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Belron International Ltd. since 1999, a company of D' Ieteren group of companies and is represented in 32 countries.

History

The origins of the company in Cape Town, South Africa, established in 1897 by the Glass Merchants & Jacobs Dandor in Cape Town, and changed its name since 1898 " Plate Glass ". In 1927, the first section of vehicle glass within the company.

Plate Glass Windscreens O'Brien bought in 1971, the Australian market leader in automotive glass, and continued to grow through expansion continues.

1982 Plate Glass was renamed as part of a restructuring in Solaglas. 1983 acquired Solaglas the company Windshields Group and the company car glass in the UK and in 1987 to continental Europe by the acquisitions of Autoglass NV and NV Aardie companies in Belgium and Autoglass Nederland BV in the Netherlands. Solaglas was renamed in 1990 in Belron. In the same year made ​​acquisitions in France and Germany, two years later in Portugal. Belron in 1992 was acquired by South African Breweries, the majority of your participation in 1999 to the Belgian D' leteren Holding, which in the areas of vehicle sales and short-term car rental is particularly active sold. Subsequently, the international expansion of the Belron group continued, including through acquisitions or under franchise models in Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Italy and Greece (2000 ), Denmark, Slovenia and Turkey (2001 ), Sweden and the Czech Republic ( 2002), in Brazil, Norway, Poland and Serbia-Montenegro (2003), in the United States (from 2005 ), Romania (2006) in Austria ( 2007) and in China, Chile, Finland and Lithuania ( 2009). Today's international network comprises over 1,800 service centers in 32 countries on five continents, 8,500 mobile units and 24,000 employees.

Belron offers worldwide service and is represented in the following countries: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Austria, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Canada, USA, China, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Romania, Lithuania and Turkey.

Of the following countries as a franchise: Hungary, Chile, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Finland.

Agencies under respective brand names:

Belron Technical

The research and development team of Belron - the company's own company Belron Technical - generate new methods, such as OPL ( one- person -lifting device) under Autoglass known as "Lil Buddy" or the new Austrenntechnik EZI - WIRE - developed to facilitate removing it and the exchange of large, heavy wheels. In addition, Belron is involved in the development and worldwide distribution of the Glass Medic system.

Belron in the U.S.

Safelite Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Belron NV, is a company that is active in automotive glass and services in complaint settlements, based in Columbus, Ohio. The company is organized into four main business companies: services for automotive glass ( repair and replacement ), among others provided under the brand names AUTO GLASS SPECIALISTS, ELITE AUTO GLASS, DIAMOND TRIUMPH GLASS, Safelite Auto Glass. Services in the area of ​​fleet management and settlement of insurance claims have Safelite Solutions LLC and Alliance Claims Solutions. Service Auto Glass nation-wide activities in the fields of automotive glass trade as well as installation and repair materials and tools. The production of windshields done by Safelite Glass Corp.. The Safelite Group, Inc. employs more than 9,000 people throughout the United States. Safelite Auto Glass, Arnie's Auto Glass Center, Auto Glass Center, Auto Glass Specialists, Cindy Rowe Auto Glass, Diamond Triumph Glass, Elite Auto Glass, JC 's Glass, Midwest Auto Glass Center and Nationwide Auto Glass, all belonging to Safelite offer, taken together, more than 95 % of all drivers to mobile services in the field of vehicle repair and exchange in all 50 U.S. states. As the largest company for repair and replacement of automotive glass in the United States operated Safelite with more than 3,700 repair technicians annually over 3.1 million customers.

Fields of work:

• Auto Glass Specialists / Safelite Auto Glass has been active in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• Cindy Rowe Auto Glass / Safelite Auto Glass has worked in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
• Elite Auto Glass / Safelite Auto Glass is active in Colorado.
• Safelite Auto Glass / Arnie's Auto Glass Center is active in Michigan.
• Safelite Auto Glass / Auto Glass Center is active in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
• Safelite Auto Glass / Diamond Triumph Glass operates in 42 states, excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
• Safelite Auto Glass / JC 's Glass has been working in Arizona.
• Safelite Auto Glass / Midwest Auto Glass Center has been working in North Dakota.
• Safelite Auto Glass / Nationwide Auto Glass is active in Utah.
• Safelite Auto Glass is active in all 50 states.