Giti trailer tyre goes Heavy Duty
Giti Tire has launched the Giti GTR956 HD Combi Road, a trailer tyre for severe Heavy Duty (HD) regional applications. Initially available in 385/65R22.5 – with 265/70R19.5 planned for quarter four – the tyre is designed for rugged working sites, heavy loads, mountainous and winding roads, rough terrains and has limited off-road capacity.
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Micheldever ‘gears up’ for expansion in Scotland
Micheldever Tyre Services has opened a new warehouse in Bellshill near Glasgow storing 90,000 tyres and “containing the latest technology”. The new MTS 75,000 square foot Connect-70 Bellshill Industrial Estate development features EV charging points,15 per cent roof lights, roof solar panels and Air Source Heat Pumps, moves which are designed to “reduce long-term energy costs and support the company’s sustainability goals”.
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GSF Car Parts launches rebate for Garage Hive workshops
GSF Car Parts has announced a new rebate incentive for Garage Hive customers. Workshops making purchases using Garage Hive’s GSF integration will receive a rebate on their total spend, added directly to the GSF loyalty rewards program, ‘TradeClub’. Points here can be redeemed on garage equipment and tooling, or high street vouchers.
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General Tire bolsters range of winter and all season SUV tyres
General Tire has expanded its range of winter and all-season tyres for SUVs in recent years, meaning the Continental brand can equip a wider variety of 4x4 and SUV vehicles for cold weather mobility. The range is available via Micheldever Tyre Services in the UK. The Snow Grabber Plus is a non-studded winter tyre, designed specifically for SUV and 4x4 vehicles. The Snow Grabber Plus has been developed with European tyre requirements in mind, featuring both the Alpine (3PMSF*) and M&S symbols to provide safety when driving in temperatures under 7 degrees or in snow/icy conditions.
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Michelin appoints new UK factory manager
Michelin has appointed a new factory manager to lead its Stoke-on-Trent plant. Chrissy Peloquin has moved into the leadership position at the Campbell Road facility from Michelin’s factory in Greenville, South Carolina. As well as her role as factory manager, Peloquin will become part of the leadership team of Michelin UK.
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TRS Tyres moves forward with Fitter-Force
CAM customer TRS Tyres Limited has moved onto the Fitter-Force platform from the software provider. The transition aligns with TRS Tyres’ ongoing investment in new business opportunities and expanded operational channels from its base in Morecambe.
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Rapid Rubber deploys Fitter-Force
Rapid Rubber, a longstanding e-jobsheet subscriber based in Leeds, has implemented Fitter-Force from CAM, integrating it with the established existing tablet service app to enhance stock management, billing, and customer document distribution.
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Kwik Fit expands mobile tyre fitting network by 100 vans
Kwik Fit is extending its mobile network in response to “an increase in demand from both fleet and retail customers”. To that end, the tyre retailer has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz Vans to add over 100 Sprinter vans to its mobile fitting fleet over the coming year.
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SMP Europe highlights growth of engine management range
SMP Europe has expanded its range of ignition and engine management products with 17 new part numbers. These include eight ignition coils, four crank sensors, two cam sensors, one air mass meter, one exhaust gas temperature sensor and one particulate matter sensor. The Nottingham company is home of the Lucas, Lemark and Intermotor brands.
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All season tyres increasing in popularity and value in UK tyre market
Unit sales of both all season and winter tyres grew in the UK, comparing the period April 2023 to March 2024 with the previous 12-month period. However the character of each segment is very different, as we can see from the latest data on this segment from market analysis firm GfK. The most recent generations of all season tyres from premium manufacturers, broadly dated from the introduction of the first Michelin CrossContact, and latterly from brands at lower price points, have helped to establish these tyres with wider temperature operating windows as a strong growth segment.
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Boro Tyres & MOT workers charged with issuing fraudulent MOTs
Hassan Akbar Rashid, 24, and George Peter Snowden, 28, were due to appear in Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of “issuing MOT certificates without testing cars” in October 2023, according to Teesside Live. Rashid faces 19 charges and Snowden faces six charges.
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Banner celebrates Shortis Group anniversary with golden battery
In order to mark The Shortis Group’s 60th Anniversary, Banner Batteries marked the milestone by presenting managing director, Richard Shortis, with a gold cased battery emblazoned with commemorative labelling. Banner Group’s CEO, Andreas Bawart, took the time to visit Shortis and his team as part of a four-day visit to the UK. 18 months ago, Banner entered into a distribution agreement with The Shortis Group.
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2024 NTDA awards nominees named
The NTDA has announced the finalists for some of its 2024 Tyre Industry Awards, which will be presented at a ceremony sponsored for the 10th consecutive year by tyre manufacturer Sailun, during the association’s 95th Annual Dinner on Thursday 10th October at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milton Keynes. The dinner is reportedly already sold out and, once again, sponsored by Maritime Cargo Services, while the awards will be co-hosted, by international ventriloquist, comedian and TV personality Paul Zerdin.
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Demand for new vans falls in July but 2024 market remains at three-year high
The UK’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) market dropped -8.5 per cent in July with 24,689 vans, 4x4s, pickups and taxis joining the road, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance is in comparison with a strong July in 2023 – the best in three years – however, which came amid a record-equalling 17 consecutive months of market growth. With that exceptional run of demand ending only in May this year, the overall market remains robust with registrations up 2.7 per cent year to date to become the best first seven months since 2019.
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Webfleet sets record for longest single-charge EV journey
Webfleet has achieved a new milestone by breaking the Guinness World Records title for the longest journey by an electric car on a single charge, covering 569.64 miles. The Bridgestone fleet management solution accomplished this EV benchmark in a Bridgestone-shod Ford Mustang Mach-E with sponsored drivers Kevin Booker and Sam Clarke, supported by co-pilot Richard Parker of Webfleet. Independently verified video footage, odometer readings, GPS data, and battery level information from Webfleet meticulously documented the record attempt.
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