The Auto Glass Safety Council’s (formerly the AGRSS Council) third-party validation will undergo several major advancements in 2012. The most significant change takes effect January 1, 2012, when all Auto Glass Safety Council-Registered companies will move from random audits to audits of every company during the validation period. “The board voted to make this change [...]

The recent Auto Glass Week™ event in Memphis, Tenn., drew attendees from all over the world, including representatives of many AGRSS®-Registered Companies. This year, for the first time, the AGRSS® Council joined with all the other auto glass industry groups including AGRR™ magazine, the Independent Glass Association, the National Glass Association and the National Windshield [...]

The National Glass Association (NGA) announced today that it has sold its industry-leading auto glass technician certification programs to the Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS®) Council. NGA Certification has been the gold standard for auto glass technicians for more than 20 years. Its transfer to AGRSS has been in discussions for months, as the [...]

The Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS®) Council Marketing Committee has completed the first major phase of the mailing of the validation video to insurers across the United States. “The first phase is done,” says marketing committee chair Nik Frye. “We targeted the top 150 companies first, and we’re working on Phase 2 now. We’re [...]

Auto Glass Week 2011 will bring together the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS®) Council Inc., the Independent Glass Association, the National Glass Association and the National Windshield Repair Association—all in one spot at the same time. In addition, AGRR magazine’s Pilkington Clear Advantage Auto Glass Technician Olympics (AGTO) and the Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield [...]

The Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS) Council Inc. has hired Dan Mock as its new business development director, effective Monday, January 17. In this newly created position, Mock will be responsible for growing the number of AGRSS-Registered Companies even higher and educating insurers about the AGRSS Standard and the AGRSS-Registered Company program. Mock has [...]

The annual International Auto Glass Safety (AGRSS) Conference, held recently in Chicago, brought together safety experts and individuals who hold safety in the highest regard from all facets of the industry—including representatives of AGRSSRegistered Companies and others considering becoming AGRSS-Registered, insurers, various automotive safety organizations and more. The event was held October 27-28 in suburban [...]

Looking for new ways to promote safety to customers? Or, for additional safety services you can offer in your business to let your current customers know how important their safety is to you? If so, mark your calendar for October 27-28, the dates of this year’s International Auto Glass Safety (AGRSS) Conference. For the first [...]

Registration for the sixth annual International Auto Glass Safety Conference (the AGRSS Conference) is now open. The conference will be held October 27-28, 2010, in suburban Chicago so that those attending can also participate in the AGRSS Consumer Awareness Program (CAP) on October 28 at no additional charge. The program includes two days of education [...]