Your expertise and experience provided such valuable insight into the evolution of trade plate fixtures and the challenges posed by traditional designs. It’s fascinating how advancements in vehicle styling and materials—while revolutionary—have introduced new complications for tools like trade plate holders. The frustration with traditional trade plate fix and display options pointed to a gap in the market for a truly universal, efficient, and vehicle-friendly solution.

Traditional ‘Dunlop’ holders, while effective in the past, clearly illustrate how legacy designs sometimes struggle to adapt to modern demands. It seems the trade-offs with current alternatives—from magnetic holders causing scratches to vacuum suckers that indirectly advertise their faults—underscore the need for innovation in this space.

As someone deeply immersed in motorsport engineering and the motor trade since the 1970s I leveraged my motorsport expertise in product design and development to tackle the long-standing challenges with Trade Plate fixtures. My goal was to create a universal Trade Plate holder that accommodates the majority of number plate shapes and sizes, regardless of their attachment method to the vehicle. This led to the creation of two innovative designs. The first design TPH-1 Trade Pro Holder, is crafted from laser-cut aluminium and has underwent rigorous testing across a wide range of vehicles. Its design was continuously refined based on real-world feedback, ensuring reliability and practicality."

TPH-1 affixes Trade Plates to number plates between 110 and 205 mm high and has one advantage over TPH-2 in that it can affix standard or 140mm high number plates onto vehicle number plates. This feature could be particularly useful for the caravan, camping trailer and commercial trailer rental markets. While TPH-1 Trade Pro satisfies a majority of user requirements, production costs proved excessive for volume production.

TPH-2 is a 100% injection moulded product using ‘virgin’ nylon and polypropylene for durability. Trade Plate Holders don’t have an easy life and must be abuse tolerant as well as secure and easy to fit. Your customers will appreciate your professional Trade Plate presentation.