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December 18, 2008
- A Pittsburgh Dealer Says There's One Thing to Blame for Slow Sales: You
- Moran Industries Named in Top 50 Franchise Opportunities for Minority Business Owners
- Bekaert Specialty Films Announces Ultimate Tint Shop Winners
- Police in Boulder Crack Down on Illegal Tint
- Two Men Sentenced After Violently Robbing Tint Shop
- Sales Expert Shares Key Advice for the Times
- Portales Tinter Features in Article
- Daily Herald Columnist Gives Reader Installation Advice
- Film as Accomplice

December 11, 2008
- XPEL Drops Lawsuit
- Goldschmied Joins Davis-Standard
- Des Moines Goes After Illegal Tint
- N.Y. Citations Up with Holiday Traffic
- Police in Baton Rouge Celebrate "Buckle Up Day" with Tint Citations
- Martinsville Cited for Plastics Manufacturing
- Popularity Grows for Film in Middle East
- Next Busted Taillight
- Film as Accomplice

December 2, 2008
- U.S. Automakers Continue to Press for Aid
- TAPPI Awards Duane Smith
- Smashing Success
- Eloy Businesses Eye Film as Alternative to Window Bars
- Guyana Takes Falsified Tint Permit Seriously
- PGC Exclusive Interview Series
- Film as Accomplice

November 25, 2008
- Not All Gloom and Doom
- Roland and Aegis Team Up
- Did You Miss It? SEMA Extravaganza!
- 3M Gains NFRC Certification
- The Wrong Man
- Game Tinting
- Film Helps Protect Girl with Rare Skin Disease
- Security Film Saves Australian Pharmacy from Smash and Grab
- Forbes Writer Lists Film Among Security Suggestions
- Film as Accomplice

November 18, 2008
- Time to Diversify? Moran Shares Key Advice in Video Interview
- Dealers Using Aftermarket Products to Move Cars
- Solamatrix Expands World-Wide Distribution
- Southwall Stock Named as 'One to Watch'
- Illegal Tint Leads to Murder Arrest
- No Smash and Grab Here
- Film as Accomplice

November 13, 2008
- Manufacturers Focus on Equipping Dealers in Tough Times
- Money Still Number One Factor for Energy Conservation Among Americans
- Film and Vinyl Designs Opens New Office
- Solar Gard®'s 8Mil Film Passes ASTM Large Missile Level C
- Florida Driver Refuses to Allow VLT Test, Officer Threatens Arrest
- Houston News Station Features Impact Resistant Film
- Film as Accomplice

November 5, 2008
- SEMA Video Coverage
- 3M Reports Favorably in Dismal Times
- New Construction Outlook Remains Dismal
- Signal Defense Film Used to Enforce Quiet Train Rides
- Police in Bloomington Recommend Film
- Tint Leads to Passport Fraud Bust

October 28, 2008
- SEMA Opens Next Week
- Honolulu Tinting Company Moves to New Location After 20 Years
- ShatterGARD Inc Introduces Easy to Install "Peel and Stick" VehicleGARD Security Window Protection Film for Law Enforcement and Military Vehicles
- Energy Awareness Month: Window Film Yields Up to 30% in Energy Savings
- Windshield Film Protects Against Solar Radiation
- Driver on Trial for Killing Fetus
- Film as Accomplice

October 21, 2008
- Window Film Depot Sponsors Virtual Energy Forum
- Frankel Speaks at Times Square Meeting
- Shop Owner in Colorado Springs Involved in Chemical Spill
- Third Man Pleads Guilty in Tint Shop Arson
- British Cab Drivers Protest Tint Regulations
- New Electric Car Features Unusual Shade of Window Film
- Blogger Reports Unusually High Number of Tint-Fine Inquiries
- Tint Cited as Frequent Cause for Frequent Failed Inspections in Louisiana
- Forbes Article Cites Film for Summer and Winter
- Armani Exchange Finds Unique Use for Lumisty
- Film as Accomplice

