Protyre
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Tyres and Servicing |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Key people | Graham Mitchell, CEO |
Number of employees | 2400+ |
| Parent | Sumitomo Rubber Industries |
| Website | protyre |
Micheldever Tyre Services Ltd, trading as Protyre, is primarily focused on the fast fitting of motor vehicles, specialising in tyres, brakes, exhausts and batteries. It also caters for MOT testing & servicing and air conditioning. 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.[1] It was sold to Sumitomo Rubber Industries in January 2017.
Micheldever Tyre Services Ltd was founded in 1972 by Tony Todd[2] starting in a farm building off the A303 before moving a mile or so to the site at Micheldever Station (two miles to the north of Micheldever, Hampshire) which is now the headquarters for the company.[3] It expanded to employ a work force of approximately 1,000. Following a buy out from Graphite Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland, it remained profitable and continued to expand. As well as retail, it operates a wholesale division, which supplies in excess of 6 million tyres a year[4] to its 2,500 plus wholesale customers. Previous owner Tony Todd, since selling the company in 2006, was ranked 782nd in the Times Rich List, 2011.[5]
As at November 2023 Protyre operates more than 180 branches across the UK.[6]
