Our History

moveero has continued to evolve to meet the changing market needs.

With a history that dates back to the early 1900’s, 1908 saw Joseph Sankeys develop and patent the first pressed and welded, detachable motor car wheel, known as the ‘All Steel Wheel’.

This was a significant engineering breakthrough, made possible by technological advances in the production of high-quality steel alloys and rolling systems.  

In June 1910 the wheel went into production at the Hadley Castle Works in Telford, England — where moveero Ltd is based today.

The steel wheel was strong, mass-produced, economical and represented a leap forward for industry at the time. It may have been a simple spoked design, but it bore the hallmarks of a company growing through innovative products and delivering solutions to the marketplace in a cost-effective way.

Today, with extensive experience in off-highway markets, moveero has built a leading organization that develops innovative solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.

Driven by a constant desire to provide engineering excellence, they design technologically advanced products that allow customers to be both efficient and environmentally sustainable, with our headquarters in the USA and manufacturing bases in the USA, UK and Denmark as well as world-class R&D centers in Iowa, USA and Brescia, Italy.

moveero History Timelines

1910
First Pressed Steel Wheel

World’s first all steel pressed wheels were manufactured by Joseph Sankey at the Hadley Site, Telford, UK & subsequently patented

1920
GKN Group

Joseph Sankey becomes part of the GKN Group.

1972
Dunlop

The company took over manufacture of earth-mover & heavy wheels from Dunlop, and Dunlop took over Sankey’s wheels production.

1973
Denmark Aquisition

Karl Moller Nagbøl of Denmark became a wholly owned subsidiary.

1985
Design Council Award

Telford and Nagbol awarded the “Design Council Award” in the UK for the “Square Disc Wheel”.

1998
Armstrong & Estherville

Armstrong & Estherville wheel manufacturing plants in Iowa, USA became part of the business.

1999
European Test Facility

1999 – An Italian footprint established including European Wheels Test Facility.

2004
US Test Facility

North American Wheels Test & Research & development Center opened in Woodridge, Illinois.

2009
Hubs & Spindles

Consolidation of the Hubs and Spindles business into the Wheels business.

2017
Hub Test Stand

Installation of Hub Test Stand validating loads up to 100,000 lbs in Woodridge R&D Center.

2018
Weld Cell Technology

Nagbol, Denmark invests in new weld cell technology and the largest robot in Denmark.

2019
New Manufacturing Line

New wheel manufacturing line including, rim line assembly and powder coat paint facilities in Telford.

2020
Rim Rolling Line

New rim rolling line completion in Estherville.

2020
R&D Center

European R&D Center moved to Brescia, Italy and significant investment in new validation equipment.

2024
US Investment

Armstrong powder paint line for Small Ag. Investment of $1.85m

1967
Nokes Incorporation

Nokes Rim & Wheel manufacturing company incorporated manufacturing small wheels for mobile homes.

1968
First Patent

First patent filed for the drop centre wheel manufacturing process.

1972
Armstrong Rim & Wheel

Earl Nokes sold his interest in the business, and it was renamed Armstrong Rim & Wheel.

1973
Expansion

Construction started of a new manufacturing facility on the west edge of Armstrong to allow for expansion of its product line.

1979
Production Rate

Daily production rate hits 2,200 rims.

1986
Export

Armstrong Rim & Wheel starts exporting to Canada and South America.

1988
Armstrong Plant Expands

Armstrong plant expands an additional to 24,740sq ft to include additional manufacturing space, new shipping area.

1998
GKN Aquisition

GKN Wheels acquired wheel manufacturing plants in Northern Iowa, USA.

2004
Woodridge Testing

Wheels Test facility opened in Woodridge.

2009
Consolidation

Consolidation of Hubs and Spindles business into the Wheels business.

2015
Rim Line Investment

Estherville Phase 1 rim line investment.

2017
The World’s Largest

Invest in the world’s largest Hub Test Stand, in Woodridge, USA.

2020
New Line

New rim rolling line completion in Estherville.

2024
H&S investment

Reconfigure of H&S value stream New Kitako machine, $520k
investment

2024
Small Ag Investment

Armstrong powder paint line for Small Ag. Investment of $1.85m

2024
Test Facility Move

Wheels & Hubs test facility moved to Estherville, Iowa, to be plant based and add value to customers

1904
Nagbøl

Nagbøl history started with Karl Møller’s father, when the blacksmith Erik.

1943
Erik Møllers

Until 1943 - Run by Erik Møllers together with his sons, manufactured machines for the peat industry, manufacturing rail locomotives to tow tipper trucks.

1972
Farm Trailers

Nagbol starts producing wheels for farm trailers.

1954
Tractor Wheels

First profile rolled tractor wheels produced.

1973
GKN

Karl Moller Nagbøl of Denmark became a wholly owned subsidiary of GKN.

1994
Hayes Lemmerz Aquisition

Acquisition of German manufacturer Hayes Lemmerz agricultural wheels portfolio.

1999
Italy

Italian footprint established including European Wheels Test Facility.

2008
State-Of-The-Art

Invest in state-of-the-art powder paint facility in Nagbøl, Denmark.

2018
Robots

Nagbøl invests in new flexible weld cell technology and the largest robot in Denmark.

2019
High Speed Weld Cell

Nagbol new high speed weld cell introduction.

2020
European R&D Center

European R&D Center moved to Brescia, Italy and significant investment in new validation equipment.

202
New Laser Machine

Install new laser machine
in Nagbøl. Investment of $1.1m

2022
Automation

Automated packaging cell investment.

1910
World’s First

World’s first all steel pressed wheels were manufactured by Joseph Sankey at the Hadley Site, Telford, UK and subsequently patented.

1920
GKN Group

Joseph Sankey becomes part of the GKN Group.

1939
War Effort

Hadley Works produced Spitfires, Lysaght’s assembled a specialised tank for the D-Day landings and the company produced steel, forgings and fasteners for tanks and aircraft, as well as millions of steel helmets.

1946
Production Increased

New wheel shop built & production increased from 500 to 5,000 wheels per week.

1960
Exporting to 95 counties

Over 10,000 wheels per week are manufactured and exported to over 95 counties.

1971
Dunlop

Sankey took over production of earthmover and other heavy rims from Dunlop, who in turn took over the Sankey car wheel production.

1974
Tractors

Tractor cab production begins.

2004
Increasing Capacity

Rim line investment to increase range capacity to 42”.

2019
New Rim Line

Commissioning and installation of new rim line starts.

1INDUSTRIES & WHEEL TYPES

moveero supply wheels, rims and components for a range of off-highway industries. See the range of applications here.

2WHEEL FEATURES

moveero manufacture a large range of rims from single piece to multiple piece and an extensive range of patented products. Find out more here.

3WHEEL RIM TYPES

moveero manufacture a large range of rims from single piece to multiple piece and an extensive range of patented products. Find out more here.

PRODUCT MATRIX

Not sure which wheel type you need?

See our product matrix