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Multimillion Dirham Complex Opens in Dubai

Al Saeedi Group, a leading Dubai-based tyre distributor, has opened a new corporate, service and warehousing complex in the country’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ). The 100,000 square feet facility, was inaugurated by Jamal Majid bin Thaniah, Group Chief Executive Officer, Ports & Free Zone World in the presence of Y.K. Sinha, Consul-General of India, along with local dignitaries and executives representing world’s leading tyre brands.

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Tym Signs 3-Year Deal With Triangle

Kings Lynn, Norfolk-based Tym International has renewed its relations with large scale Chinese tyre manufacturer, Triangle. Tym is the only UK company to sign a three-year agreement for 2007, 2008 and 2009, Tym International’s Steve Eke told Tyres and Accessories. “We at TYM International are continually impressed with the level of commitment Triangle has. With that and the depth of knowledge they have on their products, it is no surprise that the company, indeed the whole of the Chinese economy, is thriving the way it is,” he commented. Triangle recently invited Tym to view its new factory in China, which is set to increase supply to the UK.

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Yokohama Offers Warranty on Bandag Retreads

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is offering an extended casing warranty on Bandag retreads. Dusseldorf-based Yokohama Europe GmbH, and Brussels-based Bandag NV will undertake the warranty programme as part of a marketing collaboration arrangement between the two companies. A brochure released by the two companies summed up the arrangement like this: “Yokohama has extended the casing warranty of its truck and bus tyres to run for their total lifecycle: First life as a premium Yokohama tyre; Second life as a valuable Bandag retreaded Yokohama tyre.”

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Stars Help First Stop Dealers Raise Charity Cash

First Stop tyre dealers rubbed shoulders with stars from TV and radio to help raise more than £1,500 for impoverished African youngsters. The owners of Tyrecraft, Bootle; Tyresave, St Helens; Tyreworld, Widnes; Pemberton Tyres, Wigan; and Ashton Tyre & Exhaust, Ashton-in-Makerfield, were joined by Big Brother celebrities Nikki and Mikey, Coronation Street’s Richard Fleeshman and Radio 2 presenter Sally ‘Traffic’ Boazman at Truckfest North West, which attracted thousands of people to Haydock Park Racecourse on 16/17 September.

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Trucking Along Nicely

Although demand for road freight transport in Europe is predicted to increase substantially by 2020, the road ahead looks difficult for many established transport companies. Spiralling fuel prices, increased competition following enlargement of the EU and stricter environmental and safety legislation are squeezing margins. As a result price and overall economy are as important as ever for truck tyre consumers. Tyres & Accessories collated all the recent UK market data and asked what effect this ‘cost culture’ is having on the UK market.

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Internet Savvy T&A Readers

Tyres & Accessories readers are ahead of the game when it comes to running online tyre businesses. The latest T&A question of the month survey found that 52.4 per cent of respondents generate at least part of their turnover using the “information superhighway.”

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Going the Extra Mile

With the European Commission predicting that 81 per cent of freight transport will be delivered by road by 2020, long-distance or highway tyres have become a real focus for the premium manufacturers. Prior to the M749’s official debut at the Hanover IAA Commercial Vehicle show, Tyres & Accessories visited Bridgestone’s Aprilia proving ground to see the Japanese manufacturer’s new highway tyre in action.

Bridgestone’s latest drive axle offering is clearly presented to fight off the company’s number one competitor and therefore it promises much. According to Bridgestone officials the new M749 is more cost efficient because of superior mileage, excellent rolling resistance, and a “high capacity” for re-grooving and retreading. The demonstrations Bridgestone staff gave on the track were particularly designed to show the product also has strengths in “handling and wet safety.”

15158

Chemix Site Gets PAX Accreditation

Nobody would deny the safety and convenience benefits afforded by Michelin’s revolutionary PAX run-flat tyres, which allow motorists to travel safely for 125 miles (below 50 mph) on punctured tyres. More problematical, however, is finding someone who can fix the puncture, or replace the tyre. Good news then for PAX customers in the Midlands – Chemix in Halesowen has now received full Michelin accreditation for the supply and fit, including puncture repairs of PAX tyres.

