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Safelite Glass to Cease Manufacturing Operations

August 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite Glass Corp., a division of Safelite Group, announced it  will close its Enfield, N.C. glass manufacturing plant by October 10. The facility employs 210 people responsible for manufacturing approximately one million replacement windshields annually.

Safelite logo“Today, as we focus our investments on achieving our vision to become the greatest, most trusted and admired service brand, it is no longer feasible for us to sustain the continual investments needed to outfit the plant for complex future windshield designs,” said Tom Feeney, President & CEO of Safelite. “Our supply partners have the size and capability to offer better product development capabilities, a

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