XPEL President and CEO Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell

San Antonio-based XPEL, makers of window and paint protection film and installation accessories, among other related products, celebrated its recent listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange with its president and CEO, Ryan Pape, ringing the Nasdaq closing bell on…

Southern California Window Tint and Graphics Companies Merge

Vic Hernandez, owner of Southern California’s Visual Imaging Corp., has announced a new partnership with The Tint Pros, a window tint and paint protection film company. Hernandez has dissolved the Visual Imaging name and the two companies are now located in the same location. The partnership is a new division of The Tint Pros called The Tint Pros… Continue reading Southern California Window Tint and Graphics Companies Merge

Wrapping to Raise Autism Awareness

*THE SHOP and its sister publication, Sign & Digital Graphics, teamed up for exclusive wraps coverage in our upcoming July issue. Be sure to check it out! Melbourne, Florida’s Florida Vehicle Wraps was involved in a special project this past month. The shop, which turns 1 year old in July, participated in an autism awareness campaign sponsored by… Continue reading Wrapping to Raise Autism Awareness

Mutoh Opens New West Coast Distribution Center

Phoenix-based wide-format printer and cutter manufacturer Mutoh America has opened a new distribution center in Carson, California, not far from the port of Long Beach. The new facility is ISO 9001-rated and offers state-of-the-art inventory tracking to handle the company’s products once they are transported from the Port of Long Beach after arriving from the company’s manufacturing… Continue reading Mutoh Opens New West Coast Distribution Center

MetroWrapz Wins ‘King of the Wrap World’ Crown

MetroWrapz of Hollywood, Florida, received the King of the Wrap World crown for its Mission Flyer 2.0 vehicle wrap. See it in the above video. The annual Avery Dennison contest featured entries from around the world and the MetroWrapz entry beat out the other three Continent winners that included Funkeefish of Tendring, Great Britain; WrapStyle Korea of Gimpo-si, Kyeonggi-do, Korea; and Fingerprint Signs of… Continue reading MetroWrapz Wins ‘King of the Wrap World’ Crown

Japanese Duo Crowned Champions of WRAPSCON Wrap Olympics

Team Samurai outdueled the competition during WRAPSCON in Long Beach, California. It was Team Samurai’s second consecutive year appearing at the event. WRAPSCON was part of THE NBM SHOW Aug. 2-4. THE SHOP magazine is owned by National Business Media, the same company that organizes THE NBM SHOW. Tadashi Kariya of Japan’s Design Lab Inc. and Keiichi Hasegawa of Toronto’s c17media once again paired up… Continue reading Japanese Duo Crowned Champions of WRAPSCON Wrap Olympics

3M Recognized as a World’s Most Ethical Company

St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M has been recognized as one of 2018’s World’s Most Ethical Companies, according to the Scottsdale, Arizona-based Ethisphere Institute, which defines and measures corporate ethical standards and recognizes companies that excel in practicing them. This is the fifth straight year 3M has received the recognition. According to the institute, 3M is one of only a… Continue reading 3M Recognized as a World’s Most Ethical Company