Plastic Vacuum Forming Inc

Plastic Vacuum Forming Inc. – The Blynd was started by Joe and Hazel Franks in 1970 and it remains to be family owned and operated.

The company's primary goal in the early years was to create custom formed parts for various businesses and to manufacture those parts with polyethylene or ABS plastic material.  The direction of the business changed in 1980 as the owner, Joe and his eldest son, Tom, came up with the idea of a plastic hunting blind using polyethylene material with a UV stabilizer that will enable The Blynd to last for 20-30 years.  Between Tom's full-time job of hunting and Joe's engineering skills, they designed a blind that was practical, durable, economical, lightweight, and virtually maintenance free.

The early years of selling The Blynd consisted of a few "good ol boys" (friends and relatives) selling them off of the side of any Texas country road, IH 10, and 45N.  It didn't take long before we had dealers set up all over Texas and a few more years to having dealers all over the country!  We owe MANY THANKS to friends, relatives, past and present dealers for the success of The Blynd.  A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to all of our past and present employees as well.  Having such a dedicated crew throughout the years is another reason to celebrate our success.

Joe is now a young 85-year-old! You can find him working in the back of the shop several days a week welding our full-size door frames. He is also very involved with the day to day operations as well as making any major decisions concerning the company.