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Cover Feature Tyre Fitment Pioneers The old saying that you can identify pioneers by the arrows in their backs originated from the American West in the 1800’s when the first trekkers into uncharted territory were attacked by the local inhabitants. Today it has a different interpretation, in that firstmover advantage sometimes has the risk Tyre Fitment Pioneers of running into unseen obstacles. T hose arrows can be deflected by doing your homework, and that is the case of the new Greenfield Supa Quick Life Style Centre at the corner of Lenchen Avenue & Clarinet Street, Centurion, Gauteng. The directors of the Torque Fitment Group (Pty) Ltd ventured into the tyre business just over three years ago, with the intention of, in the words of head honcho Hedley Judd, “not accepting the status quo, not believing in unshiftable paradigms, and thinking outside of the box”. And clichés aside, these thoughts were the seeds of the new lifestyle centre, as when the opportunity arose, the Torque Fitment Group seized the moment, and decided to redefine the ground rules. Space