Historically the premium products and brands of TMD Friction have been clear targets of copycat producers, but today dealing with counterfeit has become an infrequent activity, as a direct result of the effective measures and controls placed on all TMD Friction manufacturing and product lines.

Every friction product supplied by TMD Friction is manufactured inside the company, from one of 10, state of the art factories spread across the globe.

All TMD Friction products have unique part and manufacturing batch information, the packaging specification is almost impossible to replicate and TMD Friction employs anti-counterfeit security seals that include holographic technology.

Here are some simple rules that apply to all levels of the market and to all product groups:

If a product carries a brand name spelled differently or has the wrong style or different logos - Don't buy it, look at the website for the brands and consult an authorised distributor.

If a product is priced significantly lower than usual and is out of line with comparative brands - If it's too good to be true, it probably isn't, check the product in detail.

If a branded product is presented in plain packaging, or packaging with a different brand - Check the box contents and the product carefully, without a clear explanation from the parts distributor, don't buy the product and demand only official packaging

As a general rule when purchasing such safety critical items as brake friction, if you have any doubt contact the manufacturer directly, or your local authorised distributor.