Via a partnership with Ulster Bank, the brothers made an investment of six figures into an ambitious expansion project, which resulted in them moving to entirely new, purpose-built premises and expanding their services into new vehicle types. When fully operational, the new tyre and servicing centre will also create two new jobs.

Kyle says: “It’s a new direction for our business and creates significant opportunity for growth, as we can now simultaneously accommodate both commercial and agricultural vehicles while retaining our strong focus on domestic vehicles.”

The move is not the first time the business has pivoted to adapt to a changing landscape. The family firm was originally founded 170 years ago by their great-great-grandfather. At the time, it was a blacksmith’s forge and farrier business, which provided shoes for horses in the local farming community.

But as heavy agricultural machinery replaced horses in the mid-1960s, the business turned its focus to supplying tractor tyres to local farmers instead.

Daniel says: “We’re very proud of our heritage and we were keen to reflect our roots with this new investment. The history of our former premises is tied to the blacksmithing trade.

“As tractors replaced horses, the family enterprise then adapted to tyre fitting. The rural community has always been at the heart of everything we do.”

For many years the brothers operated from a nearby location using just a single car ramp. But the investment has scaled their operation up into a 4,500-square-foot modern tyre-repair facility, featuring a fully equipped workshop, four-wheel alignment and service bays, and a drive-through service bay for lorries, large agricultural vehicles and plant machinery.

The newly completed Anvil Tyre Centre now offers customers everything from vehicle diagnostics and MOT checks to laser wheel alignment and brake replacements.

Ulster Bank business development manager Philip McNeill says: “Daniel and Kyle are the fifth generation of an entrepreneurial family that has been delivering a reliable and dependable service in the local area for many years.

“Family-owned businesses like theirs are at the very heart of our economy and Ulster Bank is committed to supporting hard-working companies driving job creation and economic growth in our rural communities.”

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