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ROLAGS to be revised

December 12, 2008

The National Glass Association Secretariat for the Repair of Laminated Automotive Glass Standard (ANSI/NGA R1.1-2007) has notified the American National Standards Institute of its intent to revise the Repair of Laminated Automotive Glass Standard, according to a Dec. 12 NGA release.The scope of the standard is to define the process of windshield repair, establish the size of repairable damages ...

ROLAGS votes to limit crack repair to 6 inches

November 14, 2008

The Repair of Laminated Automotive Glass Standard's Standard Developing Committee voted to amend the standard "to limit length of crack to 6 inches from center of the damage." The motion passed with a two-thirds vote this week.The next step will be to post the suggested revisions in the American National Standards Institute “Standard Actions” for comment in early ...

AGRSS audits to begin April 2009

November 6, 2008

Dot your “i”s and cross your “t"s. In April 2009, the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council will begin auditing AGRSS-registered companies to ensure they are in compliance with the standard, officials announced at the group’s International Auto Glass Safety Conference Nov. 5 in Las Vegas.

Z26.1 standard under fire

December 1, 2007

Officials at the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., have joined an industrywide effort to combat the revised Z26.1 Automotive Glazing Standard, urging members and those involved in the repair and replacement of automotive glass to submit comments to the American National Standards Institute recommending against its approval. All comments are due to ANSI by Dec. 24, 2007. Specifically, ...

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» Industry calls for improvements to Building Star
Officials at the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., put the association's name in support of a position paper, released by the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., calling for proposed improvements for commercial windows and glazing in the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010. The paper addresses the concerns of the glass and glazing industry regarding ...
» Sika acquires ADCO Products' AGR business
Officials of Sika AG, Switzerland, announced today [March 9] that its U.S. subsidiary, Sika Corp., Lyndurst, N.J., has acquired the auto glass replacement business of ADCO Products, Michigan Center, Mich. The ADCO AGR business has an annual turnover of approximately $6-$7 million, according to a same-day release. It will be integrated into Sika's Aftermarket Business Unit in the United States and ...
» Construction spending falls; federal highway funds lapse; ABI sinks; credit stays tight
Construction spending fell in January to $884 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.6 percent from December, down 9.3 percent from January 2009 and the lowest rate since June 2003, the Census Bureau reported today [March 1]. November and December totals were revised down by 1.4 percent each, and the 2009 total, $937 billion, was 13 percent below the 2008 level. Private ...