Raising money for local charities


Bristol-based Appeal Home Shading is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of re-chargeable powered blinds, window shutters and awnings but also has strong connections with the Dartmouth area through its Chairman, Michael Madigan and his wife Jane. This prompted the company to help raise significant funds for local charities, Dartmouth Caring and RNLI Dart. It was recently a Platinum Sponsor of the Dart Music Festival and it helped raise over £5,300 for Dartmouth Caring in 2015.


Throughout 2016, Appeal is targeting to raise over £5,000 in a charity partnership with RNLI Dart to support the Inshore Lifeboat team. It will be matching every single customer brochure request received by Appeal with a do- nation to the charity. The company has already raised over £2,000 in the first three months of the partnership. Michael and Jane first became involved with the Dart


Lifeboat when they got married 10 years ago. They asked guests at their wedding to make donations to the charity instead of wedding presents and, in doing so, helped to raise over £6,000. In March of this year, they were both appointed Patrons of the charity. As a keen yachtsman Michael is very aware of the


importance of staying safe on the water. Speaking of his respect and admiration for the dedicated volunteer organ- ization, Michael said: “I am delighted that Appeal is part- nering with the RNLI as our charity for 2016. I spend many weekends out on the water and it is reassuring to know that there is a brave team like the RNLI Dart out there to help keep river users safe. We’re looking forward to raising funds for this vital charity in the months ahead and to profiling the fantastic work of these volunteer crews.” Speaking of the new partnership, Lifeboat Operations


Manager, Rob Clements said: “Each RNLI Lifeboat Station is built on the strength of its supporters. In the front rank of our champions stand Mike and Jane Madigan who from our very beginnings have been with us. We are proud to be working with the Appeal Home Shading group in the coming months.” Michael and Jane live in Wales and bought their current


boat, Ocean Appeal, in 2002. Initially, they used the boat as their ‘weekend cottage’ here in Dartmouth but then ‘moved ashore’ when they bought a home on Ridge Hill. They try to spend every other weekend in Dartmouth. They also own a refurbished 1960s gentleman’s launch, Mr Toad, which they also keep on the Dart. Appeal Home shading was founded in 1988 and was


bought by Michael in 1999. The Royal Bank of scotland is also a minority shareholder. The company has since grown quickly, with over £6m in sales, employs 100 people, of which 50 work in the field as design consultants and


fitters, and operates from a 15,000 sq. ft factory in Bristol. Blinds and shutters are one of the fastest growing sectors in home decoration worth £400m in sales and Appeal is one of the fastest growing suppliers. Each year, it helps shade over 20,000 windows. Blinds are very much ‘on trend’ as they offer greater simplicity, functionality e.g. heat control, flexibility and less clutter for modern living. The introduction of lower cost automation – battery powered blinds that need re-charging just once a year – has provided the market with a significant boost and Appeal is at the forefront of this growing market. Appeal offers 5 main product ranges: ■ Ultra Smart blinds that can be controlled at the touch of a button. No need for wiring to the mains or for ugly trunking. With a choice of 400 fabrics, anyone can create exactly the look required. ■ Conservatory & orangery blinds – advanced functional design gives greater control over light, shade, temperature and privacy.. ■ Window shutters – increasingly fashionable, window shutters combine exceptional style and sophistication with outstanding light-controlling properties. They can enhance windows and can be colour matched to enrich the interior décor. ■ Retractable Insect Screens - enables doors and windows to be opened and allow homeowners to enjoy a home free from insect irritation. Designed to discreetly blend into a door frame or window and the slim compact mechanism retracts the screen neatly away when not in use. ■ Awnings - shade is an essential feature in any garden and the clever design of the German-engineered Haus awnings means the awning is controlled by weather sensors, automat- ically extending the awning to give shade when the sun’s out and retracting the awning in strong winds. If interested in any of Appeal’s products, contact them via their website - www.appealshading.com


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