Watson Blinds & Awnings Wagga Wagga, NSW

Watson Blinds & Awnings is a family-run blinds and shutters business in Wagga Wagga, NSW. John Watson founded the company in 1968 on Lyle Street, and brought his wife Pat, a seamstress, into the business in 1975. In 1990, John passed the business to his three sons, Ray, Kevin and Peter Watson.

The company employs over 150 staff members and has fitted out more than 100,000 homes in the region. Manufacturing takes place in the company's own factory, and every product comes with a lifetime warranty. Watson Blinds & Awnings serves NSW and the ACT, and offers blinds, curtains, shutters and awnings.

Word of mouth approval for the craftsmanship and the crew behind it threads through the feedback from this Wagga Wagga blinds and awnings specialist. Loretta earns repeated praise for keeping clients in the loop from the moment an order is placed until the installers arrive, and reviewers frequently credit her with explaining product options and negotiating a fair figure without pressure. Chris and Blake come in for steady recognition for meticulous, tidy installations, with customers observing that the pair clearly take pride in what they do and depart leaving the site immaculate, at times carting away their own waste rather than filling a household bin.

Completed work mentioned includes plantation shutters fitted to principal windows, cassette blinds, curtains sewn from a client's own material, Crimsafe screens and a front door, plus a roller shutter box swap. A recurring theme is a preference for mending over replacing, one account describing a security shutter that was repaired instead of exchanged, sparing the owner the larger outlay. Measurements and quotations taken at home, the courteous manner of the installers, and support for a locally based business round out the picture.