15159

Vredestein Wins Again

Vredestein is celebrating its fifth straight win in the annual Auto Express tyre test. Described as “brilliant in the wet,” the magazine’s only real criticism was of the Sportrac 3’s fuel economy. Continental, only 0.6 percentage points behind, took second place. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the report was Kumho’s Marshal second brand taking third. Auto Express’ remaining recommended rosettes were given to the Bridgestone B250 in fourth and Goodyear in sixth who were only separated by 0.01 points. The Vredestein Sportrac 2 won last year’s test. This year leading premium manufacturer, Michelin, took 15th and last place.

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Broadening Horizons

The last time Tyres & Accessories met with Continental AG’s executive board member responsible for truck tyres, Dr Hans-Joachim Nikolin, he and Continental UK commercial tyre business director, Arthur Greg extolled the virtues of the company’s wide single tyres (see July T&A). Then in September Continental launched a new drive axle “super single” product (the HDL1 Superdrive) its second wide single launch of the year. Since then the pressures facing tyre manufacturers have barely lifted, with the exception of falling natural rubber prices. But is this enough for customers to avoid more price rises?

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Michelin and Pirelli Rank Highest in US JD Power Survey

Michelin has come top in JD Power’s latest OE tyre satisfaction survey in the SUV-sized vehicle-based tyre segments, with Pirelli winning in the mass-market segment. The “2006 Original Equipment Tire Satisfaction Study” was based on five performance factors: appearance, handling, ride, traction and wearability. The study found that tyre wearability continues to be the most important factor in overall OE tyre satisfaction. “In general, tyre manufacturers will see the largest return on investment if they are able to improve in the wearability factor,” said Carolyn McBeth, director of automotive component research for JD Power and Associates.

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Tyre Specialist Rolls Out New Sprinter

A North Lincolnshire tyre specialist has become one of the first companies in Britain to rubber stamp the new-generation Mercedes Sprinter van. Grimsby-based North Lincs Tyres has just taken delivery of a high-roofed Mercedes Sprinter 311CDI Long from Immingham dealer H and L Garages. Proprietor Tony Woods bought his first Mercedes van when starting the business in 1994, and has remained loyal to the famous three-pointed star ever since. The latest arrival is the sixth Sprinter on his growing fleet.

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Kplus 30 Boosts Kraiburg’s Sales

One year after being launched, the high-performance Kplus 30 special compound tyres from Kraiburg Austria are successfully established on the market. Of the 11,000 tonnes of precured treads, that the company sold in Europe, 1,500 tonnes were notched up by the premium range Kraiburg plus, representing a remarkable 13 per cent of total sales.

In Germany, the pre-cured Kplus 30 currently generates eight per cent of sales. That brings the current overall market share of Kraiburg plus to two per cent in the core market of precured tyres. In conjunction with its twelve authorised retreading partners, who together cover more than 50 per cent of the Kraiburg precured retreading market, Kraiburg is planning to gradually further exploit the existing market potential in Germany. Three months ago Kraiburg welcomed a new, strong partner: Feneberg, a company based in Kempten, Germany. With 16 locations, the plant in the Alpine region of Allgäu now covers the entire southwest.

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Pirelli Cuts the Mustard With Double Win at Dijon

The sixth round of the International FIA-GT Championship saw double success for Pirelli, with the Maserati MC12, driven by Davies-Biagi, dominating the race. In second and third places came two Aston Martin DBR9s, which were running on Pirelli rubber. In the intensely competitive GT2 category, the Ferrari 430 GTC – also shod with P Zero Racing tyres – led its class from start to finish.

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Kumho Celebrates Donnelly’s Third Championship

Irish rally ace Eugene Donnelly and co-driver Paul Kiely have wrapped up their third successive Pirelli Irish Tarmac Rally Championship title in fine style. Their dominant overall victory last Saturday (2 September) in the Philip White Tyres Ulster Rally earned them maximum points and an unassailable lead in the series with one round to go. The Kumho-backed pairing, in their nine-year old, ex Didier Auriol, Toyota Corolla WRC, held the lead after Friday’s night stages but the right choice of Kumho wet tyres for the heavy rain on Saturday morning helped Donnelly to open up an ever-increasing gap: “I think when it got drier it was even slippier due to the mud pulled out on the second runs, but I really enjoyed the rally. The conditions made it such a challenge,” commented Donnelly. The win, Donnelly’s second Ulster title in a row and his fifth major win of the season, puts him 19 points clear of Eamonn Boland who finished second on Saturday.

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