Fast-growing industrial tyres business, CL Tyres Ltd has bought Fork Truck Tyres Ltd. Founded in July 2019 by Steve Donnithorne, CL Tyres Ltd experienced 10-fold growth in its first three years of business. The acquisition of Manchester-based Fork Truck Tyres by Midlands-based CL Tyres, which also runs centres in locations including Hull and Washington, suggests a national expansion plan.
In mid-November Tyres & Accessories visited Manchester-based Fork Truck Tyres, a company that is rapidly becoming a key player in the Northern English industrial tyre business and considering its next steps towards expansion. T&A spoke with company founder John Grey, sales manager Tony Gallagher and warehouse manager Stuart Dorney in order to find out more.
Specialising in the production of solid and pneumatic industrial tyres and operating out of a warehouse in Manchester, Wholesale Industrial Tyres (WIT) was set up to offer more value and choice for businesses with large fleets of warehousing vehicles. WIT is the exclusive UK distributor for Sri Lankan materials handling tyre manufacturer Global Rubber Industries (GRI), importing a range of tyres suitable for heavy duty warehousing tasks. WIT currently employs five people.
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