Manufacturer of rubber tracks and tires.

Torrance, CA, August 18, 2010 - McLaren is pleased to introduce the TurfGlide™ Series of turf-friendly rubber tracks for compact track loaders. TurfGlide Series rubber tracks are perfect for applications on golf courses, parks, and any landscaping work that would benefit from turf protection.

While many construction pros drool over rubber tracks with aggressive traction for their advantages in a variety of construction applications, landscapers frown at the site of aggressive traction pattern on rubber tracks.

McLaren Industries introduces the TurfGlide series of rubber tracks specifically for landscaping professionals who need a smooth tread and reduced ground pressure. TurfGlide tracks leave a much lighter footprint than conventional tracks and reduce damage on delicate turf areas and various irrigation systems deployed underneath.

For more information and availability of the TurfGlide Series rubber tracks, please contact McLaren Industries at 1-800-836-0040 or visit McLarenUSA.com.

Construction Equipment Operators across Europe can rely on short delivery terms of quality rubber tracks for a wide range of mini excavators and track loaders; Flat-Proof Tires and Over-the-Tires Tracks for Skid Steer Loaders are also available in the new distribution center of McLaren Industries in Germany.

McLaren Industries, one of the leading manufacturers of tires and tracks for compact construction equipment in the United States, has just opened its first European distribution center in Mannheim, Germany. This facility will serve McLaren customers that operate in Europe and will reach most equipment operators within couple of days. The initial inventory at the distribution center will include McLaren Nu-Air ® Semi-Pneumatic Tires, Protrac ® Over-The-Tire Track, Next Generation™ Rubber Tracks and Maximizer Rubber Tracks.

McLaren Industries is a privately owned US company and was founded in 1997. The company is widely recognized as a high quality manufacturer of OEM and aftermarket rubber tracks, over-the-tire tracks and semi-pneumatic tires for a broad range of construction machines, carrier vehicles, and agricultural equipment. For over a decade McLaren has proven to be a rock-solid vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor. In recent years, the company has expanded its activities worldwide in direct response to meet increased market demand.

McLaren Deutschland GmbH has been established in order to serve the European Market for Construction Tires and Rubber Tracks. McLaren Deutschland GmbH is situated in Eschborn/Frankfurt and will serve the needs of the customers from all over Europe. McLaren customer service is ready to consult end users, construction equipment dealers and OEMs as well as to provide information about McLaren product lines in English, German, French and Italian.

The distribution center of McLaren Deutschland is based in Mannheim, Germany. The facility is ISO 9001 certificated and is operated by an international logistics company with long experience in the industrial field. The warehouse features 6500 m2 storage area, 9 loading ramps and 2 volume truck ramps. The location of the distribution center allows fast deliveries throughout Europe, while deliveries in Germany can be done within 48 hours from placing an order.

To learn more about McLaren Industries, please visit www.mclarenindustries.com

McLaren Industries, a global leader in rubber tracks manufacturing and distribution, is pleased to announce that its manufacturing facility in Thailand has achieved ISO 9001:2008 for the Design and Manufacture of Rubber Tracks and Rubber Pads. This highly coveted certification is a testament to the company’s dedication to production quality and total customer satisfaction, and it demonstrates a commitment to continuously improve its quality management systems.

To conduct the certification process, McLaren Industries turned to SGS SA, Switzerland, which is the world’s largest independent testing, inspection, analysis and certification company. To achieve the certification, the factory has demonstrated compliance with the newest standards for quality management systems set forth by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). For McLaren this achievement represents another chapter in the success story of the company. McLaren's customers in the various industrial segments can now feel even more confident in the company’s quality management processes.

McLaren Industries, a privately owned US company founded in 1997, is widely recognized as a high quality manufacturer of OEM and aftermarket rubber tracks, over-the-tire tracks and semi-pneumatic tires for a broad range of construction machines, carrier vehicles, and agricultural equipment.

It is not uncommon for industrial manufacturers to burn heavy oil, coal or diesel in their daily production process. The result is high carbon emissions and air pollution. With what’s best for the environment in mind, McLaren now uses highly efficient natural gas heating of the molds for the manufacturing of all its rubber tracks.

Because of the strategic location of the manufacturing facility near the Gulf of Thailand, McLaren receives natural gas straight from a major gas pipeline, instead of trucking it in from gas suppliers. That additionally reduces air pollution by eliminating the diesel emission from the tanker trucks.

The benefits of natural gas as an energy source, as opposed to diesel, coal or heavy oil, are undisputed. Burning natural gas produces no sulfur dioxide emissions, and has far lower levels of greenhouse gasses emissions than oil, diesel and especially coal. In addition, natural gas produces no solid waste.

McLaren has implemented additional measures to increase the energy efficiency of its manufacturing process. A good example is the factory boiler system, which is upgraded with “economizers”. Even though this raises the initial cost of the system by as much as 25%, the burning efficiency is as high as 97%. The long term results are lower energy costs and further reduction of the overall gas emissions from the factory.

