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Chancellor axes 3p fuel duty, ATS-E urges decrease

UK chancellor George Osborne has scrapped – or at least, postponed – the planned 3p rise in fuel duty in his Autumn Statement. With reports suggesting that UK mileage is holding reasonably steady, this represents a crumb of short-term comfort for businesses and motorists, though the Office for Budget Responsibility prediction of stagnant growth will keep the pressure on the UK economy. Though fuel price campaigner Quentin Willson welcomed the news, arguing “money that's spent on fuel duty is not spent on the wider economy”, it seems likely that campaigns to reduce fuel duty will also continue, since the chancellor will continue to be pressed to take gambles to help kick-start the UK economy. Tyre service specialist ATS Euromaster is amongst those calling for reductions in fuel duty, while PwC’s automotive expert also pointed out that the fuel duty rise is still due to happen on 1 September 2013.

5th December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Operating cost reduction an ATS Euromaster focus for next CV Show

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2013 will take place between 9 and 11 April, and ATS Euromaster says it has decided to make helping fleet operators reduce operating costs its number one show objective. The company will use its 150 square metre stand to reinforce how it works with customers to reduce vehicle operating costs and improve tyre life, safety, uptime and fuel economy. Van service, maintenance and repair (SMR) will also take prime billing on the ATS Euromaster stand; this is to reflect the £14 million investment the company has made over three years to expand its non-tyre offering and to highlight its ability to accommodate the largest vans in 95 per cent of all ATS Euromaster centres.

3rd December 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Power CL tyres outlive rivals twice over, reports Michelin

Michelin has shared news of customer praise for its Power CL tyres. It says Market Harborough-based plant hire company Harborough Hire Centre (HHC) held a comparative test between the Power CL and a rival ‘major’ brand, fitting the two manufacturers’ tyres to selected machines within its fleet of 42 JCB and Manitou telescopic handlers, and 47 Thwaites and Terex dumpers.

29th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

1,400 vehicle recycling fleets signs to use Michelin tyres

Michelin will supply tyres to recycling and resource management company SITA UK across its fleet of 1,400 vehicles after signing Michelin’s largest ever pence-per-vehicle-per-month deal with a “stop loss” policy incorporated. The three-year deal is structured to give both companies a shared financial incentive to reduce tyre damage over the longer term, particularly when it comes to SITA UK’s operations on landfill sites and in waste collections where tyre damage is more likely to occur.

20th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin appoints UK, RoI commercial director truck and bus

Michelin has appointed Guy Heywood as commercial director of its truck and bus operations in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Heywood, 45, has been with the company for more than 14 years, having served the last two years as national sales manager of its commercial vehicle tyre operations. Heywood also spent four years as production manager at the Stoke-on-Trent-based Remix plant. Reporting to Marc de Bellescize, sales director for Michelin’s European Truck Tyre Division, Heywood replaces Bill Schafer, who is returning to the USA to take up a position within the Michelin group there.

5th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster signs network partnership agreements

ATS Euromaster has entered into network partnership agreements in mid-Wales and Northern Ireland; the first of their type to be established by the company. ATS will work in “close partnership” with Huw Lewis Tyres and Modern Tyre Service, of whom ATS-E states that they are well-respected independent tyre retailers which share ATS’ focus on quality, safety and customer service. ATS says the partnerships aim to provide local service to its fleet customers in towns and communities where there is currently no ATS Euromaster presence.

25th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

MWSD rewarded for CV wheel safety initiative

John Ellis, managing director of Motor Wheel Service Distribution has been presented with the Northwest Automotive Alliance’s Business Excellence Small and Medium Enterprise Project of the Year Award. The company has been highly commended for its work on the issue of commercial vehicle wheel safety with the Department for Transport, European Union and main CV industry bodies. While Tyrepress.com has followed MWSD campaigns on other issues, such as the presence of unchecked take-off wheels in the marketplace, the company’s current campaign focuses on the early fatigue of wheels operating on non-circumferential hubs.

