U-Haul, the DIY moving solutions provider, has just recently partnered with an independent auto glass repair business in Colorado to provide moving equipment rentals to supplement its auto glass repair and replacement services.  The independent company, AutoGlass USA, has been run by Mike Zenhari since 1998 and the new partnership looks to expand both companies’ businesses by a large and profitable margin.

The partnership with the auto glass repair provider has been touted by U-Haul as just another piece of evidence proving its commitment to corporate sustainability.  Corporate sustainability is a strategic outlook in business that privileges “green” business activities as well as community-oriented tactics.  Openness is heavily emphasized in this business model, and corporations are encouraged to reach out to their communities.  In a nutshell, then, corporate sustainability is more or less interchangeable with business ethics that promote a better outlook for the future for everybody.

U-Haul’s promotion of its partnership with Colorado-located AutoGlass USA has to do with the community-oriented side of its corporate sustainability programme.  Quality, independent, and equally corporate sustainability-concerned companies are the types of partners U-Haul tends to look for, in an effort to build a stable and dependable network of partnerships all around the country.  The president of the South Colorado office of the company, Trey Bryan, spoke positively of their new partnership with the auto glass repair provider, saying that the company was proud to be affiliated with independent business dealers like AutoGlass USA’s Mike Zenhari.

U-Haul’s sustainability programme has also ensured that the company moves ever forward in its development of moving and packing solutions that do not harm the environment.  For example, the company makes use of heavy-duty boxes for packing that happen to be “green” solutions, because they are made up of as much as 90% recycled material.  Moving boxes are also reused if possible, and the moving pads the company provides are fashioned out of recycled material.  Even the packing peanuts used are fully recyclable, which makes a significant improvement over the old polystyrene peanuts used by most other movers.  U-Haul actually uses only the biodegradable packing peanuts now, having made the decision to use it exclusively over 15 years ago.

The partnership is likely to see higher customer traffic for U-Haul’s business associate too.  Auto glass repair shops typically do not see as many customers as they should because many people require reminders about the dangers of damaged auto glass before taking action and getting a crack fixed.  People who come in to inquire about the U-Haul rentals might react to their exposure to the auto glass section of the business by inquiring about windshield repairs and similar services, which would only be all to the good for AutoGlass USA’s business.

The Missoula Food Bank announced early this month that it would be running a holiday drive for food in order to keep up with the rising demand for stock, and the local Safelite Auto Glass is going to be helping by serving as a collection venue.  The Food Bank is a non-profit and private organization dedicated to solving the issue of hunger in its county.  While the food bank claims to receive as much as approximately 900,000 lbs of food per year from its donors—with monetary donations not even being included in the figure—the number of clients and demand for food has apparently been rising, so much so that between June and December of this year, the figure grew by 10 percent.

The root of the growing demand is obvious, of course.  The recession has been adversely affecting many homes for some time now, and as economic analysts say, it is probably going to get worse before it even gets better.  In the face of such bleak projections of the future, jobs have been getting even harder to acquire and capital for businesses running into hiding.  The result is bankruptcy for a lot of people, with many families being unable to feed themselves without assistance.

This is a bitter holiday season for such homes, and the Missoula Food Bank’s drive intends to try and alleviate some of the bitterness.  The aim of the drive is apparently to bring in about $175,000 as well as 75,000 lbs of food for the holiday season.  Several businesses in the area have already assured the food bank of assistance, with some—such as the Safelite auto glass repair shop—acting as drop-off locations where possible donors can leave their offerings.  The food bank is also accepting more than money and food, for those who cannot afford to give either: it is calling in volunteers to help with the holiday season.

Events such as these are not only reminders of a nation’s struggle against hard economic environments: they can also be reminders of how people can come together during a crisis.  Already the Missoula public is reacting to the call for donations, and businesses are coming in to pledge their support.  Businesses, in particular, stand to benefit a great deal from this sort of outreach: with business being so focused on social networks nowadays, it is more important than ever before to establish a strong bond with the community.  Safelite Auto Glass, for example, is known for building strong bridges with its local communities wherever it is located, and the auto glass repair brand’s participation in this event is yet another instance where it not only gets something for itself by having its name publicised but gets something for others as well by helping.

