Silent Gliss 4960 Motorised Electric Rollers, Blindspace Concealment, Metropole7630 Track & Bespoke Soft Furnishings
Products: Silent Gliss 4960 electrically operated blind systems, purpose-built Blindspace concealment boxes and Metropole 7630
The Brief
Setting and project scope
Salisbury sits at the meeting point of the Avon and the chalk downland of Wiltshire and Hampshire. Its residential development market has grown steadily in recent years, drawing buyers from London who value both the city’s architectural heritage and its strong connections to the South Coast. This luxury development brought us a specification brief that called for two contrasting Silent Gliss systems to work alongside each other — one concealed, one visible and deliberately decorative.
The concealed system was the Silent Gliss SG 4960 electric roller blind, housed throughout the development within bespoke Blindspace ceiling cassettes. The decorative system was the Silent Gliss Metropole 7630 hand-operated pole track, specified for the principal living areas and master bedrooms. Together, they created a window treatment scheme with clear functional hierarchy — the roller blind for light control and privacy, the Metropole for the principal curtain layer. In addition, a full suite of bespoke hand-made soft furnishings completed the scheme.
Why this combination was specified
The interior designer wanted to avoid the uniformity that results from specifying a single system throughout a development. Different rooms have different requirements. Bedrooms need efficient blackout with minimal visual presence. Principal living areas, however, need the warmth and weight of a fabric curtain as the primary aesthetic. Specifying the SG 4960 with Blindspace concealment throughout, and the Metropole 7630 in the rooms that called for a curtain, addressed both needs precisely without compromise in either direction.
Furthermore, the Metropole 7630 offered an important practical advantage over a conventional curtain track. Its internal gliding channel removes the need for curtain rings — the curtain glides directly within the pole, producing a clean, uninterrupted profile that reads like a decorative pole but performs like a precision track. This resolved the interior designer’s concern that a conventional pole and ring combination would look too traditional for the contemporary character of the development.
The Silent Gliss SG 4960 — electric roller blind system
Selection and specification
We selected the Silent Gliss SG 4960 electric roller blind as the window treatment for every principal window in the development. The SG 4960 is a medium to heavy duty motorised roller blind with a 41mm anodised aluminium barrel and a maximum single-system width of 2,400mm. Its compact profile makes it the correct choice for Blindspace concealment — the barrel sits within the ceiling void without requiring an unusually deep cassette. Furthermore, its 24V DC motor runs at near-silent speed, which matters particularly in the bedroom installations where the blind is the only window treatment.
Across this Salisbury development, we used two fabric types. In the bedrooms, we specified a blackout fabric from the Silent Gliss Collection, achieving full light exclusion. In the study and home office spaces, we selected a solar screen fabric with a 3% openness factor, providing effective glare control while retaining the view of the garden and surrounding landscape. Both fabric types are available in the SG 4960’s three hardware finishes — white RAL 9016, grey RAL 7035 and black RAL 9005. We used white throughout to complement the pale neutral interiors.
Motor control and wiring
We fitted the SG 4960 blinds with Series 50 Smart motors in the living areas and studies, providing control via the Silent Gliss Move app, wall switches and remote handsets. In the bedrooms, we used the Series 40 motor with radio remote control — a quieter solution that does not require a network hub in every room. All motors received a 230V mains supply during first fix, pre-terminated by the M&E contractor to our specified positions. Consequently, our installation team connected and limit-set every blind on the day of installation without any replanning of wiring on site.
Blindspace concealment cassettes
Why concealment was specified
The interior designer’s brief was explicit: no visible blind hardware anywhere in the development. In a scheme where the Metropole 7630 provides visible, decorative presence in the principal rooms, the roller blind needed to be its functional opposite — present when closed, completely absent when open. Blindspace concealment cassettes achieved this. Each cassette houses the SG 4960-barrel, motor and wiring within the ceiling void, leaving the ceiling surface uninterrupted when the blind is raised.
In the bedroom and study windows, where the SG 4960 is the only window treatment, this concealment is particularly important. A visible roller blind barrel in a room with no curtain above it reads as unfinished. The Blindspace cassette removes this issue entirely. When the blind is raised, the room reads as a clean architectural interior with no window treatment hardware visible at any point.
Co-ordination and installation
Blindspace cassettes must integrate into the ceiling structure during the build or fit-out. Our team attended site during the design phase to confirm the ceiling void depth at every window, the cassette dimensions for the SG 4960 barrel and motor, and the wiring routes for the mains supply. All three sets of information went to the main contractor before ceiling boarding began. As a result, the carpenter built every cassette position correctly into the structure and the M&E contractor chased all wiring to the right locations before plastering.
No on-site modification to finished surfaces was required during our installation. Each cassette was already formed, wired and painted when our team arrived. This is the outcome early appointment achieves — and it is also the outcome that cannot be achieved when a window treatment contractor joins a project after the ceiling has been closed.
