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Autoglass® Donates 2,000 Protective Masks to Local Care Homes

Autoglass®, the UK’s leading vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration company, has donated 2,000 protective masks to six care homes and hospices to protect frontline staff during the coronavirus crisis.  The PPE donation forms part of the ongoing partnership between Autoglass® and Together for Short Lives, the charity for seriously ill children and the UK’s 54 children’s hospices. Autoglass® has been supporting Together for Short Lives since 2008 and has raised over £550,000 for the charity in that time. Together for Short Lives supports two of the six hospices which will receive the donation.  …

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Shortage of skills threatens road safety – and the future of bodyshops Jeremy Rochfort, National Sales Manager, Autoglass®

A recent article in Fleet Point referenced comments from Graham O’Neill, the CEO of ACIS, on how bodyshops are evolving to meet the growing number of EV vehicles on the roads. We agree that bodyshops need to adapt to the changing marketplace, especially with regards to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). But they need more support to do so.   Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have become…

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ADAS is changing our vehicles: regulation needs to keep up

Dr. Chris Davies, Head of Technical Superiority at Autoglass®, recently spoke at an industry roundtable hosted by Autoglass® and Brake, The Road Safety Charity, entitled “Small Degree, Big Impact: How Can Fleet Operators Maximise the Safety Benefits of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems?”  I have worked in the automotive industry for more than twenty years, and I have never witnessed a period of change quite like we’ve seen over the last four to…

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Autoglass® appointed as supplier of choice for WS Transportation

Autoglass®, the UK’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement company, has been appointed as the supplier of choice for WS Transportation.   The contract, which went live on September 1st, positions Autoglass® as the first point of call for all Vehicle Glass Repair and Replacement (VGRR) services across the entire WS Transportation fleet.   WS Transportation specialises in logistics for the construction industry and high & heavy haulage. It has a fleet comprising 240 vehicles and lorries which operates…

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Autoglass® BodyRepair signs three-year contract with Hastings Direct

Autoglass® BodyRepair, the mobile repair specialist, has announced a new three-year contract with Hastings Direct (‘Hastings’), the digitally focused general insurance provider to the UK market.   The new partnership will see Autoglass® BodyRepair offer its mobile body repair service to Hastings customers across the U.K.   A key factor in Autoglass® BodyRepair being awarded the contract is its national one-day mobile repair service capability, which offers additional convenience and…

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OEE and OEM glass offers same high quality ADAS functionality, global research finds

New research by Autoglass® has found that Original Equipment Equivalent (OEE) glass offers the same top-quality standard as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) windscreen. The research found that the OEE glass used by Autoglass® does not impact the functionality of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) sensors.  Commissioned by Autoglass®, the independent research investigated whether different windscreen types affected the performance of ADAS.   The research, conducted by TRL, the Transport Research Laboratory, undertook independent tests to compare the performance…

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Autoglass® appointed as supplier of choice for A.W. Jenkinson Fleet

Autoglass®, the UK’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement company, has been appointed as the supplier of choice for A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products.   The contract, which went live at the beginning of June, positions Autoglass® as the first point of call for all Vehicle Glass Repair and Replacement (VGRR)  services across the entire A.W. Jenkinson fleet.   A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products has a fleet size comprising xx vehicles and xx trailers and transports more than two million tonnes of forestry products…

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Autoglass® Industry Review Reveals Skills Gap in UK Bodyshops

The rising number of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) enabled vehicles on UK roads has led to a skills shortage amongst the UK’s body repair businesses, Autoglass® has warned.   Autoglass® and Autoglass® BodyRepair, the mobile bodyshop repair specialist, conducted a review of existing industry data on the bodyshop market and standards of ADAS calibrations. The review found data which showed that 35.3% of UK repair businesses felt that a lack of skilled labour was the greatest threat to their business.1  …

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