Motorisation
Our blind fittings and outdoor living solutions can be optionally motorised, allowing you to control light and shade with ease. Enjoy smooth, quiet operation and precise control, perfect for hard-to-reach spaces and contemporary outdoor living areas.
Benefits of Motorisation
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Effortless control lets you open and close your awning or blinds at the touch of a button, remote, or wall switch.
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Smoother, more reliable operation with consistent movement that reduces strain compared to manual use.
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Ideal for larger installations where manual operation can be heavy, awkward, or difficult to reach.
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Smart home ready with options to integrate timers, automation, and app control (depending on system).
Things to Consider
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Power supply can be provided by either mains or battery, depending on the installation requirements.
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Control options vary by system, including wall switch, remote control, app, or smart hub integration.
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Manual override may be available on some models, useful during power outages or servicing.
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Compatibility depends on the product type and brand, so the correct motor and controls must be matched to your awning or blinds.
Why Motorised?
Motorised blinds are a great way to bring comfort, convenience, and modern living into your home. At Blind Trader we use Somfy motors for all of our electric blinds and curtains, giving you reliable performance with smooth and quiet movement every time. Somfy technology lets you control your shading with a handset, wall switch, phone app, or full smart home integration. It is ideal for hard to reach windows, larger installations, and anyone who wants effortless light control at the touch of a button.
Awnings & Pergolas
Motorised awnings and pergolas are a great way to enhance outdoor living with comfort, convenience, and smooth effortless control. We use Somfy motors for all of our electric systems, giving you reliable operation with quiet, powerful performance. With Somfy technology you can open and close your awning or adjust your pergola roof using a handset, wall switch, phone app, or full smart home integration. It is perfect for creating shade, managing heat, and enjoying outdoor spaces with ease, whether at home or in a commercial setting.
Explore the styles
Browse a few alternatives that could suit your space
Awnings
Awnings provide stylish shade and protection, keeping your outdoor space cool, comfortable, and inviting. Perfect for patios, terraces, and garden areas, they combine practicality with modern design for year-round enjoyment.
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Blind Screen
Sheer mesh cuts glare and heat while preserving your view, with daytime privacy and UV protection. Choose from various openness levels and colours, with manual or motorised control.
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Bloc Blinds
Cassette style blackout system with side channels that minimise light gaps, ideal for bedrooms and skylights. The neat frame improves insulation and privacy, with manual or motorised options.
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Clic, Perfect Fit & Intu Blinds
Clic blinds clip neatly into uPVC window frames with no drilling for a clean integrated finish. Perfect Fit and Intu use slim clip in frames that move with the window or door. All designs are cordless, child safe, and available in pleated, venetian and roller styles.
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Day & Night Blinds
Alternating sheer and opaque stripes glide past each other for flexible privacy and daylight control in one sleek cassette. Ideal for living spaces where you want softness and a modern finish.
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Exterior Blinds
Smart sun control and privacy that cut glare and heat while protecting interiors. Durable, modern and made to measure for homes and businesses.
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Pergolas
Elegant outdoor structures for shade and shelter with options for lighting, heating and sides, perfect for relaxing or entertaining year round.
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Pleated Blinds
Crisp folded fabric that softens light and boosts thermal comfort, available in sheer, dim out, blackout and solar reflective finishes. Great for tricky shapes with optional top down bottom up control.
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Pleated Roof & Lantern Blinds
Made to measure for skylights, roof lanterns and conservatories, tensioned to sit flush overhead with no sagging. Reflective fabrics cut glare and heat, improve insulation, and can be manual, motorised or solar powered.
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Roller Blinds
Clean modern window covering with fabrics from sheer to blackout, including screen and moisture resistant options. Made to measure with chain or motorised control, and child safe hardware.
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Roman Blinds
Soft fabric folds create a curtain like look with the neat operation of a blind. Choose from patterned or plain fabrics with dim out or blackout lining to add warmth, texture and comfort.
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Skylight Blinds
Made for roof windows, they fit by size code and run in slim side channels for precise light control. Choose blackout, duo, or heat reflective fabrics with manual, electric, or solar power.
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Venetian Blinds
Tilting slats provide precise control over light and privacy, available in aluminium, faux wood, or real wood across multiple slat widths. Durable and easy to clean, ideal for kitchens and bathrooms.
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Vertical Blinds
Ideal for large windows and patio doors, with rotating fabric louvres that tilt for precise light control and draw aside to clear the view. Available in sheer to blackout fabrics, including screen and wipe clean options.
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Jen Hewitt2026-04-21 I have used Blind Trader a couple of times. Mitch and Robert offered a brilliant service from measuring to fitting.They are competitively priced, have a fantastic range of blinds for all your needs. I am delighted with mine. Lee Bennallack2026-04-19 I am very impressed with this business the whole process from visiting the store to fitting was superb. After getting costings from a well known and heavily advertised big company, I wanted to compare with a local Bicester business. Thank goodness I did because the difference in price was jaw dropping, Blind Trader was significantly less and yet delivered an excellent customer experience with a quality product. The staff who came to my home to measure and then fit were just faultless, they advised on the product and how to look after the blinds etc. I would not hesitate to recommend this business and indeed I already have. Just an excellent local business with the customer at the heart of what they do. Thank you Marta Dziedzicka2026-04-16 Blind Trader is a family and local firm and you definitely gonna benefit from it ! I got my blinds fitted today by Rob, and liaised earlier with Mitch when it came to the quote, invoice and measurement. Profesional service and beautiful blinds for affordable price ! :) I am considering further orders actually :) Excellent job today Rob ! Best Marta from Bicester, Janice Bruce2026-04-10 We recently had our kitchen floor and blinds replaced by these guys. They were punctual and delivered exactly what they said they would. Really pleased with the finished products and would certainly use them again. Lesley Pearson2026-03-27 Great service, quick and efficient. Very satisfied with fitted blind, so much so, will be ordering a 2nd. Would recommend. PiperG2026-03-13 From the initial survey and quotation call from Mitchell, my shutters arrived withing the time frame quoted Rob arrived to fit my 6 shutters at the agreed time and completed within three hours. The shutters seemed to open up my room as there is no need for curtains, the increase in light to my living room was much needed! Rob walked round to explain fully how the shutters works and how best to maintain them and to ensure that I was happy with his work. I would highly recommend the BlindTrader team Emma Stockford2026-03-13 Really pleased with our shutters. Mitchell was fab at coming out, measuring and quoting for us. Then we had Rob come to fit the shutters, professional, quick, cleaned up and a great finish. Really pleased. Sue Keal2026-03-12 From estimate to fitting the service was great. I'm so pleased with my new blinds. Thank you Diane Upstone2026-03-11 Absolutely first class service, from start to finish, Mitch for his knowledge and advice for blinds, the blinds were fitted perfectly and all the guys in the shop are lovely and friendly and all very helpful . Catherine Golledge2026-03-03 Couldn’t recommend Blind Trader more - Mitch is fantastic and I should’ve listened to him the first time he came to measure recommending I should go for the full house… I’ve now ordered three times! Rob who fitted them for us was brilliant. Have had no issues and we get so many compliments from visitors about them. I’ve now run out of windows without shutters but will be recommending these guys to everyone!
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