Kumho relaunches UK truck and bus tyre business
Having previously been a relatively influential part of the UK truck and bus tyre business, Kumho has spent the last year or so rejuvenating its distribution, products and personnel in this area with a view to relaunching this part of its portfolio in line with the growth of the wider company. That’s why Tyres & Accessories visited the company’s large Lutterworth, Leicestershire distribution centre in February in order to learn more.
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Transaid launches Celtic cycling challenge
International development charity, Transaid, has mapped out a Celtic challenge for this year’s annual European cycling fundraiser, and is calling on industry professionals to take part.
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PCL promotes YouTube channel
PCL is promoting its YouTube channel, which features its famous “Made in Sheffield” products after a marketing drive designed to populate the site with content. The videos were all filmed on location at PCL’s UK manufacturing facility. Beginning with a warm welcome to customers and outlining PCL’s history as a company dedicated to quality products […]
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Quinney becomes Banner Batteries UK country manager
Banner Batteries has appointed Lee Quinney as country manager in a bid to expand its presence here in the UK. Quinney will take on the new role as of 28 February. Joining Banner Batteries after eight years with GM brand, ACDelco where he held the position of director, Quinney brings 30 years’ experience of the […]
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National Autoparts wins Autoparts UK Supplier of the Year 2014
National Autoparts has been presented with Autoparts UK’s supplier of the year 2014 award. Voted by Autoparts team members, including branch staff, National Autoparts won a close contest with runner-up Exol Lubricants. The award marks the culmination of a very successful 2014 for Autoparts, who itself recently won the IAAF distributor of excellence award.
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Fuel purchasing shows discretionary spending’s up almost 9%
Discretionary spending could be up by the best part of 9 per cent, according to data which compared the decrease in fuel costs with increase in total fuel sales to consumers. The latest Verum Financial Research Household Discretionary Spending Tracker, reached its conclusion by subtracting essential living costs from total household spending. The result was an 8.7 per cent year-on-year increase in UK household discretionary spending during the third quarter of 2014 - its fastest rate for over 15 years. The analysis was based on quarterly data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on UK household spending.
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Jeff Fowkes Wheels launches “Love Your Tyres” campaign
Leicestershire’s Jeff Fowkes Wheels has launched the second stage of its 2015 tyre safety campaign. Themed around Valentine’s Day, “Love your Tyres” is designed to encourage motorists “to show their tyres some love and participate in free tyre safety checks,” the tyre retailer states.
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An influx of imports is making the car tyre market even more competitive
On 27 January the UK economy registered growth of 2.6 per cent in 2014. Of course it has not been the same across Europe, but with record new car registrations in the UK and 32 consecutive months of growth in that figure, you could be forgiven for asking why the UK tyre market came out as flat according to both the sell-in and sell-out measurements in 2014. At the same time it is important to set all this into its wider European context, something which this month’s analysis of the passenger car tyre market attempts to embark on.
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Michelin identifies young riders as a key UK motorcycle growth area
Michelin has suggested that 2015 could be the “year of two wheels for young drivers” after an increase in compulsory basic training applications from the under-25s and a sales uplift from bike retailers and tyre dealerships. According to the tyre manufacturer’s Stoke-based driver safety partner – Bryans Road Safety Centre with whom Michelin runs a range of on-road and off-road driver and motorcycle rider training courses – 2014 saw double-digit growth for courses from each of the key 16, 17-18 and 19-23 age groups. The increase seems particularly relevant to the latter group, which registered a 25 per cent increase.
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ABD calls for greater transparency on casualty figures
As the government announces another quarters casualty figures some four months after the quarter end, the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) calls on the government to investigate casualty data far more rigorously and to ensure openness and honesty amongst all bodies concerned.
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