Most auto glass repair businesses are turning to the World Wide Web now for their marketing needs.  It seems that a significant number of consumers now turn to the Internet as their first resource for finding a good windshield replacement business or auto glass repair garage when they need it, and so more and more companies are focusing the brunt of their advertising on online routes of publicity.  A Poughkeepsie-serving auto glass business, Tri-County Auto Glass, is just one of the many now signing up for online advertising in that respect.

Tri-County Auto Glass has apparently made a deal with the online advertising firm Prospect Genius to handle their SEO strategies for their marketing plans.  Prospect Genius is an intriguing online advertising company that makes a point of distinguishing itself as a company that brings “integrity” to web advertising.  This is perhaps unsurprising given the advertising brand’s roots: Prospect Genius apparently came into being after two IT specialists were disenfranchised and disillusioned by other online advertising companies, and subsequently decided to create their own on the basis of providing better value for clients and doing so in a more responsible or ethical manner.

Whether or not ethics are involved in online marketing, though, there is no denying that online advertising and a sound set of SEO strategies are the best marketing bets for independent or small businesses in the auto glass trade at the moment.  With the bigger players having far more capital and resources to dedicate to major marketing campaigns that can span the whole media spectrum, smaller companies have no choice but to focus on a more specific medium, the one most likely to gain them results.  As a result, the focus of many small business advertising efforts, including that of Prospect Genius for Tri-County Auto Glass, is to make the business more visible to searchers of a particular keyword or keyphrase, usually one with a very specific niche.

For example, instead of aiming for an SEO strategy that focuses on bringing in searchers of “auto glass repair”, a niche keyword would be supplied instead, such as “auto glass repair Poughkeepsie”, to narrow down search limits and lower competition for the top place in the search results entries for that particular search.  Most SEO works this way, with the marketers working to make sure that the business’s website or webpages are easily accessible and visible to consumers who might be interested in what the company has to offer.  Prospect Genius’s work for Tri-County Auto Glass is apparently going to be focused on this sort of visibility and ease of access marketing.  The online advertising company has also gained a few other clients in the auto glass trade besides Tri-County Auto Glass recently.

The freak hailstorms that hit this past Christmas Day in Australia’s Victoria area have caused what may well be several million dollars’ worth of damages already, from the shattered windshields on cars to the destroyed windows in various buildings in the state.  Auto glass repair shops report that they are already having to be open beyond regular hours just to cater to the intense demand in the area for repairs, as citizens try to pick up the pieces in the storms’ aftermath.

Australians in the area were actually given a warning about thunderstorms being impending on the day, but were also told by several news and weather stations that the weather was likely to get better soon.  The hailstorms that followed were nearly unexpected, as a result.  The strength of the storms was what caught most of the Victoria residents’ attention, as the hail was unexpectedly large, with some areas even getting frozen chunks the size of actual tennis balls.  Locals described the sound as so intense that it was akin to a continuous roar for the duration of the storm.  There was also at least one tornado, which struck near the Fiskville area.

While buildings took a great deal of damage, so did many cars whose owners had been out to enjoy Christmas Day on an outing with the family.  The huge hailstones broke a great many car windows, necessitating windshield replacements and window replacements for many Victorians right after the incident.  Auto glass repair shop phones are reported as ringing off the hook due to the sheer number of consumers calling for repairs, with nearly all shops being so choked with appointments that the supply of auto glass repair technicians is barely enough.

Fortunately, there were no major injuries reported after the storms, with most people who actually got hit by the hail only being bruised.  As already mentioned, the brunt of the damage was taken by objects and properties.  The Australian government as well as the local government of the state of Victoria have already announced that they shall be providing financial assistance to those whose homes were gravely affected by the storm.  A total of up to $30K is being offered by the local government to people whose houses need significant repair work due to the damage caused by the Christmas Day hail.  The money only applies to repairs to houses, though.  This means that people shall still need to pay for their auto glass repair services themselves, which should not be too great a problem, considering that the price of such repair services is often cheaper than glass repairs for windows in a house.  In the meantime, auto glass repair shops shall most likely be backed up with orders well into next year as a result of the sharp spike in demand in the area.

