With five global manufacturing locations in the UK, Denmark, Italy, United States and China, GKN Wheels engineer and supply off highway wheels to a diverse customer portfolio.  In 2006 GKN Wheels manufactured and distributed over 6.5 million wheels to more than fifty countries worldwide and reported annual sales of £164m.

Working in partnership with customers, universities and industry wide bodies, GKN Wheels bring innovative solutions to the industry.  In terms of the next generation of product specification there is a requirement to develop higher performance, stronger and more efficient, cost effective products.

GKN Wheels has invested heavily in testing equipment and all products are fully validated using GKN Wheels’ world class facilities in Europe and North America.  These provide some of the most advanced testing processes in the industry, which include rim rolling and disc bending, field testing, strain analysis, FEA and life expectancy testing as a key service to its customers.

GKN Wheels ensures its product development programmes operate efficiently to the highest standard of available technology and are closely aligned to customer’s specific needs.

GKN Wheels manufactures rim widths from 4” to 36” and diameters 12” to 54” and the product range includes fixed and adjustable, narrow and high speed wheels for a wide range of Agricultural Machinery including:

• Compact and High Powered Tractors
• Irrigation and Spraying Equipment
• Powered and Trailed Agricultural Machinery
• Forestry Machinery

Construction and Industrial Wheels for:

• Backhoe and Wheel Loaders
• Rough Terrain Lift Trucks
• Skid Steer Loaders
• Motor Graders
• Wheeled Excavators
• Articulated and Rigid Dump Trucks
• Fork Lift Trucks, Telehandlers and Harbour Cranes.