The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) now has new Registered-Company, member and Certified Technician logos to coincide with its new name. With these, the Council also has instated a new logo usage policy for Registered Companies to follow. The policy, available online here, specifies that only Registered Companies in good standing may use the Registered [...]
A recent expose by a Sacramento reporter has raised a discussion in the industry: who’s tracking faulty windshield installations? Reporter Kurtis Ming of CBS-Sacramento found a simple answer to the question: no one. His recent report on the topic estimates that 70 to 85 percent of aftermarket windshield replacements are not done properly, and a [...]
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) has hired Kathy Bimber to serve as director of operations. Bimber will work alongside Vincent LaMarco, who serves as the manager of AGSC’s technician certification program. She brings years of administrative work in several different fields to the position. Early in her career, Bimber worked as the assistant director [...]
The Auto Glass Safety Council™’s (AGSC) marketing committee has been hard at work the last several months, as it develops a new consumer-oriented brochure, along with a marketing checklist for AGSC-Registered shops to use. “With the name change we needed to update these pieces anyway so we started with the ‘Safety Signs’ brochure last summer [...]
Keith Beveridge Mike Schenian The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) has two new board members, elected during the board’s recent meeting in San Diego. Keith Beveridge of Novus Inc. and Mike Schenian of City Auto Glass, both in Minneapolis, were each elected to three-year terms.Beveridge has been with Novus Inc. for the last 16 years [...]
Auto Glass Week 2012 in Louisville, Ky., provided attendees with an array of educational opportunities and concrete tips on running their businesses more effectively. The event was held September 20 and was cosponsored by the Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC).Meeting Expectations Among these educational sessions, Chris Umble, vice president of strategic initiatives for LYNX Services, [...]
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (formerly the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council Inc.) held its AGRSS® Standards Committee meeting during Auto Glass Week™ in September in Louisville, Ky. Among topics discussed is the fact that the Council has moved from a few selected audits of random companies to audits of all companies. As a [...]
Auto Glass Week 2013 will be held in Tampa, Fla., at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina and the Tampa Convention Center, September 18-20. The annual event will include educational seminars, networking events, a trade show floor with industry manufacturers and suppliers, and, of course, the replacement and repair competitions. “Auto Glass Week is [...]
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) has contracted with Key Management to serve as its management firm and ANSI secretariat, effective January 1, 2013. The company also manages the National Windshield Repair Association and publishes several magazines serving the auto glass industry. “We’ve been involved with the AGSC in a volunteer capacity since its inception and [...]
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) board of directors constantly is seeking new members for both its committees and the board of directors to assist in its commitment to raising the level of professionalism in the industry and increasing awareness of the importance of proper windshield installations. Those interested in joining the board should email [...]