HISTORY

USA

Solideal USA's origin goes back to 1985 when Solideal's European founders entered several partnerships with some dynamic entrepreneurs to sell the group's first industrial solid tires. During the early years, the various businesses were seen as attractive secondary suppliers to the material handling industry. As the product lines grew and the organizations flourished, Solideal had become known as an aggressive organization delivering excellent products across the country.

Solideal's original partnerships in the USA were Southern Industrial Tire, National Industrial Tire, United Industrial Tire and Industrial Tire Service. During the 1990's, Solideal and its partners worked hard to bring their various distribution and service organizations together; its goal: to build one, united, Solideal. At the same time, the group maintained emphasis on expanding it's product lines, its service network and building the image of Solideal as the premier name in Material Handling tires and an important force in the Construction tire business.

Today, Solideal USA is ready to serve its customers, coast-to-coast, with the best team of people in its businesses. Solideal USA continues to expand its business organically and by acquisition.

International

Solideal began manufacturing material handling tires in Sri Lanka in 1985. The group has grown rapidly exporting to all important world markets and steadily building its reputation for high quality natural rubber solid tires.

In order to be closer to the customer, the Solideal group expanded into distribution operations throughout the world during the following 10 years. In 1988, the group's R&D centre was establish in Gent, Belgium. Today, the division employs 20 full time professionals helping to drive Solideal's growth.

In 1991, Solideal began manufacturing pneumatic tires for Industrial and Construction applications and quickly developed a reputation for quality which matched that of its solid tires. In each year numerous products have been introduced. Today the group manufactures and distributes tires for most construction equipment right up through wheel loaders.

In order to complement the complete range of Material Handling tires, the group's first Industrial wheels were manufactured in Sri Lanka in 1994, thus completing the value-added proposition to the Material Handling industry.

Rubber Tracks became an important part of the Solideal group in 1995. From its inception, there was a high priority on technical advancement. This philosophy continues as Solideal leads the industry in several important anti-vibration developments.

From 1996 through today, Solideal has continued to focus on the Material Handling and Construction niche industries. Through organic growth and acquisitions, Solideal has become an important actor in the Material Handling and Construction businesses. The company will continue to pursue its goals while balancing growth with responsibility to all of its stakeholders.