About Us

Bay Blinds Limited is a Tauranga-based company founded by Paul & Lyn Taylor, in 1985. Using their blind industry knowledge, the couple originally worked from their home garage.

As their manufacturing success and reputation grew, they eventually moved to their Maleme Street factory, where they still operate today.

The purpose of the business was to create high-quality blinds that could be sold directly to the public in Tauranga and distributed to wholesalers throughout New Zealand.

In 2016, Bay Blinds was purchased by Santa Fe Shutters & Blinds directors Paul and Gail Christie, and as it is the tradition of the company, they have continued to support Tauranga homeowners and extended wholesale as opportunities presented themselves.

The focus remains on producing quality roller blinds, Venetian blinds, and vertical blinds.

The factory is run by a wonderful team of hardworking people with  shared goal of selling blinds to the people of the Bay of Plenty and bringing new products to the market.

With their help, the company’s sales have grown steadily. Today, they have around 39 highly experienced team members who overview each aspect of production and quality to ensure the expectations of each customer are met or exceeded.

To keep up with the latest manufacturing and motorisation trends, the staff spends time overseas looking at how things can be done better year after year.

Additionally, the machinery in our factory is regularly upgraded, and new technology is added whenever possible. Up-to-date processes and manufacturing tools improve the quality and performance of our products, and allow us to take advantage of the latest in new tech like motorisation and WiFi control.