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From our humble beginnings in 1988, when just two men worked with the most basic of tools, Top Fleet has grown from strength to strength! It didn't just happen by accident, it took a lot of team effort and ideas to get where we are now, and we're not done yet the future seems bright.

The company started in a small workshop in the heart of Wolverhampton, producing steel roof racks and frails. These steel racks were nice and strong but a little on the heavy side. This lead to our first good idea, building the glass frails from aluminium. We couldn't just use off the shelf box section and angle as it wasn't strong enough without creating extra bulk. We sat down, drew on our experience and feedback from our happy customers to design a set of aluminium extrusion unique to Top Fleet that was strong, yet lightweight, functional and aerodynamic.
Ten years of fine tuning later in the turn of the century we have the basic design we use today.
You can't go wrong with a product that has been tried and tested for over twenty years.

During the late 1990s we introduced van sales to our range of services. We were, and still are to this day, able to offer a 'one-stop-shop' to the glazing trade. We can source the vehicle, ply line, and fully rack it out to be a complete glazing van. Furthermore everything can be financed to keep your cash flow, flowing.

In early 2000 we were the first glass frail manufacturer to offer on site installation. As you can imagine you guys thought this was a wonderful idea, especially those from further afield. No longer would you have to suffer from poor DIY kit form glass racks when you could have a 'Top' of the range Top Fleet frail built by professionals for professionals. Our mobile or on site service still remains one of our most popular choices as it can save you both time and money. Plus for those even further afield we have installation centres in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

In 2005 is when we had our first independent safety testing, carried out by Ceram. We were sure we had the balance of weight and strength spot on but we wanted to make it official. Of course our frails flew through the test proving they could carry over two tons per metre before they failed. This suggested that your average Ford Transit Glass Frail would carry six tons of glass and windows. Which is quite impressive but the whole payload of the van is only a ton and a half. Well at least we knew we we were offering a safe quality product even if it was stronger than the van. We decided that commonsense should prevail and the safe load on the exterior of a vehicle should be no more than 10% of the GVW. All our racks are stamped with a SWL to help you stay the right side of the law and the boys from VOSA. Remember our racks are tested to be strong but they have also been tested to be light. A glass rack on a LWB Transit only weighs about 70 kgs, now that's impressive.

We hit our first snag on 11th February 2007 when a fire destroyed the entire works. Not to be beaten we pulled ourselves together, found new premises, restocked and commenced production within 14 days. This was no mean feat but it was well worth it. The fire was a great opportunity to implement new processes to make our racks and frails the best they could be. We also had a change round of leadership, Jonathan had been with the company for nine years and was promoted to general manager. He had grown up with the company and was the best choice for the role bringing fresh ideas and a service orientated approach.

Putting the customer first is very important to Top Fleet, which is why we launched our glazing van hire fleet. We understand your van is your most important work tool and we can make sure you're never without it. Have a look at our glazing van hire section for more details on our accident management and short term hire services.

Over recent years the company, our products and our service have come along leaps and bounds. Our glass racks are brimming with safety features such as the rack protector system, SWL signage and test certificates. Our service boasts same day quotations, short lead times, two hour fast fit service, on site installation and even a three year warranty. The company has grown too, winning an award, doubling our glazing van hire fleet and sponsoring local sporting events helping to support future glaziers. Have a look at our news section to see how our football team the Warstones Wonderers Lions and our Motocross stars are getting on.