Citira has acquired G&S Tyres, extending its UK commercial tyre service network into the London metropolitan area and South East England, while also adding a retreading facility to the group’s operations in the country.
Expanding UK Network
The deal follows Citira’s recent acquisition of Scottish company Redpath Tyres and its entry into the UK earlier this year through Tyrefix Group, with the group saying that these steps are part of its plans to establish a national commercial tyre service network.
G&S Tyres is a family-owned business with more than 40 years of experience in the UK market, employing around 45 people. Based in East London, the business will continue to operate under its existing name and with its current team. Gary, James and Billy Short will remain involved in the business and become shareholders in Citira Group.
Citira said G&S’s retreading capabilities and local customer relationships complement its existing circular tyre management activities, which include retreading, rim refurbishment and fleet logistics. The group already operates this model across the Nordic countries and Poland.
“G&S Tyres has earned a strong reputation across the UK through its reliability, service quality and close relationships with the fleets and customers it supports. That reputation provides an excellent foundation for the next stage of growth. Following our acquisition of Redpath Tyres in Scotland, G&S is a further step in our ambition to build a national commercial tyre service network with the best people and businesses in the UK,” says Oliver Johnson, Head of UK at Citira.
“We are very happy to join a group whose ambitions for the UK align so well with our own. Citira is a great home for G&S and gives us the right platform to support the next generation, spearheaded by James and Billy, as they continue to grow and improve the business,” says Gary Short, on behalf of the Short family.
