Polar Shades is proud to be celebrating 21 years in business. What began as a small, local operation is now a global corporation -- and the team at Polar Shades is glad to have customers all over the world celebrating the company’s 21st birthday.

Polar Shades Began in Las Vegas, Nevada

Polar Shades unofficially began when co-founder Steve Mevius couldn’t find the perfect shades or blinds for his windows. Steve wanted exterior solar screens for his home in the Las Vegas Valley, where, as anyone who lives in the valley will attest, there is a lot of sunshine. Steve was unable to find a product that met his standards, so he began the process of creating, engineering, and drawing the product for the perfect window covering.  

After meeting with countless professionals in metal fabrication, injection molding, motor control and sun control fabrics, Steve created the design for an excellent window covering that would meet the needs of Nevada residents. These became Polar Shades’ first products, as Steve founded the company with his father, Art Mevius.

Polar Shades Has Grown into a Global Corporation

Over the past 21 years, Polar Shades has grown from its local beginnings into one of the most recommended international window covering manufacturers. The company continues to expand its facility in order to accommodate their increased product line to include lots of different high-quality window coverings. A few of the company’s products include:

• motorized interior shades
• motorized exterior shades
• manual shades
• retractable screen doors
• retractable awnings
• motorized drapery tracks

Today, companies and individuals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico and Asia rely on Polar Shades to help shield their buildings from the sun.

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