Vacu-Lug Deflates Yokohama Truck Tyre Prices

While the majority of tyre manufacturers are increasing prices, Vacu-Lug Tyres Ltd has announced that it is actually reducing the cost of the Yokohama truck tyres it exclusively distributes in Great Britain. Vacu-Lug managing director Tim Hercock commented: “We have been doing a lot of work recently to improve efficiencies in our sales and logistics channels and as a result have been able to reduce our distribution costs which we have decided to pass on to our customers,” in a statement explaining that the price decrease covers the majority of the Yokohama truck tyre range, he added: “we are constantly being notified by our other tyre suppliers that their prices are going up and we thought that we would try and buck the trend by making the product range more competitive”.

Founded in 1950 by Grantham, Lincolnshire entrepreneur Louis Morley, Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited is a family-owned business which is still based on its original site in Gonerby Hill Foot on the outskirts of town.  Today Vacu-Lug turns over around £30 million a year and distributes roughly 200,000 tyres annually. This figure includes Vacu-Lug’s own products as well as new Yokohama commercial vehicle tyres. In addition to truck tyres, Vacu-Lug is the sole GB distributor for Yokohama industrial and earthmover tyres.  The company also manufactures the Pirelli Novateck range of retreaded tyres.