June 2021

Cary Group publishes Sustainability Report 2020

Cary Group, a leading European vehicle glass repair and replacement service provider, today publishes its Sustainability Report for 2020. Cary Group offers solutions that help sustain the life, value and safety features of vehicles. Caring for and repairing, instead of replacing, with social responsibility and minimal environmental impact, is the foundation of sustainable car care at Cary Group.

“At Cary Group we believe in having a strategy which has sustainability as an integrated, core part of how we build our company. We do not believe in having a sustainability strategy – we have a sustainable strategy. As volumes increase it has become even more important to find sustainable solutions in everything we do. Our aim to always repair instead of replacing a windscreen when possible is one of them. In 2020, Cary Group repaired 125,175 windscreens, saving approximately 5 tonnes of CO2. By developing smarter solutions, we will be able to contribute to making mobility more sustainable, adapt to customer needs, create stronger teams and individuals, and reduce our climate impact. With a humble approach, this is how we want to lead the industry transformation and continue our journey ahead”, says Linda Wikström, COO and Deputy CEO Cary Group.

Cary Group’s ambition is to be the most sustainable company in the industry with a strong connection between business strategy, brand value and sustainability management. Reducing the climate impact is one of Cary Group’s priorities, but so is dedicated work to creating added value for the Group’s co-workers, including securing their health and safety.

The full Sustainability Report is available on Cary Group’s website, www.carygroup.com.

About Cary Group

Cary Group offers sustainable car care solutions with business in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the UK, specializing in vehicle glass repair and replacement with a complementary offering in auto body repair. Rydsbilglas, Svenska Bussglas, Mobile Windscreens, Crashpoint, Cary and Quick Car Fix are our well known and successful brands with a total of 289 workshops, 314 mobile units, 1,000 employees and SEK 1,650m in turnover. We provide car care services that sustain the life, value and safety feature of motorized vehicles by always aiming to repair instead of replace. With convenient locations, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. For more information, visit www.carygroup.com.

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June 2021

Cary Group strengthens the Board of Directors with three new members to accelerate pan-European expansion

Cary Group, market leader in sustainable car care solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Juan Vargues, Magdalena Persson and Ragnhild Wiborg as new members to its Board of Directors. This will bring in new expertise and capabilities to help accelerate the international expansion and becoming the sustainable choice for consumers and insurance providers across Europe.

“I am very pleased with the addition of three new Board members, all with excellent backgrounds to support the strategy and growth journey of Cary Group. Juan Vargues, Magdalena Persson and Ragnhild Wiborg bring a wealth of experience and high competence with experience in the field of sustainability, working with strong brands, international expansion and with an acquisition-led growth agenda. Their combined experience will be important in Cary Group's continued growth in Europe. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and the company’s management team in these exciting times ahead”, says Magnus Lindquist, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

“I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Annette Kumlien and Andreas Näsvik, who both have declined re-election as Board members. Their joint efforts through the work of the Board of Directors of Cary Group have been important contributions to the strong development of the company”, Magnus Lindquist continues.

Juan Vargues’ current positions include President and CEO of Dometic and Board member of Munters. Previous assignments include Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY and President of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, President and CEO of Besam Group and various positions within SKF Group.

Magdalena Persson has been the CEO of Interflora, SamSari and WM-data Business Partner and has had various positions within Microsoft. She is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iver Management AB, a Board Member of NCAB Group, Intrum AB, Recover Nordic and an industrial advisor to EQT Partners.

Ragnhild Wiborg is the Chair of the Board of EAM Solar AS and a Board Member of Intrum AB, Rana Gruber ASA and Kistefos ASA. She was previously active in asset management as CIO and Portfolio Manager at Odin Fonder and Wiborg Kapitalförvaltning.

Following the appointments, the Board of Directors of Cary Group consists of Magnus Lindquist (Chairman of the Board), Joakim Andreasson, Juan Vargues, Leif Ryd, Magdalena Persson and Ragnhild Wiborg.

About Cary Group

Cary Group offers sustainable car care solutions with business in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the UK, specializing in vehicle glass repair and replacement and auto body repair. Ryds bilglas, Svenska Bussglas, Mobile Windscreens, Crashpoint, Cary and Quick Car Fix are our well known and successful brands with a total of 289 workshops, 314 mobile units, 1,000 employees and 1,650 MSEK in turnover. We provide car care services that sustain the life, value and safety feature of motorized vehicles by always aiming to repair instead of replace. With convenient locations, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. For more information, visit www.carygroup.com.

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May 2021

If Insurance chooses Cary Group as first supplier

Cary Group becomes If Insurance’s first supplier of car glass repair and replacement in Sweden and Norway, as a result of an extended partnership agreement.

“We couldn’t be happier about this partnership and are looking forward to continue working together to create excellent experiences for our common customers. We have had a close collaboration with If Insurance for many years and see this extended partnership as a sign that they appreciate our smart, convenient and sustainable solutions within car glass repair and replacement”, says Anders Jensen, CEO, Cary Group.

