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Bridgestone marks 80 years with new symbol, tagline and corporate philosophy

It’s now 80 years since Shojiro Ishibashi established Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. in the Japanese city of Kurume, and to commemorate its oak anniversary Bridgestone Corporation has unveiled a new corporate symbol, brand tagline and announced a refinement of its “The Bridgestone Essence” corporate philosophy. These changes, the tyre maker explains in a press statement, are “part of an integrated strategy to further strengthen Bridgestone brand globally.”

1st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin celebrates centenary of ‘Grand Prize’

Back in 1908, when manned flight was still in its infancy, brothers André and Edouard Michelin proposed a contest to encourage the development of the aviation industry, launching the 100,000-franc (around £200,000 in today’s money) “Michelin Grand Prize.” While Michelin says leading specialists of the day considered the criteria for winning the prize – namely taking off from Paris before flying over the Arc de Triomphe, turning towards Clermont-Ferrand, flying over the cathedral spires and safely landing on top of the nearby Puy de Dôme mountain – a feat that would remain unachievable for many years, the Michelin brothers thought it could be accomplished within a decade. As it turns out, they only needed to wait three years before the prize was claimed, and now the French tyre major is celebrating the hundredth anniversary of this milestone.

24th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pellon Autocentre celebrates 21 years

The people at Pellon Autocentre are celebrating the company’s 21st year in business, following the firm’s anniversary in February. To mark the occasion they are having a new website built, which is designed to bring all their online web services into one place.

7th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hendon Tyres' Eddie Haynes passes away

It is with great sadness that Tyres & Accessories learnt of the death of long-time reader and 48-year veteran of the tyre industry Eddie Haynes on Friday 14 January. Haynes was the director of Hendon Tyres in north-west London, an independent dubbed “one of the best known tyre centres across the capital” by the local newspaper the Haringey Independent, and which celebrated its golden anniversary in 2009. Haynes will be “sadly missed”, the company told T&A.

2nd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

The Original TPMS?

Continental, Schrader and Beru are all names anyone associated with the tyre pressure monitoring (TPMS) part of the tyre business will be more than familiar with. However Advantage PressurePro, LLC claims it is the developer and marketer of PressurePro, the “Original” TPMS and that PressurePro is a leader in the TPMS market worldwide.

1st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Rollier and Conran VIPs at Michelin Commemorative Event

Michelin's general managing partner Michel Rollier and Terence Conran headed the guest list as Michelin House celebrated its 100th anniversary, with a special commemorative evening in London. The two guests of honour shook hands outside Michelin House to formally mark the start of the VIP evening held to commemorate 100 years of the iconic Fulham Road building. I have attached an image showing the two main guests of honour as they met outside Michelin House. They were joined by an audience of Michelin staff, industry representatives and Paul Everitt, the director of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

21st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2011 Celebrates 100th Anniversary

The 2011 Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland (available in bookshops from Wednesday 19 January, priced at £15.99) represents the 100th anniversary of the guide that has become synonymous with culinary delights. To celebrate this milestone, each guide comes with a booklet recounting the guide’s history.

The first Michelin guide to the British Isles was published in 1911, with the aim of helping intrepid motorists on their travels. It was dark blue and largely instructional in nature, with information on road quality and how to change a tyre, as well as details on hotels and repair shops for the inevitable breakdowns. Five editions were initially published, with a break for the First World War, followed by from 1922 to 1930. The current Great Britain & Ireland guide was launched in 1974 and has been published every year since.

18th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Celebrates Double Centenary at 81 Fulham Road

Michelin marked a double centenary today, kicking off a series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of both Michelin House (81 Fulham Street, South Kensington) and 100 years of the company's iconic guide books in the British Isles.

The building was officially opened on 20 January 1911 as Michelin’s then UK headquarters, in the presence of co-founder André Michelin and a host of distinguished guests including the French Ambassador and the then president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Now exactly 100 years later the company plans to re-enact that historic moment with a similar VIP event. On 20 January 2011, leading political, business and industry dignitaries (rumoured to include company managing partner Michel Rollier and current SMMT head) have been invited to attend an evening of celebration at Michelin House as part of a series of landmark events. These will also include a recognition luncheon for employees, including those who worked at Michelin House during the Fulham Road building’s heyday in the eighties.

