Specialist Glass Repairs

What Specialist Glass Repairs does

Specialist Glass Repairs (trading as SGR UK) is a UK-based home renovation service business that delivers glass repair, replacement, coating, and polishing work to residential and commercial property owners and occupiers. The company is headquartered in Purley, United Kingdom, and serves customers nationwide through a franchise network of approximately 30 named city territories spanning Aberdeen, Bath, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Crewe, Doncaster, Dorchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Harrogate, Inverness, Kilmarnock, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Salisbury, Southend, Stoke, Tonbridge, Worcester, and York.

The business operates on a franchise/licensing model: independent franchisees pay to operate under the SGR UK brand and access franchise support systems, then deliver one-time, per-job glass repair and replacement services to end customers in their designated UK territory. SGR UK's reported revenue streams are (i) franchise/licensing fees from operators and (ii) one-time service revenue from glass repair and replacement work channelled through the franchise network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted per job at the franchise level.

No proprietary technology, software product, mobile app, patents, certifications, awards, partnerships, or management-team information is disclosed in the available source data. The company appears to be operating based on an active website and franchise-page presence, but no founding date, headcount, funding history, or financial figures are available.

Name

Specialist Glass Repairs

Legal name

Specialist Glass Repairs

Website

https://sgruk.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Specialist Glass Repairs (SGR UK) is a UK franchisor headquartered in Purley that licenses approximately 30 franchise territories nationwide to deliver glass repair, replacement, coating, and polishing services to residential and commercial property owners across the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Glass Repair and Replacement Services

NAICS

Glass and Glazing Contractors (238150), Glass and Glazing Contractors (23815)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Glass & Glazing Repair (Single-pane, Insulated Glass Unit replacement) (HSAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Glass Fabrication & Processing Services (Cutting/Edging/Drilling/Polishing) (IMADAHAI)

Keywords

• Glass repair services
• Glass replacement
• Window repair
• Home glass services
• Commercial glazing repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Purley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Glass Repair and Replacement Services: One-time service revenue from providing glass repair and replacement services to end customers. Services are delivered through franchise operators across the UK.
2. Franchise Fees: Revenue generated from franchisees who pay for the right to operate under the SGR UK brand and access to franchise support systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Specialist Glass Repairs (SGR UK) provides glass repair, replacement, coating, polishing, and related glazing services to residential and commercial property customers across the United Kingdom. Services are delivered through a franchise model with independently owned and operated franchise locations covering numerous UK cities. End customers obtain per-job service quotes via local franchise operators.

Product overview

Specialist Glass Repairs (SGR UK) operates as a traditional service business providing glass repair and replacement services to customers across the United Kingdom. The company operates through a franchise model with multiple UK locations. No specific named products, modules, or service tiers are detailed in the available source content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glass Repair and Replacement Services Repair, replacement, coating, polishing, and all other related glass services for residential and commercial properties, delivered through franchise locations across the United Kingdom.
• SGR UK Franchise Programme Licensed franchise opportunity enabling independent operators to operate local glass repair and replacement businesses under the Specialist Glass Repairs (SGR UK) brand in designated UK territories, with access to franchise support systems.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Anglian Home Improvements: One of the largest UK home improvement companies offering windows, doors, conservatories, and glazing products nationwide. Broad incumbent peer because it overlaps heavily with SGR UK's residential glass replacement offering, but as part of a much wider home improvement portfolio and with substantially greater scale.
• Everest Home Improvements: Long-established UK provider of double glazing, windows, doors, and home improvement services. Comparable to SGR UK as a UK national brand in residential glass/window replacement, though it operates as a broader home improvement incumbent rather than a glass-only specialist.

Others

• Pilkington United Kingdom: Major UK-based glass manufacturer supplying float glass and value-added glazing products for construction and automotive markets. Comparable to SGR UK as a key upstream supplier within the UK glass value chain, though not a competitor for installation/repair services.

Direct peers

• Glass Doctor: US-based franchise network specializing in glass repair, replacement, and installation for residential, commercial, and automotive customers. Direct peer because the franchise-led, multi-territory glass repair model mirrors SGR UK's core approach almost exactly across the Atlantic.
• Safestyle UK: UK-based installer and replacement provider for windows, doors, and related glazing serving the residential market. Highly comparable to SGR UK because both operate a UK-wide localized model focused on glass/ window replacement and repair, though Safestyle is significantly larger and publicly listed.
• CR Smith: Scottish manufacturer and installer of windows, doors, and glazing products with a strong regional service footprint. Comparable to SGR UK as a vertically integrated specialist in glass/window replacement for the home market, albeit focused on Scotland rather than nationwide UK.
• National Windscreens: UK-wide specialist in automotive glass repair and replacement with a national branch network. Comparable to SGR UK in franchise/branch-led glass repair delivery, although focused on automotive (vehicle) glass rather than building glass, making it a closely related adjacent specialist.
• Zenith Staybrite (Zenith): UK-based installer of windows, doors, conservatories, and glazing products with a multi-branch UK footprint. Direct peer due to overlapping service offerings in residential glass replacement and the similar multi-location UK service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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