Andrew is an editor for WhatTyre, Tyrepress, and Tyres & Accessories magazine. He has more than a decade of experience in editing, writing, and journalism.
Emissions control component supplier Klarius is a long-term supporter of motorsport, having designed and manufactured high-quality components to help racing teams achieve success. Now the company says its commitment extends beyond professional motorsport as it provides material and technical support to university racing teams to nurture the next generation of engineers and racing enthusiasts.
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TyreSafe has helped bring formal recognition to tyre safety within the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (PoSPA) national report for the first time in its century-long history. The tyre safety organisation hailed the inclusion as a “pivotal shift in road safety policy.” While tyres are already subject to legal requirements, public awareness remains limited. The Strategy’s recommendations to strengthen enforcement and educate road users on the dangers of illegal and poorly maintained tyres are essential to making UK roads safer.
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Public transport operator trentbarton has committed to a further five years on Michelin bus tyres, having signed a new Effitires contract with Michelin’s Connected Solutions division. Michelin will supply and manage the tyres on more than 400 buses servicing routes across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire for trentbarton, as well as the Wellglade Group’s other businesses Notts + Derby, TM Travel and Kinchbus.
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Garage equipment company SharkEye Wheel Aligners UK has made the case for making wheel alignment part of the MOT test. The company argues that ensuring UK road vehicles are properly aligned would save motorists billions of pounds a year. Proper alignment helps to minimise rolling resistance, as well as ensuring that tyres wear evenly, increasing their longevity. The firm used the occasion of a visit from Jo White MP to its new service centre in Worksop, Nottinghamshire to put forward its argument. SharkEye’s message comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlines his UK’s ambitious ‘net zero’ targets at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan.
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Bridgestone’s fleet management solution Webfleet is expanding its OEM.connect partner programme to trailers, collaborating with one of Europe’s leading trailer manufacturers on this service extension. Schmitz Cargobull, leading manufacturer of semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight, general cargo and bulk goods in Europe, is factory-fitting the telematics hardware required to connect to Webfleet, eliminating the need for aftermarket hardware installations. This allows operators to access trailer data to boost utilisation, reduce downtime and improve overall safety and security.
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Bridgestone is introducing its new premium all-season van tyre, the Bridgestone Duravis All Season Evo, replacing the Duravis All Season. “With all-season tyres being the fastest growing segment in the market for light commercial vehicles, the Duravis All Season EVO is here to deliver year-round confidence to drivers and fleet operators as they face inevitable daily driving challenges,” said Stefano Sanchini, vice president consumer replacement at Bridgestone EMEA.
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Firestone has launched the Vanhawk 3, the Bridgestone second-line brand’s new summer, EV-ready van tyre for light commercial vehicles. The tyre will replace the second-generation product, offering longer mileage, improved fuel or energy efficiency, and enhanced wet braking versus its predecessor. Integrating the brand’s Enliten Technology, which is applied to the Firestone van tyre range for the first time in this product, the Vanhawk 3 is designed for electric-powered van applications as well as for internal combustion engine powered LCVs.
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A recent study conducted by Select Van Leasing into the annual UK MOT vehicle check-up shows that more than a third of vans and pick-ups submitted for an MOT in the past year failed their initial test. Around 36 per cent of light commercial vehicles failed their initial test in a 12-month period between 2023 and 2024. That’s significantly higher than the 28 per cent initial failure rate recorded by the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) for cars, passenger vehicles and vans as a whole between 2023 and 2024. In the tyre segment, it is interesting to note that the MOT failure rate of vans due to tyres with tread below the legal limit at 17 per cent is below that suffered by UK vehicle MOT tests as a whole (circa 26 per cent), suggesting that UK van operators are generally better at checking and maintaining their rubber than the average motorist.
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Our monthly magazine column looks back at the biggest news events from the tyre industry five, 10, 15 and 20 years ago. This month’s edition looks back to November issues from 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 for some of the biggest tyre industry news of those months. Click the month and year to access the digital edition of the relevant issue of the magazine from Tyres & Accessories’ expanding digital archive.
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Tyres & Accessories’ monthly News in Numbers column identifies the most important statistics of the month, giving you a quick snapshot of some major industry stories. Below, we look at the numbers, big and small, that made the news in the November 2024 magazine. Click the embedded links to read more on each article… 3% – The year-on-year growth in consumer (passenger car and light truck), agricultural and powered two-wheeler tyre units sold in the EU27+UK bloc by European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) members in the first nine months of 2024 versus the same period in 2023…
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In the November 2024 issue of Tyres & Accessories, now available as an e-paper for Tyrepress subscribers, we take a look at the 4×4/SUV tyre segment and the garage equipment sector. Also featuring the latest news and analysis from the international tyre business, this issue includes a special focus on the UK, with a report from the NTDA Tyre Industry Conference 2024 and the winners of this year’s Tyre Industry Awards. Non-subscribers can gain access to Tyrepress with a print or online subscription. Tyre professionals can take advantage of the current Tyrepress Membership offer, helping to drive business online and stay informed with the industry’s leading magazine and websites.
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A recent review of the SUV tyre market shows that the demand is strong, with SUV sales exceeding 1 million in 2023, increasing 23 per cent between 2022 and 2023. With a clear requirement for more SUV tyres, Davanti states that it has developed its range through a strenuous tyre testing programme on some of the world’s toughest proving grounds, offering motorists reliability, safety and performance.
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With the sustained increase in SUV tyre sales continuing, and demand likely to continue to grow, low-cost brands that have achieved a prominent position in the UK replacement tyre market are offering more products to suit this market. Landsail, the brand produced by Sentury Tire and distributed in the UK by Grouptyre, is one such tyre brand, and its latest SUV tyres, the CLV2 and ultra-high performance LS588 SUV, are designed particularly to meet the requirements of price conscious drivers of road-going SUVs.
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Community-driven garage management system Garage Hive has launched a new ‘Refinement’ page on its ‘Ideas’ portal. The page is designed to gather feedback on existing features, allowing users to suggest adjustments that address practical improvements to daily workflow. The company said the move reinforces its “commitment to workshop-driven innovation.”
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Focusing on hybrid vehicles. Valeo has nearly doubled the size of its camshaft and crankshaft ranges in the last 18 months. The company also boosted its exhaust gas temperature (EGT) sensor and mass airflow meter (MAF) sensor offering, as part of an overall strategy to increase support for independent garages working on hybrids. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures for October 2024 showed that HEV and PHEV sales together made up 22.8 per cent of new cars sold in the UK during the month. Collectively this was higher than the 20.7 per cent battery electric vehicle (BEV) total for the month.
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