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About Tyron

Invented in Britain.
Proven by its armed forces.
Fitted across Asia.

Tyron has made wheels keep turning after a tyre fails since 1977. What began as a request from the British Ministry of Defence now protects ambulances, police vehicles, armoured 4×4s and family cars on four continents.

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Police van on a test track with a deflated tyre, still steering under control
Invented
1977
Founded
1979
In Asia
2007
Regions
4
Origins

The Ministry of Defence had a problem. A flat tyre was ending patrols.

The Safety Band was invented in 1977. Two years later Tyron UK was founded to build it, and the UK Ministry of Defence became its first demanding customer.

The Ministry asked for a system that would reduce blowout risk and keep a vehicle controllable even under riot conditions. Tyron answered with steel bands for Land Rover wheels, and a design philosophy that has not changed since: hold the tyre on the rim mechanically, so the driver keeps steering and brakes when the air is gone.

Every product since, from the patented Multiband to the lightest rubber run-flat in the world, follows the same idea.

United Kingdom · 1977 to today

Four decades of engineering, one idea

Tyron continues to develop run-flat technology for civilian and military wheel safety, supported by a worldwide sales and service network.

  1. 1977
    Origin

    The Safety Band is invented

    An aluminium wheel paired with an aluminium band. For the first time a flat tyre could be held on the rim mechanically rather than by air pressure alone.

  2. 1979
    Company

    Tyron UK is founded

    The company is formed to bring the Safety Band to market, serving military, government and safety vehicles. The date the Tyron name has carried ever since.

  3. Early 1980s
    Defence

    Steel bands for the British MoD

    At the request of the UK Ministry of Defence, Tyron develops steel bands for Land Rover steel wheels. Far stronger than aluminium, and they end the galvanic reaction that had welded aluminium bands to steel rims and made tyre changes impossible.

  4. 2002
    Multiband

    The Multiband is patented

    A redesigned, height-adjustable band to suit the changing shape of wheel wells. Its plug-in feet grip the wheel, improving handling and outperforming every other safety band design. This is the product fitted to cars, vans and ambulances across Asia today.

  5. 2008
    ATR-MP

    World’s first multi-piece rubber run-flat

    The All Terrain Rubber ATR-MP fits military split rims with no special tools or hydraulic presses. Run-flat range of up to 150 km, far beyond the Finabel standard.

  6. 2009
    R4

    The R4 wheel

    A super-strong alloy wheel for armoured 4×4 and cash-in-transit vehicles, 1,600 kg load rating, with an ingenious beadlock. Paired with the ATR-MP it travels over 50 km on four flat tyres, on or off road.

  7. 2013
    Partnership

    Complete wheel assemblies

    Partnership with Global Wheels of South Africa: military customers can now buy finished wheel assemblies with Michelin, Pirelli or Continental tyres from one source.

  8. 2017
    ATR-MP

    Carbon-fibre spine

    Development begins on a carbon-fibre inner spine for the ATR-MP, cutting its weight by over 40% and making it the lightest rubber run-flat in the world.

  9. 2018
    Manufacturing

    ATR-Beadlock and a new factory

    A rubber beadlock that guarantees clamping force on the tyre regardless of make. The same year, Tyron Rubber Co. Ltd moves into a new factory in Thailand running 24/7.

  10. 2019
    Range

    ATR-SP, ATR-Custom and the 18″ R4

    The ATR-SP low-cost single-piece run-flat, the ATR-Custom for single-piece wheels, and an 18-inch bolt-together R4 alloy with a 1,900 kg load rating.

Tyron in Asia

Since 2007, the region’s fastest-growing Tyron market

From the first ambulance fleets to a national standard and local production, Tyron has grown with the region.

  1. 2007

    Tyron arrives in Asia

    Tyron establishes a permanent presence in the region, bringing UK flat tyre protection to Asian roads.

  2. 2009

    Malaysia Ministry of Health

    Tyron begins supplying Malaysia Ministry of Health ambulances. Fleet work across Asia follows.

  3. 2013

    China’s first national standard

    Tyron China co-drafts the first national standard for flat tyre protection with China’s Ministry of Transport.

  4. 2020

    Local production in China

    Tyron launches local production in China, improving competitiveness and shortening delivery lead times.

Global presence

Four regions. One standard.

  • Europe
  • The Americas
  • Middle East & Africa
  • Asia

The same engineering, for your vehicles

Multiband for cars, vans and ambulances. ATR run-flats and R-series wheels for government and defence.

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