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From the Lips of a Champion: Past AGTO Winners Offer Insights
Auto Glass Week™ (AGW) 2025 is less than a week away in Reno, Nevada, and many of the former Auto Glass Technician Competition (AGTO) champions are gearing up to return to the scene of their success. AGW 2025 is marking … Continue reading
Auto Glass Techs Drop the Beat, Not the Windshield
Many things inspire people to write songs: romance, politics, personal struggles… and auto glass. Thanks to two technicians’ creativity, the industry now has its own tunes. Chris Grafe, owner of Texas Glass & Tools, wanted to write an auto glass … Continue reading
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Auto Glass Apprenticeship Gains Well-Known Master Technician as National Trainer
Those entering Fix Network’s Apprenticeship Program (FNAP) will soon learn from a familiar industry voice. James Chapman, an Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC) certified master technician, former Auto Glass Technician Competition gold medalist and the host of “Put Them on … Continue reading
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New Chair, Vice Chair of the AGSC’s AGRSS Standards Committee Elected
The Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standard (AGRSS) Committee has two new, but familiar, faces at the helm. Peter Brown and James Chapman are the new chair and vice chair of the committee, respectively. The two were voted into the positions … Continue reading
“A Ground-Breaking Year”: Looking Back On Auto Glass Week™ 2024
Though Auto Glass Week™ (AGW) 2024 has ended and those who attended are busy settling back into their jobs, the event is still on the minds of many in the industry. Perhaps none as much as Jorge Sandoval, who won … Continue reading
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Pink Suit, Gold Medal: How Winning Opened Doors For 2023 AGTO Medalist
The reigning Auto Glass Technician Competition (AGTO) winner claimed his gold medal in style. James Chapman wore a pink suit and his heart on his sleeve during the award ceremony at Auto Glass Week™ 2023. Earning a medal, he says, … Continue reading
Tune in Tomorrow: Auto Glass Week™ 2024 Facebook Live
Want to learn more about Auto Glass Week™ (AGW) 2024? Join James Chapman, TJ Tirado, Joel Timmons and AGW’s competition coordinator, Sarah Bauder, on Facebook Live tomorrow, June 26, at 4:00 p.m. EST. One lucky viewer on AGW’s Facebook page … Continue reading
Fourth Time is the Charm for James Chapman
James Chapman, an Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC)-certified master technician at Richardson Glass Service in Newark, Ohio, won the gold medal in the Auto Glass Technician Competition at Auto Glass Week at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach last … Continue reading
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AGTO, WRO Narrow Down Finalists
It wouldn’t be Auto Glass Week without the Auto Glass Technician Competition (AGTO) and Windshield Repair Competition (WRO). Preliminaries have been held over the last two days and now both fields have been narrowed down to four finalists. Vying for … Continue reading