NWRA Accomplishments

When NWRA formed in November of 1994, the seven original founders wrote a Mission Statement for their new association. The association has accomplished much in the 14 years since.

• Developed the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Windshields;
• Initiated the development of the Repair of Laminated Automotive Glass Standard (ROLAGS) to be presented to ANSI;
• Provided the public relations information for numerous articles and features in insurance industry magazines;
• Represents your needs before other associations, networks, insurance companies and state licensing boards to educate them about windshield repair;
• Meets privately with a number of insurers regarding industry;
• Is developing a national windshield repair certification program;
• Produces NWRA NEWS 12 times a year entirely devoted entirely to the windshield repair industry;
• Maintains “current news of interest” about the windshield repair industry on its web site;
• Produces two annual conferences with the opportunity to attend formal presentations and to network with fellow repairers;
• Provide authors and input to both national auto glass magazines;
• Provide information to auto glass and windshield repair websites;
• Produced ten windshield repair industry conferences;
• Provided the public relations information for numerous articles and features in insurance industry magazines;
• Provided members with professionally developed public relations releases for local media;
• Members have distributed to the public more than 500,000 "Your Guide to Windshield Repair" brochures;
• Members have distributed to the public more than 500,000 Windshield Savers;
• NWRA distributed nearly 10,000 copies of the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Windshields to insurers, state governments, state licensing boards, networks, auto glass shops and others;
• Operate a web based referral system that has supplied thousands of customers with our member's names, addresses and phone numbers;
• Provides information on the NWRA web site;
• Provided states with periodic vehicle inspection with repair information including the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Windshields;
• Supplied thousands of pages of relevant material to Connecticut's licensing board when licensing threatened the repair industry;
• Met with other associations, networks, insurance companies and state licensing boards to educate them about windshield repair;
• Exerted influence on model licensing acts and achieved a number of favorable modifications;
• Provided states with periodic vehicle inspection with repair information and advice;
• NWRA headquarters is a central unbiased source for anyone seeking information about windshield repair;
• Testify, provide materials to and educate state licensing boards about windshield repair.