Goodyear confirms Wolverhampton plant closure
Goodyear Dunlop UK has confirmed the closure of its Wolverhampton retreading plant. Closure will happen on a phased basis. The first roles to be made redundant are likely to occur on 31 December 2015, with anticipated production at the plant ending no earlier than January 2017. “It is important to understand that no alternatives to the companys proposal have been made”, company representatives wrote in a statement.
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Exol general manager appointment
Exol Lubricants has appointed Joe O’Shea as general manager of its Wednesbury production facility. O’Shea has more than 30 years’ experience in the automotive industry, having begun his career at Land Rover serving an engineering apprenticeship. After 12 successful years, he then moved to Birmingham-based van maker LDV and occupied various managerial positions. In 2010, he enjoyed his first role at Exol Lubricants as operations manager before leaving two years later to join pressing supplier Sertec in a directorship position.
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Tyre Industry Awards 2015: Winners
The winners of the 2015 Tyre Industry Awards were announced during the 86th NTDA Annual Dinner on 1 October following the new one-day Tyre Industry Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Birmingham. Attendance at the dinner set a new record, with 60 tables sold out. The speaker and presenter of the awards was former England Rugby Union international, amateur dancer and current television pundit, Austin Healey, who added some trademark irreverence to proceedings. The Awards were also live-tweeted as they were announced on the @Tyrepress Twitter feed. The awards were sponsored this year by Sailun Tyres.
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Toyo Tire & Rubber names new president, chairman
The Board of Directors at Toyo Tire & Rubber today resolved to hold an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders on 12 November in order to present its candidates for the positions of chairman and president. Shareholders will vote on whether to approve Katsumi Komaguchi as the company’s new chairman and Takashi Shimizu as its president.
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VW ‘restructures’ management
Following VW CEO Dr Martin Winterkorn’s decision to jump before he was pushed on 24 September, no-one was surprised when VW announced that there had been a number of changes in its global leadership. First off Porsche chairman Matthias Müller was appointed as CEO of Volkswagen AG with immediate effect on Friday 26 September. Müller remains chairman of Porsche AG in Stuttgart until a successor has been found.
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New senior sales manager at B&J Rocket America
Ben Graham has joined B&J Rocket America, Inc. as a senior sales manager, and as such is tasked with continuing and expanding the “successful B&J strategy of high-quality products at fair prices with the support of the existing American distribution network.” Graham reports directly to B&J Rocket president Andreas Müller.
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CAM appoints new software developer
CAM has appointed Hugh Laird in a bid to expand the software solution provider’s technical team further. According to the company, the appointment is designed to “enhance the company’s expertise in systems development and programming designed to introduce efficiency, speed and money-saving gains to the tyre industry”.
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400 job losses at JCB
JCB has announced plans to axe over 400 jobs following a dramatic slow-down in world markets. The firm reports that the equipment market in Brazil, Russia, China and India was down 43 per cent compared with the same period in 2014.
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Fryer appointed TRW Aftermarket’s global parts & service VP
Car parts manufacturer TRW Aftermarket has appointed Neil Fryer its new vice-president, global parts and service. Fryer, who has been part of the senior management team at TRW since joining the company as director of marketing and engineering, Parts and Service in June 2014, begins in this position on 1 October.
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Lanxess appoints Fink to management board
Dr Hubert Fink, head of Lanxess AG’s Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit, will become the fourth member of the company’s Board of Management on 1 October. Fink’s area of responsibility on the board will cover the Advanced Intermediates segment, including the Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Saltigo business units, and the High Performance Materials business unit; he will also assume responsibility for the Global Procurement & Logistics group function and the Production, Technology, Safety and Environment (PTSE) group function, which combines all production-related services.
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Bridgestone launches engineer recruitment campaign for European R&D Centre
Bridgestone Europe has announced plans to hire multiple engineers in the coming months at its European Technical Centre (TCE) near Rome. This is part of an investment plan to expand Bridgestone’s business in Europe. The company is targeting engineers with a range of different experience levels, from recent graduates to experienced individuals. Their role will involve designing and developing innovative products which will improve tyre performance on all types of road and in all types of climate.
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Lehigh appoints two vice presidents
Lehigh Technologies, a leading specialty chemicals company that produces micronized rubber powders (MRP), today announced the promotion of two industry veterans to its leadership team. Ryan Alleman has been named vice president for coatings, construction and asphalt, and Jason Stravinski has been named vice president of operations. The executives are tasked with ensuring operational success and opening new markets as Lehigh continues its rapid market growth.
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Richard Lyons resigns from Giti
Dr Enki Tan, executive chairman of Giti Tire, has announced that Stefan Fischer and Corrado Moglia have been appointed as managing directors – Europe. The news follows the resignation of Richard Lyons, who has left the company with immediate effect. Prior to his resignation, Lyons was managing director Giti Tire (Europe) and director - International Sales & Marketing, Passenger Car.
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Giti Tire hires business development managers for Spanish TBR market
Giti Tire has appointed two new business development managers for its truck and bus tyre business in the Spanish market. Rosaura Maria Gonzalez Frade (Rosa) and Daniel Gonzalez Martin (Dani) will be jointly responsible for increasing the existing business of truck and bus products, working in close cooperation with the country’s business partners and fleets to secure long-term partnerships.
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