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Results of Part Worn Tyre Investigation ‘Extremely Worrying’ – TyreSafe

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TyreSafe has reported on the risks associated with buying part worn tyres following revelations from Birmingham City Council that its trading standards officers examined a selection of part worn tyres being sold in the city and found that nine out of ten failed to meet the minimum legal standards. Among the failures uncovered were tyres with embedded nails, illegal tread depth, exposed cords, inadequate markings – and one tyre that was 17 years old. The investigation comes just weeks after TyreSafe found that more than ten per cent of drivers are more likely to buy part worn tyres compared with a year ago.

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Stamford Tyres “Laid Foundations for Future Growth” in FY2010

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Singaporean tyre and wheel distributor Stamford Tyres has announced a net profit of S$9.4 million (£4.5 million) for the end of financial year 2010, which ended on 30 April, over eight times the net profit of S$1.0 million in FY2009. The company’s president and CEO, Wee Kok Wah said: “Over the past year, we have worked hard to lay the foundations for the Group’s future growth… In accordance with the much improved set of results the Board of Directors has recommended a final dividend of 1.0 Singapore cents to reward our loyal shareholders.” The company reduced its operating expenses by 16.3 per cent, from S$64.5 million in FY2009 to S$54.0 million in FY2010, while Stamford experienced the slightest of declines in gross profit – down 1.5 per cent to S$66.5 million – and its gross profit margin, which was at 21.4 per cent as opposed to 22.7 per cent the previous year. Higher tyre purchase prices worldwide and lower sales from the Group’s Thai wheel plant were the main causes.

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Asymmetric Tyres Allow MotoGP Tyres “Good Overlap of Performance” in Assen

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MotoGP’s Dutch TT Grand Prix this weekend – the 80th meeting held at the circuit – yielded a significant success for Bridgestone, the series’ sole tyre supplier. Throughout the weekend, the tyre manufacturer states, riders were lapping competitively on each specification, and the race provided a direct comparison between the extra edge grip of the softer rear slick option and the additional traction of the harder option. The balance between the medium and the hard asymmetric rear tyre options was illustrated by the podium: Jorge Lorenzo took his fourth win of the season using the hard option, with Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner coming second and third respectively using the softer rear tyre. While the circuit was modified in the Ruskenhoek corner, shortening it by 13 metres, the new lap record set by Dani Pedrosa was two seconds faster. The track temperature was high, reaching 47 degrees Celsius, and the weather was fine throughout the weekend maximising the riders’ dry running time.

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Bridgestone Dueler “Highly Recommended” in Comparative Test

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UK publications don’t test tyres all that often, but the Germans do and Bridgestone reports its Dueler H/P Sport has received a “highly recommended” rating – the highest available in the latest test from motoring magazine Auto Zeitung. The June 2010 edition of the magazine compared eight brands of 4×4 tyre in size 255/55R18. All were fitted to a BMW X5 diesel and subject to a number of on and off-road evaluations on wet and dry surfaces.

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Goodyear OTR Tyres Publicise Season’s Highlights, Including Ploughing Podium

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Goodyear has been publicising its OTR successes, including an excellent performance in the World Ploughing Championship, the growth of its AGRI Club and the introduction of a new crane tyre. Andrew Mitchell Jnr, hailing from Forfar, Scotland, came second in the World Ploughing Championships in New Zealand earlier in the year, using Goodyear Optitrac DT806 tyres on his machine. Mitchell declared himself thrilled to have come in second and Goodyear says it was proud to have assisted this with their DT806 tyres fitted to his Ford tractor. Overall, there were ploughmen and women from over 30 countries competing at the 57th world championships.

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Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Appoints Tech Sales Manager in Anticipation of China Growth

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Having opened late in 2009, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ joint venture distribution and retreading facility, Dunlop Taikoo (Jinjiang) Aircraft Tyres Company Limited is expanding its sales department in anticipation of coming growth in Chinese aeronautics. The company has appointed Jenny Chen as a technical sales manager, joining the company from the Guangzhou office of P&R International, where for over four years she was business development manager with responsibility for the Chinese aviation marketplace. She is tasked with generating new business as well as providing account management to existing airline and MRO customers throughout China.

