Tyres & Accessories May 2012

All the news, features and reviews you expect from Tyres & Accessories are available for subscribers to view in e-magazine format. The May issue of T&A focusses on industrial tyres, raw materials, along with the conclusion of our comprehensive preview of Reifen Essen 2012. Subscribers can flick through the pages by clicking more.

Reifen II – the preview returns

Often a sequel doesn’t capture the feel and spirit of the original – but this is not the case with part two of our Reifen 2012 preview. This concluding chapter picks up where part one left off, and covers exhibitors and products to be seen at the Essen show. 

Don’t even think about heading to Reifen 2012 before reading the show preview in our April and May magazines.

Retail/Buying Groups

Last year’s retail/buying group feature reported on an eventful year, covering milestones including the acquisitions of Stapleton’s and Kwik-Fit and the UK roll out of point S. This May we return to the subject and report on the latest going-ons within the sector. 

Raw materials

During the past couple of years the words ‘raw materials’ have been an oft-present companion to the tyre industry, and usually followed by the word ‘prices’. The soaring cost of the products used in tyre manufacture, especially rubber, has ensured they don’t escape our attention. 

In this issue, Tyres & Accessories broaches the subject of raw materials, looking at developments within the sector and some alternatives to currently used products.