Tyres & Accessories January 2024 issue available to read online now
The January issue of Tyres & Accessories Magazine is now available as an e-paper for subscribers to Tyrepress, following the distribution of the print edition. The latest issue includes special features on agricultural tyres and TPMS and sensor technology. It also includes the usual mix of in-depth articles and analysis tackling current events and trends in the global tyre industry. Non-subscribers can gain access to Tyrepress with a print or online subscription, or tyre professionals can take advantage of the current Tyrepress Membership offer, helping to drive business online and stay informed with the industry’s leading magazine and websites.
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Translogik becomes TyreSafe support in 2024
Translogik has become a new supporter of TyreSafe as the firm “continues its mission to champion road safety and promote responsible tyre management”.
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CMA wins appeal within end-of-life vehicle case
In March 2022, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) began investigating “suspected anti-competitive conduct” in relation to the recycling of old or written-off vehicles, known as ‘end-of-life vehicles’ or ELVs.
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Hever-Smith to become Yokohama HPT managing director
Yokohama HPT Ltd chief financial officer, Marisa Hever-Smith has been promoted into the role of managing director effective 1 April 2024. Hever-Smith has been with Yokohama since September 2022 and was finance director at Prometeon Tyre Group before that.
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GB Tyres distributing Uniroyal truck tyre range
Uniroyal has appointed GB Tyres (UK) LTD as its official UK wholesale distributor for the Uniroyal truck tyre range. Announcing the new arrangement, GB Tyres states that this partnership “marks a significant milestone,” the wholesale expressing pride in aligning itself with “a brand known for its quality, innovation, and commitment to customer satisfaction.”
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Vaculug regains Fred Sherwood Group tyre contract
Vaculug reports that the company welcomed Fred Sherwood Group back in December 2023 after the two parties reached a long-term agreement for fleet management services and tyre supply.
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Euro Car Parts partners with Protyre
LKQ Euro Car Parts is partnering with Protyre Autocare as the tyre retailer’s primary aftermarket supplier for the next five years. Protyre Autocare, which claims to be the UK’s fastest-growing tyre retailer, also offers MOTs, vehicle servicing, wheel alignment and air con maintenance. With 184 branches across the country, Protyre Autocare boasts one of the UK’s largest DVSA-approved networks of test centres.
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Garage Hive shortlisted for CAT Award
Garage Hive has been shortlisted for Industry Partner of the Year ahead of the 2024 Car Aftermarket Trader (CAT) Awards on 15 February. The community-driven garage management software was recently named Garage Management System of the Year at the Independent Garage Association’s (IGA) British Independent Garage (BIG) Awards 2023. The CAT Awards celebrate the automotive aftermarkets most significant accomplishments. For its 2024 edition, judges whittled down more than 220 nominations to a select shortlist of 50 nominees across 11 award categories.
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NBRA to present ‘Greener’ awards in September
The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) will present its 2024 Greener Body Shop Awards (GBSA) at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 10 September 2024.
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Stuart Nicol Transport’s first driver showcases decades-long support for Michelin tyres
Stewart Peoples was the first truck driver employed by Lanarkshire logistics firm Stuart Nicol Transport. While the transport company is celebrating its 20th year in business, Peoples’ driving career stretches back more than 40 years, the majority of which have been spent rolling on Michelin’s commercial vehicle tyres. Fitted to his customised Scania S730, Peoples has proudly displayed Michelin branding on his vehicles and regularly painted his tyres with the manufacturer’s name, since he joined the company in 2004. Stuart Nicol Transport fits Michelin X Multi and X Works products on its more than 70 vehicles, with Michelin Remix retread tyres fitted to all of its 114 trailers.
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TreadReader deployed at Big Motoring World
Big Motoring World, an independent use car dealer, is using the TreadReader 3D DriveOver ramp system to “improve productivity and efficiency” at its national preparation centre in Peterborough.
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IAAF to reframe Right to Repair Campaign: ‘based on positivity, not fear’
The Right to Repair Campaign, which lobbies against vehicle manufacturers’ closed information and data provision systems in favour of an independent aftermarket, will relaunch with a new framing based on motorists’ ability to choose aftermarket vehicle servicing providers. UK AFCAR, a coalition of likeminded trade associations and organisations that has lobbied successfully to secure important gains in the reviewed Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MV-BEO).
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Gordon Bruce 1947-2023
Gordon Bruce, the well-known motoring writer and communications consultant, died a few days before Christmas. Bruce, who was 76, suffered a heart attack during a gym session, according to a Guild of Motoring Writers obituary. He was 76. He is survived by his wife Marilyn, children Alastair and Becky and his grandchildren.
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DVSA conducts MOT digital device survey
The DVSA is conducting research into how technicians use digital devices at MOT test stations. The survey asks questions about devices used during the MOT test, if you use mobile devices such as phones and tablets during the MOT test, as well as how you use technology generally and how confident you feel using it.
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Epyx 1link fleet transactions up 6 per cent in 2023
UK fleet transactions through epyx’s 1link Service Network service, maintenance and repair (SMR) platform rose by 6 per cent during 2023. It was also strong year internationally, with the quantity of invoices raised by users in Denmark rising by 22 per cent in Ireland by 12 per cent, in France by 8 per cent and in Portugal by 7 per cent.
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