Capricorn Screens celebrates 40 years of servicing Rockhampton region

They’ve serviced the Rockhampton area for the past 40 years and now all eyes are on the future for a local family business. Read about their plans here.

A local company that has serviced the Rockhampton community for decades is celebrating 40 years of business and is looking forward to what the future holds.

The team at Capricorn Screens, Awnings and Blinds recently celebrated 40 years of business in Rockhampton where they still continue to fit and manufacture awnings, screens and blinds to the community.

The business first opened in March 1982 and is owned by Trish and Ash Pierpoint, who work alongside their son Matt and his wife Jessica.

The business is a supplier of Crimsafe screens, which are locally manufactured, and are also the region’s Luxaflex blinds showroom.

They also have a team of 12 employees.

Jessica, who works at the business’ office manager said it was as busy as ever with people adding blinds and awnings to their homes during the pandemic.

She said customers were coming to them for things like security screens or awnings to help cool down their home offices.

“With Covid we found people staying and working from home realised their homes weren’t as safe as they thought they were or looked at their problems in the home which has kept us really busy,” she said.

She said they were excited for what the future held for the business.

“We’re very excited for the future, it’s a very much combined effort and we’re looking forward to keeping the family tradition going,” she said.

“There are so many new products and so much innovation in the technology of the blinds.

“We love being able to work with people who are building new homes and helping them integrate things such as motorised blinds and window coverings so it’s not just the last thing they think about and its incorporated in the design process.”

She said she and husband Matt planned to buy and continue the business when her in-laws were ready to retire.