Interfit, which is owned by Yokohama TWS and is purportedly the global leader in specialty tyre services, has opened its sixth industrial tyre service centre in Brazil. The latest opening is described as “a significant milestone in Interfit’s expansion” since it “solidifies” the company’s position as “a service sector leader in Brazil’s industrial tyre market”.
The Yokohama TWS-owned Interfit industrial tyre service business, which describes itself as “the global leader for industrial tyre and wheel services”, has been showcasing its portfolio at LogiMAT at Germany’s Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre from March 19-21, 2024. The Interfit exhibit includes “complete custom tyre and wheel services tailored specifically for the logistics and material handling industries”. Indeed, Interfit reports that it offers everything from “fleet inspection and personalised tyre consultancy to complete wheel exchange services”.
Trelleborg’s reorganisation, which gave greater prominence to tyres and wheels via its Trelleborg Wheel Systems business, was detailed at the end of February, just prior to the global spread of Covid-19 causing monumental disruption throughout Europe. Tyres & Accessories commented at the time that we planned to meet UK managing director Richard Lyons for the first time since his January appointment at the event in Sweden – as it turned out, Lyons was unable to make the trip for reasons detailed later. At the end of June, T&A met Lyons – fittingly on Microsoft Teams – to discuss how the pandemic has affected the market and the company’s response to the challenges of 2020, in addition to talking about how he is settling into his new role within the company.
Trelleborg Industrial and Construction Tyres has joined the NTDA both as a supplier member and as a full member under the UK network of centres in its ‘Interfit’ service division.
Trelleborg Industrial and Construction Tyres is a global manufacturer of premium quality tyres and has developed extensive product ranges to serve both solid and pneumatic tyre requirements within these sectors. The UK operation has two distinct channels with very different customer bases and varying requirements. A major part of the business is to supply and fit tyres through its Interfit service division, where the customer base predominantly consists of Forklift Truck manufacturers and their dealer networks. In addition, Trelleborg has developed a facility to supply tyres to the replacement market where the majority of customers in this channel are tyre dealers and distributors. Although the vast majority of products are fitted to Forklift trucks, it also supplies and fits tyres to ground support equipment such as airport vehicles, reach stackers and container handlers.
After years of offering Solid Service to its customers in Australia, Trelleborg Wheel Systems is poised to rebrand its service presence there. The national industrial, forklift and OTR tyre business, which Trelleborg acquired in 2007, will soon be brought in line with Trelleborg’s other tyre service setups around the world and operate under the Interfit name.
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