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Company: Gordon’s Window Décor
Company Contact: Gordon Clements
Phone #: 802-655-7777

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EcoSmart Child Safe Window Treatments Offer Consumers Safety and Beauty

[Essex Jct., Vermont 9/24/2007] - We all know that a home can pose many hazards to young children, but did you know that window treatments are one such danger? In fact, statistics reveal that multiple children die each year from strangulation injuries involving window shade cords. These are deaths that could have been prevented with child safe window treatments and preventative safety measures.

EcoSmart Insulating Shades®, a leading innovator in the window fashions industry, continually strives to make its window coverings as child friendly as possible. Available at Gordon’s Window Decor, Essex Junction, the EcoSmart line offers a variety of safety features designed to add style to homes as well as bring peace of mind to parents and caregivers. “We are committed to child safety,” said Gordon’s Window Decor President, Gordon Clements, “EcoSmart offers an attractive cordless cellular shade which provides safety and ease of operation. We are continuing to develop solutions that improve child safety in window fashions.”

EcoSmart Cordless Cellular Shades are the premier child safe choice, combining the style and functionality of a cellular shade with the beauty of cord-free operation. Instead of relying on cords, which can entangle small children, a gentle push or pull on the bottom rail is all that’s needed to raise and lower the shade.

The EcoSmart Cordless Hardware System is currently available in a variety of fabric styles, Light Filtering Double Honeycomb, Room Darkening, and Single Honeycomb, Light Filtering and Blackout fabrics. These energy efficient cordless shades create elegant treatments which are beautifully child safe.

Corded cellular shades from EcoSmart are also safeguarded. The exclusive Breakthrough Cord Connector snaps open when pressure is applied to the cord loop should a child become entangled. Although it is essential to keep cords out of the reach of small children, this component adds an extra measure of protection by coming apart in an emergency. Our Wood Alloy Blinds also employ a similar cord feature which is activated by excessive pull forces.

Most of the Verticals we carry may be fabricated without pull cords. Tilt wand options on  Performance Drapery Sheers, EcoSmart Cellular Verticals and Soft Sheer Verticals yield cord-free blinds. Not only are these verticals child safe, they are easy to operate. And since these designs are made without weights and bottom chains, these innovative verticals are safe for children and pets alike.

 “We know that replacing window treatments is not a viable option for everyone,” said Diane Clements, Co-Owner, Gordon’s Window Decor. If cordless window treatments cannot be purchased, Clements suggests that existing shades and blinds can be made more child safe with the addition of cord cleats and cord tensioners. When using a cord cleat, the device is installed high and out of reach of small children and then the excess cord is wound around it. This prevents children from becoming entangled in the dangling cord. For a window treatment with a cord loop, a cord tensioner keeps the cord taught to prevent it from twisting and tangling.

Gordon’s Window Decor is located at 4 Laurette Drive and is open Monday through Saturday, 9:30- 5:30 (5:00 on Saturday). For more information about these Comfortex child safe window treatments, stop in for a guide to window covering safety or call 803-655-7777 or 800-869-2199, e-mail info@gordonswd.com or visit www.GordonsWindowDecor.com. 

Gordon’s specializes in residential and commercial energy efficient window treatments. EcoSmart Insulating Window Shades are made in Essex Junction, Vermont.