Help to find mechanism to operate integral blinds in bi-folding doors
Perrin Mackintosh
6 years ago
Hi, I wonder if anyone has come across Soles integral glazing blinds? I have had some doors delivered with these blinds in and no mechanism has been supplied to work the blinds??!! So these blinds are useless until I can find who supplies these for a solution. The company I purchased them through is refusing to answer any of my emails or phone calls - great after sales service! Picture of blind below. Any suggestions who sells these blinds would be appreciated.
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