Weighing commercial vehicles since the mid-1980s.
We design, manufacture and service on-vehicle weighing systems for overload protection, load optimization and pay-by-weight — and we’ve been doing it longer than anyone else in the UK.
A recognized market leader in on-vehicle weighing.
Waste management, bulk haulage, construction, agriculture and more rely on our systems to keep vehicles legal, loads optimized and drivers safe.
Sales offices across North America, Europe and Asia, backed by a growing network of channel partners worldwide.
Who we are
VPG Onboard Weighing is a brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG) — a global specialist in resistive foil technology, sensors and sensor-based systems for stress, force, weight, pressure and current measurement.
Our headquarters is home to R&D and product development: electronic and software developers alongside mechanical CAD designers, all under one roof. Our in-house technical service specialists provide support, aftercare and training wherever our customers are based.
The UK’s longest-established onboard weighing manufacturer.
Four decades, three names, one job: a load number fleets can trust.
One of the first companies in the UK to build weighing systems into commercial vehicles.
PM Onboard joins US electronic components firm Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH).
Vishay’s weighing and sensing businesses spin out as the independent Vishay Precision Group, and PM Onboard is re-branded.
Sales offices on three continents, a growing partner network, and next-generation cloud-based data services.
What we do
Quality, precision and innovation sit at the heart of the work. Our in-house R&D team has driven on-vehicle weighing technology forward for more than 30 years.
Accredited by the UK government’s National Measurement Office — independent proof that our readings hold up.
The first, and still the only, company to bring overload protection and payload optimization built on modern solid-state sensors to market. Simpler installs, far less maintenance.
Our software team is digitizing the range and rolling out cloud-based data services, so load data reaches the office as well as the cab.
Built to OEM standards.
Our policy is to consistently meet or exceed what customers expect. The quality management system behind it is certified to the standards our aftermarket and OEM customers demand.
View our certificationsCurrently, Wilcox installs over 350 VPG Onboard Weighing systems per year. BulkWeigh systems are part of our standard installation on customers’ trucks.
“Your professional approach in dealing with what at times could be a demanding customer is to be commended.”
“We have had zero operational issues in three years.”
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VPG Systems UK, Ltd. · Airedale House, Canal Road, Bradford BD2 1AG, United Kingdom