Challenge Power Transmission
Challenge Power Transmission
 



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Group Background
The Challenge Group is a leading manufacturer and distributor of power transmission components and the complete range of Challenge branded products are sold through its global distribution network. The company's Head Office is located in the United Kingdom and the business operates through a number of strategically located subsidiary companies and distributors worldwide.

The key to Challenge's success has been its attention to producing a wide range of quality products with a strong branded and packaged image. Challenge is rapidly becoming one of the best brands in this highly competitive market.

Most Challenge locations operate on-line ordering facilities whilst distribution centres have a live link to production and central warehousing.

Over US$15.00 million of inventory is carried worldwide and over 6000 lines stocked in depth. The company is introducing a bar coded stock management system to improve service.


Manufacturers and Distributors of Bearings, Belts, Chains, Couplings, Gearboxes, Hydraulics, Motor Mounts, Motors, Pulleys, Shaft Fixings, Sprockets, Torque Limiters, Troughing Rolls.


Products
Bearings
Self Lube Bearing Units
Popular Metrics Bearings
Taper Roller Bearings

Belts
Friction Belts
Synchronous Belts

Chains
Agricultural Chain
Conveyor Chain
Leaf Chain
Roller Chain

Couplings
Chain Couplings
FFX Tyre Couplings
HRC Couplings
Jaw Couplings
NPX Couplings
RPX Couplings

Gearboxes
Shaft Mounted Reducers (SMSR's)
Worm Gears/Geared Motors

Hydraulics
Hydraulic Hoses

Motor Mounts
Motor Mounts

Motors
Electric Motors

Pulleys
Synchronous Pulleys
Taper bored V Pulleys
Milock pulleys & bushes

Shaft Fixings
Adaptors
Bolt on Hubs
Clamping Elements
Taper Bushes
Weld on Hubs

Sprockets
Double Simplex Sprockets
Idler Sprockets
BS Sprockets

Torque Limiters
Torque Limiters

Troughing Rolls
Troughing Rolls

Locations
Europe
Challenge UK, Wolverhampton
Units 1 and 2 Merryhills Ent. Park
Park Lane
Wolverhampton
WV10 9TJ
UK
+44 (0) 1902 866116
+44 (0) 1902 866117
uksales@challengept.com
Challenge Ireland, Dublin
Unit 202, Holly Road
Western Industrial Estate
Dublin
Dublin 12
EIRE
++353 1 4566311
++353 1 4566312
ireland@challengept.com
Challenge Scandinavia, Oslo, Norway
Stålfjæra 28
Pb. 93 Kalbakken
Oslo
0902
Norge
+47 22165805
+47 23336117
post@challengescandinavia.no
Challenge Czech, Kromeriz
Skopalikova 2600/47
Kromeriz
76701
Czech Republic
+420 602 402 565
+420 573 330 556
czsales@challengept.com
Challenge Germany, Herborn
In Der Neuwies 1
35745
Herborn (Seelbach)
Germany
+49 (0) 2772 57 58 60
+49 (0) 2772 57 58 620
desales@challengept.com

Oceania
Challenge Australia, Melbourne
B11, Scoresby Industry Park
Janine Street
Scoresby, Melbourne
VIC 3179
Australia
(03) 9763 6701
(03) 9764 0890
aussales@challengept.com

Asia
Challenge China, Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
China
sales@challengept.com
Challenge China, Zhuji
Zhuji
China
sales@challengept.com
Sentratek Adiprestasi, Exclusive Distributor for Indonesia


Challenge Malaysia, Malaysia
No.3 Jalan PJU 3/50
Sunway Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
+603 7804 0407
+603 7804 4407
sales@challengept.com

Africa
Challenge Nigeria, Lagos
Plot 24, Kudirat Abiola Way
Ikeja
Lagos
Nigeria
+234-1-7915071
+234-1-7760298
sales@challengept.com
Challenge South Africa, Johannesburg
Cnr Estee Ackermann and Yaldwin Roads
Jet Park
Gauteng, Johannesburg
1469
South Africa
+27 (0)11 397-6115
+27 (0)11 397-8494
sasales@challengept.com

Background
CHALLENGE POWER TRANSMISSION GROUP

POWER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS - Precision products from a quality manufacturer

The Challenge Group is based in the United Kingdom and operates through a number of strategically located subsidiary companies and distributors operating worldwide.

Challenge Power Transmission Distribution Centers are wholesalers and only supply the trade and large OEM’s. We pass all end-user enquires onto local Challenge distributors.

Bill Cody, Chairman of the Challenge Power Transmission Group, started producing the Challenge range of power transmission components in 1979. As a result of nearly 30 years experience in manufacturing and distribution of transmission components, Challenge are able to offer unrivalled experience and support for customers

Challenge manufactures and controls the production, branding, packing and shipment of the Challenge Power Transmission Range. Products are stored in 2 strategically based warehouses from where they are shipped to national distribution centres located around the world.

Challenge Power Transmission PLC - United Kingdom
Louis Hopkins, who has been involved in the power transmission industry since the early 70’s, is Managing Director of the European Distribution Centre based in Wolverhampton, UK. This centre was established in May 1996 and has expanded significantly in recent years and now occupies a wholly owned 40,000sq ft distribution facility servicing the UK, markets in Europe, North, East & West Africa and the Middle East The company is a major distributor to the trade and OEMs and carries a full range of Challenge stock. Even higher stock levels are planned for the future plus an expanded range of couplings, gear motors and various chains.

