Tina Czar, events manager for Key Communications Inc., parent company of WINDOW FILM magazine, has been recognized with the company’s annual Holly X. Carter Biller Award for outstanding employee performance. Debra Levy, president of Key Communications, presented the award to Czar on Friday, December 16, during the company’s annual Christmas party. “Tina loves Key Communications [...]

Tis the season to snag a great deal. While Black Friday sales were all the rage for bargain shoppers, window film shops are cashing in on the Christmas commercial season as well. Coupons in newspapers, gift certificates and upgrades are just some of the tools that shops are employing to bring the customers in the [...]

Madico Window Films has purchased distribution rights from SGT Distributors and opened a new company-owned service center in Windsor, Conn. The new center will distribute to Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The location will make it possible for Madico to offer one-day shipping for [...]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for the first-ever nationwide ban on the use of all personal electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle.  The safety recommendation specifically calls for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed to support [...]

New leadership has been announced at 3M in energy conservation. Tim Thornton was announced as the new business director for the division. Thornton previously worked for 3M as director of global sales and marketing operations for the electronic solutions division (ESD) and in the industrial and transportation business. He has also previously held Six Sigma [...]

The International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ 2012 has been scheduled for September 20-22 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. Auto Glass Week™ also will be held concurrently. Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby and Louisville Sluggers, will be hosting the window film industry with its share of history and entertainment. Returning [...]

Commonwealth Laminating and Coating has decided to stay put and expand. The Martinsville window film manufacturer plans to expand its current manufacturing facilities in the Southwest Virginia community rather than taking the facilities overseas. “[The expansion] involves two major pieces of equipment—a coater/laminator and a second dyeing line. With those we will be able to [...]

The EnerLogic window film line from Solutia was recognized with three Product Innovation Awards (PIA) from Architectural Products Magazine. PIA recognizes products, materials and systems innovation that leads commercial and institutional design to new heights. The winners are chosen by 44 architects and specification specialists. “This innovative low-e window film demonstrates our focus on creating [...]

The International Window Film Association (IWFA) is dispelling the myth that consumers only have to worry about sun damage in the summer. The association distributed a press release explaining why window film is a strong alternative, especially in the winter, to new windows. “People in northern states may not know that because of the low [...]

The rumors being reported by the media are true. I am a married woman. The wedding took place just two days before SEMA and I wasn’t about to miss the biggest show of the year. My new husband, Pat, traveled to Vegas with me and, like any man in his 20’s, he drooled over the [...]