One of the classic products of the Minka Aire Group is their huge range of fans that offer utility as well as style. A leader in the industry of decorative lighting and fan accessories, Minka Aire takes a lot of pride in their quality and superior workmanship that has so far produced some of the most beautiful fixtures.

Minka Aire is a family run business and their distribution channels as well as employees are spread over two different continents to make this a truly global group. They have the leading edge in the industry due to their superior and up-market product designs for fans. One of the reasons for their success lies in offering some of the high quality products over a range of price points. Most of their products are available under different brand names like Metropolitan, Minka-Lavery, Ambience, The Great Outdoors, Minka-Aire, and George Kovacs.

The competitive advantage of Minka Aire lies in the following:

1.They have an extensive product line that extends from Chandeliers to fans, Floor Lamps to Wall Sconces, Wall Art and other decorative accessories to Mirrors and also have a well stocked as well as catalogued SKU.

2.Minka Aire has one of the longest chains of retail partners, which include more than 2100 independent lighting and fan showroom dealers apart from national accounts like The Great Indoors, EXPO Design Center, and Restoration Hardware.

3.One of the specialties of the company is their ability to manufacture fans and lighting equipments in different types of materials that include wrought iron, solid brass, wood, cast aluminum, and resin.

4.They have 2 National distribution centers and they are based in Concord, NC and Corona, CA and can service any city or state within the U.S. in a period of 3 days.

Today, Minka Aire has an exciting collection of ceiling fans to choose from. Each of their fans has a story to tell in terms of design, color, shape, size and utility. Minka Aire has created fans that vary from the neo-classic to the contemporary in terms of styling and have taken special care to ensure that these are engineered for high quality performance. At the crux of the development process is maximizing comfort in all types of rooms. So Minka has over 500 fans - one that can go with every type of décor as well as budget.

There are three main brands or styles of fans to choose from and they are:

1.Contemporary

2.Transitional

3.Traditional

One of their most popular models is the F596-BN, CIRQUE™, which is a contemporary product and has been made from brushed nickel. The fan had silver blades and is integrated with a halogen light to offer maximum utility. Some of the salient features of the fan include:

•25" 3-Blades and 54" 3-Blades

•14º Blade Pitch

•4" and 6" down-rod. This fan uses a 3/4" I. D. DR5 series down-rod

•Full function wall mount control system

•Integrated halogen light uses 1-50w mr16 2-pin base halogen bulb (bulb included)

•Cap for non-light use (included)