Hunter Douglas receives product of the year award
~ Window Fashions Leader Captures Top Prize and Much More ~
BRAMPTON, ON., July 11, 2014 – For the 19th consecutive year, Hunter Douglas has won more awards than any other company in the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) Product Awards, the benchmark of industry excellence. This year the window fashions leader once again outdid itself, capturing 30 honors out of the 56 conferred and earning the coveted Product of the Year for the 14th year.
In addition, Hunter Douglas swept three product categories: “Green Products: Energy Efficiency,” “Green Products: Sustainability,” and “Verticals and Panel Tracks” and won 10 out of 12 Merchandising Awards.
“Innovation is our highest priority,” said Marv Hopkins, Hunter Douglas Chairman and CEO. “We’re very pleased that the Window Covering Manufacturers Association independent panel of judges has given such a strong endorsement of industry-leading product offerings and the marketing and sales support we provide.”
In the Shadings and Sheers Category, Silhouette® window shadings, unrivalled in the industry for its beauty and performance, garnered two important awards, Best New Style Concept for New Fabrics for Alustra® Silhouette® and Silhouette® window shadings and Honorable Mention, Best New Technical Innovation for the UltraGlide® Click and Walk Away™ operating system.
The new fabrics include Alustra Myst™ with a soft metallic vane and a colored front sheer; Alustra French Linen, which offers a soft, subtle textured front sheer; Mystere™, featuring a rich, horizontal-textured vane coupled with colored sheers to intensify pattern at window; and Monaco™, a casual, cross-textured vane with a colored front sheer.