Challenge Power Transmission (Africa) Pty, Ltd
An alliance with Sprocket and Chains Pty Ltd many years ago has developed into a joint venture company to distribute the Challenge Power Transmission range in South Africa and Southern Africa. A new central warehouse was completed in 2005 to hold an expanded product range to service the region.

Challenge Power Transmission (Ireland) Ltd
John Paul and Sean Robbins run the Irish operation based in Dublin. Both have many years experience in the bearing and power transmission industry and joined the Challenge Group in 2002. A large range of stock is held in Dublin with additional supplies available from the UK.

Challenge Power Transmission (Aust) Pty Ltd
Graham Smit has been in the power transmission industry for more than 25 years and joined Challenge from Fenner PT in 2002. In 2004 Graham opened the group’s latest subsidiary in Melbourne, Australia to handle sales throughout Australasia and New Zealand. This has grown steadily and is now the most comprehensively stocked, one brand power transmission wholesaler in Australia. The company operates an on-line web shop.

Challenge Products Nigeria Ltd
This new subsidiary was established in 2003 and now carries a comprehensive stock of Challenge products for sale into this area

Challenge Scandinavia AS
This new subsidiary was established in Oct 2006 and holds a comprehensive stock of Challenge products for sale into Scandinavian countries. Challenge Scandinavia’s Managing Director, Kjell Age Olsen brings to Challenge over 25 years of experience in the Power Transmission industry and intends to increase the level of support beyond the high standard expected. Challenge Scandinavia will also be operating a webshop enabling customers to order online.

Challenge Power Transmission (Malaysia) Ddn Bhd.
This new subsidiary was established in 2006 and will carry a comprehensive stock of Challenge products for sale into the SE Asia.

Challenge Power Transmission (Germany) Ltd
We are pleased to announce the opening of our latest distribution centre located in the heart of the industrial area of Germany. The company is named Challenge Power Transmission GmbH and will be managed by Klaus Ubber of Ketten-Feickert. Klaus has 25 years experience in the sales of Power transmission products, especially roller chains, and will bring an invaluable expertise to the Challenge Group.

Challenge PT (Czech) s.r.o
We are pleased to announce the formation of this new company based in Kromeriz in the South East of the Czech Republic. This is a joint venture between Challenge and Robert Matysik and from this base we will be distributing the full range of Challenge Power Transmission products in the Czech and Slovak markets with immediate effect.


Partners, Distributors and Non-exclusive distributors
The company also has exclusive and non-exclusive Challenge distributors operating in other major markets throughout the rest of the world. Please refer to the location map for details. If you are interested in becoming a Challenge Partner (Joint company, exclusive or non exclusive distributor) please e-mail Bill directly at bill@challengeproduction.com or bill@challengept.com in complete confidence.

All Challenge Power Transmission Centres are able to provide customers access to the most comprehensive range of power transmission and engineered products available from any one source. Many of the staff at Challenge are experienced engineers and are therefore able to offer customers with full design service and "made to order transmission solutions".

Advantages of working with Challenge Power Transmission
  • You are dealing with a company who has nearly three decades of experience in the manufacturing and distribution of power transmission products.
  • We offer the widest range of quality power transmission branded products available from one manufacturer.
  • Technical requirements, international standards and machining tolerances are adhered to in the manufacturing process.
  • Challenge is responsible for the manufacture of the full range of products offered by us and therefore you can rest assured that quality is never compromised. This is a testament that can be verified by many of our existing customers worldwide, some of these being leaders in their respective industries.
Branding
All Challenge products are branded and are thus traceable. Our ironware products are branded using the latest Laser technology. The advantage is that your staff can easily identify the product for storage and dispatch and this in turn reduces the number of packing & picking errors. Bar coding technology is currently being introduced for customers that will find this useful.

The CHALLENGE Product range includes:-
  • TAPER BORE & PILOT BORE VEE PULLEYS
  • SYNCHRONOUS PULLEYS
  • TAPER BUSHES
  • MI-LOCK PULLEYS AND BUSHES
  • WEDGE AND CLASSICAL Vee BELTS
  • TAPER BORED SPROCKETS
  • PILOT BORED & PLATEWHEEL SPROCKETS
  • FINISH BORED SPROCKETS
  • WELDA SPROCKETS AND HUBS
  • WELD-ON-HUBS AND BOLT-ON-HUBS
  • HRC COUPLINGS
  • TYRE COUPLINGS
  • JAW COUPLINGS
  • NPX COUPLINGS
  • RPX COUPLINGS
  • SHAFT MOUNTED SPEED REDUCERS
  • TORQUE LIMITERS
  • CLAMPING ELEMENTS
  • PRECISION ROLLER CHAIN, IN STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL & ZINC/NICKEL PLATED
  • LEAF CHAIN
  • CONVEYOR CHAIN
  • AGRICULTURAL CHAIN
  • WELDED CHAINS
  • SPECIAL CHAINS AND ATTACHMENT CHAINS
  • GEAR MOTORS
  • ELECTRIC MOTORS
  • MOTOR MOUNTS
  • SELF LUBE BEARING UNITS

Please contact us at sales@challengept.com