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 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 6 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 Windshield Savers;
- 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;
- 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.