GlasWeld To Be Represented Prominently At Windshield Repair Olympics In Memphis

Online, September 16, 2011 (Newswire.com) - GlasWeld, a complete solutions provider for the glass repair industry, will be represented by more than fifty percent of the competitors at the 2011 Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics to be held during Auto Glass Week in Memphis, Tennessee September 15-17, 2011. At least six of the eleven competitors will be using GlasWeld windshield repair equipment and resins during the international competition.

The 2010 world champion Randy Olson of Chip Medic in Bend, Oregon will defend his title among competitors from across the United States and internationally. There will be five competitors from GlasWeld Spain who competed in the Spanish version of the Windshield Repair Olympics held in Madrid in July. First place winner Braulio López, who participated in the 2009 Windshield Repair Olympics in Las Vegas will compete for GlasWeld Spain as well as four of his compatriots. López has completed 15,000 repairs over the last thirteen years and will be leading the Spanish contingent. Olson was the Gold medal winner at the 2010 Walt Gorman Windshield Repair Olympics. He is a retired firefighter and has been in the windshield repair business for six years. The 2010 event was his first and only windshield repair competition.

GlasWeld general manager Dennis Garbutt comments, "We are proud to have been a Platinum Sponsor of this event for the last six years and look forward to some tough competition. Each of the technicians participating in this event represents the top of the industry in professionalism, customer service and technique. We wish them all the best."

The sixth annual Walt Gorman Windshield Repair Olympics competition is designed to find the auto glass repair technician who completes the best windshield repair. Judging covers six major areas, including customer interaction and technician comportment, as well as safe and proper repair practices following the ANSI/ROLAGS standard for windshield repair.

About GlasWeld
Based in the United States in Bend, Oregon, GlasWeld provides complete glass repair solutions-from revolutionary equipment to unparalleled training programs and technical support-for both flat glass and auto glass to consulting and contracting services. The company's Gforce™ Glass Scratch Removal System, G3fusion™ and ecoVac™ Windshield Repair Kits, and Gclear™ Headlight Restoration Kits are distributed worldwide through an international distribution network. GlasWeld's product lines have been developed based on decades of industry research, development and customer feedback. Because glass repair is intrinsically sustainable, GlasWeld is Dedicated to Preservation™ and has integrated creative, tangible environmental initiatives into its daily operations. For more information, visit www.glasweld.com or call 800-321-2597.

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