Compass Expands Warehouse 35%

According to Mr Chesney, the successes witnessed in the car tyre arena over the past two decades have been mirrored in the truck tyre sector. The GT Radial truck tyre range is handled exclusively in the UK and Ireland by the Compass Group, and although the brand may be a relative newcomer to the market, having only been launched by Compass in the UK 5 years ago, sales have reportedly grown exponentially. Tim Chesney describes the GT Radial truck tyre brand as “a considerable force in the mid range of the UK truck tyre replacement market” and explains that “careful, well-controlled distribution by the Compass Group, combined with a realistic approach to pricing and effective marketing, has catapulted the GT Radial truck tyre range to the top of the mid range sector in very short order.”

“The sales increases in the truck tyre range and the introduction of so many new sizes has given impetus to the expansion in our warehousing facilities,” he commented adding: “This will allow the Company to hold in excess of 10,000 GT Radial truck tyres in stock at any one time and continue to provide a first rate national distribution service to our customers using our own fleet of vehicles.” Tim Chesney concluded: “GT Radial is a brand with enormous appeal in the industry, being trusted by the trade and end users alike, and we have enormous confidence in the future. We work very closely with the Giti/GT factories in China and Indonesia to ensure that the correct tyre sizes come on stream at the right time and at the right price. It is a close relationship built on mutual respect and trust that goes back over two decades and it has underpinned GT’s success in the UK. We are the longest established and largest distributor of GT produced tyres in Europe and our continuing investment in logistics, sales and distribution is testament to our belief in the brand.” Compass Group opened its GT Radial National Distribution Centre in October 2005. Then the original 100,000 square foot warehouse and office complex held over 120,000 GT Radial car and truck tyres at any given time.