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New Australian distributor, website for Nitto tyre brand

International News

Jose Angeles, marketing manager for Nitto Tyres Australia, reports that the Nitto brand will now be sold exclusively in Australia through the 136-outlet Bob Jane T-Marts tyre retail chain. Announcing the new distribution deal, Angeles commented that “this national retail partnership, along with the new dedicated website, will dramatically expand Nitto’s presence in Australia and make our tyres much more accessible to an already extensive fan base.”

2nd February 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Firefighters, aircraft battling tyre blaze

International News

Helicopter water bombers have been called in to drop their payloads on a tyre fire at Melbourne-based recycler Tyre Crumb Australia. An estimated 150,000 tyres – around 70 per cent of the tyres present at the Broadmeadows site – are burning, and more than 100 firefighters have been called in to fight the fire on the ground. Around 10,000 litres of water is being pumped onto the blaze every minute.

11th January 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg launching Interfit service brand in Australia and New Zealand

International News

After years of offering Solid Service to its customers in Australia, Trelleborg Wheel Systems is poised to rebrand its service presence there. The national industrial, forklift and OTR tyre business, which Trelleborg acquired in 2007, will soon be brought in line with Trelleborg’s other tyre service setups around the world and operate under the Interfit name.

27th November 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Australian footballers training on UK ELT tyres recycled by Murfitts

Product News, UK News

Suffolk company’s products ‘in demand for sports pitches across the globe’ This month will see footballers in Melbourne start playing and training on pitches whose surfaces have come from the length and breadth of Britain, as they will incorporate old tyres from British cars. Suffolk-based Murfitts Industries, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium rubber granules […]

9th November 2015/by Andrew

Bridgestone tyres for ‘world’s fastest’ solar sports car

International News

It’s a little under three weeks until the start of this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, and the tyre maker sponsor has shared details of one entrant equipped with its products – a vehicle it says is set to become both the first road legal solar sports car in Australia and the world’s fastest electric vehicle when measured over a 500 kilometre stretch.

28th September 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Shane Jacobson a Bridgestone World Solar Challenge ambassador

International News

Australian actor and professed car enthusiast Shane Jacobson has signed up to be an ambassador for the 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. In this role he will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the event, which will see 46 teams from 25 countries make the solar-powered journey from Darwin to Adelaide.

25th September 2015/1 Comment/by Tyrepress Editors

Let it rain – Bandag retreading facility more than doubles rainwater storage capacity

International News, Retreading

Bridgestone Australia’s Bandag Manufacturing retreading operation has completed the first part of a project that will enable its Wacol plant in Brisbane to harvest and store more than one million litres of rainwater. Bandag added 13 new rainwater tanks to its existing harvesting capabilities at the end of August, enabling the business to collect and store an extra 610,000 litres of water. Stage two will be completed in the coming months and will take Bandag’s total rainwater storage capacity to 1,100,000 litres.

18th September 2015/1 Comment/by Tyrepress Editors

Dmack gravel tyres, teams come through ‘tough test’ in WRC Australia

The diverse gravel roads of Coates Hire Rally Australia, round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship, provided a “tough test” for Dmack’s WRC tyres and teams, according to the motorsport tyre brand. Its DMG+2 gravel tyre was supplied to teams in nominated S3 and softer S6 compounds, and Dmack stated the tyre had “performed as expected” across the 311km of competitive action around Coffs Harbour on the News South Wales coast. The Drive Dmack team hoped to compete for top honours in WRC2 with the local knowledge of Australian pairing Scott Pedder and Dale Moscatt, but an off on the first day, and a technical problem on the last undermined a series of otherwise strong runs.

14th September 2015/by Andrew

Dmack backs Pedder for home rally run

Dmack returns to the event on which it secured its first WRC2 championship in 2014 at Coates Hire Rally Australia. Its Drive Dmack team is targeting continued success this time around with the top local driver joining its ranks. Supplying its WRC tyres to the event, Dmack has shipped its bespoke fitting container, fitted with the machines and equipment needed to supply gravel tyres for competitors. The latest DMG+2 tyres have flown directly from the Yongtai factory.

4th September 2015/by Andrew

100 years of Firestone in Australia

International News

Bridgestone is celebrating the centenary of the Firestone brand in Australia. Firestone tyres were first sold Down Under in August 1915, just 15 years after the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company was first set up.

2nd September 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas acquires Australian distributor, opens local sales office

International News

Mitas will have its own physical sales presence in Australia before the end of this year following the company’s acquisition of local Mitas tyre importer and distributor, Mityre Australia Pty Ltd. The deal will come into effect in the fourth quarter of 2015.

17th August 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook exclusive tyre partner for Australia’s Extreme Rallycross series

Newly-launched Australian rallycross series Sidchrome Extreme Rallycross has selected Hankook Tire as exclusive tyre partner for the next three years. The first event in the inaugural seven-round series takes place in Brisbane on 4 and 5 September, and all three race classes will run on 17-inch Hankook Ventus rally tyres.

21st July 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandag receives Australian environmental award

International News, Retreading

The Bandag operation in Australia reports its receipt of an Environmental Innovation award at this year’s Queensland Bus Industry Council (QBIC) annual conference. The QBIC bestowed this honour upon Bandag Manufacturing Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Australia, in recognition of its investment in green initiatives. The company has implemented a variety of measures at its manufacturing facility in Wacol, including rainwater harvesting, a gas boiler burner upgrade and low energy LED lighting.

4th June 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Sumitomo Rubber Australia opens – direct tyre distribution begins

Company News, International News

On 30 April, Sumitomo Rubber Industries held an opening ceremony for Sumitomo Rubber Australia Pty. Ltd., its new tyre sales corporation in Australia. Sumitomo Rubber Australia was founded in December 2014 as a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation (SRI holds a 75 per cent equity share), and it began operating in March 2015.

6th May 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Classic tyres return to Australia

International News

From May, owners of vintage and classic cars in Australia will once again be able to select suitable tyres from the Michelin Classic and Competition ranges. Approximately 90 product lines for vehicles manufactured between the 1930s and late 1970s will be offered, with motorsport tyre distributor Stuckey Tyre Service acting as distributor.

28th April 2015/by Tyrepress Editors