Flutter Shutter

Flutter Shutter is an award-winning female run energy efficiency company which has been operating for over 13 years in the city of Liverpool.

Flutter Shutter's energy-efficient plantation shutter blinds incorporate a clear thermal material, which acts as a parallel to triple glazing and draught-proofing. Flutter Shutter has also been tested by BRE and awarded a SAP Rating and U-Value that is parallel to triple glazing and will increase the EPC rating of a property.

Utilising renewable technology, Flutter Shutter developed an innovative range of blinds and shutters using materials which hold thermal and heat conductive properties. The business wanted to test their product prototype in situ and undertake an analysis of its proposed market. The objective was to determine the suitability of the proposed material for use in the flutter shutter system, along with understanding product performance and potential energy savings.

Eco-I NW collaborated with a local housing association using state-of-the-art sensors to analyse the effectiveness of the Flutter Shutter blind prototypes in different occupied accommodation types and test the product in real world conditions. This enabled the company to verify energy and carbon savings of their product in real terms and move the product along the Technology Readiness Levels to launch it to market.

Whilst changes in product design in the blind and shutters market can bring about economic benefits, Flutter Shutter’s product design directly reduces noise pollution, carbon emissions and fuel poverty.