National Blind Suppliers

What National Blind Suppliers does

National Blind Suppliers (NBS) is a family-owned Australian wholesale manufacturer of internal and external window furnishings, headquartered and producing from a single fabrication facility in Dandenong, Victoria. The company has operated continuously for over 45 years and positions itself as 'one of Australia's leading wholesale blind suppliers,' with a product portfolio spanning ten internal blind categories — Aluminium Venetians, Holland Blinds, Honeycomb Blinds, Panel Glide Blinds, Roman Blinds, Screen Roller Blinds, Shutters (Australian-made and imported lines including Sunline Fusion and Sovereign Basswood), Soft Furnishings, Vertical Blinds, and Wooden Venetians — plus External Awnings. Manufacturing, administration, and design functions are kept in-house using 'state-of-the-art' techniques and 'only the highest quality materials,' and the company maintains an account-gated customer portal for order processing.

The business model is wholesale-only and B2B; the company does not sell directly to consumers. Customers must apply for accounts and log in to access order forms, and pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed. The target customer base consists of trade professionals — retailers, interior designers, and similar channel buyers — and end-use applications are segmented horizontally across domestic/residential (homes, builders) and commercial (offices, business premises). Distribution is claimed to be Australia-wide from the single Dandenong facility, although office location data lists only Victoria as the confirmed served region.

There are no disclosed revenue figures, headcount, external funding rounds, M&A activity, parent company, or public listing. The company is privately held under founding-family ownership. Marketing is limited to a company website with product catalog, gallery, news, lead times, and the customer login portal; there is no app, no API, and no disclosed integrations, AI/ML capabilities, or partnerships. Operational signals (e.g., seasonal cut-off dates, temporary suspension of NBS Express Orders from November 2024) indicate active production and trade order flow, but provide no direct insight into revenue trend, growth rate, or customer concentration.

Name

National Blind Suppliers

Legal name

National Blind Suppliers

Website

https://nbsblinds.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Blind Suppliers is a family-owned Australian wholesale manufacturer of internal and external window furnishings. Operating for over 45 years from Dandenong, Victoria, it serves trade customers including retailers and interior designers nationwide through in-house manufacturing and an Australia-wide distribution network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dandenong

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Window Furnishings: Wholesale-only B2B sales of high quality indoor and outdoor window furnishings to trade customers including retailers and interior designers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

National Blind Suppliers is a wholesale manufacturer of internal and external window furnishings, producing ten internal blind product lines (Aluminium Venetians, Holland, Honeycomb, Panel Glide, Roman, Screen Roller, Shutters, Soft Furnishings, Vertical, and Wooden Venetians) plus External Awnings from a fabrication facility in Dandenong, Victoria. The company sells exclusively to trade customers including retailers, interior designers, and builders through an account-based system, with no direct-to-consumer sales.

Product overview

National Blind Suppliers is a wholesale-only manufacturer of window furnishings offering a comprehensive portfolio of internal and external blind products. The internal blinds product line includes Aluminium Venetians, Holland Blinds, Honeycomb Blinds, Panel Glide Blinds, Roman Blinds, Screen Roller Blinds, Shutters, Soft Furnishings, Vertical Blinds, and Wooden Venetians. The external blinds category includes External Awnings designed for outdoor privacy and heat reduction. The company utilizes state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and operates from a facility in Dandenong, Victoria, serving customers Australia-wide through their wholesale distribution network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminium Venetians Aluminium venetian blinds for internal window applications, sold wholesale to trade customers including retailers and interior designers.
• Holland Blinds Holland roller blinds for internal window applications, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Honeycomb Blinds Honeycomb cellular blinds providing insulation and light control for internal windows, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Panel Glide Blinds Panel glide blinds that slide horizontally for large windows and doors, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Roman Blinds Roman blinds that fold up in pleats when raised, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Screen Roller Blinds Screen roller blinds for solar protection while maintaining visibility, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Shutters Window shutters for interior applications, including Australian-made and imported options, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Soft Furnishings Soft window treatments including drapes, S-Folds, and roman blinds, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Vertical Blinds Vertical blind systems with vertical slats for large windows, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Wooden Venetians Wooden venetian blinds for natural window treatment, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• External Awnings External wire guide and folding awnings for outdoor applications, providing privacy and heat transfer reduction, sold wholesale to trade customers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Riteway Blinds: Australian family-owned manufacturer of custom-made blinds, shutters and awnings with a national footprint. Comparable to NBS on family-owned manufacturing model, Australian geography and product categories (internal blinds and shutters).
• Bella Vista Blinds: Australian wholesale supplier of indoor and outdoor blinds and shutters serving trade customers. Comparable to NBS on product mix (internal blinds, external awnings, shutters), B2B wholesale channel and Australian geography.

Direct peers

• Rollease Acmeda: Australian-headquartered manufacturer of roller blind systems, fabrics and components supplying wholesale and OEM customers across Australia and internationally. Directly comparable to NBS as a wholesale B2B blind systems manufacturer with overlapping product categories and trade channels.
• Coulisse: Netherlands-based manufacturer of window covering systems, fabrics and motorization components supplying wholesale customers worldwide. Comparable to NBS on B2B wholesale model, broad internal blind portfolio and component/fabric supply to the trade channel.
• Ziptrak: Australian designer/manufacturer of outdoor track-guided blind and awning systems sold through a network of trade installers. Comparable to NBS's external awnings range on product, channel (B2B trade) and Australian geography.
• Kresta Blinds: Australian manufacturer and retailer of custom-made blinds, curtains, awnings and shutters with both wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. Comparable to NBS on product range (internal blinds, shutters, awnings) and Australian market focus, though Kresta also operates its own retail showrooms.
• Decor Blinds & Curtains: Australian manufacturer/retailer of blinds, curtains, shutters and awnings with national reach. Comparable on product range (overlapping NBS's internal blinds, shutters and awnings) and Australian trade focus, with some retail-channel overlap.

Emerging players

• Louvolite: UK-based designer and wholesaler of made-to-measure blinds, fabrics and motorization sold internationally to trade customers. Comparable to NBS on wholesale-only GTM, broad internal blinds portfolio and growing Australian distribution reach.

Broad incumbents

• Verosol: Manufacturer of interior blinds, cellular/honeycomb shades and reflective shading sold globally including in Australia. Comparable on product category (particularly honeycomb/cellular shades, which NBS also offers) and on B2B/wholesale distribution model.
• Hunter Douglas: Global incumbent in window coverings (blinds, shades, shutters, architectural products) with strong Australian distribution. Comparable as a competing wholesale supplier of premium window furnishings to the same trade customer base that NBS serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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