Andrew is an editor for WhatTyre, Tyrepress, and Tyres & Accessories magazine. He has more than a decade of experience in editing, writing, and journalism.
Readers of Europe’s top car magazine, Auto Motor und Sport, have voted Brembo their favourite brake brand for the 11th time. The vote was part of Auto Motor und Sport’s prestigious Best Cars 2024 awards. Drivers, mostly from Germany, voted for the best brands in 26 product and service-related categories. Brembo swept the board in the Brakes/Brake Pads class, earning an overwhelming 72.7 per cent of the 92,798 votes submitted.
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The automotive industry’s need for vehicle technician training is becoming increasingly crucial with the increasing electrification and diversity of cars on UK roads. ZF Aftermarket says the significance of keeping up with the latest advancements led it to develop its [pro]Service offering tailored to the specific needs of commercial vehicle (CV) workshops.
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New research has revealed that Southend-on-Sea has the worst roads in the country. Looking at the average percentage of roads requiring maintenance between 2018 and 2023 according to Department for Transport figures, car check expert Motorscan said the coastal town in southeast England had an average percentage of 24.6 per cent of B and C roads requiring maintenance between 2018 and 2023, the highest figure of any area in the country. This, combined with 15.6 per cent of A roads requiring maintenance in the same period, means that it comes in as the area with the worst roads in England.
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UK tyre safety charity TyreSafe found that almost 18 per cent of van tyres were replaced with less than the legal minimum 1.6mm of tread depth in the 2023 Tread Depth Survey. Recognising the importance of vans as a critical asset to many business operations, tyre supplier Continental Tyres describes itself as a “passionate advocate for tyre safety” with “a longstanding legacy of helping to educate owners and operators about responsible tyre maintenance.” General manager – technical services, Steve Howat has answered a series of frequently asked questions to address important tyre maintenance topics amongst LCV operators.
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Avon Motorsport brand licensee Nova Motorsport will continue the British brand’s legacy in the British Hillclimb Championship (BHC) as title sponsor and major tyre supplier. The new global motorsport tyre brand has signed a new five-year title sponsor partnership with the 30-round series, which commences at Prescott on 20 April 2024. Nova Motorsport said the deal represents a landmark strategic partnership, delivering “security of tyre supply for the championship” and ensuring its future. Nova Motorsport will be supported by BMTR, a long-standing partner of Avon Motorsport and now Nova Motorsport, as the official service provider and supplier of Avon Motorsport and Nova Motorsport tyres to the BHC.
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Nova Motorsport has recruited a highly experienced contingent of former Avon Motorsport personnel with significant expertise in the BHC and developing hillclimb tyres. This includes Jack Price, who served as Avon Motorsport design engineer and design manager for 12 years, and now becomes Nova Motorsport product category manager.
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Transaid has warned there are few remaining spaces on its Cycle Kenya challenge on 4-13 October 2024. More than 30 participants from the automotive sector have already signed up for the 474km adventure. Six days in the saddle will take riders from Nyeri at the foothills of Mount Kenya, to stunning Lake Victoria. To sign up for the challenge, or to request more information, contact Anna Giavedoni on +44 (0)20 7387 8136 or via email at anna@transaid.org.
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The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has launched its new Proactive Parts Advisor Programme. The training programme looks at proactive parts sales, effective customer relationships and compliant handling. It was developed in partnership with IAAF Service Provider ASC WebCoach to target UK motor factors, supporting parts distributors, garages, and others in the supply chain. The federation said it has conducted a highly successful pilot programme.
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The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has said it is “working closely with the Government” on the development of its fuel price transparency scheme as pump prices rise. The PRA responded to the Competition and Market Authorities’ (CMA) recent report on pump prices by drawing attention to its members’ need to operate on “razor thin margins in a highly competitive market,” saying that they are well aware of the need to “keep prices at the pump as low as possible to attract customers and avoid losing them to competitors,” according to Gordon Balmer, executive director of the PRA. In addition to rising costs, fuel sales have fallen to 87% of pre pandemic volumes, according to DESNZ Downstream Oil statistics.
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Continental has become the preferred tyre supplier of Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading provider of integrated, low-carbon road and rail freight logistics. The intermodal transport operator is running its machinery on Conti’s speciality OTR tyres at its rail and freight terminals around the country. The relationship between the companies is owned by Conti’s strategic service and distribution partner, T&C Site Services, and Conti says the account benefits from the direct input of both supplier and producer. The tyre supplier stresses the importance of a high level of collaboration and co-operation, as well as the products and services offered.
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MAK has released the Sturm alloy wheel; for BMW’s range of mid-to-large SUVs. The wheel offers fitments starting with the mid-size X3 up to the imposing XM with a sporty design that is particularly appropriate for the M Competition line of the Bavarian brand.
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Horiba Mira has announced its plans to upgrade and enhance significantly its Passive Safety Engineering Centre. The West Midlands testing centre said that the upgrades would “safeguard the UK’s future as an automotive safety test engineering powerhouse”. The investment will extend the safety centre by more than 40 per cent and enable the delivery of legislative and NCAP crash test protocols. The project is receiving support from the West Midlands Combined Authority funding partner, Frontier Development Capital. It will position Horiba Mira as a full-service provider of active and passive testing, according to the company, boosting the UK’s “unique” capability in passive safety engineering.
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Ticket sales are now open for the fifth annual independent garage conference and networking event – The Blend 2024 – with ‘early bird’ discount available until 30 June. The one-day conference, set to take place at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on Saturday, 28 September, promises “an enriching experience with insightful sessions and networking opportunities for garage owners,” according to organisers.
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The Hillhead Show is preparing for its 2024 edition on 25-27 June at Hillhead Quarry in Derbyshire, and the event’s initial exhibitor list is now live. The list reveals that the show is set for its largest event yet, with more for visitors to see than ever before. The event will host more than 600 companies, as the quarrying, construction and recycling industries contend with rapid changes driven by digitalisation, automation and decarbonisation. They will showcase the latest technology and innovation to increase business’ productivity and sustainability.
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Tyres & Accessories’ monthly ‘Tyres News in Numbers’ column boils down the latest tyre industry news to the most important statistics of the month. Below, we look at the big numbers from the March 2024 magazine. 1.2 million tonnes – The approximate tonnage of waste tyres imported annually by India, extrapolated from Indian Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) figures covering the eight-month period April-November 2023, for which the UK is a primary source. Around 90 per cent of this total undergoes batch-pyrolysis, a method the UK’s Tyre Recovery Association considers “outdated” and “highly polluting”
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