The wheels & brakes specialist was formed in 2002, with an investment by component specialist PDQ Airspares. The company quickly built a reputation for good customer service and experienced considerable growth over the years. In fact, it had to adapt to the increased workload by renting additional buildings close to the original facility. "By the time this had grown to a cluster of 12 units, it was clear that something had to be done," says Richard Lane, Group Marketing Manager, adding that the business had also grown, from $150,000/month at the start to $2 million/ month in 2018. That made it an attractive acquisition for US-based Desser Tire & Rubber which, alongside some of the management team, bought out the previous shareholders in September 2017. The move needed careful coordination, particularly to remain operational during the transfer, which required CAA approval of a staged process plan.
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