Alternate Angles: Josh Welch Kickflips Into the Film Industry

Alternate Angles: Josh Welch Kickflips Into the Film Industry

Skateboarding was a way of life for Josh Welch. From Thomaston to Stockbridge to McDonough, he shredded his way through Georgia. One trick at a time. “My grandmother got me a skateboard when I was five,” Welch says. “I liked it and ended up making friends that were...
Deconstruction: Tractor Tinting With Brandon ‘Hoss’ Evans

Deconstruction: Tractor Tinting With Brandon ‘Hoss’ Evans

Brandon ‘Hoss’ Evans, owner of Xtreme Shades in Smithfield, N.C., wasted no time securing work for his newly-founded business in 2019. A commercial development, grading and soil stabilization company based in the Angier, N.C., area kept him plenty busy. A contracted...
Autobahn, Huper Optik, and Edge Introduce the Plug Back Program

Autobahn, Huper Optik, and Edge Introduce the Plug Back Program

Starting today, forgotten film roll plugs have a renewed purpose. Autobahn, Huper Optik, and Edge’s new Plug Back Program allows industry dealers to submit their old roll plugs for reimbursement—regardless of the brand. The idea came to life during a phone call...
The Flowers’ Family Business Advances With Autobahn

The Flowers’ Family Business Advances With Autobahn

James Flowers finds himself in the driver’s seat of his father’s business in 2023. Founded in 1998, Jim’s Auto Glass and Upholstery in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada, has offered upholstery and auto glass repair and replacement services for decades. Flowers’ father...
Shorts, Sandals, and Self-Made Success: Chris DeLuca’s Story

Shorts, Sandals, and Self-Made Success: Chris DeLuca’s Story

“I started working in the window film industry at the age of 11,” Chris DeLuca shares. “It was a family-owned business in Canton, Ga., called The Old Pros. My uncle Mike started it in the early 1970s. That’s how I got my feet in the door. My parents never gave me an...