Continental completes solid tyre range
A three-tier brand portfolio allows Continental to offer a cost-effective solution to forklift operators across a full range of industrial applications (Image: Continental)
With the introduction of the Barum Industry alongside existing Continental and General Tire super elastic ranges, Continental Commercial Specialty Tyres has completed its three-brand strategy for solid tyres. The Barum brand’s positioning within this “tailored portfolio of robust solid tyres for different industrial applications and customer requirements,” the company sees it “best suited for low-intensity applications.”
Continental says the all new Barum Industry solid tyre is a particularly good fit for applications with high-cost awareness and short operating cycles. It has redesigned the Barum line-up for fleets with low utilisation or those whose operations only involve occasional forklift truck use. For these applications, the Barum Industry tyre will “deliver the necessary performance without compromise.”
Full solid tyre range to suit varied operational intensities
According to Continental, choosing the correct tyre to suit the application intensity is key to managing tyre replacement costs within fleet operations. The company believes a three-tier brand portfolio allows it to offer a cost-effective solution to forklift operators across a full range of industrial applications. The Continental SC20+ continues to be positioned as the “tyre of choice for users with the most demanding, high-intensity applications and multi-shift patterns.” The General Tire Lifter is best suited to medium-intensity applications such as general warehousing, and the new Barum Industry completes the range with a focus on value for users in low-intensity applications.
Talking about the development to the Continental solid tyre range Alex White, sales manager for material handling in the UK and Ireland, says: “All industrial operations are demanding and bring different challenges, luckily our dedicated team are experts in material handling applications and through consultation, site surveys and operational analysis can help forklift operators select the right tyre for the job.“
Continental offers the full range of industrial solid tyres via its national independent dealer network, Conti Industrial Fleet Services. The company also partners with “carefully selected Industrial specialists” across the UK and Ireland to provide local expertise and help reduce industrial fleet downtime.
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