The auto glass break-in burglars have apparently not gone back into their holes: auto glass break-in incidents are still on the rise as car owners all across the United States report cases of vandalised and burglarised—and in the worst case, stolen—cars this holiday season, signifying what may well be a more than annoying time for several unlucky car owners.  The reports have been pouring in from every state, with nary an exception on the radar.

Police all over the country say that this is typical and happens each year around this time.  In various states, law authorities have reported auto glass break-ins as being on the rise around Christmastime, which means car owners should beware.  Having your Christmas presents stolen is bad enough, but in the worst scenario, you might even lose your car, as indeed happened to at least eleven persons in a single town in Texas over the course of only 3 days.  Such incidents have been mirrored in other states, from California to Arizona.  Police say that car owners can take a few precautions to avoid being victimised, as seen in the list below:

1. Do not stash valuables where people outside your car can see them.  Many thieves go looking for cars that they already know to have valuables such as Christmas presents, laptop bags, purses, and the like left inside them by their owners.  The first places they check would be the car seats, which are easily visible through windows.  It is better if you keep your valuables in the boot (the trunk) of the car, if you must keep them in the car at all.

2. Do not park in places that do not have security.  While this might mean paying a little more due to the steep costs of parking in well-lit, attended parking spaces nowadays, it is ultimately worth it if you consider the costs a robbery or actual carnapping might bring you.  Always look for reputable-looking parking spaces, and do not be swayed by the presence of a single shady-looking character masquerading as a guard for a supposed parking space, as some thieves use this tactic to fool people into parking in a place they can readily access.

3. Do not leave your car attended, say if you have to run into the house to get something you forgot.  If you can leave no one to watch over the vehicle, lock it properly first.  Most of the carnappings recently were done with the owners just in the house or garage and the car in the street.

4. If one of your windows or windshields is broken, get an auto glass repair immediately.  This is because cars with already broken windshields can prove irresistible to thieves, often by some psychological suggestion of an easier-to-break barrier.

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The Arizona auto glass repair company, Diamond Auto Glass, has just come up with what may well be one of the most efficient forms of marketing-cum-outreach for businesses.  The company, in an effort to help local non-profit and social organizations afloat as these groups struggle for financial stability in a time of recession, has just launched an initiative that it is calling the “Diamond Auto Glass Cares” programme.  The program is basically designed to help these people get word out about whatever advocacy or cause they are trying to promote while also helping them get an alternative source of funds over the season.

The Arizona auto glass company has already set up a website for the program.  Those who are interested by the introduction, which explains the aims of the company’s owner (Stuart Weatherman) in starting this initiative, can then go on to read more details of how the initiative works on both ends.  The concept is actually quite simple, and perhaps that is where its ingenuity lies.

Those interested can fill out a relatively short information form on the webpage, then wait for 24 hours for the Arizona windshield repair and replacement company to generate a website for them.  Once this website has been created, the organization that has just signed up is sent a password to use in order to access administrative rights on that new site.  This way, the organization can make any changes or additions to the site as needed.

This site then becomes the springboard for the venture.  The site is, at its simplest, a bulletin board on which the concerned organization may post information relating to its cause.  Hence, it is a promotional device for the organization itself, delivered to it free of charge by the Arizona windshield replacement company Diamond Auto Glass.  However, that same device is also one for promoting the auto glass company itself, as there is a link provided immediately on that site for visitors that might need an auto glass repair or replacement of some kind.  In other works, the company provides organizations with a promotional tool for their cause in exchange for being allowed to—to some extent—piggyback off that same tool for its own promotions.

The Arizona auto glass repair company provides a more than fair exchange, though, as it also gives remuneration for each referral from a particular organization’s website.  In fact, each referral from a participant site for an automotive glass service of some kind from the company gains the organization responsible for the referral a nice payout of $25, encouraging the organizations participating in the initiative to get more people to view their site as well as select Diamond for their car glass services company.

