TeleGlass Sponsors Innovation Award during AGTO

TeleGlass National in Woburn, Mass., will sponsor an innovation award during the Fourth Annual Auto Glass Technician Olympics (AGTO). This year's AGTO will be held in Las Vegas November 7-8, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The event is co-sponsored by the Independent Glass Association and glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR magazine.

"TeleGlass National is proud to support the Fourth Annual Auto Glass Technician Olympics and be a sponsor of the 2008 Innovation Award," says Sheila O'Toole, managing director for the company. "The commitment to professional development and innovation that AGTO represents translates to real value for auto glass consumers and payers, and we are pleased to be a part of those efforts. As an active participant in the industry, TeleGlass National is focused on providing and supporting high-quality and innovative solutions for the auto glass industry."

The Innovation Award was first presented during the 2007 event. The judges agreed that some of the tools and techniques being utilized were safe, effective and innovative and deserved an additional recognition. The 2008 AGTO will continue to carry on the tradition and award any contestant utilizing a new method successfully and safely.

The first-place winner in the AGTO will receive and increased first prize of $10,000, a gold medal and trophy as well as bragging rights as the "World's Best Auto Glass Technician." Second place will receive $1,000 as well as a silver medal and third will receive $500 and a bronze medal.

The AGTO is held as part of Auto Glass Week in Las Vegas, in conjunction with the Auto Glass Expo at NACE, the International Auto Glass Safety (AGRSS) Conference, the IGA's Fall Marketing Conference, the National Windshield Repair Association's (NWRA) Annual Conference, and the Third Annual Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics (WRO).

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CLICK HERE for more information about the WRO.

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