Favourable Reaction To Conti Nine-Month Figures
Continental has published its financial results for the first nine months, and initial reactions by financial analysts are very positive. Sales rose 3 per cent over the same period last year to 8.48 billion Euros. Net income increased by 173 million Euros to 217 million Euros and debt was reduced by 516 million Euros to 2.4 billion Euros. Passenger tyre sales fell 5.2 per cent to 2.76 bn Euros, due largely to the sale of the National Tyre Service chain and sluggish sales in the USA. Commercial vehicle tyre sales were flat.
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Continue ReadingScotland Gears Up For Tyre Safety Week
The annual Scottish tyre safety week will be held between 18th - 22nd November. Motorists are being offered free tyre checks at leading supermarket sites prior to the campaign. Scottish tyre safety week is organised by the Tyre Industry Council and supported by the police, tyre manufacturers and the tyre trade. Over ten years, the campaign has been instrumental in reducing the percentage of illegal tyres in Scotland from 18 to 10 per cent.
Continue ReadingBob Skelton Steps Down At OTR
Bob Skelton, founder of OTR Tyres Ltd, has retired after 25 years at the helm. He passes the reigns on to Chris Skelton who has been managing director for the past five years. OTR Tyres Ltd. Is one of the largest OTR specialists in Europe and has leading operations in Ghana and Zambia.
Continue ReadingDifficult Year For SmarTire
The Company reported a net loss of $6.8 million ($0.41 per share) 2002 compared with a net loss of $5.5 million ($0.39 per share) in 2001. Gross revenue for 2002 totalled $1.0 million, up from $0.8 million for 2001.
Continue ReadingRecycled Tyres To Go To War?
The US Military is a large consumer of retread tyres but a new development may see them also utilising recycled tyres. The Denlin Corporation is to demonstrate a new helicopter landing pad made from the companys Treadoles(R) recycled tyres. This product is of great interest to the military, industrial, commercial and retail markets, said Dennis Martin, president. Besides helicopter landing pads, Martin said Denlin is using it in ballistic armour shields for military vehicles and ground troops. Both products are weeks away from first commercial use, he claimed.Denlins helicopter landing pad, custom made for desert fighting and field combat installation, helps eliminate sand blasting of critical helicopter parts, including rotors and engines. The manufacturing process uses an unique, innovative cutting process, according to Martin. Recycled vehicle tyres are used without the need for further processing of the rubber material. Other applications include flooring, roofs and roadways for third world countries.
Continue ReadingFly Tipper Jailed
At Norwich Crown Court on Wednesday 23 October 2002, Mr Timothy Phillips was given a two-month jail sentence. His partner, Miss Ann Cummins, was given a three-year conditional discharge following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency Anglian Region under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The offences related to the keeping, treating and deposit of waste tyres without a Waste Management Licence at three sites in Suffolk and Norfolk by the defendants who operated as Sheriff Tyres, Sheriff Tyres Ltd and Tyre Management Recycling.Commenting on the case, Area Environment Manager Kevin Rutterford said: Illegal tyre disposal and stockpiling poses a serious risk to the environment and also undermines legitimate businesses. Most used tyres are controlled waste and must be handled with due regard to the duty of care requirements specified in the Environment Protection Act 1990. If waste tyres are given to someone else the originator must be sure they are authorised to take them and can transport, recycle or dispose of them safely.
Continue ReadingMichelin Sales Up, Revenue Down
Michelins third quarter figures reveal that revenue during the quarter fell 3.2 per cent. However, ignoring currency exchange rate variations, sales increased by 2.7 per cent. Sales for 3Q were 3.86 bn Euros. In unit terms, Michelins passenger car tyre unit volume sales in Europe increased by 2.5 per cent (replacement sales + 8 p.c, OE sales -8 p.c). In the USA, car tyre unit replacement sales fell 5 per cent, OE sales rose 11 per cent. Latin America and Asia showed double digit growth in both replacement and OE volume. In truck tyres, there were gains for Michelin in Europe and the US for both replacement and OE.
Continue ReadingSales Up Too At Nokian
Nokians 3Q net sales were up 11.1 per cent at 117.9 million Euros, but higher fixed costs affected operating profit, which was 15.2 million Euros (3Q 2001: 18.6 m). 51 per cent of Nokians income comes from car tyres and 63 per cent is generated in Scandinavia and Finland. Sales of heavy tyres and bicycle tyres both rose, but sales of retreading materials fell. Vianor, Nokians retail chain, showed an increase in sales of 14.4 per cent, but operating profit was similar to 3Q last year.
Continue ReadingBandag Buoyed By Lower Costs
Bandag has released its third quarter figures, which show a net income of $19.6 million (3Q 2001: $14.7 m). While sales decreased by 5 per cent in 3Q, costs of products sold fell by 8 per cent, thus improving margins. In Europe, sales were down 10 per cent by volume, but rose slightly in value, due to favourable currency exchange rates. For the first nine months, Bandag is showing a loss of $14.7 m, but this includes a one-off write-off of $47.3 million for an accounting change. Without this, Bandags nine month earnings would have risen by $0.1 m. CEO Martin G. Carver said that he hoped that 3Q represented stability in the commercial tyre industry and that recovery could begin next year. However, he warned that the favourable costings so far this year are likely to change, with increases in raw material prices.
Continue ReadingMichelin Shines In J D Power Brand Study
In J.D. Powers 2002 Global Component Branding Study, tyres and stereos came top of the list of components for which consumers prefer brand names. 68 per cent of respondents in Europe, Japan and the USA said it was important to have branded tyres, although awareness levels differed. No doubt prompted by recent recalls, more than 80 per cent of US respondents said tyre brand was important, compared to less than 20 per cent of Japanese. 17 brands were included in the study and the leading brands were Michelin, Pirelli, Goodyear and Bridgestone. Michelins brand was the strongest in Europe and the USA and Bridgestone was tops in Japan.
Continue ReadingContinued OE Growth For Superior
Superior Industries International has announced that it has been awarded new and replacement aluminium wheel supply contracts from General Motors. The new contracts include the Hummer H2; painted and chrome wheels for the Buick LeSabre; and chrome wheels for the Cadillac Escalade. Key replacement contracts include redesigned wheels for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks and the Cadillac Deville. “This new business continues our confidence in our future growth, said Louis L. Borick, Chairman and President.
Continue ReadingBaroness Young Calls For Higher Waste Tax
Taxing waste disposal to pay for recycling and composting facilities, and an energy policy that will deliver 60% cuts in greenhouse gases should be at the top of the Government’s action list post Johannesburg according to Baroness Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment. Speaking at Environment UK 2002, Barbara Young said government, its agencies and NGOs need to deploy all the tools at their disposal to create the massive shift in SME and public behaviour needed to overcome challenges such as the growing waste problem. Raising the landfill tax may have a short-term adverse affect on waste tyre disposal. A tax on waste though may well have a long term positive impact on recycling of waste tyres.
Continue ReadingRosenthal Buys Fieldens
Neil Rosenthal has acquired Fieldens, the Stowmarket-based supplier of specialist agricultural wheels and tyres and Honda ATV dealer. Neil Rosenthal was formerly Director (Wheels/OE) at tyre and wheel distributors Kirkby (Tyres) and has 15 years experience in the business. All 20 existing staff will be retained and Neil will become Managing Director. Financial details of the deal were not revealed.
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