Modern windscreen repair methods make an Optic-Kleer franchise the perfect option for any green-minded entrepreneur who doesn’t want to choose between profit and ethics. 

Getting your windscreen replaced is a serious business. One that is likely to cost a lot of money, and put your car out of action for most of a day, if not a lot longer if you have to wait for an appointment. Even if your insurance covers it, there’s the excess to worry about, and that kind of claim is bound to lead to an increase in your premiums. You’re looking at hours of time lost, and a serious dent in your wallet.

The crazy thing is: a huge number of windscreen replacements are completely unnecessary, especially when most chips and dinks can be repaired so easily, and so cheaply and conveniently, using modern repair methods. Replacing your windscreen when you don’t have to is not only a huge expense, but incredibly wasteful, too. 

It’s not just all the extra materials and energy that needs to go into making and installing a new windscreen, either. Did you know that windscreens can’t be recycled? They are made from a mix of glass and laminated plastics, which is great for safety – that’s why they don’t shatter in thousands of sharp, dangerous pieces when they break. However, that does mean they can’t be broken down into recyclable glass, and instead end up in landfill. 

Which is why what makes Optic-Kleer stand out as a business isn’t so much what it does, but what it DOESN’T do. We do not replace windscreens – we repair them, helping thousands of customers every day avoid unnecessary cost and waste. 

With climate change constantly in the news, the environmental consequences of our everyday choices has never been as top of mind as they are today. With the old “throw-away culture” becoming a thing of the past, we all want to do our bit to reduce our impact on the environment. If that also reduces the impact on our increasingly stretched wallets - all the better!

It’s all too easy to think that owning a responsible and sustainable business means reduced profits, or a lower quality product, but those days are long gone - especially if you work in partnership with a franchise like Optic-Kleer.

We have developed a very simple and efficient way of repairing a customer’s windscreen in a matter of minutes, removing the need for replacement in the vast majority of cases. In March this year, the British Standards Institution (BSI) issued updated standards regarding automotive windscreen repair to reflect the kind of quality repairs businesses like Optic-Kleer can offer. Previously, any damage larger than 10mm (about the size of a 5p piece) meant the screen had to be replaced, but this has now increased to 20mm (the size of 1p). This means our franchisees can now repair almost all the most common types of damage that thousands of motorists in the UK experience every day.

Customers save a huge amount of time and money, and also go away happy in the knowledge they have done a little something to help the environment. 

Choosing a business model which offers repairs instead of replacement is not just good for the environment, it’s good for your pocket, too. These days, customers greatly value any business which is seen as a greener alternative. By offering such a service, which is also easy to access and can be completed while they wait, you can expect to quickly build the kind of reputation which will keep you busy, day in, day out, for years to come. 

Of course, there are also a great number of practical benefits. For example, you won’t need all the expensive equipment and stock that a replacement service requires. You can provide everything you need from the back of a van, meaning you can enjoy much lower overheads, not just in your ongoing costs, but also in starting up your business. On top of that, you can expect to get your business up and running much faster, too, and enjoy watching the money come in far sooner, especially as you’ll be able to fit in a lot more jobs per day.

The Optic-Kleer franchise represents an opportunity not just for you to make a great living as your own boss, but also to do your part in helping to make the world a better place – for you, for your customers, and for the future. Get in touch today to learn more about how you can build your own business based on both success and sustainability.