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Stapleton’s Reshuffles Management Team

Stapleton’s has announced it is restructuring its management team giving current wholesale director Steve Parker a new role. With 20 years service at Stapleton’s, Steve has an outstanding understanding of the needs of the company’s customers as well as knowledge of products available and the UK tyre market as a whole. In his current role, Steve has instigated many improvements to the company including the introduction of Prestivo, Stapleton’s own brand tyre range, and dealer partnership schemes for both Prestivo and Nexen brands.

24th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s Unveils New Look ProfitLink

Stapleton’s, one of the UK’s largest tyre wholesalers, has refreshed ProfitLink, its online stock ordering site. As one of the first distributors to offer an online ordering system, Stapleton’s understands how important it is for customers to be able to view stock availability before placing an order. Stapleton’s trading director, Steve Parker, commented: “ProfitLink has been available for a few years now and has been very successful. We’ve had fantastic feedback from customers about how easy it is to use and how much they rely on being able to check availability of stock.”

“ProfitLink is a sophisticated business tool used by many customers and is growing in popularity. It allows customers to place orders directly via their computer as well as accessing manufacturer’s technical information, view images of the tyres to help with identification of tread patterns.”

The new look site maintains the easy to navigate drop down menus, live stock and up to date pricing information along with the ability to manage accounts at anytime by checking the progress of orders and viewing or printing copy invoices.

24th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen Dealer Programme Proving a Success

The Nexen Key Dealer Programme, introduced at the beginning of the year by Stapleton’s is being well received by tyre retailers. Steve Parker, Stapleton’s trading director says: “We are delighted that the scheme is proving to be such a success but are happy to admit that it has not come as a surprise. The programme is our way of rewarding and supporting those customers who consistently support the Nexen brand and in return for committing to purchase from Stapleton’s, customers can enjoy a number of attractive benefits that really support their businesses.”

Members of the scheme benefit from a personalised reward programme which includes preferential purchasing prices, in store support in the form of leaflets and posters, branded merchandise and lifetime guarantees on products. Each member also receives a dealer reference catalogue.

18th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Nexen Tread Pattern Added to Stapleton’s Range

Stapleton’s, one of the largest wholesale distributors of passenger car tyres in the UK, has added a brand new tread pattern to its Nexen range of high performance tyres. The Nexen CP641 range of V and H rated tyres is available in 35 sizes and thanks to its unique tread pattern offers a range of benefits from enhanced cornering, handling and speed stability to substantial traction on both wet and dry roads.

2nd March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Partnership to Fuel Cement Industry

The scrap tyre companies Sapphire Energy Recovery and Saltire Recovery have entered into a major contract with tyre wholesaler and retailer Stapleton’s Tyre Services. The three-year contract, that commenced at the end of 2006, will see Sapphire and Saltire potentially receive more than a million worn out tyres a year.

20th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Prestivo UHP Sizes Added to Stapleton’s Range

Since its introduction into the UK less than six months ago, Prestivo, Stapleton’s own brand range of tyres, has enjoyed impressive sales and has a large number of customers already committed to the brand. Steve Parker, Stapleton’s wholesale director says: “We have expanded the range to offer more choice for customers with extra sizes within the Sport range.

20th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s Launches Improved Nexen Dealer Programme

Stapleton’s, one of the largest UK passenger car tyre wholesalers has launched a revised Nexen Key Dealer Programme. The scheme, aimed to reward valued customers, includes benefits available to those registered onto the programme. Members will benefit from a personalised reward scheme, can enjoy preferential purchasing prices, in store support in the form of leaflets and posters, branded merchandise and lifetime guarantees on products. Each member will also receive a dealer reference catalogue.

17th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapletons Expands Van Fleet

Stapletons has added 40 brand new Renault Master Panel Vans to its delivery fleet, a move the company says signals its commitment to improving its “fast, efficient and reliable delivery service.” Through its six distribution centres in Letchworth, Wakefield, Coatbridge, Bristol, Burton and Warrington, Stapletons stocks over 500,000 tyres and delivers to over 6,000 customers making the van fleet a vital aspect of the business. Stapletons representatives told Tyres & Accessories that the company is committed to ensuring customers have a wholesaler they can rely on and is a vital link in the tyre industry supply chain.

21st November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapletons Launches Prestivo Range

Stapleton’s has launched Prestivo, a brand new range of tyres available exclusively in the UK through Stapleton’s. Positioned as a quality mid-range production company representatives say Prestivo is a high performance tyre that allows the driver to enjoy the thrills of driving with a comfortable ride. The range is available in two tread patterns, the Prestivo 2000, available now, and the Prestivo Sport, available later this year.

