Grouptyre promotes Paul Hollows to commercial director
Grouptyre, has appointed Paul Hollows as its new commercial director. Hollows, who has been with the company for almost 16 years, has been promoted to the role from sales director, which sees him assuming responsibility for implementing Grouptyre’s business development strategy. Hollows joined Grouptyre in its infancy in 2000, and was appointed sales director for the company in 2008.
Continue ReadingPirelli Carlisle not flooded, but firm helping locals during floods
With record amounts of rain falling over the weekend of 5 and 6 December and floods across the Lake District and Cumbria, Pirelli has confirmed that its Carlisle factory has not been flooded, however local disruption has been caused by flooding on many surrounding roads.
Continue ReadingVertu buys AceParts for £2.2 million
Vertu has entered into the online parts sales sector with the acquisition of AceParts; an online vehicle parts business based in Sittingbourne, Kent. The company sells through its own website AceParts and also through Amazon and eBay, using Royal Mail second class post for deliveries throughout the UK.
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2015 a winning year for Kirkby Tyres
Established in in 1958, Kirkby Tyres Ltd is amongst an elite list of leading tyre wholesalers operating in the UK and Ireland. And while the Liverpool-based family company has been around for some time, in recent years the company has demonstrated impressive and consistent growth. 2015 was no different and culminated with the firm winning “Truck and Agricultural Tyre Supplier of the Year” at the 2015 NTDA Tyre Industry Awards. Tyres & Accessories spoke with Kirkby Tyres marketing manager Adam Bromilow to find out more.
Continue ReadingFleet Tyre Network signs Europcar deal
Fleet Tyre Network (FTN), which offers replacement tyre services to fleets through independents, has been selected as the primary tyre provider for Europcar. The latest news follows FTN’s selection as one of three tyre suppliers to Leaseplan UK, part the biggest fleet company in the world.
Continue ReadingCV sales also recover in November
SMMT figures reveal that that it was a similar story of recovery for commercial vehicles, as registrations of commercial vehicles rose 13.9 per cent in November to 33,303 units. As with cars, this sales growth followed a dip in October. Van registrations posted a 9.6 per cent rise in the month, continuing the general trend seen over the past few years with businesses having grown in confidence and online deliveries surging in popularity.
Continue ReadingVW Group sales down 20 per cent
While November saw a rise in car sales, SMMT figures show that it was far from a good month for the VW Group in the UK: Volkswagen sales in Britain tumbled in November with new car registrations of VW-branded models falling 20 per cent year-on-year in the wake of the diesel emissions rigging scandal.
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November car sales buoyant after October dip
Following October’s decline – the first in 44 months – registrations of new cars in the UK returned to growth in November, according to the latest figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 178,876 cars were registered in the month, an increase of 3.8 per cent over November 2014, while the overall market in the first 11 months of 2015 has seen 6.2 per cent growth to 2,453,426 units.
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Andrew Page gets further growth funding
Andrew Page Group, has secured further funding from its provider PNC Business Credit (PNC) part of one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. The new funding comes a year after its original deal see funding grow from £40 million to £50 million to support its growth plans.
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Bosch revamps parts and workshop websites
Bosch has revamped its website offering, delivering two websites for parts and workshops. According to the company, the move reflects Bosch’s continual approach for “parts, bytes and services for the automotive aftermarket”. Bosch Auto Parts (www.boschautoparts.co.uk) is aimed at both trade and consumers, recognising the desire for both workshops and the public to find out more about the comprehensive range of quality parts such as wiper blades and batteries.
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Michelin almost doubles tyre life for Scottish Fire & Rescue
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is benefiting from improved tyre life, durability and traction for its frontline appliances after adopting the latest generation truck tyres. The brigade became the first emergency service in the UK to fit a set of 315/70 R 22.5 Michelin X MultiWay 3D XZE all-position (steer) tyres in 2011. Four years on, the fitments are still fitted after more than 58,000 km in service and are projected to achieve in excess of 71,000 km – an approximate 94 per cent increase in mileage performance over the previous fitment.
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BBC Fake Britain reports on part worn tyres
The BBC’s Fake Britain covered the dangers associated with buying part worn tyres on 1 December. Made with the support of Trading Standards and TyreSafe, the programme featured Georgina Gee, whose family car was fitted with four unroadworthy tyres by a part worn dealer. The Fake Britain episode also showed the poor handling characteristics of non-compliant used tyres demonstrated on a test track and tyre assessments by TyreSafe’s tyre expert. It also gave a glimpse behind-the-scenes of a Trading Standards operation.
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Firestone’s Battle of the Bands picks Rituals
Birmingham act Rituals was crowned the overall winners of Firestone’s recent Battle of the Bands. The competition saw four unsigned music acts play to a national audience, starring on the Barclaycard Arena stage in Birmingham. The band can now look forward to a series of sets on the Barclaycard Arena Unsigned Stage along with personalised Marshall amplifiers and music equipment, in a huge breakthrough for musicians Jo Berry, Jake Peal, Corey Deards, Andy Lowe and Dan Lovatt.
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Arval celebrates tyre pressure results yet at Michelin roadshow
The number of employees driving on correctly inflated tyres has hit a new high at Arval, thanks to a series of annual tyre safety awareness events run in conjunction with Michelin. Results from this year’s Michelin ‘Fill Up With Air’ roadshow revealed that of the 135 employee personal and company cars tested on the day, 73 per cent had all four tyres running at either perfect pressures or within acceptable tolerances. This is an improvement of 41 percentage points since the roadshow first rolled into the contract hire and leasing company’s car park in 2008.
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Yokohama on hand for Clarkson, Hammond and May Live sign-off
This weekend saw the finale of the 2015 Clarkson, Hammond and May Live Tour take place at the O2 Arena in London. Yokohama was there to cheer TVs most famous presenting trio on as they and a host of stunt drivers performed a series of spectacular displays in Yokohama-shod cars.
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