October 14, 2008
- SEMA Attendees, Don’t Forget Your Ballots
- Police in New Brunswick Reminding Drivers of Illegal Tint
- Houston Shop Says Windshield Smashing is a Frequent Crime
- Plastic Film Could Make House Lights Obsolete

October 7, 2008
- President Extends R and D Tax Credit for Manufacturers
- Florida Condo Owners No Longer Need Owners Vote to Install Hurricane Protection
- Tinter Shot in Cincinnati
- India: Opulent to Provide Hindustan Motors with Huper Optik Films
- 3M Product Exhibited at San Jose Green Exposition
- Advanced Hires Payne

September 30, 2008
- Ike Floods Texas Dealer with Desperate Buyers
- CPFilms Uses Video to Promote Automotive Safety Film
- Window Film Association of Australia and New Zealand Provides Update on Nano Technology
- UK Taxi Check Nets Tint Violations, Efforts to be Continued
- Film as Accomplice

September 23, 2008
- Bekaert Announces New Training Tools
- CP Says Its Automotive Impact Film Stemmed from Dealers Using Architectural on Cars
- Will Film Interfere with the Enforcement of Cell Phone Usage Laws?
- WINDOW FILM's Marketing Director Has Baby Boy
- Sacramento Dealer Says Sales Are Down 40 Percent, Gives Advice
- Film as Accomplice

September 16, 2008
- SEMA Gearing Up for Tighter Travel Budgets
- Carroll, Iowa Sees Fewer Tint Violations
- Tint Violations Issued by Meter Maid?
- Dealer Turns to Blogging
- Film as Accomplice

September 9, 2008
- Moran Industries Eyes Nashville
- Davis-Standard Promotes Hart
- Toray Appoints Moscaritolo Director of Sales and Marketing, Lumirror® Division
- Tint Pull Leads to $30,000 Drug Bust in Bainbridge, Ga.
- XPEL Posts Losses
- Film as Accomplice

September 2, 2008
- NFRC Certifies 45 Madico Films
- XPEL Cancels Performance Acquisition
- Window Tint Violation Leads to Murder Arrest
- Dubai Requires Tinted Windows on School Buses
- Film as Accomplice

August 26, 2008
- Window Film Continues to Prop up Southwall Profits
- EPD Builds New Office Facility
- Walk the Talk
- Florida Dealer to Play Elvis in Anniversary Event
- Geoshield Signs Advanced Film Solutions
- Film as Accomplice

August 19, 2008
- Soldier Returns to Find a Special Gift
- Turn Your Sales Presentation into a Command Performance
- Wi-Fi Planet Touts the Use of Signal Defense Film
- Complaints of Unclear Tint Laws in Yakima, Wash.
- Peoria Ordinance Goes After Illegal Tinters

August 12, 2008
- Cornish Successfully Promotes Changes to Minnesota Law
- Miniature Tint
- XPEL Makes Ferreira Permanent
- Film as Accomplice

August 5, 2008
- Fransko Leaves Performance, Joins NGSG
- Window Film Systems Partners with D.M.Q. Madico
- Farmers' Market
- No Smash and Grab Here
- Illegal Tint Leads to Illegal Fuel Transport Arrest
- Film as Accomplice

July 29, 2008
- First to Measure Up: Bekaert Defines Carbon Footprint
- Closing the Deal Systematically
- North Carolina SB 855 Stalls
- Tint Pull Leads to More Shawne Williams Controversy
- Police in Louisiana Calling Illegal Tint an Epidemic
- Venture Tape Revamps Website
- Film as Accomplice

July 22, 2008
- Sea Turtle Regulations Could Spell Opportunity for Georgia Dealers
- Window Film Foils Florida Burglar
- Washington State Police Sound Off On Tint Regulations
- Police Stop for Tint Violation Results in Sexual Battery Charges
- Film as Accomplice

