NSG Financial Results Report Drop in Auto Glass Market

Posted by on May 10, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The 2012 Annual Consolidated Financial Results from Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) are reporting a decrease in profit and demand in the auto glass market. NSG says that high oil prices and the economic environment were main factors leading to a reduction in the number of miles driven. The company goes on to say that mild weather conditions also led to a reduction in glass breakage throughout the previous year.

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Belron Officials Attribute Autoglass® Cuts to Mild Winter, Rising Fuel Costs

Posted by on June 20, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The recent employee cuts at Autoglass, Belron’s United Kingdom-based brand, are the result of “an exceptionally mild winter combined with the increased cost of fuel, which has caused a reduction in the number of miles driven and a consequent reduction in vehicle damage,” according to sales and marketing director Jeff Boekstein. “As a result, the industry as a whole has seen lower demand this year,” he adds

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Belron Officials Attribute Autoglass® Cuts to Mild Winter, Rising Fuel Costs

Belron Officials Attribute Autoglass® Cuts to Mild Winter, Rising Fuel Costs

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The recent employee cuts at Autoglass, Belron’s United Kingdom-based brand, are the result of “an exceptionally mild winter combined with the increased cost of fuel, which has caused a reduction in the number of miles driven and a consequent reduction in vehicle damage,” according to sales and marketing director Jeff Boekstein. “As a result, the industry as a whole has seen lower demand this year,” he adds. “ … In all our markets we constantly assess the level of resource (both full-time and part-time) we need to meet local market conditions.”

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Pittsburgh Doctors Step Up Monitoring of Flu-Like Symptoms

Posted by on April 30, 2009 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Pittsburgh-area hospitals have not seen a spike in the number of flu-related respiratory problems, but the number may rise as doctors become more vigilant in screening patients for swine flu.

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Pittsburgh Doctors Step Up Monitoring of Flu-Like Symptoms

Pre-Registration Numbers Match 2008 for Independents’ Days Conference

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Pre-registration for the Independent Glass Association’s (IGA) 2009 Independents’ Days Conference and Spring Auto Glass Show have reached the levels of its previous events.

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Pre-Registration Numbers Match 2008 for Independents’ Days Conference