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Continental to supply tyres for UEFA Euro 2016 team buses
As an official sponsor of this summer’s UEFA Euro 2016 tournament, Continental will continue positioning of its brand close to the top level of European football, a strategy that continues to prove successful, and popular with competitors. As part of its sponsorship package with the tournament, Conti will equip the transfer buses taking teams all over France to the ten host cities with its premium bus tyres, a feature previously seen at the Brazil-hosted World Cup in 2014, when Conti supplied a special edition ContiGol Urbino. In addition to the buses used by all 24 teams who have qualified, the specially designed Conti Goal HA3 tyres will also run on 20 VIP buses provided by selected private transport companies. Conti will use an exclusive special edition tyre for the tournament based on its Conti CityPlus HA3 tyre for regional transportation. The size 295/80R22.5 Conti Goal HA3 was developed in Germany by the manufacturer’s engineers, and can be fitted to any axle.
Continue Reading![UK drivers spend £21.1 billion on service and repair (including tyres) every year](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/070616-smmt-a.jpg)
UK drivers spend £21.1 billion on service and repair (including tyres) every year
The latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that British cars are among the best maintained in the world, with UK motorists spending a collective £21.1 billion a year on servicing and repair. The data, which was released on the eve of the inaugural Automechanika Birmingham, forms the basis of the first official industry analysis of the UK automotive aftermarket. It also comes at the same time that Sainsbury’s bank has released data suggesting the average annual cost of running a car is around £2,197.42, 22 per cent - or £622 - less than 2013. The main reason for this change is that the cost of fuel has fallen by 37.8 per cent during this period.
Continue Reading![Heuver highlights Barkley, Aeolus with two Reifen 2016 stands](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/reifen-heuver1-sml.jpg)
Heuver highlights Barkley, Aeolus with two Reifen 2016 stands
Heuver Tyrewholesale reports that the four exhibition days at Reifen 2016 were a “great success” for the company. The Netherlands-based wholesaler placed a strong focus on Aeolus and Barkley at the show – Barkley, still a relatively new brand for Heuver and a Reifen newcomer, gained its own show stand, while the Aeolus tyre range was represented in a large, open exhibition space shared with Heuver.
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Membat looking forward to UK growth with Just Tyres
Spanish tyre brand Membat returned to Reifen this year with a stand twice as large as its 2014 show presence. The 100 square metre exhibition space not only housed the seven summer and winter tyre lines for cars, SUVs and vans sold under the Membat name, it also contained ample space for meeting current and potential clients.
Continue Reading![Z Tyre donates all profits from ‘World’s Most Expensive Tyre’ to Zenises Foundation](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/z-record-tyre-e1465228923375.jpg)
Z Tyre donates all profits from ‘World’s Most Expensive Tyre’ to Zenises Foundation
Z Tyre set a new Guinness World Record for the most expensive set of car tyres ever sold, with the diamond and gold studded model, manufactured by Sentury Tyre, fetching $600,000 from a private buyer. Now the brand has confirmed that the profits from the sale will be donated to the Zenises Foundation.
Continue ReadingJelf Beaumonts sponsoring NTDA dinner
Jelf Beaumonts is sponsoring the NTDA’s 2016 Annual Dinner at the VOX Conference Centre, Birmingham on 6 October Jelf Beaumonts is part of Jelf Group, a consultancy providing advice on insurance, employee benefits, healthcare and financial planning for businesses and individuals. Clients include some those in the tyre industry members specifically “many key NTDA members”.
Continue ReadingGrouptyre (UK) Ltd appoints new chairman
Tyre wholesaler Grouptyre (UK) Ltd, has appointed Gary Oliver as its new chairman of the board of directors. Oliver, who is managing director at Grouptyre Wholesale Ltd, has taken over the role from John Cooper from Grouptyre member Cooper Brothers.
Continue ReadingMichelin announces scale-up of its competitiveness plan
At an Investor and Analyst Day organised held today at the Ladoux Technology Center in France, Michelin announced a scaling up of its competitiveness plan, targeting cost savings of €1.2 billion between 2017 and 2020, or €300 million per year, on the back of expected annual savings of some €200 million to 250 million in the period 2012 to 2016.
Continue ReadingHexpol buys Berwin Group for £25 million
On Friday 3 June Swedish firm Hexpol bought 100 per cent of the Berwin Group Ltd shareholders Glyn Williams and his family for around £25 million. Berwin has more than 60 years’ experience of rubber compounding and is a leading Rubber Compounder in the UK market.
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Bridgestone promoting retreading with ‘The Bandag Contract of Trust’
Bridgestone introduced a further addition to its service portfolio for commercial vehicle operators at last month’s Reifen trade show in Germany – ‘The Bandag Contract of Trust.’ The tyre maker says this latest offers has been launched in order reassure fleets that Bandag retreaded tyres are not only a safe and reliable alternative to a new set of tyres, but also a solution for reducing fleets’ tyre related costs per kilometre. The Bandag Contract of Trust between Bandag dealers and fleet operators is being progressively rolled out across Europe and applies to tyres retreaded from both Bridgestone and Firestone casings.
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Euro Car Parts opens Aberystwyth branch
Euro Car Parts has opened a branch at Parc yr Afon, Glan yr Afon Industrial Estate in Aberystwyth, Wales. The 7,660sqft (712sqm) unit, which will house 14 members of staff, has been taken on a ten-year lease from Afan Construction Limited.
Continue Reading![Goodyear highlights effects of truck tyre choice on CO2 emissions](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Reifenvergleich_final.jpg)
Goodyear highlights effects of truck tyre choice on CO2 emissions
Goodyear has added its voice to the debate on the integrated efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transport industry. The tyre manufacturer points out the effect that recent truck tyre developments have had on significantly reducing CO2 emissions made by commercial vehicles. It also highlights the effectiveness of the EU tyre label in achieving CO2 reduction across the transport industry.
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ZC Rubber hosts European dealer meeting in Germany
ZC Rubber has hosted its first European dealer meeting in Germany, designed to further development and marketing strategy in the market. Hosting “hundreds of partners and dealers,” Shen Jinrong, president of ZC Rubber, introduced the company mission: “To supply safe and value to global market”.
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Falken achieves top 10 finish, class victory in Nürburgring 24 Hours
Falken Motorsport has followed up its podium finish at the 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours with a top 10 and a class victory. The brand’s long-running participation at the event continued at an arduous 2016 Nürburgring 24 Hours, with ninth overall for Falken’s own new Porsche 991 GT3 R, together with a class win and top 20 finish for the SP3T Subaru WRX STI.
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ATS Euromaster given RoSPA Gold accreditation for 3rd consecutive year
ATS Euromaster has been awarded gold accreditation from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the third successive year. The award recognises ongoing outstanding performance in delivering a safer work environment. The network is the only national tyre specialist to be recognised at the highest level.
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