Glass's was founded in 1933 by
William Glass and the first Guide to Car Values was published in July of that
year. Since that time the company has expanded into Commercial Vehicle,
Motorcycle and Caravan values, supplying data in printed, electronic and web
formats.
In 2008 Glass's celebrated its 75th Anniversary - no-one
has been valuing vehicles longer than we have. We are the market leader - our
guides and valuations are widely used throughout the entire automotive
industry - from car dealers (where we estimate that more than 90% buy Glass's Guide to Car Values), to insurance assessors, vehicle fleet and finance
houses and increasingly by private consumers who wish to ensure that they
are getting an accurate part-exchange valuation for their car, or to check that the asking price of a vehicle that they are interested in buying is fair and reflects its market value.
About William Glass
William Glass
William Glass not only published
the first Guide to Used Car Values, but had an innovative
and enquiring mind
and was also responsible for the:
- Portable hydraulic jack
- Electric switch-off kettle
- Self-filling fountain pen
- Through-the-propeller machine gun firing mechanism
Other
Facts…
- Scottish born
- Engineer by trade
- Manufactured Cars under the Firefly marque for a short period of time in
Croydon, Surrey
- First person to hold a motor auction
- First person to provide uniformed attendants at petrol filling
stations
About our Valuations
Glass's observes and records well over 1
million vehicle sale prices from a wide range of sources
every year and
these statistics are coupled with the extensive knowledge of our team of
editors,
all of whom specialise in a particular area of the market, to
deliver the most widely trusted
valuations in the market (Glass's Guide is
the highest circulating title in the market, with over 90%
of car dealers
subscribing).
More...
Glass's is part of the privately-owned EurotaxGlass group of
companies that has operations in
more than 30 European countries. Automotive
data is at the centre of the entire operation and
the group provides
leading-edge solutions to more than 25,000 customers across Europe in
all
sectors of the automotive market.
In the UK, Glass's employs almost 200
staff and is based in Weybridge, Surrey
Glass's HQ in Weybridge, Surrey
