AGRR - March/April 2008 - AGRR Magazine

WGR Reportsrepair newsROLAGS NEWSROLAGS Meets in TucsonTHE REPAIR OF AUTOMOTIVEGlass Standards Committee(ROLAGS) met during the NationalAuto Glass Conference in Tucson,Ariz., and Jay Sampson wasapproved as the new chairman (see relatedstory on page 36).COMPANY NEWSKeith Beveridge, senior vice presidentfor the Savage, Minn.-based Novus Glassand head of the product performancesubcommittee, reported that the groupis trying to prioritize the various issuesinvolved in product performance and todecide what it is important to test.GlasWeld Spreads “Green” Around EuropeBend, Ore.-based GlasWeld visited its European distributors in The Netherlands,Sweden and the United Kingdom in November 2007 to educate them on its own dedicationto “green” and the National Windshield Repair Association’s (NWRA) newGreen Initiative (see related story in November-December 2007 AGRR, page 46).“We’re at the stage now where we’retalking about the type of testing,” Beveridgetold the whole committee. “We’regoing to do this on two levels: one onwhat tests are available and one on thereal world of testing and its results.”He estimated that it would be ayear or two before the subcommitteewould be able to come back to thecommittee with a recommendationon the results of its work.Jackie Newman, president of RedlineInc. in Austin, Texas, was chosen tohead up the new marketing committee.❙❙➤ www.rolags.com■focus on REPAIRNOT JUST ANOTHERWINDSHIELD TOOL!Cut Against Glass OR Under Encapsulated Mould, from Inside OR OutsideONE TOOL Powered (Manual) Easily Save Expensive Small & DifficultCold Knife Blades Encapsulated Glasses Quarter GlassesALL GLASSANY VEHICLENO GLASS BREAKAGENO VEHICLE DAMAGEPOWERFULQUICK ADJUSTPOWER & STROKESMOOTH & QUIETWEIGHS ONLY 2.4lbTOOL LASTS5 to 10 YEARS +TOUGH, FLEXIBLESERRATED BLADESEASILY CUTS HARD& WIDE URETHANEALL BLADES CAN ALSOBE USED IN MANUALBLADE HANDLESWith BTB's power toolthere's no more pullingmanual cold knives orlong knives below dashEasily Cut BelowAny Dashboard7 Blade 'Classic'Kit (WKCLS)Ask fora PromoCD11 Blade 'Technician'Kit (WKTEC-BX)25 YearsSupporting Vehicle Manufacturers including• Mercedes Benz • Jaguar • Ford• Renault • Aston Martin • ToyotaBlades from 4" to 15"(No Sheath!)NEW!BTB's exclusiveadjustable blade cuttingdepth control armsMOBILE TECHSOnly $70 buys a smallair compressor fromwww.AdvanceAutoParts.com1.5 to 2 hp4.5 to 5 CFM(Free Air Delivery)@ 90psiWK10HDAir Power ToolAVOID• H.A.V.painsinjuryWK6 "Winged"Pinchweld ScraperBladesNo more damaging paint or pinchweldsHandArmVibrationISO 5349, ISO 8662www.agrrmag.com March/April 2008 AGRR 45̌strainsfatigue• Phone: (888) 293-1816• E-mail: btbna@bellsouth.net• Web: www.btbtools.com