ATS Euromaster signs new national tyre management contract with Kier Services
ATS Euromaster has won a new national contract to supply, fit and manage tyres for Kier Services. The new contract replaces a previous agreement with local independent tyre dealers and will see ATS Euromaster support Kier Services’ 214-strong fleet, which ranges from 3.5-tonne light commercials to 32-tonne refuse collection vehicles (RCVs). ATS-E’s proactive MasterCARE fleet inspections, which aim to increase tyre durability and performance, and help to minimise tyre-related downtime, was a key factor in the new contract.
Continue ReadingAutodata 2018 workshop wall charts for now available
The new 2018 Autodata collection covers a wide range of up-to-date technical information including exhaust emission data, diesel engine speeds, catalyst emission data, MOT warning lamps and brake testing weights.
Continue ReadingCommercial drivers win toilet rights
Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, has won a long–running campaign for the right of delivery drivers to use an employers’ toilets while conducting deliveries. From this week employers in control of non-domestic premises are obliged to allow people who are not their employees but use their premises to access toilets and washing facilities.
Continue Reading1000-mile Bugatti Chiron makes £1 million profit in 4 months
A nearly new, 1,000-mile Bugatti Chiron, the first ‘used’ example to be offered in the UK – has gone on sale for £1 million more than its owner paid for it brand new four months ago. While simply driving the majority of new cars off the forecourt can wipe thousands off their value, the 261mph supercar has bucked the trend and soared in value to £3.6 million – an increase of £1.1 million over its list price of £2.5 million.
Continue ReadingDebut WRC victory on home event the ‘culmination of 7 years’ work’ for Dmack
After seven years and 88 events, Dmack has won its first FIA World Rally Championship event – on its home round at Dayinsure Wales Rally GB. Elfyn Evans became the first Welsh driver to win the UK’s round of the championship after he and co-driver Dan Barritt dominated the demanding event – leading from start to finish and winning by 37.3 seconds.
Continue ReadingEuro Car Parts to divest 9 Andrew Page branches for CMA clearance
Euro Car Parts has welcomed the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to give approval to its proposed acquisition of Andrew Page, subject to the divestment of nine branches. The 9 branches are: Blackpool, Brighton, Gloucester, Liphook, Scunthorpe, Sunderland, Wakefield, Worthing and York. Swindon had also been identified during the provisional findings stage, but new evidence came to light which resulted in the group deciding that competition would not be affected in this area.
Continue ReadingKolborta joins Carbon Clean network
Carbon Clean, the revolutionary engine decarbonising system that works with tap water, has further expanded its network with the recent appointment of Kolborta Ltd as a Carbon Clean Engineer.
Continue ReadingNexen aiming for Global Top 10 by 2025
With new factories in Europe and now also the US Nexen Tire is growing in terms of global production capacity. However, the firm is also investing in developing its brand, especially in terms of football sponsorship. Recently Tyres & Accessories looked into how the company is combining the two in order to meet its goal of entering the global top 10 by 2025. In 1976 Kettering Tyres paid local football club Kettering Town FC to print its logo on the front of the team shirt. The move caused ructions in what was then known as the first division and didn’t last long, but it did set a precedent for sponsorship that went to the next level this year. 41 years later, shirt sponsorship in the English Premier League (called Football League First Division back then), which brought in £226.5 million in sponsor revenues during the 2016-17 season, is very big business.
Continue ReadingNexen’s Man City sponsorship extended to include Carabao cup
Nexen Tire has announced that its partnership with Manchester City Football Club (Man City) has been extended to include matches of the Carabao Cup tournament. This is the first time in the history of the English Football League (EFL) Cup that markings on football team jerseys are allowed, and as official partner on the Manchester City jerseys, the Nexen Tire logo will appear on the left sleeve of the Manchester City team equipment, which will be worn during the Carabao Cup matches.
Continue ReadingNew fleet partnerships established through Apollo Vredestein’s dealer network
Apollo Vredestein reports significant progress towards its goal of becoming recognised as a valuable supplier to fleets in 2017. According to the company, the new business has been won on the back of both Apollo and Vredestein tyres offered as test fitments, which have been running for more than a year by over 10 prestigious national and international fleets. The recent announcement of Vredestein’s entry in the OE sector as a partner to Seat, VW and Ford is said to have further strengthened the European brand’s position.
Continue ReadingMRF Tyres sponsors three premiership football teams
MRF Tyres scored a hat-trick of sleeve sponsorships deals with Premier League football teams in September - signing Newcastle United, West Ham United, and West Bromwich Albion in one-season deals that last until May 2018. The move can only be seen as a concerted effort to raise brand awareness ahead of the widespread introduction of MRF car tyres in the UK
Continue Reading20% productivity boost ‘because of TechMan’ says independent
Long established and widely respected, Herefordshire-based Gerry Dovermans has reported a twenty per cent boost in productivity since it adopted TechMan, an innovative garage management system.
Continue ReadingNew Bill mandates chargepoint installation and insurance for driverless cars
Motorway services and large petrol retailers will be required to install chargepoints for electric cars, under plans announced in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 18 October by transport minister John Hayes.
Continue Reading‘Angry’ ITIA calls waste tyre management scheme that is ‘fit for purpose’
Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate and Environment in relation to the Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2017, Paddy Murphy, president of ITIA (Irish Tyre Industry Association) stated: “The tyre industry is frustrated and angry at not being heard in relation to its concerns about the successful operation of the new waste tyre scheme under the new regulations. We are now calling on the committee to nullify the regulations or make recommendations that will take into account three key issues as raised by the Industry.
Continue ReadingPoulton-Le-Fylde tyre retailer, GT Radial host women only tyre safety event
GT Radial and Poulton-Le-Fylde tyre retailer Carleton Tyres and Exhaust Centre have teamed up to host a women only tyre safety event. The companies hosted 24 female customers at Carleton’s Bipsham Road premises, presenting a general tyre safety overview, including advice on checking tyres, measuring tread depths, legal limits and stopping distances.
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