East Midlands Chamber has announced Derby business Blind Screen is to become a new patron.
As a patron Blind Screen will be able to engage with the Chamber’s membership across the East Midlands and contribute to the shaping of policy when the Chamber liaises with policymakers.
Founded in Derby in 2022 by Lenny Reynolds and Paul Cheetham, Blind Screen employs 15 people at Pride Park and designs window and door blinds designed to insulate, black out and keep insects out, in a single system.
The business holds 127 patent, registered design and trademark cases across 58 countries and licenses its designs to manufacturers in the UK, Ireland and Australia. Its licensing model has created more than 100 jobs in partner factories and hundreds more for local installers, with products sold through more than 2,500 trade partners.
Three of Blind Screen’s new products have been nominated for the R+T Innovation Award 2027 and the business will exhibit at the R+T trade fair in Stuttgart in February 2027.
East Midlands Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles said: “Blind Screen is an innovative Derby business with an impressive growth story, creating jobs in partner factories and expanding its footprint across the country.
“Becoming a patron will bring the insight of a growing East Midlands business that’s making a mark on a national and international stage to the region’s wider business community. I look forward to close collaboration with Blind Screen throughout its patronage with the Chamber.”
Blind Screen Co-founder and Scale Up Marketing Director Paul Cheetham said: “Blind Screen was born in Derby, so becoming a patron of East Midlands Chamber feels like a natural next step. In four years, one idea has grown into a range made under licence in three countries.”
Blind Screen Co-Founder and Managing Director Lenny Reynolds said: “Being a patron connects us with thousands of businesses across the region and gives us a voice when the Chamber speaks to policymakers. For us, that means making the case for warmer, cheaper-to-heat homes and a strong future for British manufacturing.”
