Garware Hi-Tech Films (GHFL) which manufactures premium quality polyester films and is the only manufacturer of sun control window films in India announced that it has bagged a silver medal at the International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off competition held from June 7-9 at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

GHFL enjoys a strong consumer base across the globe, including the US market. GHFL's participated in the exhibition with the "Global" brand under which it sells the Window film in US.

Jeason Teasley, who used the "Global" brand window film in the Tint-off competition, bagged a silver medal at the event which is organized annually and "brings together all segments of window, security, decorative, and paint protection film industries under one roof for quality education, business building, and competition," according to the event website.This year a total of 90 contestants were in the fray for the Window film competition, out of which six entries were for the global brand. Mr. Teasley won the silver medal.

Speaking about the win, Monika Garware, the Vice Chairperson and the Joint Managing Director of GHFL said, "It is a proud moment for GHFL as the win validates GHFL's ability to produce high quality products which can compete with the best in the biggest market in the world. This proves that our products are among the best in the world and pass all the test of application skill, quality of the product, ease of application, and a combined score of all these has won us the prize."

Every year, the most talented window film tinters, and paint protection film installers participate in the event and compete for the top prize in various categories. The participants are judged by the industry veterans based on the quality of their product and the procedure. The product used by tinters in the competition makes a remarkable impact on their performance.

"The win re-establishes our brand "Global" as a very superior product and this win will have a good pull for the brand in the US market, attracting more tinters and retailers to use our brand. We will be using the win to promote the product extensively," Monika Garware added.

Shares of the company gained Rs 1, or 0.11%, to trade at  Rs 899.95.  The total volume of shares traded  was  7,890 at the BSE (1.02 p.m., Monday).