The National Windshield Repair Association’s (NWRA) board of directors held a strategic planning association when it met earlier this year, and pinpointed several key areas of growth in the coming year.

Among these, the board decided to work toward developing a “Trusted Repair Technician” program that would include its certification program. The program also would focus on verification that the technician is conducting repairs appropriately and that he/she is adhering to the NWRA’s code of ethics.

Similarly, the group hopes to create a grading program for windshield quality.

In addition, the board decided to coordinate more efforts with the Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) in the coming year.

The association also aims to increase the number of members and certified technicians in the coming year.

Those in attendance at the meeting were NWRA president Rich Campfield of Ultra Bond Inc. in Grand Junction, Colo.; executive director Debra Levy of Key Communications Inc. in Garrisonville, Va.; secretary/treasurer Troy Mason of Techna-Glass in Sandy, Utah; and board members Keith Beveridge of Novus in Savage, Minn., Linda Rollinson of Superior Auto Glass of Tampa Bay Inc. in Tarpon Springs, Fla.; Kerry Wanstrath of Glass Technology in Durango, Colo.; and Gerald Zwart of Clearview Windshields in Inwood, Iowa.