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Manufacturing Times

Current estimated manufacturing times:

NEW ZEALAND MANUFACTURE

5 working days for New Zealand manufactured 5 DAY ROLLER, 5 DAY FAUX WOOD VENETIAN and 5 DAY HONEYCOMB blinds

7-8 working days for New Zealand manufactured ROLLER & FAUXWOOD venetians

15 working days for New Zealand manufactured VERTICAL & ALUMINIUM venetians

Please note: working days exclude weekends, public holidays and factory closure periods such as Christmas 2024/25 factory closures are 19 December until 6 January. The good news is that by ordering over the holiday period we will be processing orders and you will secure your place in the production schedule upon the factory’s return.

IMPORTED

** see below – 35-50 working days for imported HONEYCOMB, FAUX WOOD, ALUMINIUM and PHOENIXWOOD blinds

** see below – 50-60 working days for imported SHUTTERS

** IMPORTED Chinese New Year.  The factory closes 25 January and re-opens on the 2 February (factory cut-off times are around 10-14 days prior to this, depending on the product type).  This unfortunately means that orders placed after the 13th of January will take longer to get here than usual as it takes the factory a while to catch up on manufacturing after the 1-week annual closure.  Generally, there is 3-4 weeks added to manufacturing times when they return to work.  Shipping is also disrupted as this holiday affects the entire country and everyone scrambles to get containers out in a hurry when everything is back up and running.  We expect shipping to take 1-3 weeks longer than usual in the 6 weeks following CNY.

Get Smart About Blinds for Your Home With Motorised Blinds

Adding motorised blinds to a room provides an elegant solution to your home.  Motors can be controlled by a wall switch, timer, a handheld remote or home automation system.  There’s even the option of adding a motor to your existing blinds, if they are compatible. So, it’s best to check with us first so we can advise.

But why would I want motorised blinds? In a nutshell, these are the three key advantages to installing motorised blinds to your home, your office or your home away from home …

Safety

Worried about blinds with cords in your baby’s room? Without the cord you remove the worry of them swinging off it, choking or strangling themselves with it.   Toddlers aren’t the only ones who see blind cords as playthings – dogs and cats tend to love them too.

Convenience

Some windows are in hard to reach places.  Double storey rooms, warehouses and home extensions usually have hard to reach windows which are necessary to ensure natural light comes into the room.  Motorised blinds are the perfect solution for these types of windows. It’s no different than choosing a non-motorised blind, as all our great fabric colours and specifications still apply.  Simply order a sunscreen, thermal or blackout blind and tick the automation box when ordering online.  Even Combo blinds can be automated, making your décor options even bigger.

Best of all, you can control multiple blinds using just the one remote!  A multi-channel remote can control up to 15 groups of blinds – which leads us to the next big benefit of motorised blinds.

Security

We offer automation motors that are compatible with a smartphone controller.  This gives you the freedom to raise and lower your blinds any time of the day or night when you’re away from home.

Plus we have more helpful questions and answers about motorised blinds on our website.  If you’ve been thinking about the benefits of adjusting your window treatments at the touch of a button, NZ Blinds has certainly got you covered!