Window film supplied and installed in Swat by Protek Devices, authorized for 3M, TotalGard and Reflectiv since 2000. Heat, safety and privacy film, specified for Swat's climate.
Swat runs on tourism, and hotel glazing is the work: guest rooms and dining rooms with large windows facing a bright valley, where the view is the entire point and must not be dulled.
That rules out dark tints. What suits is a clear film handling ultraviolet and glare while leaving the view exactly as it was.
Protek Devices installs 3M, TotalGard and Reflectiv window film in Swat. Six to seven hours from Lahore, arranged as a planned trip. Commercial work starts with an on-site survey; homes are usually filmed in a single visit.
Cooler air, but thinner air too: ultraviolet climbs sharply with altitude, and snow on the ground reflects it back up at the glass. The problem here is rarely heat. It is fading, glare, and warmth escaping through the pane in winter.
Ultraviolet rejection without solar rejection — a clear film that blocks 99% of UV protects furnishings and skin while letting the winter sun through to do its job. Rejecting solar gain here would make rooms harder to heat, not more comfortable.
Double glazing is more common at altitude, and film on the wrong face of a sealed unit causes problems. Externally-applied films exist for exactly this and we specify them where the glazing calls for it.
Six to seven hours from Lahore, arranged as a planned trip.
We work throughout Pakistan, and the portfolio on this site lags the work — no Swat install is written up yet. We would rather say that than show you someone else's building and imply it was ours.
We fit film throughout the city, including Mingora, Saidu Sharif, Kalam, Bahrain and Malam Jabba. Nowhere is off the list; these are simply the areas we are asked for most.
A clear spectrally-selective or high-UV film. Both are close to invisible once fitted, and neither changes the colour of what you are looking at — which for a hotel room facing the valley is the only acceptable outcome.
You would not, and we would not suggest it. At altitude the problem is ultraviolet, not heat — thin air lets more of it through and snow reflects it back up at the glass. A clear film blocking 99% of UV protects furnishings and skin while letting the winter sun through to warm the room, which is exactly what you want.
It needs care. Double glazing is more common at altitude, and the wrong film on the wrong face of a sealed unit traps heat between the panes and can stress the seal. Externally-applied films are made for this situation and we specify them where the glazing calls for it.
Tell us what the sun, the street or the security risk is doing to your glass, and we'll tell you which film answers it.