The Silent Gliss Metropole 7630 — curtain pole track
What the Metropole 7630 is
The Silent Gliss Metropole 7630 is a 50mm diameter round cord-operated curtain pole that combines the visual character of a traditional pole with the functional precision of a Silent Gliss track. Its internal gliding channel allows the curtain to travel the full length of the pole without rings. From the front, the Metropole reads as a clean, contemporary pole. From the back, it performs as a precision track — smooth, consistent and capable of carrying heavier curtain weights than a ring-and-pole system.
This dual character was precisely what the Salisbury project required. The interior designer wanted a decorative horizontal element above the curtains in the principal rooms — something that added presence and visual weight to the window. At the same time, the scheme demanded the smooth operation and carrying capacity of a proper track. The Metropole 7630 delivered both without any compromise.
Bespoke soft furnishings
Making approach and co-ordination
Every soft furnishing on this project came from our workroom. We made all pieces to the interior designer’s exact brief and delivered them pre-pressed to site. The wave curtains on the Metropole 7630 tracks were the primary soft furnishing commission — but the brief also included fabric-covered pelmets, scatter cushions and window seat covers in co-ordinating fabrics throughout.
Co-ordinating the soft furnishings with the two Silent Gliss systems required attention at the making stage. The Blindspace cassette opening determines the position of the Metropole 7630 track below it. The pelmet then bridges the gap between the cassette opening and the top of the wave curtains. Getting these vertical dimensions right at the pattern-cutting stage — rather than adjusting on site — is what allows the installation to complete without remedial work.
Specification summary
Full specification of systems and soft furnishings supplied and installed at this Salisbury, Hampshire development.
| System | Model | Application | Key specification | Control | Soft furnishing |
| Electric roller blind | Silent Gliss SG 4960 | All principal windows — floor-to-ceiling and secondary glazing | Medium to large spans · 24V DC motor · max 2,400mm single · max 4,800mm double | Silent Gliss Move app · remote handset · wall switch | Blackout and dim-out fabrics — bespoke measured |
| Blindspace cassette | Bespoke ceiling box | All SG 4960 positions — full headrail and motor concealment | Custom-depth headbox · flush ceiling finish · co-ordinated with M&E first fix | — | — |
| Curtain pole track | Silent Gliss Metropole 7630 | Principal living areas and master bedroom — decorative pole with track function | 50mm round pole · internal gliding channel · no rings · cord or hand draw | Cord or hand draw · motorised SG 7650 available | Interlined wave curtains — bespoke made |
| Wave curtains | Bespoke made — 80mm wave | Principal rooms on Metropole 7630 track | Heavyweight fabric · bump interlined · sateen lined · floor to ceiling | Manual cord draw via Metropole 7630 | Hand-finished and pre-pressed |
| Additional soft furnishings | Bespoke made | Throughout all rooms | Fabric-covered pelmets · scatter cushions · window seat covers | — | Co-ordinating designer fabric palette |
Frequently asked questions
Specification and systems
What is the Silent Gliss Metropole 7630 and how does it differ from a standard curtain pole?
The Silent Gliss Metropole 7630 is a 50mm round cord-operated curtain pole with an internal gliding channel. Unlike a standard curtain pole, it does not use rings. Instead, the curtain travels directly within the internal channel — silently and smoothly along the full length of the pole. From the front, the Metropole reads as a clean, contemporary decorative pole. In practice, it performs as a precision Silent Gliss track with consistent carrying capacity and smooth operation. Furthermore, the Metropole 7630 is wave-compatible, making it the correct choice wherever a wave curtain heading is specified on a decorative pole. We supply and install the Metropole 7630 across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
Why specify the SG 4960 roller blind alongside the Metropole 7630 curtain track?
The two systems serve different functions in the same room. The SG 4960 electric roller blind, concealed within a Blindspace ceiling cassette, provides motorised light control and blackout — it is the functional layer of the window treatment. The Metropole 7630, mounted below the cassette, carries the principal curtain — the aesthetic and acoustic layer. Together, they create a window treatment with clear hierarchy: the blind for performance, the curtain for warmth and visual presence. Moreover, the combination avoids the uniformity of specifying a single system throughout — bedrooms and principal rooms can each have the treatment that suits them best.
Local supply and installation
Do you install Silent Gliss SG 4960 and Metropole systems in Salisbury and Hampshire?
Yes. We are an authorised Silent Gliss dealer supplying and installing the full Silent Gliss range — including the SG 4960 electric roller blind, the Metropole 7630 and 7650 pole tracks and Blindspace ceiling cassettes — throughout Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset. Our service area includes Salisbury, Winchester, Andover, Romsey, Bournemouth, Poole and surrounding areas. We work with architects, interior designers, main contractors and private clients on luxury residential and commercial projects. Contact our team to discuss your project.