![Trico scoops retail supplier of the year award at A1 convention](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sam-Robinson-Adam-Richards.jpg)
Trico scoops retail supplier of the year award at A1 convention
Windscreen wiper blade manufacturer and supplier, Trico, has won the prestigious Retail Supplier of the Year award at A1 Motor Stores’ annual convention, recently held in Budapest.
Continue Reading![‘Thrilled giant strides acknowledged’ – Bridgestone reacts to Tyre Industry Awards double](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bstone-tmoty.jpg)
‘Thrilled giant strides acknowledged’ – Bridgestone reacts to Tyre Industry Awards double
Bridgestone has said its double NTDA Tyre Industry Awards 2018 victories “endorse” its “hard work over the past 12 months.” The manufacturer was presented with the Staff Training & Development accolade, along with the headline Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award – the third time it has claimed the honour in the past four years.
Continue Reading![Roy Croft passes at 89](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Roy-Croft.png)
Roy Croft passes at 89
Roy Croft, who was managing director of Stapleton’s for most of the second half of the twentieth century, died with family at his side at the age of 89 on Sunday 7 October following a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Jean.
Continue ReadingTructyre Fleet Management adopts Ctrack advanced telematics targeting driver behaviour
Commercial tyre management specialist Tructyre Fleet Management, has adopted an advanced telematics solution from Ctrack, an Inseego company, which will be used to help monitor and improve driver behaviour and fleet productivity. Tructyre will use the web-based vehicle tracking system across a fleet of more than 150 vans and HGVs to achieve greater visibility across the company’s UK operation. It will also be used alongside integrated driver communication, fleet management and reporting tools. This should increase staff engagement, gain operational control and realise added performance insight, the company states.
Continue Reading![Cooper announces plan to end light vehicle tyre production at Melksham](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Avon-factory-14.jpg)
Cooper announces plan to end light vehicle tyre production at Melksham
Cooper Tire Europe is to enter a 10 month consultation period to decide the future of light vehicle tyre production at its Melksham, Wiltshire facility. News sources suggest that light vehicle tyre production currently in Melksham would be shifted to its factory in Serbia, pending the outcome of the consultation. The company states that the proposed change is a result of the “cost-competitive, globalised environment.” It adds that the Melksham facility “in its present form is not competitive within the Cooper global manufacturing network or the tyre industry at large.” It is Cooper Tire Europe’s highest cost production facility, and the company adds that it considers expanding or updating the facility to meet its light vehicle tyre needs to be “not economically feasible.”
Continue ReadingDunlop Aircraft Tyres marks two years without a RIDDOR accident
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (DAT) reports the world’s only specialist producer of aircraft tyres has achieved two years of continuous operation at its Birmingham, UK, plant without a reportable accident. “This is a fantastic result and one which we believe to be unique in the current UK tyre industry and amongst the best for this region” claimed Gordon Roper, Chief Executive Officer.
Continue Reading![Tyres On The Drive offers self- scheduling with Descartes](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Van-1.jpg)
Tyres On The Drive offers self- scheduling with Descartes
Tyres on the Drive now offers delivery appointment self-scheduling online using Descartes’ dynamic appointment scheduling and route planning solution. The offering provides a differentiated customer experience while improving the productivity of Tyres On The Drive’s fleet and technicians.
Continue Reading![NTDA and TRA announce closer collaboration](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/L-R-Stefan-Hay-Tim-Stott-Peter-Taylor-OBE-and-Prashant-Chopra-2.jpg)
NTDA and TRA announce closer collaboration
During the NTDA Tyre Industry Conference held on 4 October 2018, NTDA chief executive Stefan Hay announced that the NTDA and the TRA are working to explore “the clear synergies between the two associations”. In the first instance, this will involve an exchange of representatives between the NTDA Executive Council and TRA Steering Group and the establishment of a joint Working Group to explore the possible benefits such an alliance can deliver.
Continue Reading![Rema Tip Top exclusive Expel filtration system a Tyre Industry Award winner](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EXPELFD-INSTALLED-A.jpg)
Rema Tip Top exclusive Expel filtration system a Tyre Industry Award winner
Rema Tip Top was presented with the Tyre Industry Award for product innovation for a product it calls a “revolutionary, innovative and economic solution” designed to preserve workshop tools and equipment. The Expel compressed air filtration device eliminates condensate pervasive in compressed air systems, removing 99.9999 per cent of liquid, oil, water and other contaminants down to one micron when installed at point of use.
Continue Reading![Yokohama supported TCR UK series goes down to the wire at Donington](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-2018-Croft-Race-2-2018-UK-Croft-R2-32-Oliver-Taylor_1_HR.jpg)
Yokohama supported TCR UK series goes down to the wire at Donington
The 2018 TCR UK season, supported by tyre supplier Yokohama, is to go down to the wire at its Donington Park finale this coming weekend. Pyro Motorsport’s Ollie Taylor reignited his championship challenge behind the wheel of his Honda Civic in Yokohama-supported TCR UK series at Croft circuit, leaving the series finely poised.
Continue Reading![Repxpert team supports long-standing Schaeffler customer](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Oldfields-visit-1.jpg)
Repxpert team supports long-standing Schaeffler customer
Repxpert Alistair Mason recently piloted one of Schaefflers technical support vehicles to Oldfields Garage in Leominster, a workshop that has been fitting Schaeffler products successfully for a number of years, in order to provide some training to its dedicated team of technicians.
Continue Reading![MTS range of exhaust parts now listed on MAM’s Autocat](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SILENZIATORE2.jpg)
MTS range of exhaust parts now listed on MAM’s Autocat
MTS exhaust systems, distributed in the UK by Opera Automotive, has announced that its full catalogue of exhausts, catalytic converters and fittings, is now listed on MAM Software’s online vehicle parts catalogue Autocat, as the brand continues to gain popularity with motor factors and installers throughout the UK. Simply by entering a Vehicle Registration Mark […]
Continue Reading![Hats on 4 Ben on World Mental Health Day – 10 October](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HatsOn4Ben-Master-Logo-White.png)
Hats on 4 Ben on World Mental Health Day – 10 October
Hats on 4 Ben is taking place on 10 October 2018, World Mental Health Day. The automotive industry benevolent fund is asking all in the automotive industry to wear a hat to work on 10 October and donate £2 to Ben to help keep their life-changing work running. Ben states that this will help its campaign to transform mental health support across the industry.
Continue ReadingWarning for UK drivers in the EU post-Brexit
Licence Bureau, which carries out driving licence checks, has warned UK drivers that their driving licences may not be valid in the European Union (EU) in the event of the nation exiting with no withdrawal agreement in place.
Continue Reading![Guildford Tyre Company enjoys 35% boost in Michelin sales following dealer pilot](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Michelin-Guildford-Tyre-Company-1200x800.jpg)
Guildford Tyre Company enjoys 35% boost in Michelin sales following dealer pilot
Guildford Tyre Company has seen a 35 per cent uplift in Michelin sales after becoming the first Michelin Auto Professional dealer in the UK to take part in the manufacturer’s ‘Growth Concept’ trial.
Continue Reading