11th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s Moves Forward in Wholesale Market

It’s been a busy year for STS Stapleton’s as the company overhauled its wholesale business but the fact remains that it is one of the largest wholesale distributors of passenger car tyres in the UK. Through its six distribution centres in Letchworth, Wakefield, Coatbridge, Bristol, Burton and Warrington, Stapleton’s carries a large and diverse stock of tyres.

Chief executive Kenji Murai described the intentions behind recent developments at Stapleton’s: “Everything we do is with our customers in mind and this goes for the whole business including internal communication channels, delivery targets and stock control. As a result we have improved our relationship with our customers over the past twelve months.”

2nd August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

STS Appoints Fast Fit Manager

STS has appointed Keith Smith as its new centre manager at its Rainham based fast fit outlet. The new recruit joins STS Man on Wheels from his previous position at Hi-Q Tyre Service, where he was a technician for six years.

Mr Smith will be reporting to Stapleton’s regional manager Guy Wheeler, and will also manage 13 other members of staff.

18th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapletons Joins Whistleblower Hotline

Security Risk Management Ltd (SRM), a UK provider of operational risk management services, has announced that it has added Stapletons Tyre Services to its client portfolio. From 1 June SRM will be offering a dedicated confidential phone service providing Stapletons employees with the opportunity to raise any concerns relating to illegal or improper behaviour in the workplace. The service will be open to all of Stapleton’s 800 employees.

2nd June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

New Centre Manager at STS Warrington

Stapleton’s Tyre Services’ Warrington centre has appointed a new centre manager. Mike Harrison arrived at the Manchester Road-based branch in August. He joined STS after 25 years with the brewers, Scottish and Newcastle, where he oversaw the business management, stock and audits of over 40 pubs.

Mr Harrison, from Bolton, is aiming to use his experience and management expertise to great effect at the Warrington branch, which has been open for twelve months. “I was looking for an exciting challenge and have found it with STS. Our focus will be to continue to provide exemplary customer service, and gradually build up trade at this branch,” he said commenting on his new position. Mr Harrison, who is currently recruiting more staff for the Warrington branch, believes being competitive on price and building a strong reputation with the local community is key to the success of the business. “I’m already enjoying my role. STS is very strong in customer service which is essential in encouraging repeat business,” the new manager added.

15th November 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Wars: An overview of the wholesale tyre conflict

The tyre trade has been buying and selling tyres for over 100 years. One might have imagined that it would have settled on a profitable, manageable and structured method of distributing car tyres from manufacturer or importer to retailer by now. However, it hasn’t and one suspects it never will.

Way back in the mists of time life was simpler. The tyre manufacturers supplied their tyres to the vehicle manufacturers and tyres were supplied at the local garages. The number of brands available was limited and people tended to buy what they wanted at the garage displaying their brand’s logo.

In the 1960’s tyre manufacturers would have supply arrangements with local dealers who would agree to take their brand of tyres and then redistribute to local tyre fitters, all at fixed retail prices of course. Then the manufacturers decided that they could deliver, and they cut out the local dealer, they set up their own logistics operations and offered to deliver tyres to anyone who would buy them. The result was chaos.

In the meantime, the network of local tyre wholesalers in the UK was developing. The manufacturers realised that they could not survive delivering just their own brands so they delved into the market with their own tyre wholesale operations.

At the same time there had been the development of a number of regional tyre wholesalers. Of which Stapleton’s had become a national player.The co-operation of strong regional wholesalers across the UK culminated in the establishment of Group Tyre.

Whilst Stapleton’s and Group Tyre dug in for a long war a third player entered the fray. Hampshire-based Micheldever, the sleeping giant, decided to make some moves to expand out of its Southern base. It first bought Southam Tyres, then opened a warehouse at Chepstow, and now Halifax with rumours of interests in the North East being rife. Battle was joined.

To listen to the larger operators it would be fair to presume that no independent had any involvement in the fleet market or the franchised dealer sector. However the independent trader is well aware of the situation and whilst some may be content to work on ever diminishing markets, others may be taking another view of the situation.

17th November 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s joins Fit4Fleet

STS Stapleton’s Tyres and Exhausts has joined Fit4Fleet giving the company access to a national account facility. Alan Denton, STS’ retail manager is pleased that the company has become a member of Fit4Fleet. “The partnership is quite natural as our philosophy to customer service mirrored their own.” Said Mr. Denton.

13th June 2003/by Tyrepress Editors