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Lorenzo Completes Third Win on Bridgestone’s Medium Slick Tyres at Silverstone

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The Great Britain GP at Silverstone on Sunday 20 June 2010 saw Jorge Lorenzo take a commanding victory for the Fiat Yamaha Team; his third of the MotoGP season. With the hottest track temperature of the weekend, Lorenzo used his softer option front and rear slicks to good effect, setting a fast and consistent pace throughout and the fastest lap of the race which becomes a new lap record at this new circuit. Behind Lorenzo the battle for the podium was intense as Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso pushed hard on his softer slicks to stay ahead of Ben Spies of Monster Yamaha Tech3, who scored his first MotoGP podium, and the Ducati Team duo of Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner. The four were split by less than a second entering the final lap.

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TyreSafe Announces Support for Responsible Recycler Scheme

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The tyre industry’s Responsible Recycler Scheme now has the support of TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation. TyreSafe states that it hopes to help cut the number of illegal part-worn tyres entering the market and encourage safer worker practices within tyre dealers, garages and workshops.

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TyreSafe Highlights Caravan Tyre Checks Following UK’s Bright Early June

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Whether your attitude towards caravans could best be described as “enthusiastic” or “Clarksonesque”, one potential problem for the holiday home on wheels has possibly escaped you: the degradation of its tyres during idle Winter months. With one of the brightest start to Summer since records began, UK safety organisation TyreSafe has taken the opportunity to address the problem, suggesting that caravan owners should pay particular attention to the condition of their tyres before heading off on holiday this year. Since caravans often stand unused for much of the off-season, there is a strong potential for tyre related problems to develop – such as cracking caused by the sun’s UV rays – making them unsafe or dangerous to use. To help owners identify such problems, TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, has launched a new section on its website at www.tyresafe.org dedicated to caravan tyre safety.

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Pirelli Tyres Fitted to Podium Riders at Isle of Man TT Zero Race

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The Isle of Man’s low emissions TT Zero race – for electric motorbikes – saw the majority of riders choose to use Pirelli’s Diablo Superbike ‘slick’ race tyres, with machines shod with the Italian manufacturer’s rubber taking all three podium places. The MotoCzysz machine swept to a dominant win over the testing 37-mile Mountain course at the hands of pilot Mark Miller, travelling at an average speed of 96.82mph. The machine hit 135mph at the Sulby Speed Trap and finished the race in 23 minutes 22 seconds. Pirelli says the Diablo tyre’s low rolling resistance was “essential in this power sapping electric race”.

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TRA: Recycle Tyres or Face Jail

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Garages and tyre dealers are being warned that they could face significant fines or custodial sentences if they fail to recycle the used tyres they collect correctly. Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) made the warning following the recent prosecution of nine individuals who were fined nearly £75,000 for illegally dumping rubbish which included used tyres.

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Hutchinson Completes Fourth Manx TT Win on Dunlop Tyres

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Dunlop tyres have supported Ian Hutchinson in completing his fourth victory at the Isle of Man TT, winning the Supersport Race 2. With this win, Hutchinson equals Phillip McCallen’s 1996 record of four wins in a week, with one race still to take place. Michael Dunlop claimed second place and Keith Amor in third, making Dunlop the tyre brand of choice for all three podium places in the race. Dunlop (the rider) also set a new lap record for the Supersport at 127.836mph.

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Sibur Becomes Amtel's Main Debtor

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Sibur and a group of lenders represented by Alfa Group's investment division A1 have agreed to make Sibur the bankrupt Amtel's main debtor. “The group of lenders represented by A1 shall assign its rights of demand with regard to Amtel Group’s companies to Sibur,” an official statement released by Sibur reported. The deal is set to close before the end of June 2010.

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Ceat Buys Out Kelani Tyres JV Shareholder ACHL

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Ceat Ltd announced on Friday 4 June that its Sri Lankan investment arm – Associated Ceat Holdings Company Pvt Ltd (ACHL) – has become a wholly-owned subsidiary after it bought the remaining 4.5 million shares in the company. Ceat previously held a 54.84 per cent stake in ACHL. ACHL holds a 50 per cent stake in CEAT Kelani Associated Holdings Pvt Ltd, a joint venture with Sri Lanka's Kelani Tyres.

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Tyre Recovery Association Explains Recycling Fee with Point of Sale Materials

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The Tyre Recovery Association is taking steps to improve public understanding of the ‘green fee’ charged by dealers to dispose of old tyres when new rubber is fitted. A selection of free point of sale materials posters and leaflets focus on the wide range of uses and applications for recycled tyre materials, such as synthetic sports pitches, children’s playground surfaces and fuel sources for cement kilns.

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