What Being a BBSA Member Means for Your Home or Business

When you invite a company into your home or workplace to measure and install blinds or shutters, you place a lot of trust in that team. You rely on their knowledge, safety standards, honesty and aftercare. That’s why our membership of the British Blind and Shutter Association (BBSA) matters.

Halo Sunblinds is an independent, family-run company based near Stowmarket. We work with homeowners and businesses across Suffolk, including Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Needham Market, Lowestoft, and many surrounding areas. Our focus is simple: made to measure interior blinds and shutters, carefully created for each space. We provide a friendly, at-home service from start to finish.

Our BBSA membership is a clear sign that you are choosing a trusted and vetted specialist for your window shading needs.

What is the BBSA and why does it matter? The BBSA is the UK trade association for blinds, shutters and awnings. It promotes high standards throughout the industry and supports its members with training, guidance, and technical information.

Members must meet specific criteria on trading, insurance, safety and conduct, and agree to follow a recognised Code of Practice. The BBSA also offers a free mediation service to help resolve issues if they arise.

For you, this means that the logo you see on our website represents real commitment and ongoing checks, not just a marketing slogan.

How our BBSA membership benefits you For our local clients, BBSA membership has many practical advantages.

1. Confidence in the people you deal with As a family-run business, we value our personal relationships. BBSA membership reinforces that you are dealing with an established company that takes responsibility for its work. The same friendly team visits your property, takes the measurements, offers advice and completes the installation. You always know who is coming to your door and who to speak to if you have a question.

2. Safer blinds and shutters for homes and public spaces Child safety is essential. As a BBSA member, we follow current safety regulations and the guidance promoted through the BBSA’s Make It Safe campaign. That shapes the products we recommend and the way we install them.

For example, we: • Only provide new blinds that are child safe by design • Fit appropriate safety devices where required on older blinds • Suggest cordless or motorised options where suitable • Pay particular attention to homes with young children and to environments such as schools, nurseries, healthcare settings and public buildings.

Clients choose us knowing that safety has been built into the service from the start, not added as an afterthought.

3. Better advice on interior window treatments Our work is dedicated to interior window coverings. That includes roller blinds, Venetian blinds, vertical blinds, privacy sheers, blackout solutions, shutters and specialist options for unusually shaped windows such as gable ends.

Through our BBSA membership we stay informed about the latest product developments, regulations and performance standards. As a result, our recommendations draw on up-to-date information and hands-on experience. If we suggest a specific fabric to manage glare on your computer screen, or a thermal blind for a cool north-facing room, that guidance has a solid basis.

4. Clear support and extra attention Every installation is carried out with care, from first measurements through to final checks. If any issue does arise, we speak with you directly and put it right.

You also have access to independent mediation through BBSA if it is ever required. That extra layer of support is reassuring for many customers, especially when they are investing in solutions for their entire home.

Comfort, energy and the wider picture Modern blinds and shutters do far more than just make your home look good. They can improve comfort, reduce glare, protect soft furnishings and help manage heat loss or solar gain.

The BBSA works within a wider European context alongside organisations such as ES-SO (the European Solar Shading Organisation). Together, these organisations promote the role of shading in energy saving and overheating reduction.

In practice, this means that when you ask for help with a garden room that is too bright, a nursery that gets hot in the afternoon, or a shopfront that struggles with low winter sun, we consider performance as well as style. The goal is a solution that looks good and creates a better place to live or work.

Why the BBSA logo should guide your choice Choosing Halo Sunblinds means: • Working with a confirmed BBSA member. • Supporting an independent Suffolk family business. • Receiving tailored advice on interior window treatments from trained, accountable specialists. • Having confidence in the products, the installation and aftercare. If you are thinking of investing in new blinds or shutters, we’d love to help. Contact our team to arrange a free home or site visit.