Bekaert Specialty Films announced the impending sale of its specialty films division to Ohio-based Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation. Bekaert entered the film industry in 2001 when they purchased the Specialty Films business. A press release from Bekaert issued today stated, “While the business continued to grow successfully, technological synergies within Bekaert have proven to be [...]
Some within the window film industry feel a new Florida law about product misrepresentation has gone too far. Florida HB 849, which went into effect July 1, makes it a violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, to advertise, sell, offer, provide, distribute or market any product as hurricane, windstorm or impact-resistant [...]
Michael Phifer stumbled upon his career path by accident in 1985. He was getting his windshield replaced at Avenue Auto Glass in Temple, Texas when the owner asked him if he knew how to tint windows. “When the old guy that owned the place asked me if I knew how to tint windows my famous [...]
International Window Film Tint-Off and Conference™ is delighted to announce that hockey legend Mike Eruzione will address attendees at the Memphis Marriott Downtown in Memphis, Tenn., on September 16, 2011. The keynote address will take place Friday morning during the event. Eruzione will speak on teamwork and the necessary steps to be successful. Eruzione served [...]
Of the 25-30 tinted windows at the Central Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa, only three were blown out. Over the past two months tornadoes have left many states in peril and destruction. Images of rubble and piles of wood and nails have been splashed across television screens. Cities like Joplin, Mo. and Tuscaloosa, Ala. have [...]
Scott Crary just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Crary’s tinting career began five years ago by accident when he was at work next door to Eclipse Window Tinting in Cincinnati, Ohio. “I worked at a detailing place right next door and the owner [of Eclipse Window Tinting] asked me [...]
The Protective Glazing Council (PGC) International hosted its PGC Legislative Retreat this week at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event features a day of presentations and discussions about the current environment for protective glazing as well as a day to visit decision makers on Capitol Hill to discuss [...]
The International Window Film Association (IWFA) created a new Members Action Committee (MAC) last month. Its purpose will be to develop programs to assist current dealer and distributor members as well as attract new members to the association. Jack Mundy, president of Ener-Gard, is serving as a temporary chair of the committee. The committee chair will also serve as an [...]
Registration opened late last week for the International Window Film Tint-Off and Conference™, which will be held September 15-17 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. First week contestant registration numbers are at an all-time high and competitor registration is quickly filling up. The early-bird deadline for pre-registration is May 31, and pre-registration [...]
Online registration is now open for the International Window Film Tint-Off and Conference™ 2011, which will be held September 15-17 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. The early-bird deadline for pre-registration is May 31, and pre-registration runs through September 2. Co-sponsored by the International Window Film Association (IWFA) and Window Film magazine, [...]
