Philips RacingVision is Auto Express 2017 Headlamp of the Year
Philips RacingVision headlight bulbs, developed by Lumileds, has been named Auto Express Headlamp Bulb of the Year.
Awards
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Rema Tip Top wins fourth consecutive Tyre Industry Award
Rema Tip Top Automotive UK won its fourth consecutive Tyre Industry Award in the Aftermarket Equipment Supplier of the Year category. Sponsored by Automechanika, the award was presented to group CEO Mark Insley and managing director Cliff Jones at the 88th Annual NTDA Dinner on 12 October.
Tyre Industry Awards a ‘resounding endorsement’ of ETEL training programmes
Following three 2017 Tyre Industry Awards, European Tyre Enterprises Limited (ETEL) said its success in three separate personnel focused awards categories proved the quality of its staff development initiatives. The company prevailed in the Staff Training and Development Initiative Award with Kwik-Fit, while members of staff won National Apprentice Tyre Technician of the Year (Kimberley Locker, STS Tyre Pro) and REACT Roadside Technician of the Year award (Adam Grimley, Central Tyre (Commercial), who shared the award with Tomasz Woiciechowski of Tyre Maintenance).
Trico wiper blades ‘commended’ by Auto Express
Trico has responded to being ranked ‘Commended’ in the Auto Express Product Awards 2017, following a four-star rating in the Auto Express Wiper Blades Test in the August 2017 issue.
Dunlop receives KTM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
Dunlop has received motorcycle manufacturer KTM’s Supplier Quality Excellence Award. The Austrian manufacturer rated Dunlop as an A+ supplier for the perfect supply of motorcycle tyres in 2016. Dunlop states that KTM is currently the fastest growing motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
Yokohama ‘honoured’ to receive NTDA Marketing Campaign of the Year Award
Yokohama stated that it was “honoured” to secure the NTDA Marketing Campaign of the Year Award 2017. In its award-winning campaign, the manufacturer utilised its partnership with Chelsea Football Club to generate high-profile awareness of tyre safety issues, creating a powerful call to action encouraging football fans to check their tyres and travel safely.
2017 Tyre Industry Awards winners announced
The winners of the UK’s “tyre industry Oscars” have been announced following a five-month submissions process. Tyres & Accessories was present for the ceremony and, as in previous years was on hand to live tweet the results.
Tyre Bay Direct enters administration
According to Companies House, specialist garage consumables supplier Tyre Bay Direct has appointed an administrator. The appointment was made on 25 September and further details of this will be made public via Companies House in the next five days. However, judging by a statement on the company’s website there is every intention to continue business as a going concern:
Accolade for Trico at A1 Convention
Windscreen wiper blade developer and supplier Trico has won the prestigious Retail Product of the Year Award for the Mota1 range at A1’s Convention recently held in Dubrovnik, Croatia. In turn, Trico presented A1 member, Sam Gutteridge from Epic Accessories with a Peugeot Partner van having successfully exceeded its target during the three-month wiper blade promotion.
Bridgestone 10th best Aussie franchise
Tyre maker Bridgestone has ranked 10th in the 10th annual list of Australia’s 10 best franchises, as voted by franchisees across the country.
Servicesure garage 1st ever to retain Independent Garage of the Year title
Anderson Clark Motor Repairs, a Dingbro Ltd customer and member of the Servicesure Autocentre network, has won Motor Trader Independent Garage of the Year for the second year running. The award, which recognises best practice, innovation and professionalism in the non-franchised repair sector, was handed to the garage at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
Continental sponsoring 2017 NTDA annual dinner
Continental Tyres has announced that it is sponsoring the NTDA Annual Dinner on Thursday 12 October 2017 at the Double Tree by Hilton, Milton Keynes.
Hosted for the 88th time, the NTDA Annual Dinner is seen as the leading social event in the tyre industry, during which the association will be recognising the achievements of some of the UK tyre industry’s key stakeholders.
All Arconic Wheels exceed DAF requirements in 2016
Arconic has announced that its Alcoa forged aluminium wheels have received a quality achievement award from PACCAR for meeting or exceeding stringent 10 parts per million (PPM) quality performance requirements. Arconic achieved 0 PPM in 2016 for deliveries to DAF, a subsidiary of PACCAR, reflecting excellence in every step of the manufacturing process, forging to finishing to packaging.
IDEA honour for Kumho’s ‘BON’ tyre concept
As Kumho Tyre UK comments, winning international design awards has “become something of a habit” for the South Korean tyre manufacturer. For the second consecutive year, it is guaranteed a prize in the automotive and transport category of America’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
NTDA names 2017 Tyre Industry Award finalists
The 2017 NTDA Tyre Industry Awards has been announced. According to the association, over the last five months the NTDA has been inundated with exceptional submissions across the nine award categories and this year the finalists are:
