safety film Archives - Five Star Window Coatings

February 3, 2021 by Randy Hutson

Let’s Address Your Glass Walls…

Decorative Window Film Adds More Than Just Decorative Flair

Click the Link Above to see The Five Star Team in Action

We can take a privacy band of film to the next level with a 2″ reveal top and bottom. Watch our team (above) transform vast corporate glass wall space by installing frost window film for privacy and safety.

Whether your need is privacy, safety, or decorative flair – we can work with you to create the custom look of your dreams. Window film is a detail that can add continuity and flow to an office space or corporate building. With hundreds of films to choose from – the possibilities are endless.

January 27, 2021 by Randy Hutson

What Can I Do About This GLARE?

CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW AND SEE HOW 5 STAR CAN HELP!

Window Film to the rescue! Did you know that glare can often interfere with the reliability and operation of automatic commercial and retail doors?

SOLAR CONTROL WINDOW FILM

Five Star Window Coatings has the solution to common issues such as glare, heat, and UV fading. We can provide you with the perfect product to suit aesthetics, comfort, energy savings and protection.

***Window Tint installed on the Automatic Doors at Meijer Supercenter***

In any commercial or residential setting window film will help increase solar reflectivity, reject solar heat and reduce incoming ultraviolet light, resulting in a wide range of benefits:

Improved comfort
Improved energy savings
Increased privacy
Increased fade protection
Reduced glare
Increased safety and security

Unlike curtains or blinds that need to be closed to be effective, window films are designed to allow light in. The level of light is up to you! With a scheduled onsite consultation, we will take measurements, discuss product lines, provide samples and discuss installation.

January 20, 2021 by Randy Hutson

Glass Awareness – Why Use Safety Markers on Glass?

Answer: To keep people from walking into the glass!

Amway HQ, Ada, Michigan XS Suites

Commercial space is required by law and by code to have specific markings on glass panels and doors.

Plain Glass can be transformed into a design element that flows throughout an entire space (as seen in the pictures above). Amway went with their “XS” logo centered, with a simple 2″ high stripe for the expanse of width of each glass wall panel and door. We cut this custom design out of decorative frost window film for the look of etched glass.

Apart from the typical safety dot or geometric shape – decorative safety markers for glass can be designed to compliment the look of a space. We can work with you to create custom designs made to order.

June 2, 2020 by Randy Hutson

RIOT PROOF GLASS

PREVENT FUTURE BREAK-INS with Window Film!

**Downtown Grand Rapids Vandalism During Protest Saturday, May 30, 2020**

Civil unrest that leads to community vandalism & looting; smash and grab burglaries; intruders who pose a threat to residences, schools and government buildings; bomb blast mitigation; earthquakes and other natural causes or disasters are all great reasons to protect a building with Safety and Security Film.

SAVE YOUR BUSINESS!

Glass doors and windows are among the most vulnerable points of entry into businesses and pose as one of the greatest dangers when the glass is broken. Securing your building with Security Film:

Increases security and provides added protection against the crime of vandalism and smash and grab burglaries.
Mitigates hazards from shattered glass due to natural and human causes.
Helps provide protection to people and property from flying glass in natural disasters.

Watch 3M™ Safety & Security Window Film in Action Below:

Five Star Window Coatings is an Authorized 3M Window Film Dealer. Our team has the experience and certification to install Safety & Security Film, with the proper attachment system, to secure any glass in the most vulnerable and potentially dangerous areas of a building. To learn more about the effectiveness of window film protection visit: www.3m.com/schoolsafety or https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/home-window-solutions-us/solutions/safety-security/ & https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Safety-and-Security-Window-Film-Safety-Series/?N=5002385+3290229465&rt=rud

May 2, 2020 by Randy Hutson

A Successful Mission to Give Back to our COVID 19 First Responders in Grand Rapids

With the gracious support of our clients we were able to donate and distribute over 500 meals!

With the help of the amazing KO Kitchen’s Chef Jilote and Villa Pizza #1, we were able to give back to a City who has always had our back since 1989. We are extremely thankful to everyone who donated, shared our posts, and got the word out to our community.

We are so proud of our Grand Rapids community and our front line workers. Five Star felt it was imperative to take action and give back to the people making such a sacrifice and difference during this COVID 19 crisis. To date we have been able to donate and distribute just over 500 meals to these local heroes.

Our city isn’t in the clear yet, we are all in this together. As our city begins to open up and adjust to the new normal that lies ahead – let’s all be mindful of those who have our back. Continue to respect social distancing and sanitizing until a scientific preventative or cure emerges.

Thank you Grand Rapids. We Love You!

December 5, 2019 by Randy Hutson

Five Star Window Coating’s Core Values at Work!

It’s reviews like this that makes us love what we do!

