NWRA Under New Management

In talking with repair technicians around the country, I field a lot of questions about the National Windshield Repair Association. I am very excited with the new and improved NWRA under the management of Key Communications. It seems that many technicians don’t know much about our trade organization, but even more people have a real misconception of just what the NWRA is all about.

Joining the National Windshield Repair Association gives you access to exclusive marketing materials, legislative tracking service, a free subscription to Autoglass Magazine, Auto Glass Repair and Replacement Magazine, and the NWRA News, networking opportunities, discounts on software, health insurance, and NGA certification materials, just to name a few benefits. Although these benefits are helpful for any technician, they just touch the surface of what the NWRA is doing for you.

The NWRA is in constant dialog with the insurance industry’s glass claims networks. They are directly responsible for some very welcome changes at many of the networks, including elimination of signup fees, less restrictive signup criteria for mobile only technicians, and improved pricing. If the NWRA isn’t there to express the views and needs of independent repair techs, who will be?

Protecting windshield repair professionals is what the NWRA is all about. There are many large corporations and trade organizations that would love to see windshield repair severely limited, or even go away altogether. These organizations seek to undermine the credibility of windshield repair, and through state legislation, limit or eliminate windshield repair as a viable alternative to windshield replacement. As of now, the only thing between you and those who wish to limit, or completely eliminate your ability to perform windshield repair is the NWRA.

Not long ago there was a move in the state of Connecticut to eliminate windshield repairs within the wiper sweep area, among other things. The NWRA was there to defend our industry and the legitimacy of the windshield repair process. If standards like this are established in one state, what is to stop other states from doing the same? Who else even knew something this serious was going on?

The NWRA in conjunction with the National Glass Association is developing the ROLAGS (Repair of Laminated Auto Glass Standard) for the process of windshield repair. Being a member of that committee has given me a new appreciation for just how important it is to have someone in our corner when our industry is under attack.

So, if you are serious about your business, and you are sincerely committed to protecting our industry, I encourage you to join the NWRA today. For just $150 per year, you will receive all of the benefits listed above, and you will be supporting the only organization that is committed to improving the windshield repair industry for all of us.

-Matt Larson