Eastman Chemical Co., manufacturer of LLumar Window Film, has partnered with the Skin Cancer Foundation to educate consumers on the risk of excess sun exposure through glass in buildings and cars. According to a statement from Eastman, scientific research is increasingly showing drivers are particularly susceptible to sun damage on the left side of their [...]
Less than halfway through the year Madico Window Films has already announced several changes including the expansion of its customer service department and the hiring of Jim Black. According to the company, these improvements will continue. “We have gone through a number of positive changes recently,” says Jeffrey Plummer, senior vice president of sales and [...]
Jim Black, former president and general manager of HanitaTek Window Films, has been appointed regional manager of North America for Madico Window Films’ sales and marketing group. “What caused me to move over is the fact that Madico’s approach to the market and strategy is much more in line with my DNA … it’s what [...]
Chief Richard Picciotto, the highest-ranking firefighter to survive the World Trade Center collapse, will deliver the keynote address at the 2013 International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Picciotto is scheduled to speak Thursday mid-morning about his harrowing experience during 9/11 and what [...]
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Eastman Chemical Co. recently released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2013 (Q1). According to the report, sales revenue for Q1 was $2.3 billion, a 27-percent increase compared with the first quarter of 2012. Q1 included sales revenue from the acquired Solutia businesses. Pro forma combined sales revenue declined 1 percent. [...]
Planning is underway for the upcoming 2013 International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ to be held in Tampa, Fla., September 18-20 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina and Tampa Convention Center. This year’s event has something for everyone, including various educational seminars, a meet-and-greet with NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, the attendee-favorite Architectural and [...]
The International Code Council’s (ICC) committee action hearings last week in Dallas included a myriad of proposals related to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), one of which was specific to window film. An approved proposal, CE11-13, will adapt section C101.4.3 (the commercial portion of the IECC), “Additions, alterations, renovations or repairs.” The section of [...]
Argotec, Inc. of Greenfield, Mass., has appointed Colin Chute to the position of senior process engineer for the company’s specialty film and sheet extrusion business. His responsibilities will include process development and process improvement activities across all of the company’s product lines with initial focus on optical interlayer products used in glass lamination for safety glass [...]
Jim Black, former president and general manager of HanitaTek Window Films, has been appointed regional manager of North America for Madico Window Films’ sales and marketing group. Black will directly manage Madico’s seven company-owned U.S. branches in addition to overseeing the U.S. sales force and Sunscape program. “Growth in the North American marketplace is of [...]
Leading up to the International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ September 18-20 in Tampa, Fla., co-sponsored by Window Film magazine and the International Window Film Association (IWFA), the Members Action Committee (MAC) of the IWFA held a regional conference in Ontario, Calif., on April 19 and 20. The effort, spearheaded by MAC Chair Jack Mundy, [...]
