AGRSS Fundraising Gets Boost with Glass America Donation

The Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS) Council has announced that its new fundraising campaign is underway and its first generous donation has been received-from Glass America.

"Glass America, and I personally, are extremely supportive of the goals of AGRSS in pursuing to ensure safe auto glass installations," said David Rohlfing, president of Glass America. "We look forward to a time when AGRSS is fully embraced across the AGR industry, the insurance industry and all customer segments to raise the standards of our industry and to increase the safety of the driving public. I trust other companies will follow suit in supporting these efforts."

The AGRSS fundraising efforts go to support a variety of AGRSS-oriented educational opportunities, including its new consumer awareness program. Details will be unveiled at the second annual AGRSS conference, scheduled for October 28-30, 2006 in Orlando, Fla. For more information about the conference, CLICK HERE.

Glass America is one of the largest independently-owned auto glass companies in the country. Headquartered in Chicago, the company is nationally-known through the names Glass America, Auto Glass Service and Service Auto Glass. The company is committed to providing the necessary facts, information, and support to vehicle owners and the insurance industry in order to create an awareness and understanding of safe windshield installations, providing video clips of both proper and improper installations on its website, along with information on original equipment glass and a brochure about safe windshield installations.

The Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the safe replacement of auto glass. AGRSS was founded and is supported by companies in the auto glass replacement industry that keep safe installation as their primary goal.

AGRSS is an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-standards development organization. It has developed the world's only auto glass replacement safety standard, the AGRSS standard (ANSI/AGRSS 002-2002 Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standard). The AGRSS Standard addresses procedures, education and product performance.

For more information, CLICK HERE to access the AGRSS industry website or CLICK HERE to access its consumer safety site.