GERBER( Boyd Group) buy a stake in GLASS AMERICA

[the big welshman]

Here we go again a NETWORK buying a stake in a Auto Glass Company, I am wondering if all the Gerber network Windshield Replacement & Windshiield repair work will be sent to Glass America? Just like Safelite Glass/Safelite Solutions & JN PHILLIPS/Tele Glass? Glass Ameica is one of Lynx main Glass Shops on there Network

[screenman]

Stop billing the insurers and you stop worrying about things like this straight away. The answer to your question is more than likely otherwise they would not be buying them.

[the big welshman]

Hey there Screenmann 75% of the Insurance companys over here in the USA use a NETWORK ? and you can get some work out of them? I am quit sure you run into the same problem in the UK with CAREGLASS (BELRON Company) the Insurance Company UK & IRELAND only use Careglass as there only Glass Shop ?

[screenman]

I have not billed the insurers for over 6 years, before that they were only a very small part of my income. I find as I have said before the retail/insurance market an expensive one to service.

[benswindshieldrepair]

Granted, I don't rely on this income, but I still run a business in the smartest way I can possibly do so. However, I offer insurance billing as an option to my customers. If they want to bill them, I present it as an option. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. But I don't sit by the phone waiting for referrals from corporate ass-clowns. I get a couple in the summer and that is it. Usually it's when the Jolly Giants are too busy ripping other people off to bother themselves with repair. I take the calls when I get 'em. Other than that, it's on me to farm up the work. I'm fine with it and I've yet to offend anyone with my approach. Good luck!!!