As a result of the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City, the town, now essentially rubble, has been declared a major disaster area by President Obama according to a report from Reuters. The death toll, initially cited as 51 and expected to climb to as many as 91 people, with more [...]
Editor’s Note: Window Film magazine is marking the days until the 2013 International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ by introducing this year’s Supporters with company profiles. Over the next few weeks, we will continue profiling each of the six Supporters you will see on the show floor—be sure to stay tuned. Eastman Chemical Co., manufacturer [...]
3M has announced it will now distribute its window film products in California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Nevada through Interwest Distribution Co. This information follows the recent announcement that 3M was parting ways with Service Group Distribution (SGD) and Zola Tools Distributing (Zola). According to Peter Eisenberg, 3M Window Film U.S. sales and marketing manager, [...]
Following his announcement earlier this week that he was stepping down as chief operating officer for Service Group Distributing (SGD) and Zola Tools Distributing (Zola), Patric Fransko explained his reason for leaving the companies in an exclusive interview with Window Film magazine. “I really felt it was time for me to turn a page and look [...]
Forbes recently named its Global 2000 list, with four big-name players in the window film industry making the list. 3M was the highest-ranked company related to window film on the list, making the list at 193. Saint-Gobain, manufacturer of Solar Gard, followed closely behind at 260. Eastman Chemical Co., maker of LLumar Window Film, was [...]
Eastman Chemical Co. has announced its board of directors has appointed executive vice president Mark J. Costa president effective immediately and CEO effective January 1, 2014. The board also appointed Costa to serve as a director, effective immediately, until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2014. James P. Rogers will continue to serve as chairman [...]
Patric Fransko announced today that he has resigned as the chief operating officer of Service Group Distributing and Zola Tools Distributing, effective today. “It has been my distinct pleasure to work with many of you over the years and I wanted to thank you for all of the support and business you have sent my [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade in overtime hours for unpaid time off. The intention of H.R. 1406 is “to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector,” according to the legislation. In essence, the [...]
Eastman Chemical Co., manufacturer of LLumar Window Film, has announced the completion of its Asia Pacific Technical Center in Singapore. The technology center, which initially opened in 1997, has added technological capabilities for chemical research and development as well as a laboratory redesign aimed at energy savings up to 50 percent. “The enhanced technology center [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against a federal rule Tuesday which would have required more than six million private-sector businesses to post signage informing employees of their right to form a union, claiming the rule would violate an employer’s right to free speech. According to the opinion handed [...]
