Lodge Tyre to invest in CAM UniSerV CV tyre platform in 80th year
Celebrating 80 years in 2015, family-run Lodge Tyre is to invest in CAM’s UniServ commercial tyre platform. CAM says the system will allow the tyre operator to capture job information in real time, with links to third party breakdown systems included. The commercial vehicle tyre supplier said the system would help it to continue a recent period of growth. Lodge claims its business has grown 10 per cent per annum for the last 10 years.
Continue ReadingROS UK Limited introduces pallet racking upright repair system to UK
UK warehouse managers are now able to benefit from an innovative hydraulic racking repair system that has taken Europe by storm without the need to unload a single product in most cases. Rack repair expert ROS UK is rolling out its supremely innovative service, which is the only one of its kind in the world, throughout the British Isles this month following huge success overseas.
Continue ReadingLevy on foreign hauliers raises £17m in four months
Foreign truck drivers have handed over more than £17 million to the taxpayer in the past 4 months thanks to a new charge. More than 618,000 levies have been purchased for over 112,000 vehicles from 76 different countries since the HGV road user levy was introduced in April 2014 – which has seen drivers coughing up enough cash to patch more than 320,000 potholes on our roads.
Continue ReadingPolice recommend ‘20p test’ following balding tyre crash
The Police have issued a reminder for motorists to check tyre tread depth following an accident that occurred yesterday morning. Via its Twitter account, Avon and Somerset Constabulary advised drivers to gauge tread depth legality using the tried and true method of inserting a 20p coin into the tread grooves: “If the outer band is visible anywhere in the tread the tyre may be illegal and you should get it checked.”
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100 new jobs as Jaguar Land Rover chooses Coventry for tech centre investment
Jaguar Land Rover has announced its chosen location for the OEM’s Special Vehicle Operations Technical Centre. The Technical Centre will be situated in Prologis Park, Ryton, near Coventry, and will become the global centre of excellence for the creation of high-end luxury bespoke commissions and extreme performance vehicles. Operations are set to begin towards the end of the year, with a team of 150 Jaguar Land Rover specialists based at Ryton, around 100 of which highly-skilled engineering and technician jobs will be new. £20 million will be invested in installing specialist equipment and a customer commissioning suite.
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ATS Euromaster implores council to reconsider Altrincham closure decision
A council decision that will force the closure of ATS Euromaster’s Altrincham branch has been described as “madness” by the fast fit network’s group estates manager. The company hopes to convince Trafford Council to either allow the outlet to co-exist alongside the new £70 million development in Oakfield Road, or otherwise invite ATS Euromaster to be a part of the project.
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Charity motorcycle trek on schedule
Two British former soldiers from Birkenhead are well on the way to completing their epic European motorcycle trek in aid of three charities close to their hearts. Harry Glover, 49, and Pete Bray, 58, have completed nearly 5,000 miles of their gruelling 15,000-mile (24,140km) expedition under the code-name ‘Triumph Over Tragedy’, aiming to become the first to reach 26 European Union capital cities on motorbikes.
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TerraClean on Tour Taxi set for unveiling
The TerraClean on Tour initiative to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support is set for the grand unveiling of its Two Ball Banger Rally vehicle this coming Thursday, 14 August 2014.
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Liverpool FC Academy hosts Maxxis dealers
21 Maxxis dealers and their children attended an exclusive event held at the Liverpool FC Academy in July as part of the Maxxis reward programme. The manufacturer said the event was arranged to thank the Maxxis dealers that achieved agreed sales volumes between April and July. Maxxis is the official tyre partner of Liverpool FC.
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Spilsby couple wins Firestone American motorsport adventure
Bridgestone’s mooted rejuvenation of its Firestone brand in Europe is partially focused on its motorsport heritage. One recent Firestone promotion will allow a couple from Toynton, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire, to experience the brand’s US motorsport involvement at first hand, winning a £10,000 Indianapolis 500 motorsport holiday. The sales campaign ran in a number of garages around the country to coincide with the brand’s efforts to reinvigorate itself and become a major force in the UK tyre market once more, Bridgestone stated.
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IMI calls for automotive sector licensing
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is preparing to launch a lobbying campaign when Parliament returns from recess, and will call on MPs to license the automotive retail sector. And what the IMI is calling for is something most of the UK apparently thinks we already have – quoting the results of recent research, the IMI says more than 70 per cent of voters think it’s already a requirement for technicians in the motor industry to hold a licence to practise.
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Stapleton’s carrying ‘full’ Maxxis winter stock
Stapleton’s and Maxxis have confirmed that the wholesaler will carry a full stock of the brand’s Presa Snow MAPW and MAW2 winter tyres in a wide range of sizes for passenger cars from 13” to 18”. Both tyres will be available from October.
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Nankang to appear at TRAX performance car show
Nankang Tyre UK has confirmed its presence at TRAX on Sunday, 7 September at Silverstone. Expected to host around 18,000 visitors, the “Ultimate Performance Car Event” will showcase performance and modified cars, as well as Time Attack and British Drift Championship rounds, in which Nankang Tyre Drift Team Super Pro drivers will compete. Nankang is […]
Continue ReadingNational Tyres and Autocare is not associated with National Tyres Network
National Tyres and Autocare has issued a statement clarifying that it is not associated with another business operating in the market called “National Tyres Network”. Writing in a statement issued 8 August, the company said: “Axle Group Holdings Limited (which owns National Tyres and Autocare and sister company Viking Wholesale Tyres) works closely with a network of over 3000 independent garages throughout the UK and believe raising awareness of this issue is in the interests of both the industry and our network. Any approach from National Tyres Network Limited is not in any way associated with National Tyre Service Limited or National Tyres and Autocare.”
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New Goodyear Dunlop consumer tyre director aims to maximise success
At the start of November 2013, Goodyear Dunlop appointed Nick Harley as director Consumer Tyres for Goodyear Dunlop UK and Ireland. At the end of July 2014, Tyres & Accessories caught up with him to hear – nine months in - his reflections on the current state of the tyre market and what he can foresee in the future.
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