MANAGING DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO LEAD WHEELY-SAFE (UK) FRANCHISE

Ian Maynard has been appointed Managing Director of Wheely-Safe (UK), a new wholly owned franchise launched to manage sales and aftersales for the automotive technology firm within its home market. It marks the first stage in ambitious new growth plans by parent company Wheely-Safe, part of GX2 Technology, to expand with franchises in key international…


WHEELY-SAFE TECHNOLOGY PROVES ITS WORTH AT GO-COACH

Independent public transport operator Go-Coach is rolling out Wheely-Safe technology across its fleet after a trial installation on a single Optare Solo bus flagged a potentially dangerous issue with brake temperatures. Go-Coach installed the full Wheely-Safe solution, consisting of an intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), plus wheel loss sensors which can also monitor temperatures…


TRANSLINK PROTECTS ITS ENTIRE 1,400-STRONG FLEET WITH WHEELY-SAFE TECHNOLOGY

Northern Ireland’s public transport provider Translink is completing the full fleet roll-out of Wheely-Safe’s latest generation technology. The business is equipping its entire 1,400-strong bus and coach fleet with the in-motion wheel loss detection system, which combines brake and hub temperature monitoring with an intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS). David Barnett, General Manager –…


WHEELY-SAFE RESULTS LEAD TO FLEET UPGRADE AT GREEN RECYCLING

Green Recycling has completed a full renewal of Wheely-Safe sensors across its fleet, four-and-a-half years after it was first installed. During this time the system has bolstered fleet safety and helped to reduce operating costs – on several occasions highlighting abnormal wheel hub temperatures which could be addressed before they resulted in unscheduled downtime and…


WHEELY-SAFE COMPLETES FULL FLEET FIT-OUT AT DESI COACHES

Harrow-based Desi Coaches has protected its entire fleet with the latest generation Wheely-Safe technology. The public transport operator has installed the in-motion wheel loss detection system, which combines brake and hub temperature monitoring with an intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), to maintain best practice in health & safety and compliance across its business. Nilesh…


WHEELY-SAFE EXPANDS ITS TEAM WITH KEY APPOINTMENTS

Staffordshire-based technology firm Wheely-Safe has made four new appointments to its growing staff. Ian Maynard has joined as Business Development Manager, Amrit Grewal comes on board as Senior Engineer, Chris McLaughlin joins as System Integration Specialist, while Zoe Lucas has been appointed Field Sales Group Leader. Maynard has more than 25 years’ experience in the…


WHEELY-SAFE TECHNOLOGY RECEIVES DVSA RECOGNITION

Wheely-Safe’s latest generation wheel loss detection system, which combines brake and hub temperature monitoring with an intelligent TPMS, has become one of the first products recognised by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). The new scheme, launched earlier this year, enables non-statutory road safety products to be accredited by the DVSA – with the…


BULLET EXPRESS OPTS FOR WHEELY-SAFE INTELLIGENT TPMS ON ALL NEW TRUCK ARRIVALS

Global supply chain specialist Bullet Express is undergoing a major fleet upgrade, adding 32 new trucks to its operation each equipped with Wheely-Safe’s intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The new vehicles – a mix of DAF XF and CF tractor units and Mercedes-Benz Actros rigids – are being put into service via a three-year…


HAMILTON WASTE & RECYCLING TURNS TO WHEELY-SAFE AFTER ONE OF ITS TRUCKS WAS HIT BY A LOOSE WHEEL

East Lothian-based Hamilton Waste & Recycling is rolling out Wheely-Safe’s world-leading technology across its 35-strong truck fleet having experienced first-hand the perilous dangers of wheel loss. The recycling and waste management business aims to eliminate any risk of human-error by installing the system, following a successful trial. The move to protect its fleet follows an…


WHEELY-SAFE APPOINTS WOODWAY ENGINEERING AS OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION PARTNER FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES SECTOR

Emergency Services lighting and equipment supplier Woodway Engineering has agreed a new distribution contract with Wheely-Safe. The Coventry-based business will now supply Wheely-Safe’s latest generation of intelligent tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), wheel loss and wheel rim temperature sensors to its wide customer base across the UK and Ireland. Chris Butcher, Managing Director at Woodway…