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15106

Kwik-Fit Wins British Gas Contract

Kwik-Fit will now perform tyre safety checks on around 10,000 British Gas light commercial vehicles as a part of the new three-year solus fast-fit contract won by Kwik-Fit Fleet. The contract, one of the largest won by Kwik-Fit Fleet, will see mobile technicians at the UK’s largest independent fast-fit company undertake quarterly tyre wear and tear checks on all vehicles, to assist British Gas comply with its at-work driving duty of care responsibilities.

15107

Titan 3Q Sales 52 per cent Higher, Profits Hit By Taxes

Titan achieved a 52 per cent increase in net sales in third quarter 2006. Net sales were $156.1 million, compared to $102.7 million the year before. Titan recorded gross profit of $17.1 million, a 56 per cent increase when compared to the $11 million of gross profit in third quarter 2005. However, a 40 per cent tax rate in 2006 meant Titan recorded third quarter net income of $0.5 million, compared to last year’s third quarter net income of $1.2 million. Using a 40 per cent tax rate on last year’s pre-tax income, Titan’s third quarter 2005 net income would have been $0.2 million.

15108

Sapphire Supports First Step Charity

Sapphire Energy Recovery and the charity, First Step Trust have joined forces in a unique contract to help the long-term unemployed. First Step Trust has developed the SMaRT (Socially Minded and Responsible Trading) project, which dismantles and recycles unwanted and abandoned vehicles. Sapphire Energy Recovery has entered into a contract with the charity to take up to 100 tonnes of waste tyres a year from the project, free of charge, for processing in their new Manchester depot at Partington.

15109

ATS Euromaster Wins Nepo Approved Supplier Status

The North Eastern Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) has selected ATS Euromaster as one of two preferred suppliers of tyre services to local authorities participating in this contract stretching from the Scottish borders through to Tyneside, Wearside, County Durham and Teesside.

This marks the first occasion ATS Euromaster has been awarded preferred supplier status by NEPO in over 10 years and sees ATS Euromaster share the contract with Hi-Q Tyre Services. The contract runs until September 2008, with the option of a further two 12 month extensions.

15110

Continental Interested in Matador “Rubber“

According to German media reports, Continental is reportedly considering paying 150 million euros for Matador’s “Rubber” business unit, which mainly produces tyres. As this unit produces moulds and tyre construction machines in larger volumes than Conti does at its Hanover-Stoecken plant, workers have raised numerous objections against the move. Hanover-Stoecken was recently the subject of job cuts in its passenger car department.

Referring to the future relationship between Continental and Matador, company spokesman Hannes Boekhoff confirmed discussions are taking place: “The parties are negotiating about a possible extension of their strategic partnership to include the passenger car tyre range. The negotiations are not final yet.” Further details are not yet known and so far Matador has not released any information on the subject.

15111

Tyre Prices Set to Soar In South Africa

A weaker rand in recent months and price increases in raw material has put pressure on the South African (SA) tyre industry, according to the chief executive at Continental Tyres SA. Claudio Boezio told journalists the last 18 months had been expensive for the manufacturing industry.

15112

Sice/Auto 4 – New Concept Tyre Changer

Auto 4 and Sice have announced the launch of the S450 Super-Automatic Tyre Changer, which they describe as “a new radical development in tyre changer design and operation”. The S450 has been designed to solve the increasingly acute and difficult problems encountered when handling the latest tyre developments in larger, low profile and run-flat tyre and rim assemblies. The tyre changer has Electro-hydraulic systems, which provides the tyre technician with powerful operating procedures together with complete control, ensuring that the most difficult tyres can be removed and fitted without damage.

15113

Michelin Marks 35 Years In Nova Scotia

Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. has reached a significant milestone in Nova Scotia with the celebration of 35 years of manufacturing. It was back in 1971 when the Pictou County facility produced its first tyre and the Bridgewater plant its first steel cord product. Two years later, Bridgewater produced its first passenger tyre. Then, in 1982 Michelin Waterville began producing tyres for the heavy-weight market.

15114

Matador Middleton is just Champion

Llandrindod Wells-based Craig Middleton produced a polished performance to take third place on the final round of the MSA National Gravel Rally Championship. More importantly, on the Bulldog Rally Middleton has done enough to secure his first major championship title alongside his three National Junior titles.

15115

Hillclimb Success For Marangoni

At the end of the 2006 season, Italian tyre manufacturer Marangoni had good reason to break out the champagne for the third successive year with a second win in the Italian Hill Climb Championship, following previous success in 2004 and additional success in the European Hill Climb Championship of 2005. Champion Simone Faggioli totally dominated the series throughout the season, exclusively using Marangoni Zeta Linea racing tyres on his way to his fourth major Italian title in his Facetti-built Osella PA21S.

15116

Yokohama’s Road To Success In Motorsport

They say motorsport improves the breed and no-one has demonstrated that more effectively than Yokohama. It’s been involved in motorsport for years and has used the experience it gains on the racetracks and rally stages to produce some of the most technologically advanced road tyres in the world. In fact, so successful have its motorsports programmes been, that manufacturers such as Bentley, Porsche, Lotus, Audi and Brabus have adopted the company’s products as original equipment fitment.

15117

Pirelli Performs Well In Winter Tyre Tests

The track record of Pirelli’s winter tyres is very impressive and proof is provided, yet again, by a series of the toughest and most important tests in Europe – those of the automobile clubs and specialist motorist magazines in Germany and Austria, which test out the safety of a wide selection of winter tyres under typical winter driving conditions.

15118

A Century Of Retreading

According to Kraiburg Austria, 2006 marks the centenary of retreading and, the company argues, giving new life to worn tyres is as important today as ever it was. The experts are not in total agreement, but many are of the opinion that the retreading of tyres started in 1906 in Germany, while 1908 is the year cited for England and China, and 1917 for the USA.

15119

Michelin Happy With New MotoGP Rules

New regulations aimed at maintaining competition between tyre manufacturers in the MotoGP World Championship have received the backing of Michelin. The rules, concerning tyres and testing, come into effect on January 1 2007 and the tyre regulations were formulated following discussions among the three tyre manufacturers involved in MotoGP.

15120

Bandag’s Third Quarter Figures: Europe Remains the Problem

Bandag, Inc. was able to increase its turnover in the third quarter to $260.2 million; up by 5.2 per cent compared to the second quarter of this year and reaching a new record high. Compared to the same quarter last year turnover grew by 6.1 per cent. However, net income plummeted by 50.8 per cent. Bandag, Inc. based in Muscatine, Iowa, only achieved a net income of $9.2 million compared to $18.7 million for the same quarter last year. This net income equals a 3.5 per cent margin on Bandag’s turnover. Compared to the previous quarter the net income only fell by 12.4 per cent from $10.5 million. Obviously Europe remains the problem, as can be read up in Bandag’s current quarter report.

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