Window Covering Outlet Earns BlindCrafter of the Year Award

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 15, 2004 --

Window Covering Outlet Earns BlindCrafter of the Year Award

Royal Crest and The Blind Factory Receive Honorable Mentions



Orlando, Florida - On June 23, the first ever BlindCrafter of the Year award was presented to Dave Watkins of the Window Covering Outlet at the National BlindCrafter Convention in Orlando, Florida.

�Dave exemplifies the essence of the Comfortex BlindCrafter program,� stated John C. Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President for Comfortex. �We are pleased to honor him with this award.� Founding Window Covering Outlet in Boise, ID in 1994, Dave quickly saw the benefits of retail fabrication, initially fabricating Symphony cellular shades and shortly thereafter adding Woodwinds and Woodwinds Shutters. An early member of the Comfortex BlindCrafter program, Dave has seen his shutter business grow substantially in recent years, a large feat considering he has only 1,500 square feet of manufacturing space. Because of his strong local presence in the Boise area, Comfortex is practically a household name. His sales grew by more than 33% over the prior years and he is on track to exceed $500,000 in business with Comfortex this year.



Also honored at the convention were runners up Royal Crest of Oak Park, MI and The Blind Factory of Lakeland, FL.

Comfortex Window Fashions, founded in 1986, is an innovator in the window fashion industry. Thomas J. Marusak serves as President of Comfortex Corporation, and is also one of the original founders of the company. The company maintains its headquarters just north of Albany in Maplewood, New York, and operates manufacturing and fabrication facilities in Melbourne, FL and Phoenix, AZ. The Comfortex complete line of cellular, Roman and pleated shades, wood alloy blinds, plantation shutters, sheer window shadings, sunscreens and verticals are distributed in every state in the United States and in over 50 countries on five continents worldwide. Comfortex Window Fashions is committed to exceeding customer expectations by providing quality products and services, establishing excellent customer partnerships, developing innovative technologies and remaining a respected name in the window treatment industry. For more information on Comfortex products or the Comfortex BlindCrafter program, visit www.Comfortex.com.