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Mikerf

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Auto Windscreens go bust


Sorry to point this out to everyone particularly in light of their recent work.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12458091

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Gary Stretton

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Yes, Auto Windscreens is in administration as of yesterday with 1100 people facing redundancy. My best wishes are with them.

It doesn't mean the end of our initiative necessarily. The maufacturing plant and expertise there is world class so hopefully it will re-emerge with new investors.

I'll be issuing a statement on the CM website once the situation has been clarified. In the meantime I hope we can still look forward to new glass in spite of this setback.


All the best,
Gary


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nigel c

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Here here Gary, our thoughts should be with those who face a very uncertain future, some of us have been there and its not a nice place to be.

I hope the northern plant gets up and running again as their collective expertise is second to none and to think all that knowledge could drift away is criminal.

As mentioned in the original thread (and in your excellent article Gary) and in my TR Register Report we were only at the getting names together stage to get a batch ordered to obtain discounts etc.

No monies have changed hands yet so were saved that problem so far.



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Frank

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Guys:

Sorry to see this news, after all the work Gary and Nigel have put in.

I've seen life from the supplier end as well, sometimes being the best
isn't good enough, and times are tough at the moment.

Hopefully, whatever happens the tooling will survive.  Was the Register
spares fund out of pocket, or are they covered for this sort of disaster?

Frank



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Dean #213

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Doesn't look like good news this morning, or this is a formal step to pull it officially from the stock market.

http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2011/02/28/138181/Auto-Windscreens-ceases-trading-as-no-buyer-emerges.htm#

Maybe someone will make a play for part of the business.  Perhaps they can split off a vintage motoring glass business.

Dean (Now that I started restoring the Peerless, I really wanted that new glass)    



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Gary Stretton

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Watch this space Dean... it ain't over yet for our glass.... Keep the faith.

PS. That''s meant to be cryptic.

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Gary,

Any news on the glass?  

Dean



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Hello Dean,

"it ain't over til we say it is. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" Animal House, John Belushi if I remember correctly.

The news is very positive. though Nigel and I are being tight-lipped until we've seen the first of the new screens in early October.

More news ASAP.

All the best, Gary



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Gary,

It is indeed very good to hear about the positive progress. I can't wait for October!  

I have been looking at local (US) options for a replacement front screen.  Of course it is bleak.  The best I have been able to do so far is locate a vendor (Tri Valley Auto Glass)  http://www.trivalleyautoglass.com/custom_cut_glass.cfm that would be willing to cut a Peerless windscreen from an existing, larger, windshield that shares the same curve.

We haven't located the right piece of doner glass yet, but I have some confidence a suitable doner it could be found eventually.

The problem is that this not an inexpensive process.  You then have to buy the doner glass and the services to water jet and finish.  An initial estimate puts the first screen at over one thousand dollars with little room to bring down the price with additional orders.  

I have my finger's crossed that I won't have to pursue this any further:)

Dean



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Dean

        I cracked the windshield in my racing Warwick and sent the broken glass out and had a copy made in Polycarbonate.

Is working good for racing but there are no wipers rubbing on it. With shipping cost just over $500 US. They now

have a pattern.

 

Dean

Another Dean.... 



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