Cary Group, a European market leader within Vehicle Glass Repair and Replacements, today announces that the company’s 2024 Sustainability Report is available at the company’s website, Sustainability – Cary Group (https://carygroup.com/sustainability/).

“Cary Group performed well in 2024 with important strategic progress. We continued our growth journey, both via acquisitions and organic growth, despite a challenging external operating environment. As we reflect on the past year and look forward to the future, I am also proud to see evidence of our commitment to sustainability. Our vision is to be the most sustainable company in our industry, and during the year we executed on several important initiatives to achieve our vision”, Anders Jensen, CEO of Cary Group, comments.

 

Cary Group’s sustainability commitment to 2030 focus on four key areas: Climate, Circular Offering, Empowering People, and Business Ethics. Having a Responsible Supply Chain spans across all these areas.

 

Cary Group’s reduction targets, verified by SBTi, are to reduce CO2e emissions from Scope 1&2 by 42% and Scope 3 by 52%, in relation to gross profit, by 2030. During 2024 Cary Group implemented several actions to reduce emissions such as continuing increasing the repair rate of windscreens (instead of replacements), converting to renewable energy, focusing on digital customer innovations and transitioning to a green fleet of courtesy cars in our workshops. More details of initiatives taken in all key areas are to be found in the report.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Helene Gustafsson, Head of Corporate Communication
Tel.: +46 708 684 050
Email: helene.gustafsson@carygroup.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Cary Group
Cary Group specialises in sustainable solutions for vehicle glass repair and replacement, with a complementary offering in vehicle damage repair. With good accessibility, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. We call it Smarter solutions for sustainable car care. For more information, please visit www.carygroup.com.

Cary Group, a European market leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement (VGRR) services, has signed an agreement to acquire 51% of the French company 123 Pare-Brise, a leading independent VGRR specialist in France.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Marquette-lez-Lille and Bourgoin-Jallieu, 123 Pare-Brise operates a network of 129 owned workshops across France. The acquisition provides Cary Group with a strategic entry into the French VGRR market, which has significant size and growth potential. As a leading player in the French market, 123 Pare-Brise operates with a fully integrated network of workshops and a business model that is focused on direct-to-consumer sales. The company employs just under 900 employees with total sales of approximately 100 MEUR.

 

"The acquisition of 123 Pare-Brise is a significant milestone for Cary Group as we continue to expand our presence in Europe. The French market for repair, replacement and calibration of vehicle glass is an important part of the European market. The acquisition of 123 Pare-Brise is a natural step in our consolidation journey and strengthens Cary Group’s position in Europe. We are impressed by the strong growth of the company, the exceptional quality of their services and workshop network and we look forward to working closely with their talented team", says Anders Jensen, CEO of Cary Group.

 

"We are excited to join forces with Cary Group, a company that shares our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. This partnership will enable us to leverage Cary Group's resources and expertise to further enhance our services and expand our reach in the French market", says Norbert Sibert, Alberic Bienvenu and Ludovic Vaesken, founders of 123 Pare-Brise.

 

The current management team of 123 Pare-Brise, will remain in place to ensure continuity and drive the company's growth post-acquisition.

Cary Group's acquisition strategy focuses on platform acquisitions to enter new geographic markets, add-on acquisitions to strengthen its presence in existing markets, and smaller acquisitions to improve its footprint and achieve additional scale. Over the past four years, Cary Group has made several key platform acquisitions, including Autoglass Clinic and Touring Glass in Belgium, Dansk Bilglas in Denmark, Autoglas in Luxemburg, Expressglass in Portugal, Auto Cristal Ralarsa in Spain, and Zentrale Autoglas in Germany. These acquisitions have not only increased revenue but also established Cary Group in new markets, contributing to the consolidation of the highly fragmented European VGRR market.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Helene Gustafsson, Head of Corporate Communication, Cary Group
Tel: +46 70 868 40 50
Email: Helene.gustafsson@carygroup.com

 

 

 

 

 

About Cary Group
Cary Group specialises in sustainable solutions for vehicle glass repair and replacement, with a complementary offering in vehicle damage repair. With good accessibility, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. We call it Smarter solutions for sustainable car care. For more information, please visit www.carygroup.com.

