Kwik-Fit Fleet Expands its Service to Include Glass Repair

Kwik-Fit Fleet has rolled a new vehicle windscreen repair service. Kwik-Fit centres across the UK are now able to repair vehicle windscreens by injecting a liquid acrylic resin into the damaged glass. The resin is cured by the use of long wave ultra violet light. The call-in service, which by the end of 2007 will be available at all 670 Kwik-Fit outlets, sees Britain’s largest independent fast-fit giant on target to win a significant slice of the windscreen repair sector.

The glass repair market is presently dominated by just a handful of players and is estimated to be worth £310 million a year with the average value of each of the approximate 2.8 million jobs being £121. The windscreen repair sector is estimated to account for 25-30 per cent of work and is estimated to be worth around £38 million with the average cost of each job being £50.

Repairs at Kwik-Fit centres will typically take 20-30 minutes. While the majority of the repairs are via insurance companies, fleets account for about 15 per cent of work.

Kwik-Fit Fleet’s entry into the windscreen repair market follows the company’s launch into providing MoTs, vehicle servicing, air conditioning recharging and a brake inspection and replacement service in recent years. This is all in addition to its range of tyre, battery and exhaust services on which the company was founded.

Mike Wise, head of Kwik-Fit Fleet, said: “The launch of a windscreen repair service adds another piece to our ever-expanding vehicle service, maintenance and repair portfolio. It has been Kwik-Fit Fleet’s ambition to offer fleet decision-makers and all company car and van drivers a one-stop shop of fast-fit services to keep vehicle downtime to an absolute minimum.