Safelite
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Automotive glass manufacturing and repair |
| Founded | 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, United States |
| Founders | Bud Glassman and Art Lankin |
| Headquarters | Columbus Ohio, United States |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Thomas Feeney, Doug Herron, Steve Mig, Dino Lano, Brian O'Mara |
| Products | WindshieldsDoor GlassBack GlassAuto Glass |
| Services | Automobile glass repair |
Number of employees | 12,500 |
| Parent | Belron |
| Divisions |
Safelite AutoGlass Safelite Glass Corp. Service AutoGlass Safelite Solutions |
| Website |
safelite |
Safelite Group, Inc. is an American automotive glass and claims management company, based in Columbus, Ohio.
Description
It is a subsidiary of Belron, which is in turn owned by the Belgian D'Ieteren group. Belron operates similar companies in other countries, including Carglass in most of Europe, Autoglass in Britain and Ireland, Belron Canada Inc. in Canada, O'Brien in Australia, and Smith & Smith in New Zealand.
Prior to being purchased by Belron, Safelite had been owned by J.P. Morgan & Co. – a result of the company's 1997 bankruptcy filing.[1]
The company is composed of four major business operations that include:
- automotive glass fulfillment services, operating under the trade name Safelite AutoGlass
- a windshield-manufacturing business called Safelite Glass Corp.
- a wholesale business named Service AutoGlass
- a claims-management services provider named Safelite Solutions
Safelite AutoGlass operates in all 50 states.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Database (undated). "Safelite Glass Corporation". BankruptcyData.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (undated). "Safelite AutoGlass® Companies". Safelite Group. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
External links
- safelite
.com , the company's official website
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