Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (AGC), announced yesterday what it says is “the world[’s] first tempered glass for automotive front door windows blocking approximately 99 percent UV rays while reducing uncomfortable frizzling sensation.” According to the company, the glass has been installed in Toyota Motor Co.’s Vitz special edition, released yesterday. AGC introduced the UV Verre [...]
Solutia Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Co., announced its recent award by Architectural Products magazine for its second annual Product Innovation Awards (PIA). The EnerLogic® 70 window film series won the Solar Control and Shading/Site-Generated Energy category. “With visible light transmission of up to 70 percent, EnerLogic 70 offers energy savings with a clear [...]
San Antonio, Texas-based Xpel Technologies Corp. announced its third quarter (Q3) results for business through September 30, 2012. In the report, Xpel shows an increase of revenues by 89 percent from $1,693,140 in September 2011 to $3,207,876 in September 2012. Direct costs also increased from 60 percent of revenue in Q3 2011 to 67 percent [...]
Madico Window Films and Suntek/Commonwealth Laminating and Coating Inc. (Suntek) have announced major plans for plant renovations. Suntek has announced its investment of more than $20 million to expand its manufacturing facility and global master distribution center while Madico invested several millions in upgrades to improve energy conservation and process efficiency. Suntek’s new Martinsville, Va., [...]
McGraw-Hill Construction released its September 2012 monthly summary of construction starts, showing declines in both the commercial and residential sectors. Overall, though, new construction starts rose 16 percent, according to the figures released today. McGraw-Hill reports nonresidential growth fell 5 percent in September following its previous 7 percent gain in August. The majority of the [...]
Avery Dennison and 3M have dissolved their agreement to allow 3M to purchase Avery Dennison’s Office and Consumer Products division for $550 million. Both companies announced October 3 that the deal would not go forward. “While we are disappointed with this turn of events, we remain focused, as always, on investing in product innovation and [...]
Andy Hayes, technical services engineer for Madico Inc., has earned Certified Energy Manager certification from the Association of Energy Engineers. “Madico Window Films is proud to offer this additional support for our vast range of architectural films,” says Tom Niziolek, director of architectural sales development for Madico Window Films Inc. “Through Andy’s CEM certification we [...]
Modagrafics has named Avery Dennison as its 2012 Vendor of the Year. “Avery Dennison is a longstanding Modagrafics partner,” said Ed Zelasko, president and CEO of Modagrafics. “Avery Dennison’s wide portfolio of digital, opaque and reflective wrap products helps us exceed our customer’s expectations by building brands and creating lasting impressions. The graphics solutions team [...]
Customer service was a big discussion point among seminars at this year’s International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™. Among the speakers, Kelly McDonald of McDonald Marketing returned to this year’s event with new tips for customer service in her seminar on “How to Keep Customers Rushing Back for More.” McDonald opened her session by sharing, [...]
The winners of the International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ automotive and architectural divisions were announced tonight at the Gala Awards Reception and Ceremony. The first-, second- and third-place winners for the automotive division were selected from thirteen finalists selected from the 56 competitors that tinted in yesterday’s preliminary heats. The architectural winners were chosen [...]
