About Epic · the nation’s largest 3M window film dealer
Do it right. Every time. That’s the whole company.
Epic Security & Architectural Window Films and Graphics is a national, 100% woman-owned 3M Platinum Elite National Dealer headquartered in McKinney, Texas with an office in Aurora, Colorado. We specialize in security and architectural window film, solar control, decorative and privacy films, large-format graphics — and in the installation standard that makes any of it worth buying.
The longer story.
Security, solar, printed graphics and wall coverings; Certified Installation Specialists trained and certified in-house; Epic Precision cutting; what the districts say. A minute and a half.
It started in a school vestibule.
Read the full story — the founders, the mid-1990s invention, and how Epic got such a fast start →
In 2018 Kelly and Chris Eder visited their children’s Texas elementary school and noticed the security window film in the vestibule had been installed improperly — film that was supposed to protect students and would have failed under impact. They couldn’t let it go.
Chris had been in the industry since the mid-1990s — including inventing the first security film attachment system for blast mitigation, used across federal buildings and embassies after 9/11 — and had stepped away. After meeting with 3M, the Eders re-entered the industry with one commitment: do it right, every time. Epic does not exist to sell film. It exists to protect the people behind the glass — and to do it without walling them in.
Eight years later Epic is the largest 3M window film dealer in the nation, 3M Dealer of the Year multiple years running, with an award from 3M in every year since its first year in business, and the company was awarded the largest project in 3M’s history — after the district tested the competition.
Before Epic, Chris Eder’s prior company worked on federal buildings, embassies and the Smithsonian.
Before Epic, Chris Eder’s company was the one the federal government and the State Department called when the glass had to hold — and when it had to stay invisible: every EPA facility across the nation including the entire Federal Triangle, agency headquarters throughout Washington, the Smithsonian, and complete U.S. embassies and ambassadors’ residences on three continents — Rome, Malta, Luxembourg, the Vatican, Kazakhstan. The buildings named below are a sample, not the list. It is why a school district or a building owner can trust the same hands and the same standard today.
Diplomatic & executive
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Embassy, Rome
- U.S. Embassy, Malta
- U.S. Embassy & residences, Kazakhstan
- American Consulate, Florence
- Ambassador’s Residence, Vatican City
- Ambassador’s Residence, Luxembourg
- Villa Taverna, Rome
- Amerika Haus, Frankfurt
Federal Washington, D.C.
- EPA — every facility nationwide, incl. the Federal Triangle
- Internal Revenue Service
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Housing and Urban Development
- Office of Personnel Management
- E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse
- Walter Reed Army Hospital
- Watergate Complex
- Metro Building
- Inter-American Development Bank
Smithsonian & cultural
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- National Museum of African Art
Military & commercial
- Sheppard Air Force Base
- Tyndall Air Force Base
- Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey
- Fountain Place, Dallas
Pre-Epic federal, diplomatic, cultural and military work was performed by Chris Eder as an owner of a prior company. It is presented as founder history that carries into Epic’s installation standard, not as Epic project experience.
The people who answer for the work.
Dr. Kelly Eder, DNAP, CRNA
Dr. Eder holds a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice and has spent more than twenty years as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, earning her doctorate while running Epic — 100% owner of the company, and mother of three Texas students. The reason Epic’s standard is what it is. Kelly has a long history of developing and executing innovative strategies with a collaborative, results-driven approach — and having witnessed school safety concerns firsthand, she applies that insight to safety and security applications that protect the people behind the glass.
Chris Eder
Industry pioneer, entrepreneur and inventor — in security window film since the mid-1990s with installations across the world. Chris invented the first security film attachment system for blast mitigation in the mid-1990s, used worldwide before and after 9/11 and the standard on most federal buildings afterward; the company he was with then helped the GSA write the security film standards still in use today. Project history includes the White House, the Department of State, complete U.S. embassies and ambassadors’ residences on three continents (Italy, Malta, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan), every EPA facility in the nation including the entire Federal Triangle, the Smithsonian museums, the Inter-American Development Bank and federal buildings throughout Washington. Between 2005 and 2017 he designed, patented and manufactured in the custom motorcycle industry, with parts distributed to builders worldwide and appearances on national television. At Epic: inventor of the patent-pending Epic Method, the Epic Precision cutting software and tools, and the Epic facility energy estimator. Read the full story →
Chris Eder’s pre-Epic federal and White House work was performed as an owner of a prior company; it is presented here as founder history that carries through to Epic’s standard, not as an Epic project.
