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Autosupplies supports soapbox derby
Chesterfield-based motor factor, Autosupplies sponsored the Scarcliffe Soapbox Derby, which took place on 25 June. It provided driver Mark Reddish with his exclusive uniform and materials for the kart, as well as taking on key running costs. The motor factor also sponsored the official newsletter programme and produced an event banner providing Autosupplies with full brand visibility throughout the event’s promotional material.
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Subaru success for TerraClean-sponsored Turkington
Double British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) champion, Colin Turkington, sponsored by TerraClean, scored Subaru’s first ever Dunlop MSA BTCC victory on 5 June at Oulton Park as well as winning the opener at Croft Circuit 18 – 19 June.
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Continental buys Bandvulc
Continental Tyre Group has bought Bandvulc (B.V. Environmental Ltd.), one of only two substantially sized independent retreaders in the UK. Not only does the deal change the face of UK tyre retreading, it also has a significant impact on commercial vehicle tyre market shares owing to the fact that Continental can now count Bandvulcs strong fleet management, service provider and independent truck tyre retreader amongst its own. The takeover will establish Bandvulc as a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental UK Group Holdings Limited. T&A understands Bandvulc’s existing management team are to continue to lead the business.
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Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport: the ultimate all-terrain tyre
Cooper Tire Europe has launched the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport, an all-terrain 4x4 tyre. Designed specifically for the European market, the A/T3 Sport is available now in a range of sizes for light trucks and sport utility vehicles. Manufactured in Europe, the Discoverer A/T3 Sport is a 60 per cent on-road and 40 per cent off-road tyre developed for optimum performance across varied terrain and in all conditions.
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John Sergeant to host IAAF Annual Conference
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has revealed that renowned journalist, John Sergeant, will be hosting its 2016 annual conference and awards dinner.
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Automechanika motors into Birmingham
New show presents strong start, builds platform for Reifen UK in 2017 and beyond While the Automechanika name is well-known in the tyre and wider aftermarket business, the event hadn’t been held in the UK until this year. Between 6 and 8 June some 12,000 visitors attended the event at the NEC in Birmingham, viewing […]
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AlloyGator wheel protectors fitted to UK prestige car hire firm fleet
UK supercar hire and on road experience company, Performance Portfolio has fitted the alloy wheel protection system, AlloyGator, to its fleet of luxury cars. Managing director at Performance Portfolio, Alan Gorrie said, “Before we started using AlloyGators we’d had a number of instances where cars had been returned to us with damaged alloys, often because people don’t realise how wide the cars are.
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Bridgestone partners online biker platform, Motorcycle Diaries
Bridgestone has officially partnered up with the new online biker platform Motorcycle Diaries. The database of roads and points of interest in Europe allows users to share their most memorable motorcycle adventures. The site is built around four main themes: discovering, inspiring, planning and sharing, allowing users to find the most beautiful riding spots with high quality images and videos, plan their routes and share them with the Motorcycle Diaries community.
Continue ReadingNine out of ten hauliers want Tacho and CPC data to be available online
A survey of over 100 senior UK haulage fleet managers, conducted by the Association for Driving Licence Verification, has shown that 91 per cent of respondents want CPC & Tacho data to be available alongside online driving licence checks. They also believe that its inclusion would eliminate the industry’s current but imprecise reliance on visual data checking. A further 90 per cent felt that the availability of CPC and Tacho information would make their own monitoring of driver entitlement easier, by supporting existing HR systems and acting as a single point of reference.
Continue ReadingDon’t eat and drive – survey
With the summer holiday season upon us, and with it long car journeys, it’s high time that we started to get serious about the risks attached to eating whilst driving; a recent online YouGov survey by Claims.co.uk has shown that 51 per cent of drivers admit to having eaten whilst driving.
Continue ReadingPowering north of England growth ‘more important’ – CBI
Josh Hardie, deputy director-general of the CBI, has responded to the Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review, saying: “The outcome of the EU Referendum means that pressing ahead with powering economic growth across the North of England is now more important than ever.
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UK car manufacturing up a quarter in May
UK car manufacturing output rose by a quarter in May, according to new figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. SMMT reports that 150,802 cars were built in the month, a 26.4 per cent jump compared with May last year. Export growth outpaced domestic orientated output, with the sectors reporting 27.3 […]
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Bucking the trend: how UK retreaders like Bandvulc are navigating market storms
In recent months we have heard much about the decline of retread demand and production at the same time that Chinese truck tyre prices have plumbed to new depths. Of course this paints a very negative picture for the retreading business in the UK – where low-costs imports have historically been more popular than the average European state – and also across the European tyre markets. The premium new tyre makers have suggested they will weather the storm by pointing out their uniquely strong position with regard to large fleet customers. Because they also produce their own retreads, these firms pointed out that their businesses will remain relatively sheltered by the low quality, oversupply problems facing other independent retreaders. However, such a reading of recent history relies on two premises: 1) that the market remains in undeniable decline and 2) that premium manufacturers with their own retreading options are best positioned to get over this particular bump in the road.
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Bridgestone signs Liverpool 2 port tyre agreement
Bridgestone has forged a partnership with Peel Ports Group at its new £300 million Liverpool 2 container terminal. The deep water facility is able to handle 95 per cent of the world’s container ships and Bridgestone reports that the tyre firm will provide a ‘Total Tyre Care’ service for Liverpool 2’s container handling machinery. Bridgestone’s Peter Harriss, major accounts executive, has been in discussions with Peel Ports for a number of months and has confirmed that Bridgestone will be supplying tyres for the fleet’s straddle carriers, reach stackers and mobile cranes: “We have been working with Peel Ports for some time and to be able to support their team at the prestigious Liverpool 2 development is a huge coup for us.”
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The Brexit effect: certain uncertainty
Markets hate uncertainty. So it was no surprise that the pound fell to its lowest point in 30 years and the FTSE (as well as other European stock markets) took something of a beating in the immediate aftermath of the UK’s 23 June referendum decision to leave the European Union. But these were just the initial reactions. As we went to press (a few days after the Brexit vote), the FTSE has recovered, but not to pre-Brexit levels, while the pound remains at a 30-year low. A rally of this kind could be a sign of a return to stability. It could point to a new, upward trajectory. It could be the calm before the storm. But who knows? Now the British public has spoken, the question is: what does Brexit mean for tyres?
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