Merritt Glass Company Receives Elite Safety Accreditation For Auto Glass Installation
Feb 28
MERRITT GLASS COMPANY RECEIVES ELITE
SAFETY ACCREDITATION FOR AUTO GLASS INSTALLATION
February 28, 2008 — MERRITT GLASS COMPANY, INC., of Pensacola is again featured as one of the elite glass shops to meet the safety standards of the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council, Inc. The company has agreed to adhere to the AGRSS standards for windshield replacement and is listed on the AGRSS official consumer website, www.safewindshields.com.
“The windshield is a vital part of the structural strength of any vehicle,” said Chip Merritt, Owner and President of Merritt Glass Company. “Most consumers don’t realize how an improperly replaced windshield puts them at risk. We are committed to complying with all of AGRSS’s safety standards.”
In a front end collision the windshield provides up to 45 percent of the structural integrity of the cabin of the vehicle and in a rollover, up to 60 percent, according to AGRSS.
Merritt Glass Company has certified its compliance with the six major sections of the AGRSS Standard that covers forty-three specific items of compliance.
AGRSS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the safe replacement of auto glass and is an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-standards development organization. It has developed the world’s only auto glass replacement safety standards, addressing installation procedures, installer education and product performance. For more information, visit its websites at www.safewindshields.com and www.agrss.org.
Merritt Glass Company, a locally owned and operated business since 1994, offers and installs a complete line of auto glass, commercial glass and residential glass. It can assist you and your business in all of its glass needs ranging from hurricane impact products and commercial storefronts to shower doors and glass cutting services. Merritt Glass Company is proud to be known as the Glass Problems Solvers. For more information, contact Merritt Glass Company or visit its website at www.merrittglass.com.
