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The revamped BKT website is now live, and the off-highway tyre specialist wants us to know that it features some bells and more than a few whistles. Following an “in-depth restyling and redesign of the browsing experience,” BKT’s new online home at bkt-tires.com delivers a “comfortable and user-friendly environment for users” that offers “no lack of exclusive content, first-hand accounts and constantly updated information.”
Reflecting on the year that was 2022, GRI’s Dr Mahesha Ranasoma comments that the company “made significant strides in building its GreenLeadership credentials” during the year. The chief executive officer adds that the off-highway tyre specialist “weathered the storms and the impact of the global economic downturn” during 2022, continuing to “remain resilient throughout the year.”
BKT wants us to know that it is “ready” for electric mobility in the off-highway segment, and is denoting products it has tailored for such vehicles with a new E-Ready sidewall logo. E-Ready made its debut at last November’s SIMA exhibition in Paris on the Agrimaxfactor 70 series tractor tyre range, and BKT plans to gradually extend its use to all products in this category.
The NEC in Birmingham opened its doors to the well-known LAMMA agricultural equipment exhibition this morning (10 January 2023). Normally queuing round the large exhibition centre’s internal road system is a bit of a bind, but this year it was a harbinger of good news for exhibitors that have, in general, fought for visitor numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels – footfall appears to be very healthy.
The LAMMA 2023 agricultural show begins today at the NEC in Birmingham, and in addition to housing over 600 exhibitors and welcoming an anticipated 40,000 or more visitors, the exhibition is also the first stop for ‘Agritechnica on Tour 2023.’ The Agritechnica team will be present during LAMMA at stand 6.400 in hall 6, offering not only first-hand information on how to visit the world’s leading agricultural machinery trade fair in Hannover, Germany, but also advice on how to exhibit.
The update to the EvoBib that Michelin announced last year has now arrived. The tyre maker is offering UK customers two sizes – VF 710/70 R 42 and VF 600/70 R 30 – and will expand the range in 2023 with the addition of new dimensions for larger tractors of more than 300 hp.
Mixed farmer and contractor Walter Dandie and Sons chose to fit Continental tyres to a John Deere 6155R in 2021 in a bid to improve tyre life, efficiency and durability. After a busy and extremely hot summer of road work and a demanding autumn, William Dandie suggests the tyres have fared remarkably well.
The Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) has a new sales manager for agricultural tyres in Europe. Mark Turner has taken on the role of European sales director agricultural tyres.
After a successful return to participating in LAMMA last year, Kirkby Tyres will once again be exhibiting at the UK’s premier agricultural machinery show on 10 and 11 January at the NEC. Occupying the same 225 square metre space in Hall 9 of the National Exhibition Centre, the wholesaler is looking forward to showcasing its main and exclusive agricultural brands including Alliance, BKT, MRL and Pirelli.
The latest release from Maxam Tire aims to help farmers and growers preserve crops and protect soil. The D-rated implement I-3 Maxam MS962R AgilXtra flotation tyre is available in seven sizes and is manufactured to provide the “longest treadwear, increased stability, and improved resistance to field hazards.”
Israel’s Galileo Wheel Ltd., the firm behind the CupWheel tyre, and Japanese trading firm Marubeni Corporation have entered into a strategic partnership. As part of this partnership, Galileo reports that Marubeni has become a “significant stakeholder.” Marubeni will utilise its global sales and marketing network and become the distributor of CupWheel tyres in multiple geographic markets.
Earlier in 2022 Michelin introduced the SprayBib CFO (Cyclic Field Operation) as successor to the SprayBib. It is now available in 14 sizes, including a new dimension: SprayBib CFO VF710/60R46. Designed for self-propelled sprayers, it is the first very-low-pressure flotation tyre in the SprayBib CFO line-up.
Ceat Specialty reports having increased its production capacity for agricultural radial tyres by 50 percent in 2022, a measure undertaken to meet growing demand for its agricultural radial tyres in Europe and around the globe. Further growth plans include raising production capacity for these products by 55 tons per day over the next two years.
Maxam Tire has completed its core size range for four-wheel drive self-propelled nutrient applicators with new additions to the AgriXtra H line-up. The tyre maker says the enlarged range allows it to “further improve farmers’ and growers’ productivity for fertilising seasons to come.”
BKT has launched the Agrimaxfactor 70 series, a new tyre for tractors that suits both transport and soil tillage operations. The multinational tyre manufacturer says the new Agrimaxfactor product line demonstrates BKT’s commitment to new solutions for an increasingly demanding market. In this case, the product responds to the need for bigger tyres; prompted by an in-depth study of market trends as well as customer and user feedback, BKT utilised its latest technologies and aesthetic design capabilities to supply improved on and off-road handling and stability, while anticipating the needs of new electric vehicles in the sector.
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