The fundamental Core Values we have as a company include: “A Hardworking Team Oriented Environment”, Honesty & Integrity”, “Maximum Effort”, “Accountability”, and “The WOW Factor”, just to name a few. From consult to installation – we strive to provide a 5 Star experience for all our customers!

The Five Star Window Coatings team helps add security to our school districts by installing Safety & Security Window Film and Bond Kap to their buildings. We help homeowners and businesses with Solar Control Window Film that conserves energy, reduces heat, glare & fading to provide a more comfortable environment. We create custom designed printed & cut window film that can add signage, logos, branding and decorative flair corporately. If privacy is the issue at home or in the workplace – we have a vast selection of decorative privacy film options. Our in-house Graphic Designer can also create custom designed and printed signs and banners for any occasion!

Five Star Window Coatings is a versatile company that works with our customers to provides solutions. Customer satisfaction is our top priority – and a favorable review of our work is our greatest compliment!

September 3, 2019 by Randy Hutson

Window Film National Recognition

Five Star Window Coatings is among the Top Window Film Dealers, 2019

Window Film Magazine cited top players and successful companies in the September/October 2019 edition of their publication. We are thrilled to be among the rankings! Window Film Magazine covers the industry of Architectural Window Film which includes; Commercial, Residential, Auto, Decorative, Security, and Paint Protection Film.

Volume 23. Issue 5. September/October 2019

Featured inside the pages is a write up on our ability to produce detailed plotter work with decorative film and before & after pictures of Solar Control residential film installation. Beyond our work with decorative and residential film – we have been helping to secure our schools with safety and security window film as well as facilitating health care buildings and area businesses with everything from privacy, solar control, decorative and safety film, printed murals, corporate signs, logos and branding.

Window Film Magazine Award at the The International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off, Indianapolis, Indiana 09/04/2019

It’s been a busy year – but a great year, and we are grateful to have such awesome clients. We appreciate their continued business, kind words and referrals.

March 5, 2019 by Randy Hutson

Safety & Security Window Film Can Buy Extra Time!

An extra two to three minutes could mean the difference between life and death…

In my Security business I have had the opportunity to work with window film companies across the nation. Five Star has proven time and time again they are among the best. Their customer service and attention to detail set them apart from the competition. They always exceed our and the clients expectations.
–Jason Russell, President, Firestorm/Secure Education Consultants

A valuable barrier that buys precious time, installed correctly, Safety & Security Window Film and an Impact Protection Attachment System can help deter unwanted individuals from entering. Protecting buildings, businesses, schools and homes against break-ins, vandalism and even bomb blasts – this film and attachment system technology holds window glass together in the event of breakage. Glass that is more difficult to pass through can therefore buy extra time to help guard against active shooter events that have plagued our country.

School Security is our top priority! The 5-Star Team has been assessing and installing safety and security window film throughout the Midwest since 1989. Many of these assessments uncovered multiple deficiencies in the window film application by the competition. With all the confusion and misinformation about security film and the anchoring systems, we’re offering a free initial assessment of your school(s) window security posture.

5 Star installs state-of-the-art window film technology including 3M Safety & Security Protective Window Film where it is their motto to; “Be safe. Be secure. Be sure.”

December 13, 2018 by Randy Hutson

STRATEGIC SAFETY MEASURES CAN SAVE LIVES

S.A.F.E. is an initiative to raise national awareness of the causes and effects of school shootings.

For some insight into the police force mindset in dealing with the impact on the communities in which they serve – Guest Kyle Rehatchek discusses how school shootings have affected the local police force. At 3:04 minutes he talks about how window film “gives time…invisible protection.” To view – Click on the picture below:

This web show is sponsored by Solar Gard. Through SAFE, the hope is to educate the public on how strategic safety measures can save lives and make a dramatic difference on the outcomes of violent attacks.

Five Star Window Coatings offers a free safety and security assessment homes, businesses and most importantly schools. If you are concerned about the security & safety of your school or business please contact us! Security Window Film with a properly installed attachment system is barrier of invisible protection which in turn can provide precious TIME.

October 31, 2018 by Randy Hutson

Security Window Film Without A Proper Attachment System is an EPIC FAIL!

Watch this EPIC FAIL!

This video is an example of Security Window Film with an attachment system installed INCORRECTLY!

Securing a building with Security Film is the first step – but without the CORRECT attachment system the film is useless and a waste of money! Below is an example of 3M 8Mil Security Window Film with the proper attachment system installed by certified installers…..

Whether you are thinking about having security film installed, or if you have security film with an attachment system installed at your school or business already – ensure it’s installed per the manufacturers specifications. You should not live with a false sense of security. Five Star and Secure Education’s Jason Russell have evaluated many attachment systems and security film installs that have failed. Together we are offering a free initial assessment and evaluation of buildings with and without security film.

Let’s Address Your Glass Walls…

Decorative Window Film Adds More Than Just Decorative Flair