The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday designed to provide rebates to homeowners who install energy-saving products, including window film. The legislation could also create an estimated 168,000 construction, manufacturing and retail jobs in the United States. “The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act is a common sense bill that will create jobs, save consumers [...]

When David Vernon first opened Pacific Window Tinting in Portland, Ore., in 1998, he missed the deadline to get an ad in the Yellow Pages. And there, as they say, is the rub. “To start off without having the Yellow Pages your first year of business, that was tough. So we really had to pound [...]

Most kids would rather sleep in on a Saturday morning than get up early to help their dads out at work; this was certainly true for Al Mothersbaugh, who now is owner of Akron Glass Tinting in Kent, Ohio. But that didn’t stop him from learning a skill at an early age. “I’ve been hanging [...]

Paint protection films have seen an increase in interest and demand in recent years, and some window film companies have expanded their product lines to include these films, just as a growing number of installers have diversified to offer these services, as well. Solamatrix in St. Petersburg, Fla., is the newest film manufacturer to enter [...]

Korean window film manufacturer Nexfil will soon celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Gardena, Calif., distribution plant. The company has headquarters in Icheon City, South Korea, and two manufacturing facilities—one in Icheon City and one in Yongin City—that produce around the clock. Although it has been operating as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the [...]

In an effort to encourage homeowners to make their homes more energy-efficient, a window film provision was added to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009. Under the new policy, homeowners who have film installed by December 31, 2010, can earn a tax credit of 30 percent of film cost with a maximum [...]

It’s a sad, but true fact, scammers will take on just about anyone, anywhere in any industry. Over the past few years many glass shops have learned to spot signs of these callers as companies all over the country have fallen victim to different phone scams. In fact, just last summer two glass shops in [...]

Fahad Almuzaini, distributor for Geoshield products in the Gulf Coast Countries, recently established a second location in Al-Hasa Saudi Arabia. Faisal Bin Sultan will act as general supervisor for GeoshieldHasa, which will specialize in the installation of the company’s ceramic solar control window films for automotive, commercial and residential applications. Burns Mulhearn, president of Geoshield, [...]

Solar-X of Sarasota, Fla., an American Society of Interior Design (ASID) industry partner, recently completed the first of what company officials hope to be many donated installations of Panorama® window film on a home rehabilitated by Habitat for Humanity in Sarasota. Lyman G. MacNutt, president of Solar-X of Sarasota, tells WINDOW FILM magazine that his [...]

Finding ways to diversify their operations has helped many in the window film industry stay afloat during slow business periods. And many will agree to do is involves finding ways to give customers something that they can’t find elsewhere, i.e., more bang for their buck. Architectural and decorative film products are value-added options that have [...]