Better service, stronger presence – RH Claydon Ltd and Nokian Tyres join forces for UK market distribution

Mon July 24 14:15 PM 2023 in category Company news

Nokian Heavy Tyres is proud to announce a new distribution agreement with RH Claydon Ltd, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Managed by Claydon Family and benefiting from a considerable experience in the distribution of agricultural and industrial tires, RH Claydon Ltd strengthens the market presence of the Finnish manufacturer.

Manufacturing premium tires also involves premium service. For Nokian Tyres, it means giving our customers an immediate access to our entire product portfolio. With this in mind, Nokian Tyres has decided to enter into a distribution agreement with RH Claydon Ltd.

“Our product portfolio over has expanded massively over the past five years and will continue to expand in the near future as well,” says Pierre Choubert, Business Manager at Nokian Tyres. “At the same time, our customers have increased demands for service, technical advice and rapid response. These changes had to be accompanied by a redesign of our distribution model.”

“With their eight warehouses, their teams of professionals and their technical experience, RH Claydon Ltd provides premium service,” Pierre Choubert says. “This considerably strengthens our ability to meet the market expectations.”

Complementary strengths, shared values

Historically represented by its partner Nordic Tires Ltd, Nokian Tyres has found complementing strengths in the market approaches and business development with RH Claydon Ltd.

“With the experience of our historical distributor and the power of the RH Claydon Ltd, we have found the perfect combination to improve our presence on the British market,” says Pierre Choubert. “We also share many of the same values with Michael Claydon and his daughters, which made it possible to build this agreement on a solid foundation. This common ground guarantees the future success of our respective groups!”

Meet market requirements

Nokian Tyres has been developing premium products for the benefit of modern and intensive agriculture and industry for many years. The constant development and promotion of these products requires permanent field investment. With its two partners, Nokian Tyres now has the means to provide its solutions to all its UK customers.

Designed and made in Finland

All tires by Nokian Tyres are the result of Finnish innovation, research, and product development, and all Nokian Tyres heavy tires and wheels are designed and manufactured at our plant in Nokia, Finland.

All Nokian Heavy Tyres heavy-duty tires and wheels carry the ‘Design From Finland’ and ‘Key Flag‘ symbols granted by the Association for Finnish Work. These symbols demonstrate that the products are designed and made in Finland.