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NTDA Tyre Industry Award Winners 2023

It was a full house at the Hilton DoubleTree, Stadium MK, Milton Keynes of the night of 19 October 2023. The 94th annual NTDA dinner and awards saw leading players in the UK tyre business receive arguably the highest honours – those of their peers. Following a day of conference sessions on topics including technology, sustainability and stewardship, it was a particularly good night for Hankook, which won both the Tyre Industry Environmental And Sustainable Solution Of The Year Award and the Industry Marketing Campaign of the Year Award; and for Autogem Invictor, which won both the Staff Training and Development Initiative of the Year and Aftermarket Equipment Supplier of the Year awards. And Merityre Tyre Specialists Ltd, which was named both medium-sized Tyre Retailer of the Year and Overall Tyre Retailer of the Year – in a fitting tribute to company director Jolyon Pope.

23rd October 2023/by Chris

Best UK technicians named at Delphi-hosted event

For a second year, Delphi has helped showcase the best of UK garage technical talent after hosting the keenly contested Top Technician final on Saturday 14 October. The event, created by Aftermarket magazine, took place at Delphi’s Titan 10 technical training centre in Warwick.

18th October 2023/by Stephen

Garage Hive named Garage Management System of the Year

Garage Hive has been named Garage Management System of the Year at the Independent Garage Association’s (IGA) British Independent Garage (BIG) Awards 2023.

3rd October 2023/by Chris

IGA BIG Awards Raises £10,000 for Automotive Charity Ben

The automotive community came together in a show of support at the Independent Garage Association (IGA) BIG Awards 2023, raising £10,000 for the automotive charity Ben to help the charity continue to provide vital support to the automotive sector.

26th September 2023/by Peter Gardner

Women Automotive Awards winners revealed at star-studded event

The winners of the first-ever Women Automotive Awards, hosted by Women Automotive Network, were announced at a prestigious ceremony on 20th September. The awards, which took place following the record-breaking Women Automotive Summit at Forum am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg, Germany, were contested by an esteemed list of automotive professionals, all of whom were nominated by their peers and recognised for their remarkable achievements and contributions within the automotive sector.

22nd September 2023/by Peter Gardner

Enso named finalists in Earthshot prize for EV tyres

International News, UK News

London-based specialist Electric Vehicle (EV) tyre technology company Enso has been named as one of the 15 global finalists for The Earthshot Prize, which was launched by Prince William in 2020.

19th September 2023/by Chris

TechMan returns as sponsor of Top Technician / Top Garage 2023

TechMan has announced it will once again be a main partner of the Top Technician / Top Garage Awards for 2023. It will also be sponsoring the new Workplace Health and Wellbeing Award in association with the automotive industry charity, BEN. Now in its 21st year, Top Technician and Top Garage 2023 partners with the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), and along with TechMan, is also sponsored by Snap-on, TOPDON, Delphi Technologies, BookMyGarage, ALLDATA Europe, TP and Motul.

12th September 2023/by Peter Gardner

Steve Nash inducted into The Motoring Hall of Fame

Company News, UK News

Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) added to the The Motoring Hall of Fame in recognition of the important work he has carried out leading the professional body. The Motoring Hall of Fame, whose official partner is The British Motor Show, recognises individuals and businesses that have made a valuable contribution to the wider automotive industry, especially in improving safety and diversity and inspiring innovation. Steve Nash has been inducted alongside: Dr Andy Palmer, former CEO, Aston Martin and COO, Nissan; Linda Jackson CEO, Citreon 2014 – 2020 and CEO at Peugeot since 2021; and Vera Park ex-Infiniti/Nissan/Renault and now lead exterior designer, Jaguar Land Rover.

17th August 2023/by Chris

Continental wins Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas award for third year

Company News, International News

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (MLA) has named Continental as the winner of its prestigious “Vendor of the Year” award for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes “the outstanding commitment and operational support” demonstrated by Continental through MLA’s original equipment aftermarket program, Rapidparts, in the material handling sector.

10th August 2023/by Chris

NTDA reveals Tyre Industry Awards 2023 finalists

Company News, UK News

The National Tyre Distributors Association has announced the finalists in the Tyre Industry Awards 2023. The association revealed that it has received a record number of entries for this edition of the UK tyre industry’s premier awards, which will be presented at the NTDA’s 94^th Annual Dinner, sponsored by Maritime Cargo Services, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Milton Keynes on Thursday 19 October. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Sailun Tyres, will be hosted by television personality Jon Culshaw, with a capacity audience of 640 guests in attendance.

1st August 2023/by Andrew

Tom Allen named guest speaker at IAAF’s Awards Dinner

Household name and star of the stage and the screen, comedian Tom Allen, will be entertaining guests at the 2023 IAAF awards dinner being held on 7 December at DoubleTree Hilton, Milton Keynes. Allen is the host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired, co-host of Cooking With The Stars and is also a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice. In 2021 he became the co-host of Channel 4’s Complaints Welcome, and in 2022 he hosted brand-new Dave series The Island.

10th July 2023/by Peter Gardner

Yokohama’s Thailand tyre factory wins Isuzu award

Company News, International News

Isuzu Motors Co. (Thailand) Ltd. (IMCT) recently awarded Yokohama Tire Sales (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (YTST) and Yokohama Rubber (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (YRTC), which manufactures and sells hoses, its “IMCT QD Score 100 Points 3Y” award. The Isuzu Motors Limited subsidiary presented the award at a ceremony held by IMCT on 31 May.

7th July 2023/by Chris

Maverick Diagnostics’ wins engagement bronze from Automechanika Birmingham

Automechanika Birmingham culminated in the prize of third-place for customer engagement for Maverick Diagnostics.

3rd July 2023/by Chris

Auto Express makes Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 all-season tyre of the year

Three of Hankook’s flagship tyres have been recommended in consumer motor magazine Auto Express’s Product of the Year Awards. The all-season Kinergy 4S 2 won the all-season tyre category, following its tyre test victories in 2022 and 2021.Hankook’s Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV tyre and new Winter i*cept RS3 also received the magazine’s “Commended” rating in other categories. “Once again, we are delighted with these Product of the Year awards from Auto Express and this proves that Hankook tyres are a great choice for our UK customers all year round. Hankook is committed to ongoing investment in research and development to continue improving our portfolio of products and their performance,” comments Chang Yool Han, managing director of Hankook Tyre UK.

21st June 2023/by Andrew

Toyo Proxes Sport 2 UHP tyre receives Red Dot Design Award

Toyo’s Proxes Sport 2 ultra-high performance tyre has been presented with a Red Dot Design Award in the 2023 competition. The Proxes Sport 2 was launched in 2022, engineered using nano technology for the high torque of performance vehicles. The tyre gained recognition from Auto Bild Sportscars, awarded a “Good” recommendation in its product testing. Toyo says the Red Dot design award underlines its product design “excellence”.

19th June 2023/by Andrew