 

About 123 Pare-Brise

Founded in May 2020 by industry experts, 123 Pare-Brise is a French brand specializing in the repair and replacement of all types of auto glass. With fast, reliable and accessible services, it has established itself as a benchmark player in France. 123 Pare-Brise is based in the Hauts-de-France and Auvergne Rhône Alpe regions of France and relies on a branch network to guarantee consistent quality of service in all its centres. With its strong workforce, the company will have 130 centres by early 2025 and has a clear ambition: to become the leading independent integrated network in France.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expressglass, a Portuguese leading provider of automotive glass repair and replacement services, is pleased to announce the launch of the new business area SafeDrive, specialising in road safety. The business area is created since Expressglass has acquired the ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance System) business unit from the company CardioID Technologies.  

Through SafeDrive, ExpressGlass intends to become industry leader in transforming, and making, road mobility in Portugal safer. 

"We see this acquisition as an opportunity to become national leaders in the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems market. We look forward to providing complementary services to insurance customers and fleet customers, besides repair and replacement of windscreens," comments Joana Marques, CEO of ExpressGlass. 

The main products marketed by SafeDrive include: 

• SafeAssist – Advanced driving assistance through artificial intelligence. 

• SafeLocation – GeoTAB telematics, offered to fleet manager to better manage their fleet, tracking the cars, having information on the routes. 

• SafeAware – Mobileye, an aftermarket equipment offered to bus companies or school vans which detects death angles of the vehicle. 

• Safelock – Alcohol interlock aimed for the truck and bus segment (to measure alcohol levels before starting the engine).  

For further information, please contact:  
 
Helene Gustafsson, Head of Corporate Communication, Cary Group 
Tel: +46 70 868 40 50 
Email: Helene.gustafsson@carygroup.com 

 
About ExpressGlass 

ExpressGlass specializes in providing services for Automotive Glass Repair and Replacement. Operating since 2002, ExpressGlass currently has around 90 branches ensuring coverage across Portugal, including Madeira and Azores. 
In April 2022, ExpressGlass was acquired by CaryGroup, a strategic acquisition for the Group's expansion in the Iberian Peninsula. Cary Group is a European market leader specializing in sustainable solutions for vehicle glass repair and replacement, with a complementary offering in bodywork repair. 

About Cary Group 
Cary Group specialises in sustainable solutions for vehicle glass repair and replacement, with a complementary offering in vehicle damage repair. With good accessibility, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. We call it Smarter solutions for sustainable car care. For more information, please visit www.carygroup.com. 

Cary Group, a European market leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement, has made the strategic decision to streamline its operations in Norway. This means that the business will consist solely of MPS Bilskade and Quick Car Fix, active in large and smaller collision damage repair. The decision means that Cary Group has chosen to sell parts of the existing car glass workshops to Norwegian Riis Montasje AS.

Cary Group's strategic review of its Norwegian operations means that the company continues to invest in businesses in which the company is the market leader, a strategy that Cary Group has for all its respective markets. This means that Cary Group is leaving its car glass operations in Norway and has come to an agreement with Norwegian Riis Montasje AS of a divestment of 12 workshops within Cary Bilglass. The other workshops, active in replacement and repair of car glass, will be closed.

 

Cary Group established itself on the Norwegian market in 2014 and has become one of the three largest players in car glass in Norway. Over the years, Cary Group's Norwegian operations have expanded and today, apart from being active in car glass repair, also consist of operations in large and smaller collision damage repair, through the acquisition of MPS Bilskade in 2022 and Quick Car Fix in 2021. Growing within this vertical is a Nordic strategy for Cary Group. These operations in Norway are very strong and through MPS Bilskade they are the market leader.

