CAREERS

Back in the early ’90s when Bryan Adams was at the top of the charts a fresh-faced Harold McCloy started making and selling blinds to customers in the Ballymena area to supplement the income for his young family.

Soon word spread of Harold’s commitment to quality and service and he found the time was right to set out on his own and Village Blinds was born.

Specialising in Vertical Blinds, Roller Blinds and Venetians Village Blinds was then based in Cullybackey County Antrim. Along with his small team, Harold worked to grow the business to supply both trade clients as well as retail customers.

In 2000 and the Cullybackey site was bursting at the seems. Village Blinds moved to a large factory and retail unit in Pennybridge Industrial Estate in Ballymena.

With a continuous period of growth Village Blinds was again on the move in 2012 to its current home at 10 Pennybridge Industrial Estate. The new factory unit marked a turning point for the company where we supplied a large share of Northern Ireland blinds trade with wood Venetians, Venetians, roller blinds, Romans and much more.

Our new site allowed us also to dedicate more efforts to our retail customers. Our showroom has proved very popular and our retail base has grown to cover County Antrim, Londonderry and much of Down. In 2017 we acquired fledgling Interior Design Company The Fabric Gallery, now renamed Laurie Mac Interiors and now based in our Pennybridge showrooms we are now well placed to offer a wide range of interior products and design services to new and existing customers.

Throughout the last 30 or so years, Harold has ensured Village Blinds provides our customers with high-quality products at affordable prices along with the very best customer service. Innovation has been key to our success as we look forward to the future.