The three year agreement, effective in May, means that Cary Group and the operating brands Ryds Bilglas in Sweden and Cary (former Ryds Bilglass) in Norway, will be the recommended suppliers to all If Insurance’s customers in these countries.

“If has decided to prolong our successful cooperation with Cary Group as If’s sole main supplier of glass repairs in Sweden and as one of our two main glass suppliers in Norway where we look forward to join Cary’s growth journey.” says Jonas Bruhn, Nordic Category Manager Automotive Glass.

For more information contact:
Anders Jensen, CEO Ryds Bilglas
Tel. +46 70 727 34 80
Email: anders.jensen@rydsbilglas.se

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April 2021

Cary Group acquires Quick Car Fix in Norway

Cary Norway, part of Cary Group with operations in the Nordics and Great Britain, is adding the SMART repair chain Quick Car Fix to its expanding business, with an 80% acquisition.

“We are happy to welcome Quick Car Fix to our international group and local operations in Norway. As part of our expansion in the Nordics and the ambition to broaden our business, Quick Car Fix is a valuable contribution to our family of companies offering smarter car care solutions to our customers”, says Anders Jensen, CEO Cary Group

Quick Car Fix, specializing in SMART Repair – Small to Medium Area Repair Techniques – was founded in 2009 with the aim to offer cost efficient, fast and sustainable car repairs within the field of cosmetic damages. Its 14 workshops are located all around Norway at strategic locations such as airports, shopping centers and parking lots and had a total turnover of 60 MNOK in 2020.

Quick Car Fix will continue with business as usual and its CEO Pål Mørk will, as responsible for SMART Repair Norway and as a 20% owner, play a key role in future operations as well as the integration within Cary Group.

“We are looking forward to being part of Cary Group, a dream come true as I see it. I truly belive in Cary Group’s strategies for the future and their expanding journey ahead. It gives us the potential to grow nationwide with our concept, enter new markets and to become a complete supplier to our customers”, says Pål Mørk, CEO Quick Car Fix.

For further information. please contact:
Anders Jensen, CEO Cary Group
anders.jensen@carygroup.com or +46 10 102 98 74

Tone Jakobsen, Managing Director of Cay Norway
tone.jakobsen@cary.no or +47 92 896 920

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March 2021

Cary Group acquires Denmark’s largest auto bodyshop centre

Ryds Bilglas Denmark AS, part of Cary Group acquires Crashpoint. Now more workshops are to be accessed in the Nordic region.

Ryds Bilglas Denmark AS, part of Cary Group, has bought 80 percent of the Danish ”body darlings”, Crashpoint with three workshops in East Jutland. The strategy is to extend Crashpoint to the rest of Denmark and the other Cary Group countries. “We’re very happy. This is the right strategy and the right timing. We are now getting some completely different muscles to spread the Crashpoint concept”, says the part-owners, Claus Nielsen and Frank Madsen.

They both continue in the new ownership. So does the 30 employees, primarily body technicians and paintworkers, divided into the three workshops: the main workshop in Aarhus Nord from 2009, the 2nd in Viby J, which was added in 2013, and the 3rd in Vejle at My Garage, which was established in 2019.

Kenneth Waagenes, Managing Director Ryds Bilglas Denmark AS, is also excited about the acquisition: “As a partner, we look forward to further developing the Crashpoint concept and what customers demand and expect, to other places in Denmark and abroad”, says Kenneth Waagenes, who has been in charge of Ryds Bilglas in Denmark for three years. Two years ago, Ryds Bilglas bought DanGlas and now has 14 workshops in Denmark.

Crashpoint is Denmark’s largest body shop center, specialized in repairing damage and auto repair, among those Tesla, which was and continues to be a highly advanced car that requires great knowledge from the technician.

In December 2020, Ryds Bilglas Group changed its name to Cary Group – as part of the company’s continued journey, and it was created from the combination Car+Ry(ds) (=Car care by Ryds). “Cary honors our heritage and represents our customer focus and sustainable business model based on the goal of repairing rather than replacing. We plan to strengthen our offerings and deliver services that support the lifetime, value and safety of motorized vehicles. Simply ”because we care”, says Kenneth Waagenes.

For further information, please contact:

Kenneth Waagenes, Managing Director Denmark

kenneth.waagenes@carygroup.com or +45 21 214 221

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March 2021

Ryds Bilglass Norway becomes Cary

Ryds Bilglass with 48 workshops around Norway is changing its name to Cary. The specialisation in repairing and changing car glass will continue to be a vital part of operations, but the aim is to widen their offer in the future.

”We are proud that we now can take this step on the Norwegian market. It is a part of becoming an even stronger player, as a member of the coherent international family Cary Group. The name change also gives us the opportunity to expand and offer even smarter and more sustainable solutions to our customers within damage and car care services”, says Tone Jakobsen, Managing Director Cary Group Norway AS.