17th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Throws Down City Transportation Gauntlet for 2010 Challenge Design

Introduced in 2002 to give designers around the world an opportunity to promote their work, the Michelin Challenge Design programme is now in its tenth year. During this time the number of designs submitted has increased some 700 per cent and designers from 98 countries have taken part. Pre-registration for the 2012 Michelin Challenge Design has commenced, and the tyre maker says initial feedback indicates a record year awaits.

12th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin's Stained Glass Investigation Closes in on Missing Windows

The team set up by Michelin to track down three original stained glass windows missing from London's iconic Michelin House building are reportedly “closing in” on the missing windows. In order to find the iconic relics of Michelin’s history the company set up a confidential hotline and webpage offering a “window amnesty” in exchange for information as to the stained-glass creation’s whereabouts. Now in the latest instalment in this tale of intrigue, Michelin is reporting that the phone lines have “proved busy with calls and tip-offs from across the UK.”

The tyre giant issued the amnesty two weeks ago in an attempt to get back the three missing original stained glass windows that once adorned the sumptuous Art Deco inspired Michelin House building on the Fulham Road, London. Michelin reports that the hotline and web pages have been “hot with rumour and speculation, with over 300 visits a day to the website since the amnesty was announced and a host of phone tip-offs that are helping to close the net on the missing windows.” Information including sightings has so far centred on the windows being last seen in the 1980s at Michelin storage facilities, a possible link to them being whisked out of the country to Australia and an anonymous call claiming they were sold onto a memorabilia collector based in the South East.

8th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Awards First NVQ Graduates

The first tyre technicians to graduate from a Kumho Tyres supported NVQ training programme were honoured at a special ceremony held at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium in October.

For the last 18 months Kumho has been promoting a range of government-backed apprenticeships in vehicle fitting operations to selected members of its ECSTA Performance Centre (EPC) network of retailers. In recognition of their achievement, the first seven to complete their courses were invited to receive commemorative glass trophies, which were presented during Kumho’s recent 50th Anniversary celebrations at Old Trafford.

7th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

The Ultimate In Cold Weather Tyres?

14th December 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole, just ahead of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. To mark the occasion, Extreme World Races is staging the EWR Centenary Race to the South Pole, in what it describes as "the ultimate off-road test", with winds up to 80 mph and temperatures as low as -56ºC in the coldest, driest and highest desert on earth.

7th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Network Reaches 150 Outlets

At its second 2010 national conference, HiQ announced what it calls a number of historic milestones in the development of the UK’s only hard franchise fast fit network. Franchisees at the two-day workshop and business forum event were welcomed by recently appointed HiQ retail director Peter Tye, who shared news of developments within the network on the second anniversary of it becoming a fully franchised operation.

7th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Tree Guru’ Brings Arboreal Talents to Yokohama’s ‘Green Week’

Through its ‘Forever Forest’ project, Yokohama Rubber hopes to transform the grounds at its factories into verdant, leafy areas. The company has held numerous tree planting ceremonies both in Japan and around the world, and now Yokohama Tire Corporation is going one step further by conducting a ‘Green Week’. Between November 30 and December 3 the US based operation is staging a series of eco-themed events, culminating with a visit from one of the world’s most famous ecologists.

30th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Continues to Grow Sales in Q3, Operating Profit Down

Record quarterly sales in the emerging markets of Korea, China and Hungary helped Hankook achieve growth in sales following the slight downturn in 2010’s second quarter, though year-on-year operating profit remained 40.6 per cent down on the Korean manufacturer’s 2009 results. Sales topped 1.5 trillion South Korean won (£840 million), recording 7.1 per cent year-on-year increase. The company’s third quarter operating profit was KRW163.4 billion (£91.5 million), 8 per cent down on the second quarter, where rising raw materials costs have continued to be a factor. Hankook stated it aims to achieve a sales target that exceeds KRW5 trillion (£2.8 billion) this year.

27th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors