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Repairify retains 14001 Environmental Certification
6th November 2024Following recent audits of its Luton and Peterlee businesses, Repairify has successfully retained the ISO 14001 accreditation. ISO 14001 sets out the standard for an environmental management system. Repairify met the required certification by ensuring its UK sites are compliant with specific environmental criteria and demonstrated strict monitoring processes and awareness of environmental policies. These include effective carbon emission management, waste management, environmental compliance and energy usage, and fire regulations.
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Prinx Chengshan joins UNGC
6th November 2024Confirming its support for the initiative, Prinx Chengshan Holdings Limited has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The company says this move “not only underscores Prinx Chengshan’s firm commitment to sustainable development” but also highlights its “deep sense of social responsibility as a leading innovator in the tyre manufacturing industry.”
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Michelin closing another 2 plants in Europe
More bad news for European tyre making has arrived in the form of Michelin’s decision to close its Cholet and Vannes plants in France by early 2026 at the latest. The company announced this planned measure to the two facilities’ 1,254 employees this morning. When added to the approximately 1,500 employees at three locations in Germany, where operations will cease by the end of 2025, Michelin has announced some 2,750 job cuts within Europe in the past year.
Continue ReadingLet’s go round again – what’s next for ATD?
On 22 October 2024, American Tire Distributors, Inc. (ATD) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. It was the second time in around six years that the large – if not the largest – US tyre distributor made such a petition. And ATD did so leaving more than half-a-billion dollars outstanding with some of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers as well as some of some of the fastest-growing tyremakers (see Tyrepress.com and page 27
Continue ReadingNokian’s new Romania plant to be a milestone for the entire tyre industry
Less than two years after announcing the project, Nokian officially opened its new tyre plant in Oradea on 19 September 2024. The Finnish tyre manufacturer sees the whole thing as a milestone. But not just for itself. First and foremost, it wants to use the new building to increase the production capacity it has lacked since it closed its production site in Russia. Apart from that, however, the plant is also a milestone for the tyre industry as a whole, as it is the industry's ‘first carbon di
Continue ReadingBridgestone to launch Battlax Sport Touring T33 motorcycle tyre with 47% longer mileage
Bridgestone will launch its new sport touring radial motorcycle tyre, the Battlax Sport Touring T33, in January 2025. The Battlax Sport Touring T33 is a next-generation sport touring tyre that maintains the touring performance of its predecessor, the T32, while improving its mileage by 47 per cent. The latest addition to the Battlax tyre family is also designed to improve performance in the dry over its predecessor with more secure handling, while maintaining the high wet performance of the T32.
Continue ReadingDavanti Tyres expands off-road range with the launch of the new Terratoura Mud Terrain 4×4 tyre
Davanti Tyres has added a new tyre to its off-road lineup: the Terratoura Mud Terrain (M/T). The new 4x4 tyre was specifically engineered to conquer the toughest off-road terrains with ease, the tyre brand states. The Terratoura M/T features an aggressive tread pattern and advanced, rugged construction. Overall, the tyre is designed to enable off-road exploration in a variety of challenging conditions. The Terratoura M/T is now available in 15-20-inch sizes.
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