Nankang joins TyreSafe

TyreSafe has announced that Taiwanese tyre manufacturer Nankang has become its latest member. The road safety organisation says the inclusion of several new tyre retailers and manufacturers this year, brings the prospect of a year of record levels of participation and awareness about tyre safety issues. Nankang will support TyreSafe’s various campaigns throughout 2013 which include those targeting motorcyclists, young drivers, HGV operators as well as car drivers.

Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe, said: “TyreSafe has been incredibly successful in recent years in raising awareness about tyre safety issued but these results are only possible through the active support of our members.

“So our welcome and thanks go to our latest member, Nankang, who will play a key role, along with our other supporters, in promoting our tyre safety messages to their customers and other road users, helping to make the UK’s roads safer for all.”

Since its inception in 2006, TyreSafe says its activities have helped reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in the UK in a tyre related accident by 30 per cent. The organisation’s members benefit from a wide range of activities including early access to campaign materials along with a significant boost to their corporate social responsibility efforts.

Carol Cheng, spokesperson for Nankang commented, “Nankang Rubber Tire places tyre safety through research and development as a top priority. We are rightly proud of our products and now equally as proud to become the latest TyreSafe member.” Nankang has been manufacturing tyres in Taiwan for cars, motorcycles and light trucks for the last 50 years.

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