The original indictment filed against Yannick Larose included 16 charges ranging from damaging property to assault. Larose, who served as president of X-Vitres Teintees and was later affiliated with Pelti Vitres Teintees, pled guilty to five of these charges. The court documents obtained by Window Film magazine detail Larose’s relationships with other industry professionals and his alleged [...]

In this episode of FILM’d we check in on a manufacturer dealer meeting last month and visit a regional trade show to learn about new products. It is also full of more details about the International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™. Click here to watch on Youtube.

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a clarification to the safety regulations relating to a truck’s window visibility that now allows the use of compliant window films on big rigs’ sidelites, according to information from the International Window Film Association (IWFA). “The clarification represents information that impacts millions of [...]

Window film manufacturers are using technology to make their projects more efficient and productive. Solar Gard released its new mobile application for window film companies called, Solar Gard Solutions. It offers installers a guide for film to glass applications. Installers can submit film to glass requests directly to the company’s technical service team. The application [...]

 An independent analysis has revealed that window film is the most cost-effective energy saving choice for Californians when used in retrofit applications on homes and buildings. The International Window Film Association (IWFA) released the report done by ConSol, a California energy consultant firm. The study compared the installation of window film to other energy savings [...]

Tinting laws in the state of Minnesota are under fire from a group of window film shops. The Minnesota Window Film Association (MNWFA), which is not affiliated with the International Window Film Association, is fighting the state law that says, “No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the [...]

Editor Katie Hodge O’Mara traveled to New Orleans to visit with Peter Kauffman and Gregg Taylor of GT Tint and find out how they have been re-building since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Click here to view the video on youtube.

by Sahely Mukerji, smukerji@glass.com Eastman Chemical Co. officials consider the recent acquisition of Solutia Inc. of St. Louis, an important step in Eastman’s strategy to extend its global presence in emerging markets, in particular in Asia Pacific, says Tracy Broadwater, corporate communications manager of Eastman. “By leveraging infrastructure in the region, Eastman expects to have [...]

by Sahely Mukerji, smukerji@glass.com Officials at Eastman Chemical Co. of Kingsport, Tenn., and Solutia Inc. of St. Louis, have entered into a definitive agreement, under which Eastman will acquire Solutia. Under the terms of the agreement, Solutia stockholders will receive $22 in cash and 0.12 shares of Eastman common stock for each share of Solutia [...]

President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative had the window film industry buzzing with interest in 2011. The 3M Company has taken that challenge in-house to make its own company more energy efficient. The initiative set a goal of improving energy-efficiency in commercial buildings by 20 percent by the year 2020. In the spirit of the Better [...]