Effects of the Suez Canal Blockage
Posted by Mark Hequin on
The blinds industry in Miami and in general is heavily dependent on the availability of aluminum products. The majority of our components for blinds, zebra blinds, roller shades as well as motorized blinds, motorized zebra blinds, and motorized roller shades are made of aluminum.
Our company has 25+ years of experience fabricating custom blinds in Miami as well as in Puerto Rico while supplying to multiple clients on a national level, and very rarely do we come across a situation like this. As many may remember, about a month or two ago, there was a ship blocking passage in the Suez Canal in Egypt.
As reported by Bloomberg, this "Suez Canal blockage is threatening to intensify a rare global shortage of aluminum products crucial to the transportation and construction industries". The blinds industry in Miami has already begun to see the effects of this as shortages in supplies of aluminum begin to pop up at various suppliers of components for blinds, zebra blinds, and roller shades in Miami.
The bottom line is this effects our fabrication lead time. MAAD for Design is working tirelessly to ensure a constant supply of aluminum to guarantee the fastest possible lead time to our clients. We aim to provide the best service at the best price and with the best turnaround time possible.
For blinds in Miami, zebra blinds in Miami, roller shades in Miami, motorized blinds in Miami, motorized zebra blinds in Miami, roller shades in Miami, and all window treatments in Miami, make sure to call the best in the business, MAAD for Design, at (787) 345-8776 or (787) 345-8399 for your FREE ESTIMATE and FREE INSTALLATION.