What our Customers Think

“We feel confident in offering the GT brand as our recommended ‘value’ brand of choice”

“Following our recent discussions when reviewing our 2011 sales and business development with Giti Tire (UK) Ltd, I thought it may be of interest to hear why we feel confident to align with your company and why the ‘partnership’ has grown so positively over the last 18 months. As you are aware we are a family run business that has been independent since inception over 40 years ago. Our primary business is and will remain retreading, but since making the decision to become a full service tyre dealer offering a complete range of products and services, we have found that there is often a conflict of interests with many new tyre manufacturers and/or contract management providers, due to preferential terms and rebates offered by some manufacturers. This can leave an independent such as ourselves marginalised in trying to deliver a premium service and product package that is not sustainable over the long term, as well as the end user potentially not receiving the best value in terms of total tyre cost of ownership. This, as you know is a differentiating benefit we always strive to deliver as an independent retreader through managing the new tyre over its entire new and retread lives to deliver best value to the end user. As Giti Truck & Bus operates a strategy of only supplying via selected quality independent tyre dealers, we feel confident in offering the GT brand as our recommended ‘value’ brand of choice. Further, our own analysis along with that of our fleet customers, confirms that the GT new truck tyre consistently delivers real value in terms of a cost per mile which compares very favourably with many premium and mid-range brands we have had extensive experience of over many years. Finally, of course, the casing itself completes the value package through being of a consistent high grade for our retread process where we utilise a range of application specific tread products to further extend tyre life and reduce total operating costs for our end user and fleet customers.

We look forward to further developing and strengthening our ‘partnership’ to the mutual benefit of our two companies and of course, for the commercial vehicle operators we service”. Steve Brown MD Red Dragon Retreading

“Good residual value of the GT Radial casing has ratified the decision to specify GT Radial on the new trailers”

David Reid, Bartrums Transport fleet engineer, takes delivery with the first of a new fleet of Wilcox 70 cu. yard Plank sided tipping trailers ordered and delivered with 385/65R22.5 GT876 supplied as original equipment together with Albert Bartlett, Regional Sales Manager South East of Giti Tire (UK) Ltd.

“The savings made over the last year by using GT Radial on the fleet, plus the high acceptance and good residual value of the G T Radial casing has ratified the decision to specify GT Radial on the new trailers”.

The Bartrum Group’s clear focus is on maximizing economy and performance for the fleet leading to this latest investment in new vehicles. This includes 10 new Mercedes 6 x 2 mid lift Actros 2545 MP4 Euro 5 utilising the latest in telematics technology. These are maintained to the highest standards by their in-house purpose built maintenance and repair centre, Trumbar Truck Care Ltd.

Operating over 400 motives and trailers, the Suffolk-based family owned Transport Company specialises in haulage, warehousing and distribution, established in 1929 and providing a diverse range of services offering full and part load distribution throughout the UK to blue chip companies.

David Reid, Bartrums Transport fleet engineer

“The G T Radial product returned in excess of 310,000Kms. Also on trailers the 385/65R22.5 GT978+ is returning excellent results”

During the last 100+ years of business in Northampton Town, it has become apparent to Wrefords’s Transport that customers value honesty and good customer service above all else. This philosophy that started all those years ago continues today with a proactive team supplying a range of 17 & 26 tonne Rigid Vehicles, Curtain Side and Box Trailers, Euroliners, also Super Cube, Skeletals, Artic Vehicles up to 44tonne.

Albert Bartlett Regional Manager for Giti Tire (UK) Ltd. proud to be associated with the company discussed the product range with Andy Wreford, Fleet Director who says... “We fitted a set of 295/80R22.5 GT659+ onto the rear of a Daf CF85 Reg. No. KX56 ECE for evaluation. When removed the G T Radial product returned in excess of 310,000Kms. Also on trailers the 385/65R22.5 GT978+ is returning excellent results. This coupled with the good residual values on casings ensures the GT Range is now an integral part of our tyre policy and has been instrumental in reducing and controlling escalating cost on the fleet”. Operating over 300 motives and trailers, the Northamptonshire based family owned Transport Company Established in 1904 specialises in haulage, warehousing and Logistics. Secure and dry, short or long term warehousing or supply chain logistics, with a full freight forwarding service plus sea, air and land imports and exports.

Andy Wreford, Fleet Director

“Impressed by the performance, plus the re-treadability of the casing is an added bonus”

“Having been a loyal user of a premium brand tyre for many years, we eventually decided to try one of the so called economy brands when the cost of a pair of 315/80 steer tyres exceeded £1K.

That brand happened to be GT Radial as recommended by our retread supplier, and to our surprise the test proved that we could significantly reduce our tyre budget without compromising handling, wet grip performance and fuel economy.

Since then we have utilised GT in a variety of wheel positions on both prime movers and trailers in both road and on-off road pattern and continue to be impressed by the performance, plus the re-treadability of the casing is an added bonus”.

Barry Woof MD, A.E George & Sons, Bruton, Somerset.

“We have been using GT Radial products on our fleet of Mercedes vehicles for over 12 months and found them to be an excellent tyre”

GSR220 GT659+

“After 12 months of fitment I can confirm the product has performed exceptionally well within the whole of the fleet in all applications”

Diamond H Transport, a long established family company operating out of Haydock on the M6, proudly runs a diverse fleet of Fassi crane vehicles, rigids and various tractor units working throughout UK and Europe lifting up to 22000 kgs. Steve Holding Managing Director commented “Because of the nature of our business we needed a robust tyre at the right price that could stand up to high levels of damage, after meeting with Steve McDonald the Regional Sales Manager for Giti Tire I agreed to try the GT Radial product range. After 12 months of fitment I can confirm the product has performed exceptionally well within the whole of the fleet in all applications, since moving to these tyres we have noticed a remarkable drop in our monthly tyre expenditure”. Diamond H Transport tyre policy covers the whole range of the GT Tire portfolio. Steve Holding-Managing Director Diamond H Transport

“After close monitoring we have found that the GT Radial truck product has performed extremely well”

Mark Harwood Managing Director for Thomas Harwood states “As you are aware we are a family run business established 1932, operating out of Bolton we provide same day and next day deliveries utilising our own fleet of articulated & rigid curtain sided vehicles”. We are consistently looking for savings to assist our company to reduce its operating costs and therefore staying competitive in the market and tyres are no exception, at the same time not reducing the quality or performance. Following my initial enquiry I met with Steve McDonald the Regional Sales Manager for the area and agreed to try their range of regional steer, drive and trailer products. After close monitoring we have found that the GT Radial truck product has performed extremely well against our previous premium product fitted and delivered the cost saving we needed.” Mark Harwood Managing Director for Thomas Harwood

“The performance and quality of the GSR220 has contributed to reducing our monthly tyre costs ”

Lescost Transport Ltd is a family owned business with their head office based in Washington Tyne and Wear. The company has been established for over 25 years offering next day services to every United Kingdom postcode for single pallet load consignments to full trailer loads. “We operate a fleet of vehicles and trailers that offer a complete transport solution whatever the load. Working with Lescost Transport as a single source supplier can deliver significant savings to customers in terms of management time and administrative costs. Lescost Transport continue to look for savings to assist in reducing their operating costs, this enables the company to stay competitive in the market place and tyres are no exception. We have been using GT Radial GSR220 steer tyre for the past 12 months, the performance and quality of the GSR220 has contributed to reducing our monthly tyre costs with our service provider A S Tyres of Gateshead”.

Leanne UrwinDirector Lescost Transport Ltd

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