Case Studies

Video conferencing and working from home may have been the new normal for most in this industry, but not Kate Bessell. Working remotely for Adelaide wholesale fabricator Pinz from the south coast of NSW was the norm for Kate until March 2020 when she moved back to Adelaide in the midst of a pandemic. After 11 years of remote working, lockdowns couldn’t get in the way of her passion and she is now back in the office every day and loving it. Tony Cassar finds out more about Kate in this edition of Ask the Expert.

Brandon Rigby has been in the industry for 16 years, having first entered the world of window furnishings as an installer in his family business.

A renovated heritage site in Brussels, Belgium, necessitated expertise from Renson, with the supply of 1750 square metres of screening to ensure shading, temperature control and a healthy interior environment.

Tony Cassar interviews Andrew Lebeter, National Wholesale Manager, Skins2Go about dealing with COVID-19, his passion for business and golf, and more. 

In 2013 Anthony Lynch took the plunge to become an entrepreneur, leaving behind corporate roles in the window furnishings industry to explore the retail space through the launch of his own company.

In the latest instalment of WFA’s Ask the Expert Series, Tony Cassar chats to Norman Australia’s Marketing Manager Steve Payne about mentors, leading a team in a pandemic, motorbike riding for a living, and having the courage of your convictions.

Lee joined Sydney company Blinds In Style in late 2016 immediately after finishing high school. Clinching the role involved a stroke of luck, when an out-of-the-blue opportunity emerged through a chance discussion, all because Lee’s parents used Blinds in Style to install blinds at the family home.

Blinds by Peter Meyer’s recent involvement in a complex Sydney project demonstrates not only the scope of its Kubata offering by German supplier Weinor, but also the regulatory and architectural smarts required of today’s shading solutions suppliers. Belinda Smart reports.

In a COVID-19 safe Ask The Expert, Tony Cassar spoke via video link to Jim Terrell, General Manager, Australasia Interiors and Homewares at Charles Parsons, about his time in the industry, marlin fishing, growing up as a ‘barrow boy’ in London’s East End and what the future holds for business.

The installation of screening solution Renson’s Fixscreen Minimal to a residential property in The Netherlands, demonstrates the unique properties of this sun protection product, whose sleek profile is in line with its name.