Safelite Group announced it acquired Auto Glass Specialists, a single store location in Glenwood Springs, Colo. The transaction was completed at the close of business August 30. Auto Glass Specialists has been in business for 16 years, owned and managed by Austin Cavender since 2006. The acquisition will expand Safelite’s brick-and-mortar footprint in the area, […]
Coalition Seeks Federal Solution to Establish Vehicle Data Access Rights
Independent repair associations join with insurers, parts suppliers, fleet operators and consumer groups to call for data access guarantees in federal legislation. In comments to U.S. House and Senate committees considering autonomous vehicle legislation, the U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition, a broad based and growing group of automotive repair and supplier association and businesses, last […]
Safelite Acquires TruRoad Holdings
Safelite Group and CenterOak Partners LLC, the Dallas,Texas -based private equity firm, announced the sale of TruRoad Holdings to Safelite. The transaction was completed at the close of business yesterday. TruRoad, based in Woburn, Mass., was formed in 2018 through the combination of JN Phillips Auto Glass and existing CenterOak platform investment Techna Glass, Inc. […]
Intelligent FNOL Subject of June CIECA Webinar
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that its next CIECAst webinar examine the first notice of loss process (FNOL). The webcast will feature Michael Naoom, AVP, Claims Experience for Safelite Solutions. Naoom’s presentation, The Modern Claims Experience Using Intelligent FNOL, will be held on Tuesday, June 18th at noon EDT. Registration for the […]
Belron Parent D’Ieteren Group Parts Ways with CEO
The D’Ieteren Board of Directors announced Axel Miller is leaving his position as CEO, Managing Director of D’Ieteren and other positions within the Group and its subsidiaries. D’Ieteren is the majority owner of Belron, the global auto glass replacement business and parent of Safelite. Miller joined the Board of Directors of D’Ieteren as an independent […]
Safelite Acquires Glasspro
The Safelite Group, the vehicle glass services company and owner of Safelite AutoGlass announced the acquisition of Glasspro, Inc. The transaction was completed at the close of business January 4. Glasspro is an independent auto glass repair and replacement company founded in 1995 by Paul Heinauer, a well-respected leader in the industry and pillar of […]
Safelite Acquires Black Diamond Auto Glass
The Safelite Group, owner of Safelite AutoGlass, announced it acquired Black Diamond Auto Glass. The transaction was completed at the close of business November 9. Black Diamond Auto Glass was founded in 2001 and has locations in Show Low, Taylor, Eagar, and Payson, Ariz. “This acquisition helps expand our customer reach while leveraging the tremendous […]
Nebraska Safelite AutoGlass Locations Launch Food and Clothing Drive with Salvation Army
Safelite AutoGlass announced local partnerships with the Grand Island and Hastings, Neb. branches of the Salvation Army to help stock their food pantries and assist with a clothing drive. Under the new partnership, anyone who brings in new or gently used coats, gloves, socks and blankets or a non-perishable food item will qualify for additional […]
Safelite Partners with Ingo Money to Introduce Instant Payment of Auto Claims
To support their growth in handling non-glass claims, which includes answering over 2 million First Notice of Loss calls providing insurance-related services and solutions, Safelite Solutions is partnering with Ingo Money to provide a service for their customers – one that makes the processing of minor auto physical damage claims easy and convenient. With Ingo […]
Safelite’s Rick Beasley Wins Belron Global Auto Glass Technician Competition
In front of more than 1,500 people including 550 customers, suppliers and colleagues, the 30 best Belron technicians from around the world competed to win the title “Best of Belron”. This year’s top technician was Rick Beasley from Safelite’s Kenosha Service Center in Wisconsin. The competitors represented 15,000 Belron technicians who carry out 11.7 million […]