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Mr Kipling Signs With Vacu-Lug

Lloyd Fraser Contracts has selected Vacu-Lug as the tyre fleet management solution-provider for its Manor Bakeries contract, which covers the nationwide distribution of bakery products including the well-known Mr Kipling brand.

The agreement will see new Yokohama tyres fitted to all the truck steer-axles of Lloyd Fraser’s 38 Manor Bakeries-dedicated MAN tractor units. Vacu-Lug’s own-brand Duramold retread tyres (predominately super-singles) will be fitted to the 120 permanent trailers. The agreement has been written as a pence-per-kilometre contract based on the truck and trailer fleet’s anticipated monthly mileage.

24th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Extends Contract With Lombard

Lombard Vehicle Management has extended its long-standing business partnership with Kwik-Fit Fleet through to the end of 2009. The new agreement sees Kwik-Fit Fleet supply a range of fast-fit services through its 675-strong nationwide network of centres and 200-strong mobile operation to Lombard, which manages a fleet of more than 115,000 cars and light commercial vehicles.

21st November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

A-V ‘Negotiating’ With Suppliers

When the Sibur/Amtel-Vredestein (A-V) merger ground to a halt at the end of September, A-V’s lack of working capital meant it was forced to suspend production at its Kirov and Voronezh Russian manufacturing facilities. According to the most recent update, released just under a month later on 24 October, production has been suspended ever since. However, the latest reports are suggesting the company is exploring a number of creative solutions to A-V’s increasingly costly production stalemate. Meanwhile production has continued at normal levels at the un-affected Dutch part of the company, Vredestein Banden BV.

In an effort to kick start production at its Kirov and Voronezh production plants (which produce nearly 9 million tyres a year) Amtel-Vredestein is negotiating a raw material for finished product barter agreement. These plans are said to be in addition to the obvious way of reducing the high levels of debt under which the Russian part of the group continues to operate -selling the company’s assets, divisions or the group as a whole.

12th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Accuride Receives NYSE Suspension Notice

On November 10 Accuride Corporation received notice that prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, November 12 its stock would be suspended from trading. The NYSE noted that Accuride’s suspension from trading is due to the fact that the company fell below the NYSE’s continued listing standard regarding average global market capitalisation over a consecutive 30 trading day period of not less than US$25 million, an amount the NYSE views as a minimum threshold for continued trading.

11th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

IBM to Create New Platform for Mitas

Mitas and IBM announced on November 10 that IBM will create for the Czech Republic tyremaker a new enterprise integration platform based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The new platform will, says IBM, significantly streamline application alignment and management, shortening time necessary for change deployment. Other benefits of the new Mitas platform include cost savings through more efficient system administration.

11th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Watts Partners with GKN Wheels FAD for OTR Assemblies

At the end of October Watts Tyre Group announced that it has entered a partnership with the world’s leading manufacturer of off-highway wheels, GKN Wheels FAD, part of the off highway division of GKN plc. The agreement will see Watts service the agricultural and construction equipment aftermarkets in the UK and Ireland. As a result of the deal Watts will distribute GKN Wheels FAD’s range of agricultural wheels for vehicles such as trailers and tractors as standalone units to the market in general and as fitted tyre and wheel assemblies to OEM’s in the agricultural and construction sectors.

6th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Manbat Rejects Energy Acquisition

Manbat has opted not to go through with the acquisition of Energy Batteries Ltd after a period of due diligence. On 1 October 2008 Manbat Ltd entered into an agreement with Energy Batteries Ltd to look into the possibility of Manbat Ltd acquiring Energy Batteries Ltd. However, according to an official statement, “it has become apparent to the directors of Manbat Ltd that it would not be in the interests of Manbat Ltd to continue with the acquisition.”

5th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Contract Extension Gives Cooper, USW Three More Weeks

Cooper Tire & Rubber agreed on October 31 to extend its contract with USW Local 207L until midnight on November 21, 2008, to allow more time for discussion. The contract was set to expire at the end of October. During this three week extension period, production will continue as planned at the Findlay, Ohio tyre manufacturing facility.

