Service Pause
From May 1 2023
Dear valued Customers & Associates,
Les & Julie Hughes at Shepparton Wheel Works are going to have some extended time off to enjoy life.
We will be unavailable for Wheel Repairs from 1st May to 7th July, 2023.
Our family business has been extremely fo,fortunate to have had work available every single day for over 73 years (EST 1949).
We are very grateful to the region for that.
Alley Wheel Repairs will continue in the future and our phone line is still ON.
As Bob Dylan said, "For times they are a changing."
Thank you for your past and continued support of Shepparton
Wheel Works.
Regards, Les & Julie Hughes
SAFE & ACCURATE
Repairs and Modifications
to ALL types of wheels.
SERVICES
WHAT WE DO FOR YOU
Les has a simple criteria for any wheel repairs, modification or manufacture.
Will it be safe?
Is it financially viable? (Cost effective)
What are the options and what is the best option?
Specialist alloy & steel wheel Repairs. 14" to 15" Conversions.
Widening and offset changes.
Straightening, widening and modifying all types of agricultural wheels.
Straightening and repair steel and alloy truck wheels.
Straighten and true steel and alloy motorcycle wheels.
ABOUT US
SHEPPARTON
WHEEL WORKS
2019 was a milestone year for the Hughes Family. It marked 70 years since Don Hughes established Shepparton Wheel Works back in 1949.
We service the communities of Country Victoria and Southern NSW from Seymour (South) to Jerilderie (North), Albury (East) to Swan Hill (West).
Decades of experience & commitment now enables Les Hughes to quickly access and determine the best possible solution for your wheel problems.
Specialist alloy wheel repairs
Steel wheel repairs & modifications
Steel and alloy truck wheel repairs
Tractor & agricultural wheel repairs and modifications
Motorcycle wheel repairs
Department of Labour certified MIG, TIG & Arc welding processes
Personal Service. You only talk to Les & Julie Hughes
Humble beginnings in 1949. Don Hughes pictured far right.
Here we have a busy scene at Shepparton Wheel Works back in October of 1957. (Don Hughes - back left) Lloyd Arho (or Tex) can be seen here 2nd from the right on the drilling machine. Tex is now in his nineties and still comes into the workshop each week, but only for morning tea these days.
OUR HISTORY
Don Hughes started work at Austral Motor Wheel Works in Melbourne in 1934 as a 14 year old apprentice. Don and family moved to Shepparton in 1949 and established Shepparton Wheel Works.
Shepparton Wheel Works has been repairing car, truck, tractor, motorcycle and industrial wheels for over 70 years. Same family, same location, the oldest wheel repair business in Australia with over one hundred thousand wheels processed through Shepparton Wheel Works in the past 70 years.
Shepparton Wheel Works has never been and never will be For Sale, you simply can't buy two generations and over 80 years of experience.
Les Hughes, son of the late Don Hughes, has worked in the business with his father since the mid 1970s, with over 40 years of personal experience behind him, he continues the family tradition with his wife Julie Hughes.
Les assesses and repairs every wheel personally, with no compromise on quality and workmanship.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Whether it be building or maintaining motorcycle wheels for racing, repairing or manufacturing wheels for our 4WD's, trucks & earthmoving equipment, Les and family have been looking after me for over 35 years.
HOW TO FIND US
Closed 1st May to 7th July, 2023.
Shepparton Wheel Works, 34 North Street, Shepparton
Phone: (03) 5831 2666
Email: shepwheel@bigpond.com
GET IN TOUCH
TRADING HOURS
Mon - Fri: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Sat: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Sun: Closed