Fabric Intelligence and Know-How

Choosing the right fabric

When choosing a fabric for residential applications, it is important to select the fabric that best suits that space. To help you choose the right fabric, please see our easy-to-follow step-by-step fabric selection guide.

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Solar Protection

Mermet’s sunscreen fabrics have reshaped conventional thinking by featuring high performance fibreglass and polyester screen fabrics that meet the demand for a decorative look, but also minimise heat and glare while maintaining the view.

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Energy Savings

Heating and cooling costs can be reduced substantially through the use of the correct internal blind fabric. For even better energy saving results, install external blinds or awnings and be sure to use a quality external blind fabric.

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Technology

Mermet is a leader in terms of technological development in the window coverings market. Renowned for its quality sunscreen fabrics, Mermet is continually looking for innovative ideas that provide solutions for the full spectrum of solar protection needs.

Mermet Performance Sunscreen technologies are developed to create an optimal environment for health and comfort, providing excellence in heat and glare control, while still maintaining a view.

Enduris®

A light-weight yet extremely strong glass core yarn that guarantees mechanical resistance, dimensional stability and high level durability.

Fire Retardancy

Mermet fabrics comply with some of the most demanding local and international fire safety standards.

Solar & Optical Properties

A market leader in solar protection for nearly 40 years, Mermet screen fabrics minimise heat and glare.

KOOLBLACK™

Delivering reduced cooling costs and improved comfort, with the glare control and view-through benefits of dark fabrics.

Environment

Sustainability and being an environmentally friendly choice for window coverings are a priority for Mermet. It is Mermet’s goal to minimise their environmental impact and strive to continually look for ways to develop more sustainable products.

Mermet fabrics hold many third-party accreditations that are clearly marked for each fabric range, providing you additional peace of mind when selecting Mermet fabrics.

Mermet’s EnviroTech fabric is one of the first in the window covering industry to carry a Cradle-to-Cradle Silver certification, which is an accreditation to rigorous standards based on product lifecycle. Cradle-to-Cradle certification considers how a product is designed, what raw materials it is made of, how it is manufactured and where it goes after use.

Greenguard

Greenguard and Greenguard Gold certified Mermet products meet some of the world's most rigorous and comprehensive standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into indoor air.

Cradle-To-Cradle

The Cradle-to-Cradle certification is a comprehensive and rigorous accreditation that considers how a product is designed, what raw materials it contains, how it is made and where it goes after use. Certified at Bronze standard, Mermet’s EnviroTech fabric is one of the few window covering fabrics to achieve a Cradle-to-Cradle certification.

RoHS

Mermet RoHS certified fabrics, such as Deco-Screen® and E-Screen with KOOOLBLACK™ Technology, are guaranteed lead-free, providing yet another way to be an environmentally friendly choice for window coverings.

Oeko-Tex

Many Mermet fabrics are Oeko-Tex Standard 100 ‘Confidence in Textiles’ and Oeko-Tex Factory Friendly Standard 1000 certified, an international, independent association synonymous with responsible textile production around the world.