4th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Rhodia And Dow Corning Sign Silica Agreement

Rhodia and Dow Corning Corporation have announced an agreement for the development and commercialisation of new silica/silane products to support the tyre industry’s drive for energy efficient, safer motoring.

This agreement aims to develop and commercialise innovative silica/silane combinations, principally for the tyre industry where the association of precipitated silica and silane is used in low-energy tyres to help reduce the rolling resistance and hence the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The silane is the component which enhances the interaction between polymer and silica.

4th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear and Tredit Extend Trailer Tyre Supply Agreement

Goodyear, along with Tredit Tire & Wheel Company, has signed a two-year extension of their contact to supply trailer tyres to OE trailer manufacturers in the US. This arrangement thus sees the continuation of a relationship begun in 2005. Goodyear will supply its Marathon ST tyres, which range in size from 13 to 16- inch rim diameters. Goodyear Marathon tyres are used on light- and medium-duty trailers, which include RV, cargo, horse and boat trailers.

3rd November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Amtel-Vredestein N.V. Considering Sale of Assets or Entire Group

Amtel-Vredestein N.V. reports that, since the October 1 termination of the proposed joint venture with Sibur Holding, operations at its Russian production facilities in Kiron and Voronezh have remained suspended due to the group’s shortage of working capital. This suspension, the company adds, does not affect production at Vredestein Banden BV, where production is said to be at normal levels.

27th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Q Tires Announces Cooperation Agreement

US based manufacturer of retractable studded tyres, Q Tires Inc., has announced the signing of a cooperation framework agreement with what it calls a ‘distinguished international company’. Although it has not provided any specific details regarding this company or the deal they have signed, Q Tires says it will work with the unnamed company in the areas of product, process and information technology advancements during the ongoing development of the Q tyre.

24th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Chooses Michelin

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has taken advantage of the pan-government tyre framework agreement available to all public sector organisations (PSOs) across the UK by appointing Michelin and ATS Euromaster as its sole tyre and tyre service supplier. Set-up by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), this tyre sourcing initiative enables West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to benefit from significant efficiencies as a result of combined volumes, additional leverage and collaborative working between central government departments and wider public bodies nationwide.

Mike Walker, Fleet Controller for West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, says: “We’ve always fitted Michelin tyres to the fleet, but appointed ATS Euromaster as part of a strategic move to further improve the service standards we receive and to deliver best value. Since ATS Euromaster took over responsibility for supporting our fleet we have seen our average monthly tyre expenditure drop by approximately 20 per cent.

21st October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Supplies OE Tyres to Kögel

Leading European trailer-maker, Kögel, has selected Kumho Tyres as its original equipment supplier. Kögel has chosen Kumho’s Longmark KLT01, a new generation, long haul tyre. The KLT01 features a low rolling resistance design. According to the company, its high quality carcass and low road noise level are other qualities that combine to make KLT01 “one of the best-designed trailer tyres on the market.”

The following sizes of KLT01 will be delivered immediately:

445/45 R 19.5
435/50 R 19.5
385/65 R 22.5
385/55 R 22.5

21st October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Wal-Mart Closes Unionised Tyre Centre

Following the closure of a unionised Quebec tyre and lubrication shop, Wal-Mart has said that costs related to the first labour agreement imposed on any of the world’s biggest retailer’s North American locations were to blame. The closure was enacted because the agreement would have raised operating costs by 30 per cent and forced “dramatic” price increases on products, said the retail giant.

Andrew Pelletier told Bloomberg over the telephone that, “The union contract that was imposed is simply unworkable,” and that the agreement would have seen wages rise by a third – more than ten times the average hourly rate of Quebec companies this year. The Canadian president of the United Food and Commercial Workers, Wayne Hanley, responded that, “if you join a union, they’re going to close your shop… It’s hard to see how the additional labour costs were going to drive up the price of a cheap oil change, while at the same time they rake in multi-billion-dollar profits every year.” The company said that the six workers at Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express, Quebec would be offered jobs elsewhere.

17th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors