Repairing rather than replacing a windshield is an excellent option for many reasons. It saves the auto glass technician time and saves the customer money. Earth Day is the perfect time to examine another excellent reason: repairing a windshield is … Continue reading
After nearly three years of battling cancer, Melody (Lloyd) Reddell passed away on June 13, 2023, at age 55. Melody and her husband, own Pace Glass in Texarkana. She was the wife of past National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA) president … Continue reading
The mission of the Auto Glass Safety Council (and the National Windshield Repair Division) is to make every auto glass repair and replacement safer by developing and maintaining standards for auto glass repair and replacement, educating and accrediting the industry, … Continue reading
The Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC) has created two Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) calibration related videos entitled The Importance of ADAS and Understanding Calibration to assist its members with explaining ADAS and calibration to their customers and the insurance … Continue reading
Emmy-winning host, best-selling author, executive producer, and trades advocate Mike Rowe will be the keynote speaker at Auto Glass Week™ 2022 at the Henry B. González Convention Center on September 15. Rowe is one of the nation’s most respected leaders … Continue reading
Building and supporting the next generation of technicians are vital to the auto glass repair and replacement industry. Auto Glass Week 2022, Sept. 14-16 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, will address this with Career Day, … Continue reading
The National Windshield Repair Division (NWRD) and the Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) held a number of committee meetings in mid January, including meetings of the AGSC/NWRD/ROLAGS 2 Standard Committee (windshield repair) and the AGSC AGRSS™ Standard Committee. Many items … Continue reading
Auto Glass Week™ (AGW) 2022 will be held Sept. 14-16 at the Henry B. González Convention Center (HBGCC) in San Antonio, Texas. 2022 will be the largest to date Plans include exciting new events and competitions Great sponsorship, leadership, certification, … Continue reading
Effective marketing is one of the challenges auto glass repair companies face. NWRD has great members and amazing people in this multi-faceted industry of ours, and NWRD can help. Let NWRD help get the word out about your company in … Continue reading
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) and the National Windshield Repair Division (NWRD) will hold a number of committee meetings January 11-12, 2022 in Tampa, Fla. The events include meetings of the AGSC AGRSS™ Standard Committee and the AGSC/NWRD ROLAGS … Continue reading
The revised insurance guide “A Technician’s Guide to Contacting and Communicating with Insurance Companies” is now available to all NWRD and AGSC members. This Guide was designed to make the windshield repair technician’s job easier by providing known insurance contact … Continue reading
Are you a current member with the NWRD (for at least two years) and would like to be a part of the NWRD Executive Committee? Are you at least twenty-four (24) years of age? Do you have a strong desire … Continue reading
by Linda Rollinson The word “infrastructure” has been in the news a lot lately. At press time, it seemed that everyone in the legislative and executive branches of our government have agreed that something needs to be done, but exactly … Continue reading
The National Windshield Repair Division (NWRD) met in early June in Orlando as Auto Glass Week ’21 was winding down. The new ANSI Repair of Laminated Auto Glass Standards (ROLAGS 2) Committee and the ANSI AGRSS Standards Committee convened as … Continue reading
The exciting contest to find the best windshield repair technician in the world came to a close June 9th in Orlando with the announcement of the winners of the Delta Kits Windshield Repair Competition during Auto Glass Week™ 2021. Each … Continue reading
Legislative AlertsIn response to requests from our members, NWRD monitors legislative activity throughout the country that may impact the auto glass insustry.
CLICK HERE to see if there is any pending legislation in your state that may impact you.
We encourage you to contact your state legislators should you feel this legislation has implications for you and your business.