23rd October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Winter wheel/tyre deal from Wheels n Things

Winter tyres are becoming increasingly popular for those who wish to keep moving during the dreary, icy and snowy months to come. Irritatingly, often the process of swapping over your summer tyres while keeping your original wheels is long-winded, time consuming and unnecessary, plus steels are a bit dull aren't they?

5th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster poised for “biggest ever” cold weather tyre demand

While some may have expected the mild 2011/12 winter to have put the mockers on UK winter tyre market growth (not to mention the complication of tyre labelling legislation – see Related News), ATS Euromaster was confident enough to place its biggest ever order of seasonal stock in March 2012. The reasoning behind its £10 million order rested to a large degree on fleet customers. Now the tyre service specialist has reported that fleet customers’ forward orders for cold weather tyres are already 80 per cent up for winter 2012/13 compared to last year. ATS-E has begun the switch to winter rubber for some of its customers in earnest from the beginning of this month, and is expecting its total cold weather tyre sales this year to increase by sixty per cent over 2011 volumes.

4th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Euromaster Group enters Portugal

The Euromaster Group has announced that it is to expand into Portugal, the 16th European country in which it has operations. The Group has a network of 48 locations in the country, and more than 2,000 across the continent. The Group says customers of its UK-based ATS Euromaster stores will be able to access its all-round service options for UK cars, vans and trucks visiting the continent.

24th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster increasing wheel security training

ATS Euromaster has released a specialised training DVD designed to demonstrate the best practice in wheel security. The disc illustrates the correct procedures for preparing, removing, inspecting and fitting the most common types of commercial vehicle wheels. It will be distributed across ATS-E’s commercial, car and van network, covering more than 2,000 employees including centre operations managers and technicians nationwide. Group Sales director at ATS-E, Peter Fairlie said that the DVD will help “demonstrate the real dangers of not following procedures” and reinforce the network’s message of making “safety a personal choice for every member of staff”.

14th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety programme drives down lost time accidents at ATS Euromaster

The effectiveness of ATS Euromaster’s in-house safety programme can be witnessed in figures released today by the fast-fit group. The company says its ‘Safe by Choice’ programme is behind a 58 per cent reduction in lost time accidents over the past five years; these are down from 100 accidents in 2007 to just 42 in 2011. Furthermore, ATS Euromaster anticipates an even more substantial reduction this year, as just 12 lost time accidents occurred in the first half of 2012.

6th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster awarded government procurement supplier status

ATS Euromaster will supply a full range of car, van, 4×4, truck and agricultural tyres, from premium to budget fitments, to every public sector organisation across the UK for the next four years, following the completion of a comprehensive tender process. The multi-brand supply deal will include the nation’s fire engines, ambulances, prison vehicles and local authorities. To enable this, ATS-E was awarded supplier status to public sector organisations across the UK on the Government Procurement Service framework agreement RM955.

4th September 2012/by Christian

Online while you wait – The Cloud comes to ATS Euromaster

The forecast at ATS Euromaster is overcast. But before shrugging your shoulders and bracing for a return to dismal summer weather, you should probably be aware that the cloud heading in the fast fit network’s direction is spelt with a capital C. Wi-Fi provider The Cloud is rolling out its network across ATS Euromaster locations throughout the UK, and as of next month customers will be able to access the internet via a fast and reliable Wi-Fi connection while work is performed upon their vehicles. Wireless connectivity will be offered free to ATS Euromaster customers.

15th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Haulier confident ATS Euromaster tyre policy will reduce costs

East Yorkshire-based haulier HB Holt & Sons has appointed ATS Euromaster tyre and tyre service provider for its fleet of 50 trucks and 74 trailers. The agreement will see Michelin group-manufactured Taurus tyres fitted, as wear dictates, backed up by 24/7 access to emergency roadside assistance.

10th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors