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TyreSafe: Past, Present and Future

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Tyre safety body TyreSafe has come a long way since its birth as the Tyre Industry Council in 1992. Chairman, Rob Beddis, explains the evolution of the organisation, what it stands for, its achievements to date and its plans for the future.

TyreSafe as an organisation officially took shape in January 2007, with the aim of evolving into the UK’s leading tyre safety industry body. The Tyre Industry Council was originally formed by tyre industry associations with the intention of raising consumer awareness of the dangers of illegal or defective tyres. The original membership comprised the British Rubber Manufacturers Association (BRMA), now the British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA), and the Imported Tyre Manufacturers Association along with support from major tyre retailers.

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TyreSafe: Cold Weather Tyres Offer Safer Alternative

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With Winter upon us TyreSafe is advising motorists to consider fitting cold weather tyres in order to improve road safety. Slippery roads accounted for 55 per cent of road traffic accidents in which road environment was a contributory factor in 2007, according to Department for Transport (DfT) figures. In November 2007, the DfT recorded a spike in personal injury accidents as drivers were caught out by the drop in temperature and increased rainfall, with 16,559 accidents recorded, nearly 700 more accidents than at any other time in the year.

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Michelin Primacy HP to Benefit Vauxhall ecoFLEX

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Michelin reports it has developed a tyre – the energy-efficient Primacy HP – specifically for Vauxhall’s new Insignia ecoFLEX. The tyre is said to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 0.2 litres per 100 kilometres, thereby lowering CO2 emissions by more than four grams per kilometre. In this way, the tyre contributes to the Insignia ecoFLEX’s notable performance in terms of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, which for the 160-horsepower vehicle are fewer than 140 grams per kilometre.

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Conti’s HDL Eco Plus on Top in Fuel Economy Test

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Independent testing conducted in Quebec, Canada has found Continental’s HDL Eco Plus drive tyre to deliver up to 2.4 per cent superior fuel economy versus its test competitors. The test used a controlled evaluation tool based on the Society of Automotive Engineers J1321 test method, reports Conti, however the tyre maker has not disclosed which competitor products were evaluated.

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Chris Wakley Receives TyreSafe Award

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Chris Wakley, founding executive director at Automotive PR, has received a special award from TyreSafe recognising his contribution to tyre safety over the past 15 years. It is only the third time that the award has been conferred. Wakley handled media relations for the Tyre Industry Council since its inception which latterly became TyreSafe. The organisation is the UK’s leading tyre safety body.

The TyreSafe Award was presented by Rob Beddis, chairman of TyreSafe “in recognition of the outstanding contribution to tyre safety”. According to Beddis: “Chris was responsible for developing a very successful series of tyre safety campaigns ranging from regional roadside tyre checks arranged with practically all UK police forces, to tyre safety weeks in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East of England.”

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Toyota iQ to Debut With Bridgestone Ecopia as OE

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Bridgestone has announced that its Ecopia EP25 tyres will be supplied as original equipment for Toyota’s ‘iQ’ model, which is scheduled for release in Japan on November 20 and in Europe in early 2009. The iQ will be fitted with the low rolling resistance tyre in 175/65R15 84S size.

In a press statement announcing the OE deal Bridgestone says it believes the company can make a significant contribution to addressing worldwide environmental issues such as global warming through the development of tyres that provide greater reduction in rolling resistance, and thus improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In calculating carbon dioxide emissions at each stage of the tyre lifecycle, from raw materials to disposal, Bridgestone discovered that 87 per cent of total emissions occur during the usage stage.

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PYReco Facility at Planning Stage

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British company PYReco reports its first UK facility to extract raw materials from end of life tyres through pyrolysis is now at the planning stage. The plant, to be located in Teesside, is expected to recover more than a quarter of a million barrels of oil equivalent per annum and 20,000 tonnes of carbon black, along with other materials.

The construction of the new facility comes following a decade of research and development conducted by Metso Minerals, with whom PYReco has been affiliated for the last two years. These tests have been carried out at Metso’s Process Research & Test Center in Pennsylvania, USA, a fully equipped pyrolysis test facility with a scrap tyre feeding capacity of over 100 kg/hr.

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Marangoni Supplies New Hill Climb Tyres

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More power requires different tyres. After winning three Italian hillclimb titles (2004, 2006 and 2007) and one European championship (2005) in this speciality with 2000 cc Osella cars and Marangoni Zeta Linea tyres, Simone Faggioli’s team were looking to go the next level.

“With the adoption of the 3000 cc engine, the horsepower almost doubled, from 250 to 450 HP”, Simone Faggioli explained. “We needed tyres that had to be completely different in terms of size, compound and casing. Once again, the Marangoni racing department responded enthusiastically, providing the support we needed to work on a completely new project.”

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National Tyres a Finalist in £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge

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National Tyres has been named as a finalist in the North West England and North Wales region of the Bank of Scotland Corporate £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge. National will now compete with four other entrepreneurs to secure a £5 million funding package, free of interest and charges for three years.

The next stage will see business partners Alan Revie, John Caldwell and John Taylor present their business case to a judging panel featuring two well-known and incredibly successful entrepreneurs. Matthew Riley, the national 2007 Entrepreneur Challenge winner from Daisy Communications, and senior representatives from Bank of Scotland Corporate and Deloitte. The panel will question National Tyres and the other finalists on their future business plans, as well as looking for someone with the entrepreneurial flair, spirit and vision that sets them apart from the rest and makes them an outstanding choice to receive the once in a lifetime funding package that could change the face of the business.

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Old Tyres to Tread in Timberland Shoes

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When they’ve finished doing service on your car, that set of old tyres removed by the local garage or fast fit can now potentially return and see further life on your feet. Footwear manufacturer Timberland has teamed up with Green Rubber to launch two new collections featuring outsoles made using recycled rubber from discarded tyres. These outsoles will contain a 50/50 blend of Green Rubber compound and virgin rubber compound, the blend of the two materials necessary in order to maintain the durability and performance characteristics Timberland footwear is known for.

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Cost Less & Last Longer – Why Yorks Uses Conti Tyres

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Continental reports that high mileage and reliable performance are two key factors behind the decision by Northamptonshire based Yorks Coaches, part of the Bowen Travel Group, to opt for its tyres. Particularly impressive, adds Conti, has been the performance of the Continental HDR drive axle tyre. One set is still in service after three years – during which time it has covered in excess of 200,000 kilometres.

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Pirelli Results Reflect Current World Economy

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Pirelli’s released results for the first nine months of 2008 show a company affected by the international crisis. According to the company, during the course of the first nine months of the year the tyre market registered increasing weakness due to a combination of factors. In volume terms, the replacement channel, which determines most of Pirelli’s tyre sales, was affected by a reduction in consumer and industrial segment demand, especially in Western markets. The original equipment channel, says the company, was hurt by the strong contraction of new car sales, especially in Western Europe (10 per cent in the third quarter, 5 per cent in the first nine months compared with 2007) and in North America (15 per cent in the third quarter, 11 per cent in the first nine months compared with 2007).

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Daly Name Racing Again on Avon Tyres

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The Formula Ford Festival in October 2008 saw the return of the Daly name on Avon Tyres. Conor Daly, son of Former Formula 1 driver Derek Daly, performed well for Team USA at the festival – trousering a sixth-place finish – more than 25 years after his father raced on Avon rubber in Formula 1.

Derek Daly was born in Ireland and competed in F1 for teams including Hesketh, Williams and Tyrrell in the late 1970s and early 80s and now lives in the USA. There his son won the Skip Barber National Championship and a drive with Team USA in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.

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Tyres to Die For?

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The desire for a squeaky clean, lustrous set of tyres nearly claimed the life of a 48 year old US man on October 30. Hummer driver Merle C. Sorenson from Washington State was enjoying an evening with four buddies when the urge to ‘clean the rubber’ struck. What occurred next is, so they say, not something you should try at home.

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European End of Life Tyre Recovery Now Above 91%

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The ETRMA has confirmed that, last year, the European recovery rate for end of life tyres exceeded 91 per cent, a rate more than 4 per cent higher than the previous year. This positive trend means that Europe is now one of the most advanced regions in the world in the recycling and recovery of tyres, ahead of, for example, Japan, which has a recovery rate of 89 per cent and Canada, at 80 per cent. And while the UK recovery rate, at 95 per cent, is above the European average, it still lags behind the 11 European countries that have achieved a recovery rate of 100 per cent.

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