Private company

Belton

Logo: Belron, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Glass repair company

Belron International Limited is a vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration group operating worldwide across 42 countries through wholly-owned businesses and franchises and employing over 30,000 people. The company's customers include insurance partners, lease fleet and car rental companies, as well as direct retail motorists. In 2025, Belron completed 17.1 million jobs and reported total sales of €6.72bn.2 It is part of D'Ieteren Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded1
  • Industrycar glass1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Founded inCape Town1
  • Websitewww.belron.com
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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Belron International Limited is a vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration group operating worldwide across 42 countries through wholly-owned businesses and franchises and employing over 30,000 people. The company's customers include insurance partners, lease fleet and car rental companies, as well as direct retail motorists.2

Corporate structure

Belton is part of a group headed by D'Ieteren Group. 16 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • D'Ieteren Group Brussels, Belgium
    • Belton London
      • O'Brien Subsidiary · Padstow
      • Speedy Glass Subsidiary · Canada
    • Carglass Subsidiary · 50.1% · Cologne
      • Glass America Subsidiary · Elmhurst, United States
      • Glassdrive Subsidiary
      • AGS AUTOGLAS SPEZIALIST Subsidiary · Germany
    • Audi Brussels Subsidiary · Forest
    • D PARTICIPATION MANAGEMENT Subsidiary · Ixelles, Belgium
    • D'IETEREN IMMO Subsidiary · Elsene, Belgium
    • D'IM S.A. Subsidiary · Strassen, Luxembourg
    • GENERAL AUTO SRL Subsidiary · Pero, Italy
    • junited Autoglas Subsidiary
    • MOLESKINE S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • P.C. Liege (PC LIEGE) Subsidiary · grace hollogne, Belgium

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Belron was first founded as a family business in 1897 as Jacobs & Dandor in Cape Town, South Africa. The company was purchased and renamed Plate Glass Bevelling and Silvering in 1899. In 1917, City Glass Bevelling & Silvering Works bought Plate Glass; the companies were merged in 1919 and went ahead to gain success in the windscreen industry by securing the business rights to the curved windscreen production technology in 1953 and introducing laminated rear windows in 1958.

The company began its international expansion in 1971, starting with the acquisition of O’Brien in Australia.

International expansion continued with the acquisition of UK companies Autoglass and Windshields, which merged as Autoglass Windshields in 1983.

In 1990, international acquisitions were grouped together under the name Belron.

In 2007, Belron acquired US market leader Safelite.

Gary Lubner was named CEO of Belron in 2000; both his father and grandfather had also led the business. Lubner was succeeded by Carlos Brito in 2023.

From Wikipedia’s article on Belron, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Brands

Belron operates under different brands in different markets. These include:

Safelite in the United States.

Carglass in Europe, Brazil and Chile.

Autoglass in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Poland.

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Hurtigruta Carglass in Norway.

Lebeau and Speedy Glass in Canada.

O’Brien in Australia

Smith & Smith in New Zealand.

Services

Belron provides vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration services to motorists through a network of owned operations and franchise businesses. These include repairing minor windscreen damage, full replacement of damaged vehicle glass, and the recalibration of advanced driver assistance systems cameras and sensors integrated into modern vehicle windscreens.

The company promotes a repair-first approach, which reduces costs for customers and lowers the waste and emissions generated by the manufacture and transport of new glass. Belron also offers a range of related products and services, such as windscreen treatments, wiper blades and air filters.

From Wikipedia’s article on Belron, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1897Founded Founded in Cape Town1

Sources

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