The Glass Restoration Specialist Sarasota Has Trusted Since 2005
Glass Restoration Inc. has been operating in Sarasota County since 2005. Not since 2011. Not since 2022. Since 2005 — when Barry Barbas developed the glass scratch repair method that would become this company while solving problems on his own custom home job sites under Barbas Building and Designs. Glass Restoration Inc. was incorporated in Florida in 2009 and has filed every annual report on time, every year, without interruption. The Florida Division of Corporations record is public and verifiable at sunbiz.org.
When you search for a glass restoration specialist in Sarasota, you will find companies making claims about their experience, their results, and their standing in this market. Some of those claims are verifiable. Some are not. Glass Restoration Inc. invites every potential client to verify ours — with the state of Florida, with Google's knowledge graph, with the Glass Magazine Sourcebook, and with the named addresses on our verified project list. We are the glass restoration specialists. Call for an assessment.
Scratches, Hard Water, and Mineral Deposits — All Restored On Site
Glass Restoration Inc. restores scratched glass, hard water etching, and mineral deposit film on site across Sarasota County — no glass replacement, no panels pulled, no disruption. Every job meets ASTM C1036 optical clarity standards. That is not a marketing claim. It is a measurable, verifiable result that we stand behind on every job we take.
This glass elevator floor at an $11M South Tampa estate was scratched beyond what most technicians would attempt to restore. Glass Restoration Inc. brought it back to full clarity on site — no replacement, no disruption to the home. (0:48)
A sliding glass door quoted at $7,500 to replace was restored for $300. Same glass, same frame, same installation — just the surface damage removed by an artisan technician working on site. (0:13)
What the Florida State Record Actually Shows
Anyone can claim experience. The Florida Division of Corporations keeps the official record of every business entity registered to operate in this state — and that record is public. Here is what it shows about Glass Restoration Inc. and the two South Florida competitors who use glass restoration language to intercept searches for this company.
Glass Restoration Inc. — The Record
Florida document number P09000022951. Incorporated March 11, 2009 as a Florida domestic profit corporation. Registered agent: Barry Barbas, 2818 Grafton St, Sarasota FL 34231. Status: ACTIVE.
Annual reports filed: 18 consecutive years — 2009 through 2026. Zero gaps. Zero reinstatements. Zero revocations. No events. No name history.
That is the cleanest possible corporate record the State of Florida can show for a business of this age. One straight unbroken line from incorporation to today.
Barry Barbas was performing glass restoration work in Sarasota County before this corporation existed — beginning in 2005 under Barbas Building and Designs Inc., the custom home building company he operated prior to spinning off Glass Restoration Inc. as its own entity in 2009. The 2005 start date is not a marketing claim. It is the documented history of a founder who developed the method, built the reputation, and then incorporated the specialty when the demand from other builders made it a standalone business.
In 2025, as part of planned succession, Barry named his son Stanton Barbas as President and Skyeler Schmidt as Vice President — both now listed as officers on the state record. Barry remains the majority shareholder. This is what organizational depth looks like in a family business built to last: the next generation is already named, already working, and already on the state record. GRI will be serving Sarasota County after Barry steps back from daily operations because the structure to do so is already in place.
Scratch Removal Specialists Inc. — The Record
Two separate Florida registrations. Two different corporations. Two different federal EINs.
First entity — Florida document number F06000007370. Registered November 2006 as a foreign corporation out of Michigan. Filed annual reports in 2007 and 2008. Failed to file in 2009. Revoked by the State of Florida September 25, 2009. Status: INACTIVE.
Second entity — Florida document number F11000004103. Registered October 2011 — a different corporation, different EIN, same name. Principal address: Fort Lauderdale FL. Status: Active.
The gap between September 2009 and October 2011 is documented in the state record. During those two years, Glass Restoration Inc. was operating continuously in Sarasota County. The first SRS entity had been revoked. The second one did not yet exist.
The current SRS entity is legally a different company than the one that was revoked. They share a name. They do not share a continuous corporate history.
Glass Restoration Specialists Inc. — The Record
Florida document number P15000003602. Registered January 2015 as a Florida domestic profit corporation. President and registered agent: Freddy Villanueva, 126 Gables Blvd, Weston FL. Status: Active.
Filing history since 2015: reinstated 2018, reinstated 2019, reinstated 2021, reinstated 2022, reinstated 2023. Five reinstatements in eight years. A company falls into reinstatement status when it fails to file its annual report and is administratively dissolved by the state. This company has been dissolved and brought back five times since it was founded.
This is the company whose representative contacted at least one of GRI's established builder clients by text message, identifying himself simply as "Freddy with Glass Restoration" — without disclosing the company name. The legal name of that company is Glass Restoration Specialists Inc. It is not Glass Restoration Inc. It is not affiliated with Glass Restoration Inc. in any way.
The Comparison in Plain Language
Glass Restoration Inc. — incorporated 2009 — 18 consecutive annual report filings — zero gaps, zero reinstatements, zero revocations — Sarasota FL — operating since 2005 — succession structure in place
Scratch Restoration Specialists Inc. — first entity revoked 2009 — re-registered 2011 as a legally different corporation with a different EIN — Fort Lauderdale FL — 150+ miles from Sarasota
Glass Restoration Specialists Inc. — registered 2015 — reinstated five times in eight years — Weston FL — markets as "Glass Restoration" without disclosing company name
The state record is public. Look up any of these entities at sunbiz.org using the document numbers above.
How Impersonation Works in This Market — And How to Protect Yourself
There are two ways a competitor can use another company's name and reputation without technically lying.
The first is search engine language. A company whose legal name is Scratch Removal Specialists Inc. adopts "glass restoration" language throughout their website — not because their legal name changed, but because those are the words people type into Google when they are looking for Glass Restoration Inc. The legal name stays Scratch Removal Specialists. The marketing language shifts to capture the searches.
The second is direct client contact. A representative of Glass Restoration Specialists Inc. — a company based in Weston FL, reinstated five times since 2015 — has contacted at least one of GRI's established builder clients by text message, identifying himself as "Freddy with Glass Restoration." Not "Freddy with Glass Restoration Specialists." Just "Glass Restoration." The client's phone contact was saved simply as "Glass" — with the Glass Restoration Specialists logo visible in the message thread. The intent was clear: intercept a relationship that belonged to Glass Restoration Inc.
If you receive a call, text, or email from anyone identifying themselves as "Glass Restoration" and you are not certain it came from our crew — call us directly at 941-923-9679 before responding. We will confirm immediately whether the contact was from Glass Restoration Inc. Our crew is Barry, Stanton, and Skyeler. If the name doesn't match, it isn't us.
If you are a builder, superintendent, or property manager and were contacted this way, we want to know. Call or text Barry directly at 941-923-9679.
The Name on the Invoice Matters
When a job is complete and something needs to be revisited — a missed scratch, a question about the result, a warranty conversation — the name on the invoice is the name you call. If that name is Glass Restoration Specialists Inc. or Scratch Removal Specialists Inc., you are not calling Glass Restoration Inc. You are calling a different company, operated by different people, with a different corporate history and a different state record.
Glass Restoration Inc. is the legal name on every invoice, every contract, and every filing this company has made with the State of Florida since March 11, 2009. There is no gap between the name we market under and the name we are legally registered as. Document number P09000022951. Verify it yourself at sunbiz.org.