PHILADELPHIA — Commercial Window Shield has been retained by the Treasury Department for a window refurbishment project at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.

The work involves installing caulking around the perimeter of 102 windows located in the visitors area and upper floors of the 44-year-old Mint building to prevent air and water leaks.

The project, which is underway and will be completed on time in late September, required extreme security measures, including thorough background checks on all Commercial Window Shield employees. From 1969-2009, the facility was the world’s largest mint and currently produces one million coins every 30 minutes.

Although Commercial Window Shield primarily focuses on shatter resistant and solar reflective film installation, the company has a proven track record of handling a variety of challenging window refurbishment projects.  For example, the company refurbished more than 1,000 windows at Grand Central Terminal in New York City before installing shatter resistant window film on 5,454 windows and protecting 688 skylights in the world-famous structure.

Previously, Commercial Window Shield installed security window film at the U.S. Mint in Denver prior to the 2008 National Democratic Convention. Among the company’s many high-profile projects over the past 30 years are the U.S. Capitol, House of Representatives, Pentagon, FBI headquarters, Merrill Lynch headquarters, O’Hare International Airport and the Willis Tower [former Sears Tower].

For more information:
George Tanber [419] 410-7913 or Adam Staley [419] 215-9469