Product Characteristic Guidance

These documents have been produced by the British Blind and Shutter Association (BBSA) to highlight the key characteristics of the ten most popular blind and shutter products. These are designed to help you make an informed choice when buying your blinds, awnings or shutters.

The product characteristics represent the state of the art and any relevant standard.

Day and night roller blinds

Typical product characteristics of day and night roller blinds

Faux wood venetian blinds

Typical product characteristics of faux wood venetian blinds

Cassetted dimout blinds

Typical product characteristics of cassetted dimout blinds

Pleated and honeycomb blinds

Typical product characteristics of pleated and honeycomb blinds

Aluminium venetian blinds

Typical product characteristics of aluminium venetian blinds

Wood venetian blinds

Typical product characteristics of wood venetian blinds

Internal shutters

Typical product characteristics of wood, MDF and plastic internal shutters

Folding arm awnings

Typical product characteristics of folding arm awnings

Vertical blinds

Typical product characteristics of vertical blinds

Roman blinds

Typical product characteristics of roman blinds

Roller blinds

Typical product characteristics of roller blinds