When East Gippsland homeowners want to turn their patio into a year-round outdoor room, many don’t realise the solution is being made just down the road.
Shadeworks, located on the Bairnsdale-Dargo Road, is the only business in eastern regional Victoria that manufactures Ziptrak outdoor blinds on-site — cutting, fabricating and assembling them in their own purpose-built factory and showroom.
Since new local owners took over the long-established business two years ago, the focus has been firmly on keeping production in Bairnsdale. Customers can visit the showroom, see the products up close, and know that what goes in their home has been built locally by their own team.
Ziptrak blinds are designed to track smoothly down side channels without zips or ropes, sealing out wind, rain and insects while keeping the view intact. They’re ideal for alfresco areas, decks and carports — effectively adding a weatherproof room to any home without the cost of a full extension.
But blinds are just the beginning. Shadeworks also supplies and installs folding arm awnings for retractable shading options, outdoor umbrellas for fixed or portable poolside and patio shade, and glass and cable balustrades that keep sight lines open on decks and around pools.
The business has been serving Gippsland for 30 years, and the new owners have maintained that same commitment to practical solutions built for local conditions. Gippsland weather throws everything at you — summer heat, coastal wind, winter rain — and every product in the Shadeworks range is chosen to handle all of it.
With in-house expertise across design, measure, fabrication and installation, Shadeworks handles the whole job from first enquiry to final fitting.
Visit the showroom at 12 Bairnsdale-Dargo Road, Bairnsdale, call 1300 136 058, or browse the full range at shadeworks.com.au
