Ask the Expert

Ask The Expert “double bill�...

In this edition’s Ask The Expert, we bend the rules by bringing you two “Experts”. Tony Cassar sat down with John Baguley and Nick Brice from Shaw Australia to discuss window furnishings, Shaw’s expansion outside of fabrics, and an inseparable industry bond started through sport.
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Ask the Expert: Paul Hargrave,...

In this edition’s Ask the Expert, Tony Cassar catches up with Paul Hargrave from Neylor in Western Australia, about Hargrave’s journey from a 16-year-old in the army to building a leading commercial blind company and the mindset changes required to get there.
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Ask the Expert: Theo Tsalacopo...

In this edition of Ask The Expert, Tony Cassar speaks with Theo Tsalacopoulos from Unique Screens about a lifetime in the industry, the low barriers to entry holding it back, and Porsche 911s.
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Ask the Expert: Simon Meyer

In this edition of Ask the Expert, Tony Cassar speaks to Simon Meyer from Blinds by Peter Meyer about getting his start in the industry in England, classic car racing, and carrying on a legacy.
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Ask the experts – Jake a...

In this edition of Ask the Expert(s), Tony Cassar sits down with Jake and Miri Kinderman from Tip Top Blinds. A third generation family company, Tip Top has a reputation for quality and reliability. Tony chats to the couple about how they got involved in the industry, how their faith improves their business and how a piece of cardboard helped create one of the best known blind companies in Melbourne.
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Ask the Expert: Michael Gubby

In this edition of Ask The Expert, Tony Cassar sits down with Michael Gubby from ISeekBlinds. Gubby is a true pioneer in the e-commerce space in the window furnishings industry. Here he discusses what it was like making the jump into e-commerce, dealing with copycats, and a buyout from a big European player.
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Ask the Expert – Debbie ...

With thirty years’ experience in the industry, Debbie Jones has helped grow the Uniline Business in Victoria and Tasmania, putting the success of the company down to product and people.
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ASK THE EXPERT – Domenic...

From selling chocolates to emerging as one of the best known names in the commercial window furnishings sector, Domenic Musumeci from DAAC is a key industry identity. Tony Cassar talks with Musumeci about the current challenges facing the industry, as well as golf, food, and the importance of family.
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Ask the expert – Kevin Dahlberg

In this edition’s Ask the expert series, Tony Cassar chats with an old friend, Kevin Dahlberg from Hardback Wholesale Blinds and Awnings, about going up the supply chain, family values, restoring vintage cars and a serious boating accident that changed his life forever.
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ASK THE EXPERTS: RICHARD WARIN...

In a very special edition of Ask The Expert(s), we speak to two industry members at the coalface of the skills shortage in the window furnishings sector. After long careers in all parts of the industry, Richard Waring and Dot Grantham are now out and about educating the next generation of industry experts. WFA spoke to them about the challenges they face, training staff in a pandemic and what the future holds for the industry.
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