juni 2021

Cary Group förstärker styrelsen med tre nya styrelsemedlemmar för att accelerera paneuropeisk expansion

Cary Group, marknadsledande inom hållbara skade- och bilvårdstjänster, är stolta över att tillkännage utnämningen av Juan Vargues, Magdalena Persson och Ragnhild Wiborg som nya styrelseledamöter. De nya ledamöterna bidrar med expertis och kunnande för att accelerera Cary Group’s internationella expansion och att bli det hållbara valet för konsumenter och försäkringsleverantörer över hela Europa.

”Jag är mycket nöjd med rekryteringen av de tre nya styrelseledamöterna, alla med utmärkt bakgrund för att stödja Cary Groups strategi och tillväxtresa. Juan Vargues, Magdalena Persson och Ragnhild Wiborg bidrar med gedigen erfarenhet och kompetens inom området för hållbarhet, och att ha arbetat med starka varumärken, internationell expansion och bolag med en förvärvsfokuserad tillväxtagenda. Deras samlade erfarenheter kommer att vara viktiga för Cary Groups fortsatta tillväxt i Europa. Jag ser fram emot att arbeta med styrelsen och ledningsgruppen under den spännande tid vi har framför oss”, säger Magnus Lindquist, styrelseordförande.

”Jag vill också rikta ett stort tack till Annette Kumlien och Andreas Näsvik, som båda har avböjt omval som styrelseledamöter. Deras gemensamma insatser i styrelsearbetet i Cary Group har varit viktiga bidrag till företagets starka utveckling”, fortsätter Magnus Lindquist.

Juan Vargues nuvarande positioner inkluderar VD och koncernchef för Dometic och styrelseledamot i Munters. Tidigare uppdrag inkluderar Vice VD för ASSA ABLOY och VD för ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, VD och koncernchef för Besam Group och flera befattningar inom SKF.

Magdalena Persson har varit VD för Interflora, SamSari och VM-data Business Partner och har haft flera positioner inom Microsoft. Hon är för närvarande styrelseordförande i Iver Management AB, styrelseledamot i NCAB Group, Intrum AB, Recover Nordic och investeringsrådgivare åt EQT Partners.

Ragnhild Wiborg är styrelseordförande i EAM Solar AS och styrelseledamot i Intrum AB, Rana Gruber ASA och Kistefos ASA. Hon var tidigare verksam inom kapitalförvaltning som investeringschef och portföljförvaltare på Odin Fonder och Wiborg Kapitalförvaltning.

Efter utnämningarna består styrelsen i Cary Group av Magnus Lindquist (styrelseordförande), Joakim Andreasson, Juan Vargues, Leif Ryd, Magdalena Persson och Ragnhild Wiborg.

Om Cary Group

Cary Group erbjuder hållbara skade- och bilvårdstjänster med verksamhet i Sverige, Danmark, Norge och Storbritannien, specialiserat på reparation och byte av bilglas och lackskador. Ryds bilglas, Svenska Bussglas, Mobile Windscreens, Crashpoint, Cary och Quick Car Fix är våra välkända och framgångsrika varumärken med totalt 289 verkstäder, 314 mobila enheter, 1 000 anställda och 1 650 MSEK i omsättning. Vi tillhandahåller bilvårdstjänster som förlänger livslängd, värde och säkerhet på motorfordon genom att sträva efter att alltid reparera istället för att tillsätta nya material. Med bra tillgänglighet för kunden, högkvalitativa produkter och smarta lösningar hjälper vi våra kunder att göra förenklade och hållbara val. För mer information, besök www.carygroup.com.

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maj 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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mars 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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mars 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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februari 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.

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juni 2020

Ryds Bilglas rekryterar ny Sverigechef

Fredrik Karlsson, tidigare försäljningschef på Ryds Bilglas har utnämnts till Country Manager Sverige. Anders Jensen, koncernchef har även innehaft rollen som Sverigechef men lämnar nu över till Fredrik som tillträder sin nya tjänst 2020-08-01.

Fredrik Karlsson har en lång historik i företaget. Han började som bilglastekniker i Västerås 2003. Därefter har han haft flera olika tjänster inom bolaget och sedan 2015 i rollen som försäljningschef med ansvar för våra större avtalskunder samt medlem i koncernens ledningsgrupp.

Anders Jensen, koncernchef Ryds Bilglas säger:
”Jag är stolt och glad över att kunna presentera Fredrik Karlsson som ny Sverigechef. Han har lång erfarenhet i bolaget, en positiv drivkraft i sitt ledarskap och en bred kunskap om vår verksamhet och branschen i helhet. Fredrik har den samlade kompetens som krävs för att ta sig an uppdraget och är ett bevis på att det finns både utvecklings- och karriärmöjligheter inom Ryds Bilglas koncern.”

Fredrik Karlsson kommenterar:
”Det känns oerhört spännande att få denna möjlighet efter många år i bolaget och inom olika delar av verksamheten. Jag ser verkligen fram emot att få sätta igång. Bilbranschen är under ständig förändring vilket är både spännande och utmanande. Vi kommer ytterligare skruva upp ambitionerna i utvecklingen av vårt erbjudande för att vara det självklara valet för alla som får bilglasskador, och på att skapa de allra bästa kundupplevelserna. Vår plan är att växa i Sverige under de närmsta åren, och det känns inspirerande att vara med på den fortsatta resan” Bolagets erbjudande innebär att med yrkesexpertis göra det så enkelt och bekvämt som möjligt för kunderna att reparera eller byta skadade bilglasrutor. Ryds Bilglas har samarbeten och partneravtal med flertalet försäkringsbolag och målsättningen att samtliga processer inom alla typer av reparationer och glasbyten ska vara effektiv och miljömässig.

För mer information kontakta:
Anders Jensen, Koncernchef Ryds Bilglas
E-post: anders.jensen@rydsbilglas.se
Telefon: 070-727 34 80

Om Ryds Bilglas

Ryds Bilglas är en ledande bilglasexpert med verksamhet i Norden och Storbritannien. Företaget grundades 1947 av familjen Ryd, som fortfarande idag äger en del av bolaget tillsammans med huvudägaren Nordic Capital Fund VIII (Nordic Capital). Koncernens fyra kedjor Ryds Bilglas, Samglas, Svenska Bussglas och National Windscreens (Mobile Windscreens) finns nära kunden med över 220 verkstäder och 230 mobila enheter. Samtliga verkstäder i Norden är certifierade enligt ISO 9001 och ISO 14001. Koncernen omsatte under 2019 ca 1700 MSEK med ca 900 anställda. För mer information besök gärna www.rydsbilglas.se