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A string of auto glass break-ins in Telford, the biggest town in Shropshire, England, has police suspecting a gang or group of thieves responsible for all the incidents.  In total, eleven vehicles have already been reported as having suffered at the hands of the criminals, who have been shattering the windows of the cars in order to gain access to whatever precious items might be inside.

According to the police, most of the incidents are calculated to have taken place in the early morning, with the Peveril Bank, Old Office Close, and Edward Parry Court areas in particular danger, having had ample representation in the list of places hit by the thieves.  In 2 cases, the sat navs were stolen after the thieves gained access to the vehicle interiors by breaking the auto glass, with the other 9 vehicles in the count said to have suffered damage as a result of the thieves rooting around for something valuable to take away as their loot.

Such incidents (auto glass break-ins, that is) have actually been on the rise in the past few months, not only in the United Kingdom but in other countries as well.  In the United States, for instance, police have had to keep up with a spate of automotive burglaries steadily rising ever since Thanksgiving came along, with dozens to hundreds of reports of burgled cars being reported nationwide.

A variety of factors come together at this time to make auto glass burglary particularly attractive.  For instance, the short winter days mean longer dark hours, which are the preferred times for thieves to strike.  With more hours of the dark cloaking them, people with the intention of perpetrating some misdemeanour often find it easier to do so due to the security that blanketing cloak affords.  Furthermore, because most people tend to stay inside their homes during the dark hours of the winter season, there are fewer chances of being spotted.

Another reason for car thieves being on the rise at this time is that the approach of the Christmas season leads to a flurry of gift-buying, which in turn leads to people leaving various shopping bags and wrapped presents in their cars.  The sight of such items through the tinted auto glass of an average vehicle is extremely tempting to thieves, who often target cars with valuable items clearly on display.

The Telford police are suspecting that only one group of people is responsible for the recent attacks on local cars, due to the pattern of the break-ins as well as the area where the auto glass smashes all happened.  The timescale too permits the possibility of only one group being responsible for the eleven incidents, and the local authorities are already looking for leads to help the investigation.

A freak accident born of abnormally powerful winds led to the death of a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology on the last day of the old year after a metre-long tree branch was sent hurtling through the man’s auto glass.  The victim, 61-year-old James Baker-Jarvis, was driving along the North Foothills Highway of Colorado at noontime with this wife when the incident happened.  Apparently, the couple were just coming back from their visit to Boulder and headed for home when a tree branch suddenly went straight through their Outback’s windshield and impaled the unfortunate Baker-Jarvis right in his chest.

This is the latest in a spate of freak incidents that have been taking place in the state due to the unbelievable winds currently making the rounds of the area.  Besides the branch that shot a clean entry hole through Baker-Jarvis’s windshield auto glass, there were countless other wind-borne agents of mayhem being reported in the area around the same time.  One incident, for example, saw several semis actually being taken for a ride by the gusts.  Another incident saw a tree blown over by the wind and crashing onto the street.

The winds have apparently been recorded at gusts of over 120mph, according to some weather stations in the locality.  This is certainly sufficiently powerful to merit worries, and is being cited as the reason that a lot of people in the area have chosen to stay in—or have opted to go elsewhere entirely—for their New Year celebrations.  Residents, when interviewed about the weather, have stated that they are very concerned indeed, although it was also noted that this was not entirely unheard of in the Colorado area, which does tend to suffer from very strong winds from time to time.  In fact, a 201mph wind has been recorded here before.  Even so, state troopers and other local authorities have warned residents to be extra careful when going out these days, in case incidents such as the one that happened to Baker-Jarvis happen.

Despite the tragedy of the Baker-Jarvis incident, though, there is still some light to be found in such a dark event: specifically, the display of chivalry and heroism by the victim, even as he was expiring from the branch that went through his car’s auto glass.  Apparently, Baker-Jarvis did not die immediately upon being impaled by the metre-long twig.  Instead, the man managed to hang on to his last breath long enough to pull over safely by the side of the road in order to spare his wife the possibility of a violent car crash or further accident.  That he managed to do this before his death only speaks to his resilience and bravery even in the face of peril.

