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Document Number OBNPCL9003 – 22 April 2009

This is the official notification that PCL is discontinuing the ADTG2 Tyre Inflator with immediate effect. This notification provides information on the affected items, the important dates and the end-of-life purchase information.

Part Numbers to be discontinued:
ADTG2 Tyre Inflator

Replacement Part Numbers:
ADTG4 Tyre Inflator

Product Sales Obsolete Date (Last Production Date):
Discontinued, including spares, with immediate effect.

PCL has answered a call from a global communications company to help ensure its employees are safe on the road

Neglecting tyre maintenance can cause serious, even fatal, accidents, and the company, which uses the world’s most advanced technology in its industry, takes its responsibility to employees who drive as part of their jobs seriously.

Therefore the company aims to educate its employees about tyre pressure by equipping company vehicles with a tyre pressure gauge and stressing the importance of fortnightly checks.

Good tyres have a positive affect on steering, braking, acceleration and fuel economy, whilst poor tyre maintenance not only increases the risk of accidents but could also mean a heavy fine and penalty points.

As a communications company used to speed of delivery, the request was for a product capable of providing fast, accurate and reliable tyre pressure readings – and

Document Number OBNPCL9002 – 21 January 2009

This is the official notification that PCL is discontinuing the APT768 Palm Sander with immediate affect. This notification provides information on the affected items, the important dates and the end-of-life purchase information.

Part Numbers to be discontinued:
APT768 Palm Sander

Replacement Part Numbers:
APP760 Palm Sander

Product Sales Obsolete Date (Last Production Date):
Discontinued, including spares, with immediate affect.

Document Number OBNPCL9001 – 7 January 2009

This is the official notification that PCL is discontinuing the following packaging and calibration variants of the Tyre Pressure Range. This notification provides information on the affected items, the important dates and the end-of-life purchase information.

Available Part Numbers:

PCL has scored a hit with US cash and carry heavyweight Costco with repeat orders for its market-leading ACCURA 1 tyre inflator

Costco, the bulk trade wholesaler of cost-effective yet high quality nationally branded and selected private label merchandise, is well-known for its stores throughout North America and now in the UK.

Each Costco store has a tyre sales and repair centre for customers, with tyre fitting kit and shop tools supplied by Westesco, distributor of equipment to tyre professionals worldwide.

PCL’s highly accurate ACCURA 1 handheld digital inflation unit was the ideal choice for Costco’s tyre fitting bays, with its ease of use and readability, and ability to provide rapid, safe and cost-effective tyre inflation.

Rimstock, manufacturer of “the world’s most desirable wheels” chose PCL’s high-tech digital inflators for the tyres of Grand Prix favourite, Lotus Cars – and increased productivity by 40%

Two of PCL’s top of the range ACCURA 12 electronic inflators have been installed at Rimstock’s Ridgacre site to ensure accurate tyre pressure for a range of top car brands, including Lotus.

Rimstock chose the ACCURA units due to ease of use with the simple setting, auto start, and default to safe setting, making it straightforward to maximise the benefits of the unit.

PCL’s exciting and innovative ACCURA range of “menu-driven” forecourt units is now established throughout the world as the premier choice for speed, safety, reliability

One of Britain’s finest aircraft has been returned to the skies in a blaze of glory with perfect pressure in its tyres, thanks to PCL

The campaign group responsible for getting the Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 back the skies had an original 1940s PCL tyre pressure gauge which they thought couldn’t be mended.

But PCL was able to recalibrate it ready for general use on the Vulcan and all was well…until the Vulcan was ready to be moved recently for an engine test as part of a programmed schedule of ground maintenance.

It was then discovered that the gauge was not able to measure the top pressure required for the Vulcan, and it looked like the project was going to be set back, so they sent out another SOS call to PCL’s

PCL has pledged support for campaign group TyreSafe as part of its drive to promote tyre safety amongst consumers

PCL is world-leading provider of high quality, reliable and cost-effective equipment for fast and accurate tyre inflation, and its Made in Sheffield” products are a familiar sight in garage forecourts, tyre shops and engineering workshops throughout the UK. The company is committed to educating motorists about why tyre maintenance is vital to road safety, and PCL’s knowledge and expertise will prove invaluable to TyreSafe, a not for profit, non commercial organisation set up to keep drivers safe.

PCL is the first non tyre company or retailer to join the original 14 companies responsible for forming TyreSafe at the beginning of 2007. Director Simon Shorter said: “We have been very impressed