Industrial waste water is another common polluter in the manufacturing industry worldwide. To eliminate the polluting effect of waste water McLaren Industries utilizes a waste water treatment plant for the washing and cooling water that has been used throughout the manufacturing facility.

When it comes to protecting the environment, certain manufacturers like McLaren are contributing simply by choosing to use the right kind of raw materials. With its consistent and growing utilization of natural as opposed to synthetic rubber, which is often cheaper, McLaren directly contributes to the planting and growing of hundreds of thousands rubber trees each year.

The production of rubber is an ecologically clean farming process, characterized with minimum environmental damage. Tapping the rubber trees to extract latex, the raw material for natural rubber, does not kill the trees. A properly harvested rubber tree can live for over 25 years. The production of just one McLaren rubber track requires the annual rubber output of 14 rubber trees. And, since it takes 7 years for a new tree to be ready for tapping, tens of thousands of new trees have to be planted and harvested each year to support McLaren production!

To learn more about McLaren Industries and its line of products please call 1-800-836-0040 or visit www.mclarenindustries.com.

McLaren USA expects continued sales growth in 2008. With a downturn in the market, and recession on the horizon, McLaren has managed to outpace the industry and its own New Year expectations. McLaren CEO Richardson Doyle explains, "We are really happy but not really surprised!  Over the last three years we've increased our R&D budget, expanded our international coverage, and invested heavily in improved manufacturing.  The truth is that more and more customers are choosing quality over price, and quality is what McLaren is best known for."  

McLaren's biggest boost in sales comes from customers who have been unsatisfied and disappointed with other suppliers. As Mr. Doyle explains, "Too many skid steer, track loader and excavator owners have been burned by a number of rubber track distributors selling poor quality products with poor customer service support, and they are tired of it! A great rubber track and a bad rubber track both look fabulously the same when new, but after use for a few hundred hours the customers understand what they've really purchased. And many are bitterly disappointed. We simply provide an alternative."

Over the past 3 years McLaren moved the majority of its production from China and Korea to its new facility in Thailand. This decision was based upon quality and production limitations. Thailand was chosen because of its abundance of natural rubber, modern industrial estates, and access to a very detail oriented workforce. "McLaren took a big step forward when it decided to open its new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Thailand," Mr. Doyle adds.

The new facility is located in a large modern industrial estate alongside US giants such as GM and Ford, which gives McLaren access to better utilities at a very competitive price.  The new location allows for the production of better quality rubber products at a lower cost, with less impact to the environment. Mr. Doyle elaborates, "One of our major benefits is the access to natural gas pipelines. While most of our competitors are burning coal and heavy oil, we're keeping our carbon footprint to a minimum by using highly efficient natural gas boilers. It’s environmentally friendly and cheaper!"

McLaren's new Next Generation TDF rubber track, designed specifically for track loaders, is a major success for the facility in Thailand. TDF stands for Technology, Design, and Formulation.  The sales of NextGen TDF, as the track is also called for short, have significantly increased even though the pricing is 15%- 20% more than rubber tracks offered by competing suppliers or by using McLaren's older technology. McLaren's CEO Richardson Doyle explains, "NextGen TDF costs 20-30% more to produce than the competition's products from Korea and China, but you are really getting a 100% better track. Better technolgy, design and rubber compound formulation are the key for our success! Customers who have used TDF are coming back after the first set, and buying more TDFs for their entire track loader fleet, that's telling you something!"

McLaren hopes to continue its success in 2008 based on the foundation of quality products and service and on the realization that all customers eventually realize who offers the best value.

Sunbelt Rentals, the second largest equipment rental company in the U.S. with a network of over 450 branches, including 100 Sunbelt at Lowe’s, in 35 states and the District of Columbia has chosen McLaren Industries as a preferred vendor for rubber tracks for mini-excavators and track loader machines.

In excellence, McLaren Industries has serviced for many years the rental industry with products designed to reduce maintenance costs. McLaren's nationwide presence and next-day delivery capabilities have allowed the company to surpass the service expectations of the largest rental chains. The unique footprint of our dense distribution network allows us to service hundreds of chain locations equally well.

“We know that rental customers sometimes abuse the equipment. Typically that results in increased maintenance costs for the rental companies. McLaren is built on the concept of fighting downtime. Our product philosophy to reduce downtime and maintain cost makes us the perfect fit for the rental industry”, says George Zafirov, McLaren’s Marketing Manager. “Our success with the rental companies is a direct result of our concentrated effort to service that industry. We have established a designated Rental Team within our organization, whose responsibility is to focus on the needs of the equipment rental businesses.”

For more information on how McLaren reduces downtime in the rental industry, call the McLaren Rental Team at 1-800-836-0040, Ext. 1800.