Window Covering group invites award entries

-- Home Textiles Today, 2/12/2009 1:27:00 PM

New York – The entry deadline for the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) Product Innovation Awards is Monday, March 16.

The WCMA annual awards program honors manufacturers for design creativity, technical advancement, and overall innovation in the products and services of the window covering industry during the past year.

The 2009 awards will be presented at a reception on May 13 in conjunction with the International Window Coverings Expo (IWCE) in Atlanta. All entries will be displayed on the IWCE 2009 exhibits floor and on the WCMA website, www.wcmanet.org with a link to the submitting company’s homepage. Entry forms are available now at the website.

Entries will be judged in the following product categories:  cellular shades; drapery hardware; horizontal blinds; motorization; Roman, roller and pleated shades; shutters; specialty applications; verticals and panel tracks; wood blinds and faux wood blinds; miscellaneous products; and “green” products. One manufacturer’s design will be selected by the panel as the 2009 Product of the Year given for overall achievement.