Latest News in Auto Glass

  • Laminated glass prominent at 2009 NAIAS
    January 28, 2009
    Numerous vehicles that were on display at the 2009 North American International Auto Show tout laminated glass as standard or optional equipment in applications beyond the windshield, reports the Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive Association. Those window positions include driver and passenger side windows, rear windows and roof glass.New adoptions of laminated glass demonstrate the value that...

  • Last call for GPD China abstract submission
    January 19, 2009
    The deadline for submitting abstracts for GPD China 2009, May 11-12, Shanghai, is Jan. 23. See Call for Papers brochure for information about content. Organizers encourage proposals or abstracts for both theoretical and practical presentations to be submitted online.Important dates:Abstract submission deadline: Jan. 23Notification of paper acceptance: January Release of final program:...

  • IGA marketing conference: Radio is not dead
    November 10, 2008
    About 30 auto glass industry members gathered at the 2008 Independent Glass Association Marketing Conference Nov. 8 in Las Vegas to discuss strategies to better market their businesses. Among the topics on the agenda: radio advertising."All dire predictions that radio is dead are not true," said presenter Kyle O'Brien, creative director for Xhang Creative, Portland, Ore. "People...

  • Randy Chadwick takes first place at Auto Glass Olympics
    November 10, 2008

    Randy Chadwick, a technician for Glasspro, Mount Pleasant, S.C., took first place in the 2008 Auto Glass Technician Olympics Nov. 7-8 in Las Vegas.

  • State Farm, Lynx field questions at NWRA meeting
    November 10, 2008

    Bob Bischoff, national glass manager for State Farm Insurance Cos.; Chris Umble, vice president, strategic initiatives for Lynx Services; and Maura Crittenden, manager, glass claims services, for State Farm, sat down with about 20 attendees at the National Windshield Repair Association annual meeting in Las Vegas Nov. 7 to field questions about repair policies and other industry-related topics. A synopsis of the question-and-answer session follows:

  • AGRSS introduces Code of Ethics
    November 6, 2008

    The Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council introduced its “Code of Ethics” at the 2008 International Auto Glass Safety Conference in Las Vegas Nov. 5.

  • Messe Dusseldorf launches new trade fair in India
    October 29, 2008
    Starting next year, Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf India will jointly stage the new trade fair Glasspex India, Dec. 2–4, 2009, in New Delhi. The event will be supported by the Indian Glass Industry Association, the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), according to a Messe Dusseldorf North America...

  • American Master Installer Auto Glass Championship underway
    October 6, 2008
    The 2008 NGA American Master Installer Auto Glass Championship is underway. The winner of the competition, held Oct. 6-7 at GlassBuild America in Las Vegas, will represent the United States at the 2008 International Master Fitter Competition in Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 21-25. There, technicians from around the globe will compete to determine the world’s “master” auto glass...

  • GlassBuild America breaks records at opening
    September 11, 2007

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    The largest glass show in North America opened Monday with a record number of exhibitors at the second largest convention center in the United States ...

  • Top glass execs discuss global issues
    October 31, 2006
    Three of the four industry leaders who will attend Glass Processing Days in June 2007 spoke during a GPD news conference Oct. 26 during Glasstec in Dusseldorf, Germany...
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