| 词条 | Protyre |
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| name = Micheldever Tyre & Auto Services Limited, trading as Protyre | type = Private | foundation = 1972 | location = Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire, England | key_people = Michael Boxford, Chairman Duncan Wilkes, CEO | industry = Tyres and Servicing | num_employees = 1500+ | parent = Sumitomo Rubber Industries | caption = "More tread for your bread" and "The best service and price, guaranteed" | homepage = http://www.protyre.co.uk | footnotes = }} Micheldever Tyre & Auto Services Limited, trading as Protyre are primarily focused on the fast fitting of motor vehicles, specialising in tyres, brakes, exhausts and batteries. They also cater for MOT testing & servicing and air conditioning. To date, they have accumulated 148 branches across the UK, the latest acquisitions are located in North West (2010) and Swansea (Wales), UK (2011). The Protyre brand spawned from Micheldever Tyre and Auto Services Limited and in 2006 was acquired by venture capitalists, Graphite Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland. It was sold to Sumitomo Rubber Industries in January 2017. HistoryMicheldever Tyre and Auto Services Limited was founded in 1972 by Tony Todd[1] and the original site in Micheldever, Hampshire is now the headquarters for the company. They boast a work force of approximately 1000. Post buy out from Graphite and Royal Bank of Scotland, they have remained profitable and continue to expand. As well as retail, they run a wholesale division, which supplies in excess of 6 million tyres a year[2] to its 2,500 plus wholesale customers. Previous owner Tony Todd, since selling the company in 2006, is ranked =782 in the Times Rich List, 2011.[3] AdvertisingTheir most recent slogans are, "More tread for your bread" and "The best service and price, guaranteed". They now advertise online services for 'same day fitting'[4] at their network of centres as well as the ability to book a timed appointment for MOT & Servicing online.[5] OwnershipMicheldever Tyre and Auto Services Limited, trading as Protyre was founded by Tony Todd and run by him until 2006. when it was acquired] by Graphite and Royal Bank of Scotland.[6] In January 2017, Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) was sold to Sumitomo Rubber Industries for £215 million.[7] References1. ^ {{dead link|date=January 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.micheldevergroup.com/about-us.aspx |title=About Us |publisher=Micheldever Group |date=2015-03-31 |accessdate=2017-01-05}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bodyshopmag.com/news-sunday-times-rich-list-bodyshop-automotive-insurer.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402113512/http://www.bodyshopmag.com/news-sunday-times-rich-list-bodyshop-automotive-insurer.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-02 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.protyre.co.uk/tyres.aspx |title=Buy Car Tyres Online - Book & Fit Same Day - Protyre : Protyre: Same Day Fitting |publisher=Protyre |date= |accessdate=2017-01-05}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.protyre.co.uk/servicing-mot/ |title=Book A Car MOT & Service - Save Money Off MOT - Protyre : Protyre: Same Day Fitting |publisher=Protyre |date= |accessdate=2017-01-05}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.graphitecapital.com/news-feb-06-Micheldever.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-09-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130054732/http://www.graphitecapital.com/news-feb-06-Micheldever.html |archivedate=2010-01-30 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite news|author=Rob Davies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/05/japanese-company-to-buy-uks-second-biggest-tyremaker-micheldever-tyre-services |title=Japanese company to buy UK's second biggest tyre supplier for £215m | Business |newspaper=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2017-01-05}} External links
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