Eagle Revspec Wins Influential Australian Tyre Test
(Australia/Australian Tyre Dealer) The Goodyear Eagle Revspec RS-02 has won the best overall performance tyre award in the annual Wheels magazine tyre test for the second year running. The 235/45R17 performance tyre joins the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 as a Wheels award winner.
Continue ReadingB&J Rocket Relocate To New Office
From the 1 August B&J Rocket Sales AG will be located in new offices. According to executive manager, A Mueller, the previous arrangements were based on a number of small single offices and therefore were not as conducive to “communication and teamwork between staff” as they might have been. That’s why the company has relocated to open plan office space. Click here to see B&J Rocket’s new contact details in our infopool.
Continue ReadingJK Tyre Plans Latin American Production
JK Tyre is looking into the possibility of expanding its bias tyre production by making strategic share acquisitions in Latin America. “The demand for tyres, both in India and the international markets, is at a high. While we are expanding our production capacities in India, we also feel the need to source tyres from other markets to feed the growing demand,” said JK Tyre VC and MD Raghupati Singhania. At the same time JK Industries’ Mysore plant rolled out its millionth truck radial, marking a milestone for the company. The one-millionth tyre was presented at a function at the former Vikrant Tyres Truck Radial Tyre Plant that was acquired by JK Industries in 1996. Speaking on the occasion, deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah said the government’s decision to divest its stake in Vikrant Tyres had been vindicated. He said the capacity of the plant had increased from 100 tonnes in 1996 to 213 tonnes a day at present.
Continue ReadingHankook to Restart Talks With Other Countries
(Akron/Tire Review) Reports out of Slovakia say that Hankook Tire Co will restart negotiations with other eastern European nations regarding its plans for a 500 million euro tyre plant. Slovakia lost its exclusive bargaining rights after cabinet ministers rejected a government aid package worth some 110 million euros. It is expected that Hankook officials will renew talks with Poland and Hungary, the two the countries the South Korean tyremaker held negotiations with before it selected Slovakia in May.
Continue ReadingMaha Receives ATL Equipment Approval
Maha UK has reported that it is the first company to achieve class IV and VII GEA and VOSA approval for test equipment for Automatic Test Lanes (ATLs). The introduction of Automatic Test Lanes, (ATL) and one-man operation is due to be introduced by VOSA in September 2005.
Continue ReadingSupply Direct Gains Sole Distribution Rights
In February 2005 Supply Direct managing director, John Prout, closed an exclusive distribution deal with Chinese equipment manufacturer, Ever Eternal. Now, as a result of “mass demand” Ever Eternal exports its equipment to the UK at an accelerated rate. Supply Direct’s management team regularly visits China in order to maintain strong relations with the company’s supplier. The most recent visit was in July with product development for the UK market at the top of their agenda. With the company reporting such strong business in the UK, John Prout, hints that expansion into Europe could be the next step.
Continue ReadingCEL Acquires Waste Company
Credential Environmental Limited (CEL), the tyre, automotive and special waste collector and reprocessor, has acquired Betta Special waste and Betta Environmental Solutions. The deal, details of which were not revealed, effectively doubles the size of CEL’s hazardous waste division.
Continue ReadingTIC Survey Shows Worn Tyres Up
The TIC has released its latest survey figures, based on almost 30,000 tyres checked from March to November last year. These roadside checks involved almost half of all UK police forces.
Continue ReadingSapphire Construct New Site
Sapphire Energy Recovery is to open a new tyre processing site at South Trafford park near Manchester. The facility is set to be operational by January 2006 and will serve the surrounding and near-by conurbations. The new plant will begin processing 25,000 tonnes annually with the capacity to increase up to 50,000 tonnes. “This latest development is an excellent opportunity to serve our customers where the tyres are. This way our customers can spend more time on the road collecting tyres rather than coming to us,” said marketing manager Ryan Mifflin, adding: “The new site will be a bespoke plant to serve tyre needs. It follows our strategy of putting a site in every major city in Britain.”
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan Tyre Plant For Sale
96.98 per cent of the shares in the Azershin tyre factory in Azerbaijan are for sale. Commissioned in 1959, the Azershin plant is located in Baku, Azerbaijan and covers an area of 17.9 hectares. The plant produces 1.5 million tyres per year. The enterprise, with the charter capital of 8.9 billion manats ($1.87 million), employs 69 people and has 894,314 shares with a value of 10,000 manats each. Azershin has arrears amounting to 26.5 billion manats ($5.6 million).
Continue ReadingFirst TIC Product Endorsement
The Tyre Industry Council is to endorse tyre safety related products and services. The first such endorsement is an aftermarket product, allowing the motorist to monitor the pressure in his spare tyre and inflate it easily, if required.
Continue ReadingVarta Streamlines Blue Dynamic Range
Varta has embarked on a programme to enhance its premium Blue Dynamic range of replacement batteries, giving it virtually complete coverage of the UK car parc.
Continue ReadingHayes Lemmerz Receives Hyundai Best Supplier Award
Hayes Lemmerz Inci, Hayes Lemmerz International’s Manisa, Turkey operation, has received the 2004 Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Best Supplier Award. The award recognizes Hayes Lemmerz Inci for its quality, delivery, cost and customer service. At a special ceremony held recently in Izmit, Turkey, Hyundai Assan presented a total of three awards. Hayes Lemmerz Inci is a producer of steel wheels for the automotive industry for the international passenger car markets.
Continue ReadingTitanium Exhaust for Lotus Owners
QuickSilver Exhaust Systems achieved considerable success with its stainless steel ‘Sports’ exhaust system for the Lotus Elise 111R and the Lotus Exige 2. Now the company has developed a Titanium version of the product.
Continue ReadingEuropean Registrations Up 4.5 per cent
New passenger car registrations rose 4.5 per cent in June compared to the previous year, totalling 1,545,879 units, according to ACEA figures. With regard to national situations, four out of the five main markets posted growth. Italy reported the largest increase (+18 per cent), followed by Germany (+8.2 per cent), France (+2.7 per cent) and Spain (1.8 per cent).
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