Epic employees. Not subcontractors.
Every Certified Installation Specialist on an Epic job is an Epic employee, trained and certified in-house on the Epic Method. These are some of the people behind every Epic job — in the shop, in the office and on your glass.
Fifteen seconds in the shop.
The precision cutting table, a mural going up, a van rolling out. Shot at Epic headquarters in McKinney.
Named proof, not adjectives.
Epic has been 3M Dealer of the Year multiple years running — including 2024 National Dealer of the Year — and has earned an award from 3M in every year since its first year in business, 2018. It is also the largest 3M window film dealer in the nation.
The highest 3M dealer designation. Epic is the largest 3M window film dealer in the nation.
The highest recognition 3M gives a dealer, awarded to Epic multiple years running, 2023 and 2024 among them — the latter as 2024 National Dealer of the Year.
Epic has earned an award from 3M in every year it has been open — eight for eight since 2018.
Epic’s Certified Installation Specialists hold 3M’s Preferred Installer designation for DI-NOC Architectural Finishes and for Windows, Walls & Floors graphics — earned by passing 3M’s hands-on training and test, and listed on 3M’s installer locator. Full 3M warranty on every DI-NOC installation.
Dr. Kelly Eder, President & Owner. HUB certified.
HUB VID 1831027550000, certified through June 2027. Ready for federal, state and local public-sector contracting.
TIPS, BuyBoard, Choice Partners, PCA, Equalis, TexBuy and seven ESC regional co-ops — buy without an RFP cycle.
International Window Film Association and National Glass Association.
Every Epic Certified Installation Specialist is trained and certified in-house to the Epic Method — no subcontractors — and Epic holds 3M’s Authorized Dealer Applicator and Large Commercial certifications.
3M is an ENERGY STAR partner, and 3M window films are recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation.
Read them on Google — we don’t curate.
Visually enhance the life you see around you while providing services that offer superior and quality solutions.
Every line of work, security included. A secured vestibule you can still see through is the mission. Clear vision is better than a brick wall.
Protect the people behind the glass.
The reason Epic exists, and the test every installation decision is held to.
Installations done right…every time.
The product quoted is the product installed, by Epic employees, the way the test says it has to be done.
Expertise. Precision. Innovation. Credibility.
Expertise
Inventor-led · 100% in-house certified crewsPrecision
Epic Precision cutting · the Epic MethodInnovation
Patent-pending method · proprietary softwareCredibility
3M Dealer of the Year, years running · references on fileA truly enjoyable experience for every stakeholder.
At Epic we provide entrepreneurial and confident leadership in a fun, fair and positive environment. Our goal is high-quality work, within budget, on schedule — every time, no matter the size or scope. And something rarely experienced in our field: a truly enjoyable experience for all stakeholders.
You’re first in our book.
We develop relationships that make a positive difference in our customers’ lives.
Quality is in our DNA.
Outstanding products and unsurpassed service that, together, deliver premium value.
Integrity matters…every time.
Partnership based on mutual trust, aligned with precise quality standards.
Solution-driven teamwork.
Advisors, the shop and the crews work as one team, so the answer you get on the phone is the one that shows up on the glass.
Texas Headquarters
3255 N McDonald St, Suite 1
McKinney, TX 75071
469.577.9933
866.EPIC.117 (toll-free)
sales@epiccos.com
Colorado Office
16302 E 2nd Ave, Suite 160
Aurora, CO 80011
Certified crews travel nationwide for school, government and commercial projects.
VisuFlare · print production
3255 N McDonald St, Suite 2
McKinney, TX 75071
Epic’s sister large-format print studio, next door to headquarters. Epic is a Platinum member; our environmental graphics and printed collateral are produced there. visuflare.com
Four ways in. Pick the one that fits today.
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