ContiSportContact 5 tops evo tyre test
Continental has voiced its pleasure in taking the top slot in evo magazine’s 2014 summer tyre test. The ContiSportContact 5 was voted the winner in the test of nine size 225/45R17 tyres after taking first place in the wet handling, wet braking and dry braking tests.
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IGA woos school leavers
After millions of teenagers received their GCSE results this summer, the Independent Garage Association (IGA) is working alongside its members to increase the number of school leavers choosing a career in the motor industry.
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New £350k ‘flagship’ centre in Wrexham for ATS Euromaster
ATS Euromaster has opened a new £350,000 flagship service centre in Wrexham, North Wales. The 7,500sqft centre, located on Mold Road directly opposite Wrexham FC, replaces an existing centre on Dolydd Road. It will support all vehicle types, including cars, vans, trucks, industrial equipment and agricultural machinery.
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Parts Alliance acquires 3 more Unipart Automotive sites, appoints ex-Car Care head
The Parts Alliance has acquired three more former Unipart Automotive (UA) branches. Located in the south west of England, the Chard, Frome and Plymouth sites are expected to re-open around the end of September, according to The Parts Alliance. They bring the number of former Unipart Automotive branches acquired by the HgCapital-owned business group to 15 including the 12 acquired in July after UA went into administration. 24 more jobs have been saved as a result, while Paul Dineen, formerly regional director with UA and head of the Unipart Car Care Centres (UCCC) programme, has been recruited to oversee the eight ex-UA sites in Barnstaple, Penryn, Taunton, Tiverton and Exeter.
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Transaid receives record £1.83 million grant
Transaid has been awarded funding of £1.83 million from Comic Relief to run its largest ever project, which will provide vital access to maternal health services in Zambia. It follows just months after Transaid secured its first ever grant from Comic Relief; £1 million to set up a five-year Emergency Transport Scheme in Adamawa State, Nigeria.
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Is Hankook the current UK truck tyre market leader?
It seems we have a new UK commercial vehicle tyre market leader - Hankook. As well as featuring “Industrial and Speciality tyres” from pages 58 to 69 of this September’s edition, this month we have also taken a detailed look at the development of UK truck tyre market. This meant speaking to high level contacts at various manufacturers, wholesalers and third-party analysts in order to produce an original analysis of the status quo. Our analysis was compared to a similar exercise Tyres & Accessories undertook in 2009 in order to give the overview some longer-term perspective. The results are published on pages 24 to 43 for your reading pleasure and engagement.
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Is the UK truck tyre market a five horse race?
Earlier this week, with reference to this month’s focus on the UK commercial vehicle tyre market we discussed how on average year-to-date, UK annual demand is reportedly around 80,000 tyres a month, which equates to 960,000 tyres a year (based on ETRMA figures). In the pre-recessionary years it went much further than this, but there was some doubt that market will quickly (if ever) return to levels of 110,000 a month? And has it shifted so much that it is now a five horse race?
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Brityrex goes up a gear
Just over a year after Singapore exhibition firm Singex bought ECI, the new combined entity (SingEx-ECI) has shared details of what promises to be a fully pumped-up show. Perhaps the biggest headline is that Brityrex now has the involvement of two premium tyre manufacturers in Pirelli (new this year) and Michelin’s training centre (which returns to the show). 2014’s show will be the first time in decades that two world-leading manufacturers have exhibited at a dedicated UK tyre show. In addition there are dozens of other fascinating exhibitors and a superb line-up speakers at the Tyre Talk seminar series that runs throughout the show.
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Launch for next step in Goodyear’s young driver education programme
Goodyear has produced a free young driver education toolkit for teachers to use across the UK. Primarily aimed at KS3 and 4 for use during PHSE lessons, ‘The Driving Academy’ toolkit focuses on teaching students about driving, driving theory and the importance, seriousness and responsibilities that go with it. The pack is supported and endorsed by the Driving Instructors Association (DIA) and includes an interactive video, lesson plans and work sheets, online driving simulator and competition opportunity. It is designed to be flexible and scalable to be delivered at different levels according to a school’s needs.
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