Hanson UK has become one of the first businesses in the country to protect its heavy truck fleet with the latest Michelin tyre and wheel safety technology. The company – a major supplier of building materials to the construction industry – has fitted the Michelin Wheel Security and Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Heavy Fleet…
Global Michelin licensee Wheely-Safe is celebrating after its Michelin Wheel Security and Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Heavy Fleet secured the prestigious Transport Technology of the Year Award at the National Technology Awards in London last night. Launched at the IAA Show in Hanover, Germany, in September 2018, the Michelin Wheel Security & TPMS Heavy…
Anthony’s Travel has become one of the first passenger transport companies in the country to protect both its light and heavy fleets with the latest Michelin tyre-safety technology. The Runcorn-based business has fitted five Mercedes Sprinters and two Hyundai i800 minivans with the Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Light Fleet and all 10 of…
Stanley Travel is one of the first coach and bus companies in the UK to trial the latest tyre safety technology, offering its customers added reassurance against the risk of wheel loss – widely recognised as a global road safety issue. The family-run company – which has been in operation for more than 50 years…
C.S. Ellis Group has praised a new tyre safety system fitted to one of its vehicles, after it flagged a puncture just two days into a trial of the new technology. The Leicestershire-based logistics company is one of the first in the UK to fit the new Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Heavy Fleet,…
Midlands-based John Oates Horseboxes is introducing a new retrofit technology on both its new and used vehicles to address the issue of tyre under-inflation, which the company’s Head of Sales James Haddock describes as a “major problem in the market”. The bespoke horsebox manufacturer has teamed up with official Michelin licensee Wheely-Safe to offer the…
Aggregate Industries has praised the Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Light Fleet for boosting safety and reinforcing its duty of care to drivers, with plans to fit the system across all new vans joining its 450-strong light commercial fleet. The decision follows the installation of Michelin TPMS Light Fleet to an initial 100 vans…
Cornwall-based Wills Brothers has become one of the first farms in the UK to fit a patented new safety system designed to protect machinery and trailers from the risk of tyre under-inflation. Arable Manager Tom Wills specified the Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Light Fleet – pioneered by UK technology firm Wheely-Safe, an official…
Cheshire-based Towing Solutions has praised the Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System Light Fleet a year after it was fitted as offering “ultimate peace of mind” during its trailer towing training courses. The system, developed by Wheely-Safe, is currently fitted to two different specification trailers towed by the firm’s Hyundai Tucson, with the aim to introduce…
UK technology company Wheely-Safe has launched the Michelin Wheel Security and Tyre Pressure Management System Heavy Fleet for truck, bus, coach, trailer and heavy plant operators – designed to tackle the global issues of wheel loss and brake and hub overheating. Its unique and patented technology means it is the world’s first in-motion driver alert…
Wheely-Safe is an innovative automotive technology company established in 2010 by Gary Thomas and Gary Broadfield. Combining their complementary expertise – Thomas as Director of a transport compliance consultancy and Broadfield as a Director of Technology and prolific inventor for a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer – they set out to address two critical challenges in the automotive industry: wheel loss and under-inflated tyres.
In its early years, Wheely-Safe focused on securing global patent protection and developing compact, durable technology suitable for all vehicle types – from cars and vans to trucks and trailers. The company introduced its first commercial products in 2018, followed by a second-generation range in 2023, further advancing safety and efficiency standards across the sector.
For more information, please visit www.wheely-safe.com.
