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Safelite Group, Inc.
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAutomotive glass manufacturing and repair
Founded1947 (77 years ago) (1947) in Wichita, Kansas, United States
FoundersBud 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
ProductsWindshields
Door Glass
Back Glass
Auto Glass
ServicesAutomobile glass repair
Number of employees
12,501
ParentBelron
DivisionsSafelite AutoGlass
Safelite Glass Corp.
Service AutoGlass
Safelite Solutions
Safelite Advantage
Websitesafelite.com

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, Lebeau and Speedy Glass (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 three major business operations that include:

  • automotive glass fulfillment services, operating under the trade name Safelite AutoGlass
  • 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

  1. ^ Database (undated). "Safelite Glass Corporation". BankruptcyData.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Staff (undated). "Safelite AutoGlass® Companies". Safelite Group. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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