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A disturbing streak of offenses in the city of Billings in Montana has seen auto glass repair shops in the area profiting due to the continuous flow of customers coming into their facilities.  In fact, auto glass repair specialists in the area have stated that there are more customers than they can keep up with, and that all they can do for some customers who are waiting their turns is to cover up the broken windows with clear plastic, as a temporary fix.

The vandalism streak that led to this glut of customers for the auto glass repair shops has been drawing a great deal of publicity of late due to the extent of its damage.  At last official count, according to the local authorities, the number of cars that had had their windows broken was nearing 200.  In fact, some local law enforcers say it may well have reached that figure already, given that the count is based on official reports, and there may be car owners out there who simply have not reported the vandalism done to their vehicles.

There were several patterns or trends noted in the reports by police officers.  For instance, it was observed that the area most heavily hit was 14^th St. West, followed by Avenue C of the city.  While there were also a fair number of vandalism in other streets and places, the vast majority of cases reported came from the aforementioned locations.  Furthermore, it was noted that most of the vandalism saw the side window on the driver’s side of the vehicle being the part affected.  To some extent, auto glass repair technicians say, this is somewhat fortunate for the victimized car owners: a windshield replacement costs more than a side window replacement, generally speaking, and it may also be a greater hazard to drive with a vehicle that requires the former instead of the latter.

At the moment, police are asking locals who may have information regarding the crimes to get in touch with the Crime Prevention Center or Crime Stoppers, whose number is (406) 245-6660.  Police are even offering possible cash rewards for those whose tips or information actually lead to valid arrests.  A point to note here is that the rewards are only available after the arrest has been made.

While all locals in the area are hoping that the vandals shall be caught soon, it cannot be denied, say auto glass repair shop owners, that the miscreants have inadvertently caused a windfall for the car glass service stores in the area.  Most of the Billings shops are already listing full appointments for the entire week, which means quite a number of persons shall have to wait before their car windows are put up again.

Belron’s UK counterpart to the US-based Safelite, Autoglass, has just released a new windshield repair resin that they are marketing under their brand, with claims that the new resin has vast improvements over many of the current resins being used in the auto glass repair market.  Dubbed by the company as the HPX3, the resin is already being sent and used by Autoglass locations all over the United Kingdom, and Belron officials say that other Belron auto glass repair companies are probably going to be using it as well, or at the very least going to be granted access to the resin.

Autoglass has spoken of the research process that went into the HPX3’s development as rigorous, stating that it was developed specifically to be the best windshield repair resin available.  The claims being made by the company on the efficacy of the new windshield repair resin are based on internal testing as well as findings from independent testing labs, which they say show that the new resin does not only adhere better but also ages far better than current resins.

Aging is an important factor in the quality of an auto glass repair resin, as low-cost, poor-quality resins on the market are actually known for turning yellow with age.  This means that the previously near-invisible repairs on a windshield later show up, which can be quite irritating to the car owner.  A worse possibility is actually shrinkage, where the resin that has been measured out to fill the crack or chip perfectly suddenly retracts inwards upon itself as its mass collapses due to desiccation.  The result is not only a visible crack or chip but also the high possibility of that same damage reopening as a result of the old gaps being “unfilled”, as it were.  Autoglass claims that its new windshield repair resin can avoid that.

Most companies in the auto glass repair and services industry really do invest significant capital in research and development projects for new tools for windshield repair and auto glass replacement, although only larger ones—such as those in the Belron international network—are often endowed with the funds necessary to do serious R&D capable of producing truly novel tools and chemicals.  Most small and independent auto glass repair companies have to settle for focusing only on providing the technical expertise for using the tools, with separate companies doing the research necessary for tool development.  Most of the time, these smaller companies have to depend on companies such as Autoglass for major developments in the technology, although whether or not the larger companies shall be making their tools available to others is uncertain.  There is as yet no word on the HPX3 in that regard.

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