Viking to Distribute John Bean Garage Equipment in Scotland

Snap-on Equipment has appointed Viking International as the new distributor of John Bean garage equipment for the tyre trade in Scotland. The garage equipment manufacturer stated that Viking International’s position as a leading tyre distributor and its customer-focussed approach make it “the ideal match” for John Bean’s stated aim to provide the tyre industry with reliable and user-friendly equipment.

Customers visiting Viking International’s Glasgow warehouse can try before they buy at a dedicated John Bean demonstration area equipped with a b9455 wheel balancer and a T5000 tyre changer. The b9455 wheel balancer features a number of panted innovations, including virtual imaging, an adhesive wheel weight clamp and a split weight mode enabling stick-on weights to be hidden behind adjacent spokes on alloy rims. The T5000 tyre changer incorporates a double-acting bead breaker cylinder, a self-centring four-jaw chuck for fast and accurate clamping and pedal-controlled tyre inflation via air ports in the clamping jaws.

Richard McCormick, Viking International’s regional sales manager for Scotland, comments, “In John Bean, we are partnering with a proven and trusted name and a brand leader in the automotive market. Our customers throughout Scotland will now have full access to all John Bean products via Viking International and we are looking forward to promoting their portfolio of quality products to our customers.”

Chris Behan, general manager for Snap-on Equipment, concludes, “We are pleased to have partnered with Viking International as our new John Bean distributor for the tyre channel in Scotland. Our market leading garage equipment range combined with Viking International’s extensive tyre market coverage offers customers a winning combination.”