About Us

About The Wheel Specialist™ And Our People

The Wheel Specialist™ business started life under the company name of Lap-Tab Ltd UK which has been established since 1955. The company has a long standing reputation for its service, quality, and fast turnaround times. It's a family business now wholly owned by husband and wife team Neill and Ginny Murphy.

Lap-Tab undertakes production spray painting of a wide range of components for various industries, and are approved suppliers to the M.O.D.

We are always looking for new ways to grow and improve the company and 20 years ago we expanded into the alloy wheel refurbishment business whilst still maintaining our traditional business based around plastics coating. We are constantly researching new paints and products, and we develop our own brand products. Lap-Tab have a very impressive customer base which includes.

JCB
Land Rover
Rolls Royce
British Aerospace
Electrolux
Hoover
Zanussi

Since expanding into the alloy wheel business our customer base has grown to the point where we now deal with 75% of the auto trade around the Birmingham area for this particular service (although the ‘trade’ only accounts for around 20% of our business – the other 80% is from the general public).

The alloy wheel refurbishment service is a fast growing part of our company. We receive hundreds of enquiries each week from across the UK which we cannot service. Because of our own work load involved with running the Lap-Tab business, expansion through the traditional route (taking on more staff and premises across the UK) was not an option, so we decided to expand this side of the business by franchising.

The Wheel SpecialistTM is seeking to establish itself as the leading Alloy Wheel Refurbishment company in the UK.

The Wheel Specialist TM Team

Neill Murphy
Managing Director

Expert in alloy wheel refurbishment
for over 20 years

Responsible For:
	Development and Management of The Wheel Specialist™ franchise
	Overall business strategy of The Wheel Specialist™
	Day to day operational control of the business
	Developing and expanding its commercial relationships
	Sourcing and developing supplier relationships
	New product development

Background:
	Managing Director of Lap-Tab Ltd UK, with 27 years of experience in the coating / alloys market
	Designed bespoke paint systems for JCB, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, and Land Rover, and developed paint systems for Electrolux, Hoover, Cannon, and Hotpoint.
	Prototyped Black Chrome finishes for Rover and Jaguar

Ginny Murphy
Director of Operations

The Wheel Specialist policy
and procedures expert

Responsible For:
	Business / Financial Administration
	Company policy - definition and implementation
	Marketing Design

Background:
	Qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1989
	Manager of procedure / policy writing and implementation in Health Care / Industry
	Managed the set up of an NVQ training centre for a private health care company in 1993
	Responsible for Lap-Tab's accounts and office administration since 1994
	Project manager / trustee for a charity organisation since 2001

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