Case Studies

PCL has answered a call from a global communications company to help ensure its employees are safe on the road

Neglecting tyre maintenance can cause serious, even fatal, accidents, and the company, which uses the world’s most advanced technology in its industry, takes its responsibility to employees who drive as part of their jobs seriously.

Therefore the company aims to educate its employees about tyre pressure by equipping company vehicles with a tyre pressure gauge and stressing the importance of fortnightly checks.

Good tyres have a positive affect on steering, braking, acceleration and fuel economy, whilst poor tyre maintenance not only increases the risk of accidents but could also mean a heavy fine and penalty points.

As a communications company used to speed of delivery, the request was for a product capable of providing fast, accurate and reliable tyre pressure readings – and

PCL has scored a hit with US cash and carry heavyweight Costco with repeat orders for its market-leading ACCURA 1 tyre inflator

Costco, the bulk trade wholesaler of cost-effective yet high quality nationally branded and selected private label merchandise, is well-known for its stores throughout North America and now in the UK.

Each Costco store has a tyre sales and repair centre for customers, with tyre fitting kit and shop tools supplied by Westesco, distributor of equipment to tyre professionals worldwide.

PCL’s highly accurate ACCURA 1 handheld digital inflation unit was the ideal choice for Costco’s tyre fitting bays, with its ease of use and readability, and ability to provide rapid, safe and cost-effective tyre inflation.

Rimstock, manufacturer of “the world’s most desirable wheels” chose PCL’s high-tech digital inflators for the tyres of Grand Prix favourite, Lotus Cars – and increased productivity by 40%

Two of PCL’s top of the range ACCURA 12 electronic inflators have been installed at Rimstock’s Ridgacre site to ensure accurate tyre pressure for a range of top car brands, including Lotus.

Rimstock chose the ACCURA units due to ease of use with the simple setting, auto start, and default to safe setting, making it straightforward to maximise the benefits of the unit.

PCL’s exciting and innovative ACCURA range of “menu-driven” forecourt units is now established throughout the world as the premier choice for speed, safety, reliability

One of Britain’s finest aircraft has been returned to the skies in a blaze of glory with perfect pressure in its tyres, thanks to PCL

The campaign group responsible for getting the Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 back the skies had an original 1940s PCL tyre pressure gauge which they thought couldn’t be mended.

But PCL was able to recalibrate it ready for general use on the Vulcan and all was well…until the Vulcan was ready to be moved recently for an engine test as part of a programmed schedule of ground maintenance.

It was then discovered that the gauge was not able to measure the top pressure required for the Vulcan, and it looked like the project was going to be set back, so they sent out another SOS call to PCL’s

Leading hose manufacturer Metalflex can promise its customers the highest performance hoses with a perfect finish after going digital with PCL’s D10 wall-mounted inflator

The self-calibrating, fail-safe, user-friendly D10 unit is amongst PCL’s innovative ACCURA range of “menu-driven” driven products, which encloses digital technology in a modern, die cast aluminium housing.

Rave reviews for PCL's ACCURA 12

PCL’s electronic inflatore ACCURA 12 has received rave reviews from the Stafford base of Europe’s leading tyre and wheel supplier STARCO.

Operators in the fitting area were previously using manual gauges on fitted machines, which proved time-consuming not just to inflate the tyres but to make continuous checks for accuracy.

After ordering 8 wall-mounted ACCURA 12 inflation units there has been a significant improvement in tyre inflation times, with one particular assembly having its inflation time reduced from 15 minutes 34 seconds to 4 minutes 26 seconds.

Energy supplier Scottish & Southern teams up with PCL

Energy supplier Scottish & Southern has teamed up with PCL, expert in tyre inflation equipment, to provide its staff with a vital gift to keep them safe on the roads.

As the latest project in its on-going health & safety initiative, Scottish & Southern decided to target tyre maintenance, which if neglected can cause serious, even fatal accidents.

PCL was asked to supply 17,500 pencil-style tyre pressure gauges along with tyre trade depth gauges, which Scottish & Southern gave to employees in a company wallet enclosing a safety leaflet. The response was so great that a further 2,000 of each gauge were supplied to cover the extra unexpected demand.

PCL’s reliable TPG3 is

PCL’s ACCURA 1 is driving the market for digital handheld tire inflators in the States

PCL’s recently launched ACCURA 1 is driving the market for digital handheld tire inflators in the States with its first bulk order from top US company Myers Tire Supply Distribution Inc.

This represents a major coup for PCL in its bid to front the international market for tire inflation – Myers is one of the biggest worldwide suppliers of equipment for tires, wheels and under-vehicle service and deals with a vast client base within the truck, fleet and tire dealer markets.

The ACCURA 1 is set for distribution