Lodge Tyre

Lodge Tyre is a United Kingdom commercial tyre and fleet service brand. It provides tyres and related services for trucks, vans, cars, agricultural machinery, industrial equipment, earthmovers, plant, buses and coaches, cranes and other commercial vehicles. Its offer includes 24/7/365 commercial breakdown response, mobile tyre replacement, full fleet management packages, fixed-cost PPK/PPM or PAYG contracts, electronic worksheets and fleet inspections, and mobile commercial wheel alignment. Lodge Tyre became part of Halfords Group plc when Halfords announced its acquisition on 5 October 2022. According to Halfords' own history page, this was described as Halfords' largest commercial expansion, with over 50 depots. The acquisition was part of a wider Halfords strategy to build a national commercial fleet and tyre service business. Halfords had previously acquired McConechy's Tyres in November 2019 and Universal Tyres in March 2021, and later added APT Tyre Distributors in 2022 and Capital Tyres in 2024. Together these businesses formed Halfords Commercial Fleet Services (Halfords CFS), which Halfords describes as the largest commercial fleet and tyre service provider in the UK. Within Halfords CFS, Lodge Tyre operates as a commercial tyre service brand alongside McConechy's and other acquired commercial operations. The combined business runs a large fleet of service vehicles equipped with PTO compressor systems, digital inflators, tyre fitting machines and wheel balancers, and operates a dedicated call centre founded in 2017 for day-or-night roadside breakdown and service requests. Halfords states that the group provides nationwide 24/7/365 service and serves any vehicle type, including cars, trucks, industrial vehicles, agricultural vehicles, plant, bus and coach, vans, cranes and earthmovers. Lodge Tyre's own website is lodgetyre.com. The brand is not separately listed on a stock exchange; it is a subsidiary operation within Halfords Group plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker HFD. Its positioning is as a commercial fleet and tyre service provider integrated into a larger national network, rather than as a retail consumer tyre brand.

Lodge Tyre is a UK commercial tyre and fleet service business that became part of Halfords Group plc through an acquisition announced on 5 October 2022. Halfords' own history page describes the Lodge Tyres acquisition as its largest commercial expansion, with over 50 depots. The acquisition formed part of a deliberate Halfords strategy to build a national commercial fleet and tyre service capability. Halfords began that strategy by acquiring McConechy's Tyres on 7 November 2019. McConechy's had been established in Ayrshire in 1957 by Hector McConechy, starting with one garage in Ayr and expanding throughout Scotland and the north of England to 60 sites and 330 employees by the time of the Halfords acquisition. After the acquisition, Halfords rebranded McConechy's retail sites as Halfords Autocentres while the commercial depots remained under the commercial umbrella. Halfords then acquired Universal Tyres on 19 March 2021, adding 20 depots, of which five were rebranded as Halfords Autocentres and 15 joined the commercial business. Halfords also acquired APT Tyre Distributors in 2022 and Capital Tyres in 2024 to enhance its service offer. With the addition of Lodge Tyres and the other acquired businesses, Halfords states that these operations together made Halfords CFS the largest commercial fleet and tyre service provider in the UK. The combined business provides a full fleet management service covering truck, car and van, agricultural, industrial, earthmover, plant and mobile wheel alignment nationwide, with 24/7/365 service. It operates a fleet of over 550 vehicles fitted with PTO compressor systems, digital inflators, tyre fitting machines and wheel balancers, and runs a dedicated call centre founded in 2017 for day-or-night assistance for roadside breakdowns or service requests. Within this structure, Lodge Tyre operates as a commercial tyre service brand under the Halfords CFS umbrella. It is not a separately listed company; it is a subsidiary operation within Halfords Group plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The brand's website is lodgetyre.com.

• Halfords announces the acquisition of Lodge Tyres, described as its largest commercial expansion with over 50 depots.

• Halfords acquires McConechy's Tyres as its first step into commercial fleet, with 60 sites.

• Halfords acquires Universal Tyres, adding 20 depots to extend commercial coverage.

• Halfords acquires APT Tyre Distributors to enhance its service offer.

• Halfords acquires Capital Tyres to enhance its service offer.

Commercial fleet and tyre service provider within Halfords Commercial Fleet Services, serving trucks, vans, cars, agricultural, industrial, plant, bus and coach, crane and earthmover vehicles nationwide in the UK.

• Commercial tyres

  Tyres for trucks, vans, cars, agricultural, industrial, plant, bus and coach, crane and earthmover vehicles.

• Mobile tyre replacement

  On-site and roadside tyre replacement service.

• Fleet management packages

  Full fleet management service with fixed cost, PPK/PPM or PAYG contracts, electronic worksheets and fleet inspections.

• Mobile commercial wheel alignment

  Mobile wheel alignment for commercial vehicles.

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2. 2History - Halfordshalfordscfs.co.uk
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