Apollo Blinds’ Irish brace

Apollo Blinds

Apollo Blinds’ Irish brace

December 13, 2007

Dublin & Belfast Irish eyes are smiling on Apollo Blinds as it has opened two new showrooms within a week. It officially opened a store in Dublin at the end of November and opened the second one a week later north of the border in Belfast. Apollo Blinds has more than 85 stores across the UK and Ireland which are operated through individual franchise agreements.

13 December 2007 - Dublin & Belfast Irish eyes are smiling on Apollo Blinds as it has opened two new showrooms within a week.

It officially opened a store in Dublin at the end of November and opened the second one a week later north of the border in Belfast.

Both showrooms are in prominent locations with the one in Dublin being located at the Superquinn Centre in Blanchardstown and the other in Belfast being right in the city centre on the busy Dublin Road.

The new franchisees are thrilled about their new business ventures with Apollo Blinds and being part of a network which can offer the widest choice of Venetian, Roman, roller, vertical and pleated blinds for windows and conservatories.

Dublin businessman Paul Kavanagh said: “I am very excited about the future of my business because it is just what the local area has been crying out for – especially given the booming housing market in Ireland.

“Apollo Blinds is a prestige brand with quality products and has the full support of the most influential global company in the window blinds market so it made it a very bankable investment for me.”

Lynn Bryson and Vivien Davidson have been friends since they were 12 and when Lynn came back from New Zealand they talked about starting our own business together.

“We both have very different skills but they complement each other perfectly and we can see a real opportunity to build a business which goes beyond merely selling window blinds,” said Vivien.

Lynn added: “The current strong demand for housing in the north of Ireland means homeowners want advice and inspiration about how to make the most of their homes and window blinds play a big part in defining the mood and atmosphere of every room in a house.”

Apollo Blinds’ newest franchisees have built other successful businesses but both chose to become part of Britain’s biggest blinds store chain because it is an established network with a great brand and they felt they could get their business off the ground more quickly.

Apollo Blinds regional manager for Scotland and Ireland, Ian Thornton, said that the calibre of the two new franchisees demonstrated the strength of the company’s franchise proposition.

“It is great news that we have opened two stores within a week in Ireland because there are new opportunities for homeowners in Dublin and Belfast to choose from the widest range of window blinds in the UK and Ireland.

“Both stores are owned by people who already have plenty of experience running their own companies and it is gratifying that they have recognised the potential to build prosperous businesses as part of the Apollo Blinds network.

“I would like to wish them both every success for the future.”