Need a towbar? Head straight to Macsalvors
Thursday 20th March, 2025
Anyone in the trade knows that if you’re looking for a crane, Macsalvors on Newham Industrial Estate is the best place to go. But did you know it’s also the ideal place to go for your towbar needs?
While crane hire is an industrial concern, especially when dealing with some of the behemoths on offer at Macsalvors, any member of the public could be in need of a towbar: for pulling a caravan or a boat, and trailers for construction equipment, building materials or garden rubbish.
Macsalvors has been fitting towbars to cars, campervans and light commercial vehicles for over a decade. Its workshops are fully equipped with specialist towbar fitting bays and the computer software required for modern-day towbar installation.
It might have been possible to fit a towbar yourself in days gone by, but with the ever-increasing complexity of 21st-century vehicles, this is no longer recommended.
“Today's cars incorporate sophisticated electronic technology,” says Macsalvors MD Cameron MacQuarrie. “This means the car must be programmed for the electrical side of the installation to work correctly.”
For example, once the electrical socket is connected to the car, it will activate the towing stability control and switch off the rear parking sensors, which would otherwise be in permanent beep mode, seeing the trailer or caravan as another vehicle in close proximity to your rear bumper.
It will also control the lights at the rear of the trailer or caravan, and even extend to a full-function facility, providing power to a caravan and charging the on-board battery while under tow.
Macsalvors supplies top brand names including Witter, Brink, Towtrust, PCT and Oris – each with dedicated electrical kits designed to integrate with specific models. There are many factors to consider when making your choice, primarily whether you require a fixed towbar or prefer a detachable option for more infrequent use.
The company can also fit automotive accessories including bike racks, rear parking sensors, reversing cameras, steps and air-assisted suspension – the ability to lift and lift and lower a vehicle, especially useful in campervans that are low at the back.
So whatever you’re looking for, come and find it in Newham.
Macsalvors Towbars, Newham Road, 01872 277123