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Carglass is a commercial brand for car glass repair and replacement that belongs to the Belron group, a subsidiary of the Belgian D'Ieteren group.
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Carglass is a commercial brand for car glass repair and replacement that belongs to the Belron group, a subsidiary of the Belgian D'Ieteren group.
Carglass is present in most European countries and throughout the world. [1]
Created in France in 1986, the Carglass company specializes in the repair of windshield impacts, the replacement of car windows [2] and the recalibration of the ADAS camera located on the windshield.
Carglass' French headquarters are located in Courbevoie in Hauts-de-Seine, north of the La Défense business district.
Carglass had, at the end of December 2022, nearly 3000 employees, in more than 700 intervention centers [3] and more than 350 workshop-vehicles. [2] [4]
The headquarters, in Courbevoie, also includes a car glass repair and replacement center, as well as the corporate repairer university. In 2014, Carglass created the first professional glass operator qualification certificate, recognized by automotive professionals. [5]
Carglass' internal customer relations center is located at the Futuroscope Technopole in Vienne. [6]
Since 2010, Carglass has invested in a CSR approach, promoting the repair of windshields instead of their replacement, recycling 100% of broken windshields and electrifying its fleet of workshop vehicles. The company is certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 and has obtained the Gold Ecovadis seal. [7] [8]
Belron, the brand owner, has the following shareholders: [9]
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