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Semperit extends high-mileage Runner commercial tyre range

Continental brand Semperit is introducing further additions to its Runner commercial tyre range, having launched the line in 2015. The steer-axle tyre, Runner F2 and the drive-axle tyre, Runner D2 which are for use in combined regional and long-distance transportation are now available in the size 315/70R22.5, joining the existing 315/80R22.5 model. The high-mileage tyres offer both a long service life and good fuel efficiency. The complete Runner range, which includes the trailer-axle tyre Runner T2, are on display at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2016 in Birmingham.

26th April 2016/by Andrew

Two Kumho tyres receive Red Dot awards

Company News, Product News

For the fifth consecutive year, Kumho Tire has been honoured with a Red Dot Design Award. Kumho’s winning entries within the product design category of this year’s awards were the K-Silent Tyre and Road Venture MT51.

8th April 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Red Dot Award for Conti Hybrid HT3 trailer tyre

The Conti Hybrid HT3 trailer tyre has landed a “Red Dot: Best of the Best” design award. The award, given in the product design category, pertains to the size 445/45 R 19.5 and 435/50 R 19.5 fitments; Continental says the Red Dot jury awarded the Conti Hybrid HT3 for its “incomparable design quality and groundbreaking construction.”

1st April 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

GM names Bridgestone a Supplier of the Year

Company News, International News

On 10 March, General Motors held its 24th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony in the company’s headquarters city of Detroit, recognising 110 suppliers from 17 countries, including Bridgestone. It was the 14th occasion that Bridgestone Corporation has been designated a GM Supplier of the Year since the vehicle manufacturer inaugurated the award in 1992.

18th March 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Honda award recognises Bridgestone’s environmental efforts

Bridgestone Corporation shares that it received an Environmental Award from Honda Motor Co., Ltd at an awards ceremony held at the tyre maker’s Tochigi plant in Japan on 18 February. At the event, Bridgestone’s vice-president Yutaka Yamaguchi was awarded a certificate of commendation by Hiroshi Saito, general manager of Honda Motor’s global operations planning office. This is the first time that Bridgestone has received an Environmental Award from Honda.

10th March 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Camso a Toyota Material Handling supplier of the year

Camso has been honoured as Toyota Material Handling Europe’s Supplier of the Year 2015 in the ‘Counterbalanced Trucks’ category after collaborating on a new range of Toyota forklifts. The company worked closely with Toyota Material Handling Europe to introduce its Solideal Magnum Resilient forklift tyre on the latest range of Toyota counterbalanced forklift trucks.

1st March 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

iF Design Award for Continental HT3 trailer tyre

The Continental HT3 trailer tyre, specifically the low profile size 445/45 R 19.5 fitment, has won the tyre maker an iF Design Award. The 58-person iF Design Award judging panel voted the tyre a winner in the ‘product’ award category; the award will be presented to Continental at a ceremony held in Munich, Germany on 26 February. A Conti Hybrid HT3 445/45 R 19.5 tyre is also on display at the iF Design exhibition in Hamburg, where the judges made their decision.

19th February 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone gains John Deere partner-level supplier recognition

Bridgestone Americas shares that it has been designated a Partner-level supplier for 2015 in the John Deere & Company Achieving Excellence Program. Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating, and Bridgestone states for this selection recognises its dedication to providing products and service of outstanding quality, as well as its commitment to continuous improvement. Bridgestone says its employees accepted the recognition at a ceremony held in the USA recently.

8th February 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Dmack partners M-Sport, Motorsport News to launch Young Driver Award

Dmack has partnered with rally preparation experts M-Sport and publication Motorsport News to launch a Young Driver Award. The judging process will aim to find the next rising star to join the Dmack British Rally Team. The Dmack M-Sport Motorsport News Rally Driver Award is the second initiative introduced by Dmack to support career progression among competitors in the new-look 2016 MSA British Rally Championship (BRC).

29th January 2016/by Andrew

Camso gains Toyota SEQCD award

Camso, formerly known as Camoplast Solideal, reported this week that it is a recipient of a 2014 Toyota Safety, Environment, Quality, Cost and Delivery (SEQCD) Award in recognition for excellence as a supplier of forklift tyres. The company says that, as a valued partner of Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Camso was recognised for its “outstanding performance and its high standards of excellence for their material handling wheels and tyres.”

15th January 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

AirCell project lands Mitas an AGCO supplier award

Honours went Mitas’ way at the AGCO EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East) supplier day late last month, with the company on the receiving end of a Supplier of the Year 2015 award. The agricultural machinery manufacturer awarded Mitas in the Engineering & Innovation category for its work on the AirCell tyre, which forms a key part of the Fendt VarioGrip Pro system.

17th December 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Edinburgh Award for Kwik Fit founder

Sir Tom Farmer, founder of the Kwik Fit automotive services network, has been named as the ninth person to receive the prestigious Edinburgh Award. The entrepreneur and philanthropist was selected to receive the accolade from a shortlist of nominations cast by the Edinburgh public. He will receive an engraved Loving Cup from the city’s Lord Provost at a ceremony within the City Chambers early next year.

14th December 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental’s Degenhart receives University Society honour

Continental AG Executive Board chairman Dr Elmar Degenhart has been awarded the Karmarsch commemorative medal by the Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft Hannover e.V (Leibniz University Society) in Hannover, Germany. Degenhart received his honour for special services towards the promotion of technology and business.

11th December 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear wins Fedil award for rice husk ash silica development

Fedil, the Luxembourg Business Federation, has presented Goodyear a 2015 Environmental Award for its work with rice husk ash silica. The ‘resource efficiency’ category award was presented by Fedil president Robert Dennewald and Camille Gira, Luxembourg’s state secretary for sustainable development and infrastructure. Romain Hansen, Goodyear’s global director of technology projects, accepted the award on behalf of the ‘Rice Husk Ash Silica’ development team.

17th November 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

British manufacturer wins German ‘Motorsport Technology of the Year’ award

Motorsport, Product News

Launched earlier in 2015, and fitted by many technical partners on the grids and stages of world motorsport, Lazer Lamps’ new Triple R LED lighting range has received the Professional Motorsport World Expo ‘Motorsport technology of the Year’ award.

13th November 2015/by Andrew