Grouptyre, the UK’s leading independent tyre wholesaler, is joining forces with well-known tyre company Tyrespot Ltd to enhance its offering to customers in the North East of the country.
“Following the departure of North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts (NETE) after a successful partnership lasting almost 16 years, we are reorganising our distribution infrastructure in line with the continuing development of our core strategy and ‘National Strength, Local Service’ offer to the marketplace” said Grouptyre’s managing director Karl Naylor.
“Tyrespot is a perfect fit because it understands the market and the requirements of our customer base. From the beginning of June Tyrespot takes on the responsibility for ensuring that Grouptyre customers across the North East and the Scottish Borders receive a reliable service of the high quality they have come to know and expect from us.”
Established for over 30 years, Tyrespot is headquartered in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham, and operates it wholesale operation from four locations. It has a stockholding capability of more than 60,000 tyres – covering the entire spectrum from premium brands to mid range and budget.
Tyrespot will support Grouptyre customers in an area covering North Yorkshire, Teesside, Durham, Tyneside, Northumberland, Dumfries and the Scottish Borders. The company’s main distribution centre is in Chester-le-Street and it operates satellite warehouses in Darlington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Heaton in Tyne & Wear.
Under the new arrangements, Grouptyre’s customers will continue to benefit from multiple daily deliveries, while Tyrespot, which employs 96 people and runs a fleet of 32 vans, will also provide an ‘on demand’ delivery service in some parts of the territory.
“This new sub contract supply and service partnership with Grouptyre presents us with an excellent opportunity to maximise our resources to develop valuable incremental business,” said Tyrespot managing director John T Shaw.
“We are committed to reinforcing Grouptyre’s excellent reputation throughout the UK for high standards of customer support, and are confident of maintaining its ‘National Strength, Local Service’ solution because we know the territory well, having serviced it for many years, and already have all the necessary infrastructure in place.”
Grouptyre offers all the services of a national distributor coupled with that all-important local market expertise, which means it is able to satisfy the needs of tyre retailers and garages throughout the UK and Ireland. With a network of strategically located distribution points, Grouptyre ensures customers receive fast, reliable multiple daily deliveries and an on demand ‘rapid response’ service is also widely available. Retailers can therefore be confident about obtaining specific patterns and sizes exactly when they need them, which means they can maximise profitability by holding less product stock.
For further information call Grouptyre on 01928 706166 or visit www.grouptyre.co.uk