Ryds Bilglass was established in Norway in 2014, but was founded in Sweden over 70 years ago. Since then, business has have grown by acquisitions of family run businesses and franchise opera-tions in the Nordics and in Great Britain.

“The new name and brand is an important part in our continued venture and it was created by combining Car+Ry(ds) (=Car care by Ryds). It gives us the opportunity to clarify our customer focus and sustainable business model, while still honouring our heritage and experience. Our ambitions with a wider offering is all about developing solutions that will sustain the life and increase both value and safety of our customers’ vehicles. We call it smarter car care”, says Tone Jakobsen.

The new brand will take place over a three-week period, where our new website cary.no and all workshops will be successively transformed to Cary.

For further information, please contact:

Tone Jakobsen, Managing Director

tone.jakobsen@cary.no or +47 92896920

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February 2021

Safer roads with new AI from Cary Group

Cary Group launches a revolutionary AI service that shows whether a damaged windscreen can be repaired or will need to be replaced entirely – simply by uploading a photo of the damage to our companies’ websites.

By using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cary Group can rapidly determine whether damage such as stone chips or cracks on your windscreen can be repaired or if the entire windscreen will need to be replaced. Thanks to an advanced AI feature on our companies´ websites, car owners can simply upload a photo of the damage and get an automated assessment within seconds.

“At Cary Group we are constantly looking for new ways to make our customers’ lives easier. This new feature makes it quick and easy for customers to have the damage assessed and to schedule an appointmentfor repair,” says Anders Jensen CEO Cary Group.

Stone chips are a common problem that we often put off fixing, which can cause the entire windscreen to crack. This is serious as the windscreen is an important part of the overall vehicle structure. A cracked windscreen thus weakens the car as a whole. It also causes impaired visibility which is a safety risk – not just to the driver but to everyone on the roads.

”We understand that many people put off going to a workshop just to get a small chip or dent in the windscreen checked out. It seems like a hassle and often a waste of time. So with this new feature, we hope that more people will pay closer attention to chips and dents on their windscreens and get any problems fixed in good time – which is not just a win for the environment and your wallet, but also helps make the roads safer for us all,” continues Anders Jensen.

Cary Group is the first provider in Europe to offer this kind of automated assessment service for windscreens and car glass.

”As a automobile expert and a market leader within the repair and replacement of windscreens and car glass, this is a natural next step for us. Changing car glass ought to be fast and hassle-free. Automating the assessment process is a great boost to both customer satisfaction, road safety and the climate footprint,” Anders Jensen concludes.

Infomercial about the feature: https://youtu.be/S_zDqLNfGl0

For further information, please contact:
Anders Jensen, CEO Cary Group
anders.jensen@carygroup.com or +46 10 102 98 74

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December 2020

Good bye Ryds Bilglas Group, welcome Cary Group!

Ryds Bilglas Group with operations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the UK changes its name to Cary Group. A new group name and a new brand that represent the group’s existing international operations and support the continued expansion ahead. The group will continue to use strong local brands where it is commercially and strategically beneficial to do so.

“We are proud of becoming one family of companies under the name Cary Group and being able to offer smarter solutions to our customers and greater potential to our employees. As a first step of our strategy towards 2025, and under our new name, we establish a stronger group function, enhance collaborations across markets and aim to double our revenue”, says Anders Jensen, CEO, Cary Group.

Ryds Bilglas, specializing in vehicle glass repair and replacement, was founded in Sweden over 70 years ago and has grown ever since through acquisitions of family-run businesses and franchise operations. The continued expansion will from today be under the new name, created to carry the entire business including international markets and represent the group’s offer of sustainable car care in the future.

The group will continue to use strong local brands, such as Ryds Bilglas in Sweden and Mobile Windscreens in the UK, as long as it is commercially and strategically motivated. In other selected and future markets, brands may be re-branded to Cary when the timing is right. In Norway for exam-ple, the Cary brand will be used locally and the plan is to re-brand Ryds Bilglass to Cary in early 2021.

“The new group name and brand will lead our way towards the future and was created from the combi-nation of Car+Ry(ds) (=Car care by Ryds). Cary honors our heritage and represents our customer focus and sustainable business model based on the aim to repair instead of replace. We plan to strengthen our offer and provide car care services that sustain the life, value and safety feature of motorized vehicles. Simply because we care”, says Anders Jensen.

For further information, please contact:
Anders Jensen, CEO Cary Group
anders.jensen@carygroup.com or +46 10 102 98 74

About Cary Group

Cary Group, owned by the Ryd family and the majority owner Nordic Capital Fund VIII (Nordic Capital) offers car care solutions through Ryds Bilglas, Svenska Bussglas, Danglas and Mobile Windscreens. With local presence in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the UK, the international group has a total of 231 workshops and 260 mobile units specializing in vehicle glass repair and replacement. In 2019 the group had 1,000+ employees and revenues of over 1,600 MSEK.