Morley Glass has added an innovative option for its hugely popular cordless magnetic sliding SV System integral blind, which makes controlling the blind easier in hard to reach windows, and provides a practical option for wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility.

A new device developed by ScreenLine integral blind systems manufacturer Pellini S.p.A. combines the magnetic slider, which is mounted on a profile guide down the left or right hand side of the glass, with a wand. It is similar to the wands typically used to tilt cord-operated manual Venetian blinds. This is designed to ensure the slider can be moved up and down to operate the blind with ease – performing all the usual functions at arm’s length.

Available for both the Uni-Blinds SV System and the symmetrically-designed SV+ System, this option was developed to ensure people who may find it difficult to reach up to the top of a window can still choose these popular integral blind systems for their homes.

Feedback from wheelchair users and homeowners whose mobility may prevent them from being able to extend their arms to move the slider by hand, helped Pellini’s design team create the most practical solution. Another driver for this new option was homeowners who may want to install SV or SV+ integral blinds in windows which are harder to reach, such as above a kitchen sink or high up in glazed gable ends.

The slider with integrated wand combines the standard, high quality SV slider device with a robust aluminium wand to maintain the visual appeal of the installed integral blinds.

Ian Short, Managing Director of Morley Glass said: “This is a clever innovation which is really simple in principle but beautifully engineered, as we would expect from Pellini. While many Uni-Blinds customers with reduced mobility may opt for an electronically controlled integral blind, such as our smart-home compatible MB System or solar powered W Smart, the SV or SV+ System are our biggest selling systems and we felt it was important to ensure they are not excluded from choosing them.

“It also makes life easier for homeowners who may want to use the SV or SV+ throughout a particular room or property but some of the windows may be higher up and, hence, more difficult to access. Adding a wand to the slider makes situations like this easy to overcome, meaning there is no need to use a step-stool or balance on a chair to be able to raise the blind to the fully open position.”

The SV System uses a patented design to allow all the functions of the blind to be controlled by powerful magnets. This means there are no cords on the face of the glass unit, offering a sleek, easy to clean result.

The SV+ uses the same technology and control device but it offers a different aesthetic. Both blinds feature a slim guide down one side of the glass unit to allow the magnetic slider to connect with magnets inside the blind unit, but with the SV+, an additional side guide is fitted down the opposite side to provide a symmetrical appearance.

As with all bespoke ScreenLine integral blind units manufactured by Morley Glass and sold under its Uni-Blinds® brand, the SV and SV+ systems are available in a choice of colours including exclusive black, agate grey and anthracite.

Uni-Blinds are easy to fit and offer a long, virtually maintenance-free lifespan. They are all made to order by Morley Glass at its Yorkshire factory and supplied with complimentary delivery in as little as 10-12 working days, when ordered by 10am on Thursdays.

Find out more about SV an SV+ sliding Venetian integral blinds at www.morleyglass.co.uk.