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	Beaded Chain Splicing Tool Rowley Co. Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, offers a beaded chain splicing tool for #10 beaded chain. This tool eliminates the need for chain connectors, which get caught in mechanisms. The splicing tool opens and closes the chain ball to join two pieces of chain. It is made of nickel-plated cast steel and features a spring-loaded handle.
	Millenia[TM] Hunter Douglas Window Fashions The Millenia[TM] Collection of custom vertical blinds from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Upper Saddle River, NJ, showcases the only headrail system to combine form with function: Paramount[TM], the contoured headrail. Paramount's curved channel design creates a unique, elegant finished look where the headrail is an integral part of the overall design. Comes standard in Ivory Whisper gloss finish, but also is available in eight colors.
Fresco® shades from Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc., Middleton, WI, are the fashionable, affordable alternative to costly Roman shades. Offered in beautiful woven drapery fabrics, many all cotton, they feature convenient operation and easy care. They are available in classic flat and teardrop looped styles with various control mechanisms available. Add drama to windows with the Duke Collection of decorative trimmings from Conso Products Co., Union, SC. Presented in nine trimming styles and six accessories in 28 solid colors and 54 combinations, Duke is a UFAC-approved collection designed to meet all decorating needs. Elmar, Inc., Willow Grove, PA presents Hunter Douglas' Counterparts. Silhouette plus Luminette equals Counterparts. Working together. There is a vast array of colors that match closely enough to be used together in the same room. They are counterparts rather than exact matches. A total of 57 colors are included in all fabric types and vane sizes represented. The KS System from Forest Group USA, Inc., Acworth, GA, is a slimline aluminum powder-coated track system applicable for commercial and residential use. It is easy to bend for wall and ceiling mounting, and offers a complete, versatile system suitable for almost all existing pleat systems. A new collection of decorative valances is offered exclusively from Daylight Ltd., Feasterville, PA. Distinguish any window treatment with this decorative valance system available in four stock sizes, each in nine popular colors. Provide customers with a major upgrade for a minor investment. Rainbow Industrial Inc., Anaheim, CA, offers a child-safe vertical blind cord weight that locks into position at the window frame or adjacent drywall and adjusts to keep the sash cord or chain taut, eliminating the hazard of cord loops. It does not require extra effort to operate and the casing closes with a hidden lock so a child cannot accidentally open it. Both cord and chain can be used with the same shell. Blind tracks and tilt rods from Eastern Metal Supply, Inc., Charlotte, NC, are offered in bulk packages with stock length programs available for fabricators. The tracks and rods are packaged for convenient delivery from warehouses in North Carolina and Florida. The latest parts catalog from Satellite Metal, Inc., Sainte-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, details its entire line of hardware and components including VaneSaver[TM], VaneSaver Plus[TM], cord weights, brackets and hangers and more. Superior Shade & Blind Co., Inc., Pompano Beach, FL, introduces a new vertical blind product-Chantel[TM]. Chantel is a French-inspired lace vertical blind fabric constructed of 100 percent polyester jacquard laminated to a nonwoven spunbonded polyester fabric. Available in a floral pattern and initially offered in white, ivory, navy, hunter and burgundy, the blinds will be offered in stock and custom programs. HighLite Operable Arch, Inc., Dallas, TX, offers an operable highlight arch as the most affordable wood arch on the market. It is easy to operate with matching wand, easy to install and super efficient. Available in a wide array of colors and stains (custom matching available), the arch also is offered in specialty shapes (eyebrows) and non-operable models. No templates; 10-day production. U.S. patent #5564229. On-Site Drapery Cleaning & More, Hayden Lake, ID, presents a new window covering cleaning process and special tool specifically designed for cleaning Luminette Privacy Sheers®. The process guarantees no shrinkage or damage. Chromagraphic Processing Co., Williamsport, PA, uses technologically advanced equipment to supply its clients with custom sizes and colors. A full line of mini-, micro- and vertical slat material also is stocked in standard colors. Richview Window Coverings, City of Industry, CA, offers single-cell cellular shades designed with nonwoven polyester to provide a sense of softness, yet durability. Three distinctive styles are available: semi-opaque, sheer, room darkening in three cell sizes: 7/16, 3/8 and 3/4 nches. Crafted in today's hottest colors. Shade Tracks from Solar-Screen Co. Inc., Corona, NY, are easy to install and simple to use. They are designed for dormer skylights, doors, boats, vehicles and specialty locations and are totally fabricated units provided ready to install. Side Tracks are available with many different shade materials. The MotorDrape[TM] motorization system from H.T. Barnes, Foley, AL, is a modular direct-drive system that is easy to install and operate with no exposed cords, pulleys or sensors. The 12-volt DC motor easily pulls 60 pounds over 20 feet of track. Automatic motor clutch, timer and wall pad control also are available. The #SSF8 Space-Saver eight-arm fixture from CALHOOK[TM] TMS, Kent, WA, is the ideal, small space free-standing display for fabric sample books. It occupies less than nine square feet of floor space. Eight independently adjustable arms accommodate sample books of different lengths. Royal Capital Stamping & Tooling Ltd., Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, announces the Multi System. It offers the versatility of a wall or ceiling mount while reducing your inventory of brackets and snap-on clips. All you need is one bracket style and the clips that twist on. Also available as extension brackets. The solution for inventory cost reduction. With expansion plans for approximately 200 stores throughout North America by the year 2005, the opportunities with Expo Design Center, Westbury, NY, are incredible. Expo Design Center is a full-service interior design center featuring eight designer showrooms under one roof to enable customers to see how various design elements fit together. Join the team and be a part of this new concept. Les Outillage Ricci Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, offers vertical blind components featured in its Vertisystem[TM] component brochure. The blind components are self-lubricating to reduce track system friction and permit uniform ALIGNment. Silverado Service Co., Calistoga, CA, offers a host of decorative accessories. Wood tassels, cord locks and pulleys are featured. The Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA) is the only national non-profit trade association dedicated to the retail window coverings industry and to the dealers, decorators and designers who are its members. WCAA presents the Certified Window Treatment Consultant Program at major industry trade show. See what a difference membership can make. Am-Source International, Wauconda, IL, introduces its new generation R1-R relay board. The new relay board allows Am-Source motorized window treatment systems to easily interface with home theater, lighting control and home automation systems all with dry contacts. The R1-R is designed to be a stand-alone relay control as well as part of a wireless radio remote control system. It is able to activate a single window treatment or several treatments from one controller when linked together.