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Welcome from the Managing Director
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Polymer Chemistry
Assembling the process plant at the new premises

 

Welcome from the Managing Director

 

Thank you for your interest in our innovative product.  During the early years when we were developing Puncturesafe, our research revealed that there was a need for a good quality puncture prevention treatment for very high speed vehicles that would provide a permanent seal that would last for the lifetime of the tyre, but at that time there was no such product available.  We believed that the sealants on the market were only suitable for slow moving construction industry vehicles and large trucks because large wheel, low speed vehicles do not generate heat, stress or centrifugal forces that will eventually cause most tyre sealants to break down or pull apart.  We still hold that belief to this day.  We looked worldwide at the tyre sealant industry that had developed over the years and after exhaustive testing we found that the large majority of the tyre sealants available did not work satisfactorily, indeed many caused other problems inside the tyre.  We did not find a tyre sealant with the unique abilities and attributes that we currently find in Puncturesafe, but more alarmingly we discovered that many tyre sealants contained Ethylene Glycol as an anti-freeze which is lethal to humans and animals.  Many tyre sealant manufacturers worldwide are still using old technology and out-dated polymers developed many years ago, still mixing their ingredients in a food industry mixer like a giant yogurt recipe without the application of heat.  It is our opinion that a quality permanent puncture prevention treatment cannot be made without the application of heat and the principles of chemistry, for in order to incorporate all the attributes necessary for an outstanding product, we believe the ingredients cannot be mixed cold.

I had worked extensively for several years with the many specialty polymers that were being developed for industry.  As such my experience in the field of heat resistant polymers led me to believe that we could overcome the difficult task ahead and develop a high performance permanent puncture prevention treatment that would be both fit for purpose and able to survive the hostile environment inside a high speed tyre.  We are a responsible company, conscious of health, safety and the welfare of all things living and therefore our puncture prevention would also have to be formulated with a non toxic anti-freeze that would be just as effective as a Glycol.  After a decade of development and exhaustive testing we successfully managed to achieve all our goals.  With 21st century polymers, manufactured by ourselves from selectively chosen raw materials and cutting edge chemistry, in a proprietary process developed exclusively in the UK, we now manufacture a premier high performance permanent puncture prevention treatment suitable for the hostile environment inside high speed tyres.  The most challenging part of formulating for high speed vehicles was to incorporate the ability for the sealant to thinly cover the whole of the inner tyre "at all speeds" instead of being driven by centrifugal forces in a narrow band down the centre of the inner tread area.  Using "chemical nanotechnology", we invented a polymer gel that we trademarked
"FlexxaGel" that had an extraordinary ability to cling to rubber under all conditions, even at speeds of up to 250 kph.   Incorporation of FlexxaGel into the process also gave the finished sealant incredible elastic properties enabling it to stretch and flex, covering the whole inner tyre with increasing speed.  FlexxaGel is exclusively manufactured at our Devon facility and is one of our most closely guarded trade secrets.

Our proprietary formulation has evolved far beyond that which is commonly known as a tyre sealant - Puncturesafe is a tyre safety system that is outstanding at permanently sealing punctures and a true tyre life extender.  The complexity of the formula, the in-house proprietary made polymers and the high tech chemically engineered processing equipment required for manufacturing such a product means that no other company has yet managed to duplicate, or get close to what we have accomplished. 

We manufacture 4 different grades which are packaged comprehensively for all markets.  It has been the combination of an excellent product, consumer friendly packaging, informative point of sale material, and full back-up support and equipment that has given us so much success.

Following our phenomenal success in the UK we are now receiving numerous enquiries for Puncturesafe from all around the world and are now in the process of appointing overseas Master Licence holders.  In only 18 months since we decided to go global (mid 2010) Puncturesafe is now supplied to over 30 countries worldwide.  Prior to this we refused to supply overseas so as we could focus totally on our UK market.  We get enquiries daily for distribution of this unique product overseas, and from the remotest of locations such as Kathmandu, Nepal (next to Tibet) in the Himalayas!

Any company or individual in a country where Puncturesafe is not established is invited to submit a proposal to join the Puncturesafe team as an international distributor.  We do not charge a fee for this licence, but we do require that Master Licence holders have an excellent business capability and track record, with good finances in order to successfully build a solid Puncturesafe business.  We are interested in sharing our knowledge and expertise with enthusiastic people who can duplicate our success in their own country.  We can get you up and running quickly because we have all the equipment and master software which has taken us many years to build.  If you can meet all our expectations please e-mail or call for an application form.

As head of Research & Development and with very extensive knowledge of advanced polymer chemistry, I will ensure Puncturesafe remains the world’s “number one” high performance permanent puncture prevention treatment for high and low speed vehicles well into the future.
 

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Our distribution warehouse (above) dispatches UK and international orders.              The Puncturesafe UK administration team (above)
 
 
We have the equipment to give full back-up support no matter what the request may be
 
                                     
 

We welcome visitors to our factory/office complex at Exeter 

 

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Polymer Chemistry

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                

The Puncturesafe UK research and development team (above) who developed Puncturesafe, have advanced knowledge of polymer chemistry in their individual fields of expertise which helped make Puncturesafe a truly unique product.

 

The dynamometer (right) was used during the development stage to test Puncturesafe to the limit. It is now used at manufacturing to test each new batch at 250 kph to 5000 kilometres prior to despatch to our customers.  The wheels are capable of reaching speeds of over 400kph on the rollers, with adjustable loadings to simulate any type of vehicle in use. We designed the dynamometer with two wheels which gives us the capability to test two batches or to test and evaluate two different sealants side by side.

 

 

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Assembling the manufacturing facility with process plant at our new premises 
     
   
     
   
 

Our manufacturing process plant (above) comprises up to date equipment that produces batch to batch consistency.

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Puncturesafe UK
Queensgate House, 48 Queen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3SR
Telephone: 01395 233951
e-mail: mail@puncturesafe.com
Fax: 01395 239227

www.puncturesafe.com

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