AUTOWINDSCREENS has announced its best trading year in almost 30 years of business following the winning of new business worth more than £5 million last year - much of it in the fleet sector.

The company claims to be Britain's fastest growing windscreen and replacement firm having worked on more than 500,000 front windscreens last year - 15% up on 1998 - with windscreen installations up 10% and repairs up 50%. It says similar increases were recorded on side window and heated rear screen replacement.