Triangle Tyre will return to Hillhead 2026 with Vaculug, its official UK distributor for the brand’s off-the-road range, as both companies seek to strengthen support for quarrying, construction and earthmoving fleets. The partners will exhibit on Stand V10 at the Buxton event, which runs from 23 to 25 June 2026.
The appearance gives Triangle Tyre and Vaculug a trade-facing platform at the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling equipment exhibition. Hillhead says the 2026 show will bring together more than 600 exhibitors and nearly 20,000 visitors across three days in a working Derbyshire quarry.
For tyre dealers and fleet operators, the story is less about stand presence and more about supply continuity. Triangle is using the Vaculug partnership to improve UK access to its OTR portfolio, including quarry, mining, industrial and heavy construction fitments. Vaculug adds local stockholding, technical support and service capability in a segment where downtime can quickly outweigh tyre purchase price.
The companies say the model is designed to support both end users and the UK trade channel. That includes specialist OTR dealers and distributors seeking more reliable access to fast-moving sizes, backed by practical logistics and product support.
Hillhead remains a key buying-cycle event for off-highway tyre suppliers because visitors can assess tyres in the same environment as quarry plant, crushing equipment and support services. Tyre News has already reported that Triangle is listed for Stand V10, while Vaculug is also represented among OTR and service providers at the show.
The display will focus on Triangle OTR products for rigid and articulated dump trucks, loaders, dozers, severe-service quarry applications, and mixed-use industrial equipment. The emphasis is expected to be on traction, casing strength, cut resistance, wear performance and cost per hour.
That positioning reflects a wider shift in OTR purchasing. Quarry and construction fleets increasingly assess tyre performance through uptime, predictability and total cost of ownership, rather than tread life alone.
The Hillhead appearance follows wider European activity by Triangle Tyre. Tyre News recently covered Triangle’s SaMoTer 2026 plans, where the company linked new OTR sizes with tyre pressure monitoring as a practical consideration for quarry and construction fleets.
Vaculug has also been building its own OTR service footprint. In August 2025, Tyre News reported that Vaculug had opened a Kent OTR Centre of Excellence to support quarrying, ports, industrial operations and waste management across the South of England. The site included OTR tyre stock, exchange wheel assemblies and Tyrfil foam-fill recycling services.
That background gives the Triangle-Vaculug partnership a clearer operational context. The arrangement is not simply an import agreement. It is designed to link global OTR manufacturing capacity with UK-based service, retreading knowledge and lifecycle management.
Luca Mai, OTR Director for Europe at Triangle Tyre, said Hillhead was “the most important quarry and construction exhibition in the UK” and confirmed that Triangle would attend with Vaculug as its exclusive importer.
He said the partnership allowed Triangle to combine “a strong global OTR product range with local distribution capability and service support”, adding that the company looked forward to welcoming customers and trade partners to the stand.
For UK tyre businesses, the practical question will be whether the partnership can deliver consistent availability across critical quarry and earthmoving sizes. In high-utilisation fleets, supply reliability and responsive technical support can be as important as the tyre pattern itself.
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