July 15, 2008
- Opus Hotel Includes Film in Green Initiative
- Ohio Dealer Touts the Use of Lead Service
- New York Court Upholds Drug Charge that Started with Tint Violation
- ACE/Security Founder Involved in New Laminates Venture
- Shop Owners Admit to Conspiring to Burn Down Business
- City of Chicago Considers Increasing Illegal Tint Fines
- Journalist in Beirut Discovers Protective Film
- Malaysian Crackdown Postponed
- Illegal Tint Leads to Arrest of Latin Kings Gang Member
- Film as Accomplice

July 8, 2008
- Hüper Gains NFRC Certification
- Michaud Joins Global
- Film Helps Kids with Rare Skin Disorder Enjoy Summer
- Michigan Museum Uses Window Film to Protect Antiques
- Davis Standard to Hold "Innovation and Efficiency" Symposium

July 1, 2008
- Courage Continues Distributing SUN-GARD®
- HanitaTek Films Available Through GIS Distributing
- Peoria Tint Shops Under Fire
- Navy Cashes in on $130,000 in Energy Savings
- Fort Meyers Police Target Dark Tint in Gun Bust Down
- Canadian Resident Wants Subsidized Window Film for Wireless Health Risks
- SEMA Offers Certification
- Film as Accomplice

June 11, 2008
- Bekaert Improves Facility and Banks on Bright Industry Future
- Geoshield Uses April Fool’s Joke to Boost Product Interest
- Driver Accused of Forging Rohee’s Signature on Tint Permit
- Louisiana State Police On Lookout for Window Tint
- PGC International Announces Annual Symposium
- Louisiana Law May Change for Security and Medical Exemptions

May 6,2008
- International Window Film Expo, Conference and Tint-Off™ a Success
- Solamatrix Acquires FTI Assets
- CPFilms Donates to Local School
- XPEL Reports Jump in Annual Revenues
- Heavy Hurricane Season Predicted for Georgia and North Carolina
- Montalbano Rejoins Davis-Standard

April 3, 2008
- Solar Gard, Madico, SunTek and Solamatrix All Join as Sponsors of the International Window Film Expo, Conference and Tint-Off™
- Film Props Up Losses for Southwall
- Former PGC International Executive Director Retires
- Edmond Police Try Voluntary Checks First
- Shop Owner Says Giving Customers What They Want is Essential
- Government Jobs May Prove Strong in 2008
- IWFA to Host Accredited Classes at the International Window Film Expo and Conference

March 14, 2008 [Special News Supplement]
- International Window Film Expo, Conference and Tint-Off™ Continues to Grow and Welcome New Sponsors

March 3, 2008
- Gathering up the Pieces, Ex-FTI Distributors Move Onward
- Solutia Ready to Exit Bankruptcy - Lynn Haven Police Check for Illegal Tint
- Ridgefield School Board Cuts $200,000, OKs $77 million, Film Also Suggested
- May Trial Set for Men Accused of Torching Their Own Film Business
- International Window Film Expo, Conference and Tint-Off™ Quickly Approaching

February 26, 2008 [Special News Alert]
- Solamatrix to Acquire FTI Assets

February 2008
- FTI’s Closure No Sudden Downfall Wheeler Clears the Air in an Exclusive Interview
- Bekaert’s Fremont to Serve as IWFE Keynote Speaker
- FTI Closing Leaves 109 Jobless
- LLumar® Passes Hurricane and Bomb Blast Tests
- Truck Driver Receives Sentence for Hitting Trooper While Testing Tint
- XPEL Goes to Daytona

January 22, 2008 [Special News Alert]
- FTI Closes Its Doors

January 2008
- CPFilms Going Direct to Dealers for Northeast Distribution
- Man Charged with Robbing Vaughan Tint Shop
- INDIA - Ban On Using Sun Control Films On Vehicle Windscreens
- Southwall Technologies Listed Among “Stocks to Watch”
- XPEL Completes Armourfend Acquisition
- Konarka to enter Window Film Market
- Johnson Window Films Signs on as Ruby Sponsor of International Window Film Tint-Off