![EBT boosts its sales team](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Brian-and-Scott.jpg)
EBT boosts its sales team
Having recently been appointed as a key strategic partner for Exide in the UK & Ireland, ECOBAT Battery Technologies (EBT) has recruited Brian Sanders and Scott Barker from Exide Technologies to spearhead the company’s nationwide push with the prominent original equipment (OE) brand with Carbon Boost 2.0 technology.
Continue ReadingAndy Fern becomes MD of Stapleton’s
European Tyre Enterprise Limited (ETEL) has appointed Andy Fern as managing director of its Stapleton’s Tyre Services tyre wholesale business. Fern, who is currently group fleet sales director, replaces Wataru Goroku (‘Go’), who is taking on a new role with ETEL’s parent company Itochu. Go will provide continuity by taking the role of chairman of Stapleton’s during a transition period to ensure a smooth handover.
Continue Reading![Michelin wins Tire Manufacturer, Technology of the Year at TTI Awards](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VMI.jpg)
Michelin wins Tire Manufacturer, Technology of the Year at TTI Awards
Michelin and VMI were the big winners at the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence. Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year was won by VMI for its Synchro Crown Drum, while Michelin sealed the Tire Technology and Tire Manufacturer of the Year double, the former in recognition of its airless tyre, Uptis. Tire Industry Supplier of the Year was Eastman, while Environmental Achievement of the Year was RubberJet Valley’s environmentally friendly High-Pressure Water Jet technology.
Continue Reading![Elie Sleiman to head Magna Tyres’ Oceania & SE Asia business](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Magna-Elie-Sleiman-sml.jpg)
Elie Sleiman to head Magna Tyres’ Oceania & SE Asia business
Magna Tyres Group has appointed Elie Sleiman General Manager of its Singapore office, effective 1 March. Sleiman will lead sales within the Oceania & South East Asia region and has responsibility for extending the Magna brand presence, distribution network, and will focus on developing strong customer relationships.
Continue Reading![Test World appoints business development managers for Asia, Europe, test engineers](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Elie-Chdid.jpg)
Test World appoints business development managers for Asia, Europe, test engineers
Test World has announced the appointment of two key, new staff to manage demand from customers in Asia and mainland Europe. Investing in business development managers in China and Germany is intended to sustain and build on recent business expansion. Test World continues to meet the increased demand for its tyre and vehicle testing services at its Ivalo proving ground in northern Finland.
Continue Reading![David Smith returns as Continental UK country manager](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/David-Smith1.jpg)
David Smith returns as Continental UK country manager
Following the purchase of Bandvulc in the summer of 2016, then managing director David Smith was promoted into the wider international role of Head of Channel Management Distribution and Region, North Europe for Continental. His 2018 promotion followed a 12-year tenure as UK MD that saw turnover at the UK business more than double. The latest news is that he has returned to the UK, so with all this in mind, Tyres & Accessories recently caught up with David Smith in order to talk about his return as well as both Continental and Bandvulc in the UK.
Continue Reading![Ecobat Battery Technologies boosts sales team](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Brian-and-Scott-sml.jpg)
Ecobat Battery Technologies boosts sales team
Having recently been appointed as a key strategic partner for Exide in the UK & Ireland, Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT) has recruited Brian Sanders and Scott Barker from Exide Technologies to spearhead the company’s nationwide push with the brand.
Continue Reading1000s of MOT testers face suspension ahead of assessment deadline
A month ahead of the 31 March deadline, the DVSA is urging the 50 per cent of MOT tester that haven’t completed their annual training and assessment to do so “or face being suspended”. DVSA figures show that 30,950 testers still need to complete the training and assessment. Last year, 1,882 were suspended for failing to do so. This compares to 5,538 suspensions in 2018.
Continue Reading![Nokian Tyres appoints new general counsel](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nokian-JaanaKlinga-sml.jpg)
Nokian Tyres appoints new general counsel
On 26 February, Jaana Klinga will join Nokian Tyres as the company’s new General Counsel. She comes to the tyre maker from PwC Finland, where she worked for the previous four years as a partner and general counsel, and held overall responsibility for the firm’s legal matters and played a key role in its risk management and compliance. Klinga holds a Master of Laws degree from Helsinki University.
Continue Reading![Davanti appoints MEA sales director to establish new regional office](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Najib-Chakhtoura.jpg)
Davanti appoints MEA sales director to establish new regional office
Davanti Tyres has appointed Najib Chakhtoura sales director for the Middle East and Africa, in order to establish a “permanent presence” in the region. Chakhtoura is tasked with developing relationships with new and existing distributors to increase the brand’s global reach and sales volume. He previously held senior roles developing premium brands across the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and North and East Africa. Chakhtoura will establish a new regional office for Davanti to introduce the brand into new territories across North, East and West Africa, the Gulf States and the wider Middle East.
Continue Reading![Continental appoints Bernabé to head Romanian tyre plant](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Carlos-Bernabé-Continental-sml.jpg)
Continental appoints Bernabé to head Romanian tyre plant
Carlos Bernabé has returned to Continental’s tyre factory in Timișoara, Romania to take on the role of plant manager. The four-decade Continental veteran officially began in this position on 1 February after managing the company’s tyre plant in Alor Setar Malaysia for three years; prior to his sojourn in Malaysia, he worked at the Timișoara plant as production manager.
Continue Reading![Pirelli names Berardi CEO, Crola chairman for North America](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Marco-Crola-sml.jpg)
Pirelli names Berardi CEO, Crola chairman for North America
As of 1 March, Pietro Berardi will join Pirelli as the company’s chief executive officer for North America. Pirelli says this appointment is being made “in light of the ever more challenging competitive context” within the region. He takes over as chief executive officer from Marco Crola, who moves to the role of chairman North America “to ensure the continuity of actions already underway.”
Continue Reading![Fintyre Group employee pay ‘coming’, restarting business operations a priority](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RS-Exclusiv-Hohenwestedt_tb.jpg)
Fintyre Group employee pay ‘coming’, restarting business operations a priority
All 16 companies in the German Fintyre Group have now applied to open insolvency proceedings. But what lies ahead for the 1300-plus employees awaiting wages and salaries, the affected companies’ creditors, and the companies themselves? Sebastian Brunner, spokesman for Miguel Grosser, the provisional insolvency administrator at law firm Jaffé, told our sister website in Germany, Reifenpresse.de, that approximately 200 Reifen Krieg employees will receive their outstanding January wages and salaries in the coming days. Business at the group’s wholesalers and retailers is largely at a standstill, though the office of the provisional insolvency administrator has some more positive news on this too.
Continue Reading![Kumho Tire appoints Keon Park its UK managing director](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KEON-PARK.1.jpg)
Kumho Tire appoints Keon Park its UK managing director
Keon Park is the new managing director at Kumho Tyre UK. He succeeds Myong Joong (Tino) Choi, who returns to Kumho’s headquarters in Korea after heading up the UK operation for the past five years.
Continue Reading![Longstanding TecAlliance team member takes on TecDoc responsibility](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jason-Meade.jpg)
Longstanding TecAlliance team member takes on TecDoc responsibility
As the number of TecDoc users had increased significantly during the previous few years, in 2010, Jason Meade joined Shaun Greasley, the brand’s then regional manager, to become the UK and Ireland’s full-time technical support representative assisting official data suppliers and catalogue users with a multitude of enquiries from product upload matters, to fine-tuning the most efficient search method in order to identify the most unusual of replacement components or repair time information.
Continue Reading