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Tyrepal highlights system’s CSR potential
The heavy fleet and industrial vehicle markets are two sectors in which questions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and environmental impact are particularly important. Despite this, it is rare for fleet managers to consider purchasing additional technologies that would improve both, such as tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). Here Peter Tillotson, business development manager of TyrePal, explains why fleet managers should consider TPMS alongside more conventional energy saving methods.
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Universal Tyres becomes Michelin Certified Centre dealership
Independent dealership Universal Tyres is the latest recruit to join the ranks of Michelin Certified Centres, after eight of the company’s sites comfortably passed the Michelin Auto Professional advocate programme’s stringent audit requirements.
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Avon Tyre enhances Derby County sponsorship to appear on kit
Derby County has made Avon Tyres its back of shirt and shorts sponsor for the upcoming 2016/17 Sky Bet Championship season. The sponsorship agreement means the Avon Tyres logo will appear on the back of the Rams’ first-team shirts and shorts for the entire campaign. Avon initially teamed up with the club in February 2016 to become the Rams’ Official Tyre Partner. The brand says it opted to increase its involvement for the new season due to the success of the partnership.
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Protyre dips toe in Scottish water with Denton Tyre acquisition
Micheldever Tyre Services reports its acquisition of a “much respected family business.” Denton Tyre Centre, which operates two outlets in Carlisle and one in Dumfries and fits 100,000 tyres a year, has joined the company’s Protyre retail division. The Dumfries outlet becomes Protyre’s first in Scotland.
Continue ReadingBrexit decision at ‘inflection point’ for car market – Close Brothers Motor Finance
Following the publication of the SMMT’s UK monthly automotive manufacturing figures for June, Chris Bosworth, director of strategy at Close Brothers Motor Finance, suggests that the current growth spurt may be coming to a close. The extent to which this will be affected by Brexit remains to be seen, Bosworth adds, though it coincides with what he calls an “inflection point” for the UK car market.
Continue ReadingUK car production continues to boom in June
UK car makers reported their 11th consecutive month of growth in June, according to figures released by SMMT. Production grew 10.4 per cent to 158,641 units – the highest level for the month since 1998, when volumes reached 172,232.
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Bandvulc adds RVS fleet
Bandvulc has added Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) to its supply portfolio. RVS handpick all their quality used refuse vehicles and put each one through a rigorous 72-point check to correct all defects, a rigorous approach the two companies say they have in common.
Continue ReadingNew sky blue alloy wheel protector from AlloyGator
The latest addition to the AlloyGator range is a new sky blue alloy wheel protector, which is said to allow drivers to stylise their vehicle to their personal taste.
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What cabinet reshuffles and a UK-China free-trade deal might mean for the tyre industry
It seems reports of the demise of the Department for Transport (DfT) were over stated. On 16 July – coincidently the day of the annual TyreSafe briefing – the new post-Brexit UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, embarked on a cabinet reshuffle. As it turned out this was no simple parlour shuffle, but a full-on single-hand pharaoh shuffle. As heads rolled and others moved in, while still others moved around, unnamed sources told The Telegraph that the Department for Transport (DfT) was being shut down. At the time, it looked like the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Energy and Climate Change were also being axed to make way for more streamlined departments for Industry and Infrastructure.
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Nottingham City Transport certifies GT Radial city-bus tyre for use
Nottingham City Transport has shortlisted the GT Radial GAU861 as an all-position tyre of choice. The operator had been contracted to a premium manufacturer until April 2014, but took purchasing in-house to access the open market.
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Pirelli celebrates TyreSafe Safety in the Community award
Pirelli recently received the Safety in the Community accolade at the annual TyreSafe Awards ceremony at the Belfry Hotel and Resort. Last year Pirelli ran a number of activities along these lines including specific events during TyreSafe’s October Tyre Safety Month. The aim of the campaign was to raise awareness within the local community about the required tread depth of tyres.
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BTCC Champion attends TerraClean Karting Event
TerraClean ambassador & double BTCC champion Colin Turkington, wowed the TerraClean network recently by attending – and taking part in – the TerraClean Karting Event 2016.
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Bridgestone backing Props & Pistons
World War 2 fighters and bombers, sports cars and punctured Bridgestone tyres – what more could anyone wish for from a bank holiday Monday? Props and Pistons takes place on 29 August, and while RAF Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane aircraft will dominate the skies over the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, those with their feet firmly planted on the ground will enjoy the site of Ferraris, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Porsches and the like. And then there’s those Bridgestone tyres…
Continue ReadingNFDA joins calls for delay in apprenticeship levy
The National Franchised Dealers Association has called on the government to delay the new apprenticeship levy. Due to start in April 2017, the levy will be applied to employers with a wage-bill of over £3 million who will contribute with a tax of 0.5 per cent of their wage-bill. “The NFDA supports recent calls by businesses to the government to delay the apprenticeship levy”, said Sue Robinson, director of the association.
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Karl Naylor becomes Apollo Vredestein UK country manager
Apollo Vredestein has appointed Karl Naylor as UK country manager effective 11 July. Naylor brings with him over 20 years’ experience in sales and marketing at Michelin, Grouptyre and latterly with Kumho Tyre (UK).
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