Bartec Auto ID Company History
1992 - Bartec Auto ID Ltd was formed as a family owned UK group of companies specialising in radio frequency systems and has since become the world leader in tyre pressure monitoring tools (TPMS tools and systems) for both the aftermarket, car plants and wheel and tyre assembly plants.
1998 - Bartec installed the first ever TPMS car plant system at Renault, Sandouville France and today have in excess of 105 plant installations. These TPMS antenna systems diagnose faults at wheel and tyre assembly and program vehicle ECUs on the final production line within major car manufacturing plants. With a market share of over 80% of plants in Europe and North America, Bartec is able to access the most up-to-date technical information and specifications of vehicles and sensors. This means that the portfolio of aftermarket tools available are also always up to date.
2005 - TPMS is legislated in North America. The company expanded and opened Bartec USA LLC to support their North American customers. Using their market leadership, Bartec USA equipped many car plants and over the subsequent years supplied over 100,000 tools to aftermarket customers including tyre shops, repair shops, OE customers and more. These advanced tools diagnosed TPMS faults, enable repairs and turn off the warning light.
In April 2005 the company was privileged to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise. This award is a recognition of the tremendous team effort by all at Bartec Auto ID, innovation, customer first approach and producing excellent quality products and technical support to all customers worldwide. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for business performance.
2006 - Bartec Auto ID merged with Bartec Municipal Technologies Ltd, thereby acquiring the systems expertise of this company and its fast-growing Waste Management Systems business. This division of the business has grown to be market leader in the UK for Local Authority Waste systems. In the same year the Tyre management business of Smartronics Limited was purchased from NMR PLC.
2014 - The flagship TECH400 product won all of the major Trade awards for the best TPMS tool for ease-of-use and Return on Investment as voted by US trade customers.
2015 - Launch of the TECH500 TPMS tool.
In the same year Bartec Auto ID Ltd moved to new state-of-the-art premises at Redbrook Business Park, Barnsley, UK at the start of the European rollout of TPMS.
2016 - Bartec acquired the top FTIR emissions analyser specialist Protea Limited, the aftermarket tools specialist SP Diagnostics and the vehicle performance chemicals business of Revive Automotive Solutions Limited. These businesses bring technology and expertise to complement the engineering teams at Bartec and offer the exciting prospect of extending the Bartec range of products for tyre shop and repair shop customers.
SP Diagnostics specialise in battery management, Diesel Particulate Filter technology, towbar electronics, key cloning, fault code resetting, and other automotive technology.
2017 - Bartec purchased the product line and manufacturing rights to the Procal range of CEMS systems and merged this with Protea. The business sets to operate from two state-of –the-art manufacturing premises at Middlewich and Peterborough. Bartec continues to expand its emissions monitoring businesses.
Also, in 2017 Bartec Auto ID (China) Limited opened its doors in Shanghai. The company is a joint venture with the companies esteemed Chinese partner – Leadersoft, with whom Bartec have installed car plant systems throughout China in the previous years.
2020 - Bartec launches the latest generation of our TPMS Tools – the TECH600 at SEMA360 and wins the runners up award for best new product in show. The tool has Wireless communications with the car and works with all OE TPMS sensors and all major programmable sensors. In the US the Rite-sensor® launches; Bartec's own programmable TPMS sensor.
The year was dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This saw sales slow in major markets but the team pulled together to hit all product and software release schedules on time and ensure undisrupted service to customers. This was an outstanding performance by all divisions of the business.
Bartec Municipal Technologies is classed as an essential business and has succeeded in significantly growing its Service Management systems sales during the year. BMT entered the decade stronger than ever with several new product launches across the businesses.
2023 - Bartec's Rite-SensorBlue® was the latest development in the range of programmable TPMS Sensors, designed to meet the evolving requirements of electric vehicles, and Bluetooth® connected devices. Rite-SensorBlue® is yet another industry first solution from Bartec. The Rite-SensorBlue® assembled with clamp is made available in three coloured aluminium valve stem options.
2024 - Bartec Auto ID have been involved in the automotive industry 30 years. Throughout this time there has been a lot of changes within the landscape. The company strives to stay informed and maintain an interest in what is happening within the sector and beyond.
The company now recognises this extends to the serious environmental and public health issues surrounding deliberately removed or failing DPFs; which are not being allowed to do the job that they were originally intended to do. This prompted the release of the nEC particle number counter measurement system and the DPF100 system.
The dedicated teams of experts in the UK, Germany and North America design, develop and manufacture the product range and provide end to end support to customers. The company offers professional training, TPMS information and support across the globe.
The full product range of high quality tools are manufactured and tested in the UK; Piece of mind can be sought in that, both of Bartec’s manufacturing sites have ISO9001, ISO14001 & ISO/IEC27001 accreditations.
2025 - The TPMS Tool lineup is represented by the TEC350, TECH450, and TECH600 product range. This is supported by the leading aftermarket replacement programmable Rite-Sensor - Tread & Pressure Tools also complement the automotive servicing lineup.
An excellent reputation for customer service and market-leading products has led to the company supplying over 35,000 tools into the aftermarket and equipping most of the manufacturing plants that supply into the European market.
OE customers to date proudly include Ford, Chrysler, GM, Mitsubishi, Renault, Volvo, Nissan, Subaru, Isuzu, Land Rover, Jaguar, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Kia, BMW, Mercedes, and other wheel manufacturers and assemblers across the world.
Bartec Auto ID Group is continually striving to develop its technology to remain number one in all current markets and to be a world leader in all available product lines. Contact us today and talk to our team about your specific requirements or challenges.Bartec Auto ID Group is continually striving to develop its technology to remain number one in all of its markets striving to be world leaders in all of our product lines. Contact us today and talk to our team about your specific requirements or challenges. Call +44 (0)1226 209226 UK), +49 0800 7586529 (Germany) or +1 866 407-TPMS (US) and speak to one of our team.
Alternatively, you can e-mail us at sales@bartecautoid.com.