numerous businesses from all business sectors over the last 55-years, so we are in an ideal position to offer you help and advice.

With all this in mind, let’s take a look at how to choose blinds for your office, starting with these key considerations.

What To Consider When Choosing Blinds For Your Office

Optimising your workspace is very different to making a comfortable living room at home. So, here are four important points to keep in mind when selecting blinds for large or small offices:

• Keep Distractions to a Minimum – Staff need to focus on their work. Blinds should make the office feel private and remove outside distractions such as car parks, other buildings and workers nearby.
• Simple Operation – Too many different members of staff playing around with blinds during the day can ruin their operation in no time through accidental damage. Simple to operate office blinds are the best solution and keep your blinds in good condition for many years.
• Add some style – Just because it’s an office, blinds don’t have to be the grey, unexciting venetian blind type, there’s a huge range of alternatives to consider that will match your style and impress visitors while create a working environment keeping staff happy.
• Reduced eye strain – Computer screens, which mean that you need to consider lighting levels. Balancing natural light while keeping sunlight glare to a minimum will help to reduce eye strain.

Which Blinds Are Best For An Office?
Let’s take a look at some of the best office blinds that you choose from:

Venetian Blinds

Venetian blinds don’t have to be grey and insipid. There are dozens of colours to choose from that will enhance your office space, with manual and automatic controls.

Vertical Office Blinds

Vertical office blinds have been a popular choice in large and small offices for many years, allowing spaces to become private when needed or shading from the sun.

Roller Blinds

Roller blinds are not just a choice for the home. In an office they can afford privacy, while blackout blinds will overcome outside distractions.

Maintaining Office Blinds

Keeping some office blinds clean, smart and in good working order can be a nuisance. Vertical office blinds are the easiest to clean which is why you seen them in so many offices. However, roller blinds are easy to keep clean too. We can advise you on the detail of keeping office blinds clean when you meet us.

Safety and Compliance

Last but by no means least, blinds need to comply with a number of British Standards:

• BS EN 13120: Ensure blinds meet this safety standard for window coverings
• Fire Safety: Prioritise fire-retardant materials and certifications like BS 5867