 

"Cary Group's strategy is to operate as number 1 or 2 in its respective markets. Through its successful presence in collision damage repair in Norway, it is natural that we put all our energy into focusing on this business. Besides this, we have not successfully established the same solid cooperation with the insurance companies in Norway as we have done in other countries. With that in mind, we see it as a natural decision to sell some of the car glass workshops to Riis Montasje AS, since these workshops will gain more from being part of a player with a larger presence on the Norwegian market. In addition, Riis operate a high-quality auto glass chain and come from a strong family culture, just like many of the businesses within the Cary Group. I have personally worked with the Riis family in auto glass for almost 30 years, both as a supplier, as a competitor and as a partner through AGE*. We look forward to deepening this collaboration and working closely together in the future," says Anders Jensen, CEO of Cary Group.

 

"We look forward to welcoming employees from parts of Cary Group's operations to Riis, which will strengthen our professional competence, says Frithjof Riis, owner Riis Montasje AS.

 

*AGE (Automotive Glass Experts) is a network for companies active in automotive glass and is present in 24 countries. The members can take advantage of the network through knowledge exchange and agreements. Cary Group has a membership in Sweden, Denmark, UK, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.

 

The acquisition is subject to a competitive review, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.  

 

For further information, please contact:

Helene Gustafsson, Head of Corporate Communication, Cary Group
Tel: +46 70 868 40 50
Email: Helene.gustafsson@carygroup.com

About Cary Group
Cary Group specialises in sustainable solutions for vehicle glass repair and replacement, with a complementary offering in vehicle damage repair. With good accessibility, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. We call it Smarter solutions for sustainable car care. For more information, please visit www.carygroup.com.

Cary Group, a leading provider of automotive glass repair and replacement services, is proud to announce a series of new initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality and diversity within the company. These initiatives are part of Cary Group’s ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive work environment and lowering barriers for women to enter traditionally male-dominated roles. One of these initiatives is a Female Technician Summit, held for the first time in Stockholm on August 28-29th. 

Cary Group is dedicated to offering a workplace with equal opportunities and an inclusive environment. The company aims to increase the number of female employees, particularly in production roles, to enhance gender equality and broaden its recruiting base. Cary Group has set ambitious targets to increase the number of female technicians from 31 to 57 by 2026, representing an 84% growth.

There are several ongoing initiatives to reach this, one of it is the Female Technician Summit but also CaryLEAD, the company’s newa leadership profile, as well as sustainability– linked loans, financial initiatives tied to the company’s sustainability goals. The Female Technician Summit, held in Stockholm for the first time, gathered female technicians from Sweden and the UK, with the purpose of sharing knowledge and experiences and to discuss how to attract more female technicians to Cary Group. Guest speakers at the Summit included Sandra Mobarakis (Byggsandra), Jens Åklinder Lagerström (Scania), as well as André Persson (Regional Manager at Ryds Bilglas).

 

“We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Our new initiatives are a testament to our commitment to breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated roles. By increasing the number of female technicians, we aim to not only enhance gender equality but also to enrich our company culture. The Female Technician Summit was a fantastic and important opportunity to hear our female technicians share their experiences, support each other, and discuss how to best create a good and inclusive working environment . It was a great experience for us all to feel the strength that we create together and to see first-hand the internal engagement and dedication from our managers and our organisation." ,says Maria Dillner, Director HR at Cary Group.

 

The Group’s next scheduled initiative includes digital forums for managers in Sweden and the UK to share best practice and high-light good examples from the company’s work on inclusion and gender equality, and takes place during autumn 2024.

For further information, please contact:

Helene Gustafsson, Head of Corporate Communication, Cary Group
Tel: +46 70 868 40 50
Email: Helene.gustafsson@carygroup.com