Liqui Moly becomes BTCC Official Partner
German motor oil and additive manufacturer Liqui Moly will enter into an “Official Oil and Lubricants Partnership” with the British touring car racing series (BTCC) in the current 2024 season. “The BTCC is not only a firm fixture in motorsport throughout the United Kingdom, but also attracts fans worldwide,” says Debbie Barnes, Managing Director of Liqui Moly UK, who is delighted about the contract.
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BKT an official The Hundred partner
Off-highway tyre specialist BKT Tires has entered into an official partnership with The Hundred, the ECB 100-ball cricket competition that will take the field at various locations across the UK from 23 July. As part of this partnership, BKT’s logo will feature on the sleeves of all eight teams’ playing kits across the men’s and women’s competitions in this, The Hundred’s fourth season. BKT advertising will also be showcased in sportsgrounds throughout the entire tournament.
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Former Carlton Forest pyrolysis plant operating under new ownership
The facility set up by Carlton Forest Renewables as the UK’s first continuous pyrolysis plant for recycling end-of-life tyres now has a new owner following parent company Green Forest Solutions entering administration in March. David Ashurst, managing director of Motherwell-based tyre recycler UK Rubber, and Richard Martin, who recently acquired the Carlton Forest site where the plant is housed, have purchased the Worksop-based facility. They are now operating it under the business name Carbon Oil Renewables Ltd.
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Garage Hive opens IMI-approved training centre
Garage management system, Garage Hive has announced the official opening of its Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) approved training centre. Located at its new purpose-built site in Nottingham, the investment comes as Garage Hive continues to empower independent garage owners across the UK and Ireland with the systems, skills and knowledge needed to thrive.
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Veterans looking forward to Summer Run
A packed entry of enthusiastic participants are preparing themselves – and their wonderful pre-1905 cars – for the third running of the Royal Automobile Club’s much-loved Summer Veteran Car Run (Thursday 18 July). The single-day Summer Run was established in 2022 as the perfect warm-up to the annual RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run which, as tradition dictates, takes place between dawn and dusk on the first Sunday in November.
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i247 Group tells fleets not to base tyre policy on unit price alone
Fleet tyre choice should be based on real world data, not just unit price, with the potential to make substantial savings on maintenance budgets, according to i247 Group, the outsourced fleet management provider. The Poole-based company, which maintains over a million vehicles on UK roads, says that fleets can make significant cost savings with a tyre policy based on the right tyre for their vehicle and operating behaviour (including load, start-stop and how they drive). In one recent tyre spend analysis, i247 Group found savings in excess of £1million.
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Dara O Briain confirmed for IAAF 2024 Awards Dinner
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced that comedian and television presenter Dara O Briain will headline the 2024 IAAF Awards Dinner. The event is scheduled for 5 December 2024 at the DoubleTree Hilton in Milton Keynes.
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Bridgestone-shod racer sets Goodwood autonomous hillclimb record
On a busy Sunday afternoon, a global audience of motorsport enthusiasts witnessed the Indy Autonomous Challenge’s (IAC) self-driving AV-24 race car set a new record for the fastest autonomous hillclimb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The AV-24, driven by an AI system developed by Team PoliMOVE-MSU (Politecnico di Milano and Michigan State University), achieved this milestone with notable precision and speed.
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GB Tyres rolling out scrap tyre collection service
GB Tyres is introducing a nationwide tyre waste disposal service, providing customers with an alternative to the challenge of disposing of end-of-life tyres themselves or through third parties. By doing so, the tyre distributor is ensuring that waste tyres don’t accumulate in landfills, junkyards, or end up sitting in retailers’ yards, releasing harmful chemicals into the air, ground, and water.
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Bush Tyres opens 33rd site with second lease in Wakefield
Bush Tyres (B.A. Bush & Son Limited) has signed a 10-year lease on an industrial unit in Wakefield, as the firm gears up for further expansion across the North of England. The news comes just three months after Bush Tyres opened its first branch in the city.
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Kerridge Commercial Systems buys Klipboard in Field Service Management acquisition
Compilator owner Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has acquired Klipboard in “a significant step forward in KCS’s commitment to delivering innovative field service management software globally”. According to the company, Klipboard enables field service businesses to schedule and manage jobs and “provide superior customer experience whilst enabling them to streamline operations…”. Klipboard serves customers that range from FTSE listed companies to SMEs, in industries such as fire safety, HVAC, water treatment, plumbing, facilities management, and healthcare equipment servicing.
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FAG releases Mini Countryman and Paceman wheel set
An FAG bearing kit for the Mini Countryman and Mini Paceman, manufactured as original equipment (OE) by Schaeffler, is now available to the UK and Irish aftermarket. Kit No. 713 6497 70 covers the rear axle for all-wheel drive versions of the Countryman and Paceman produced by Mini from August 2010 onwards.
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“No time to lose” – TRA welcomes DEFRA commitment to waste exemptions reform
The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) welcomes confirmation from DEFRA that the new government remains committed to reforming the waste exemptions regime, as originally outlined by the previous administration. Following the general election, TRA hopes that new political leadership will finally complete the reforms to T8 exemptions first announced six years ago.
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ATS Euromaster launches new digital fleet management tools
ATS Euromaster has introduced two innovative digital tools designed to support fleet managers in their daily operations: the Fleet Manager Portal and the Mobile Booking Tyre Assistant.
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