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European Metal Recycling Chooses Bandvulc and Fulda

European Metal Recycling Ltd (EMR), a global leader in recycled metal products and environmental services, has selected Bandvulc and Fulda tyres as policy fitment for its southern UK based fleet operations. Adam Wilkes, Transport Manager for EMR‘s Southern Region commented: “We have run extensive tests and trials with a variety of tyre brands at a selection of our operating centres and found the Bandvulc package to be the most cost effective solution for our business both in regards to up front costs and final PPK rates. We believe in simplicity so chose not to run casing banks or value management of assets. The Bandvulc offer was straightforward and uncomplicated and hence, more attractive”.

16th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Tyres Campaigns for Road Safety in Iran

Apollo Tyres launched its Safe Drive campaign in the capital city of Tehran recently. The initiative seeks to improve safety by educating drivers and owners on various aspects of tyre care and maintenance – including inflation pressure and tread-wear checks. Members of Apollo’s International Sales team, along with Apollo’s business partners conducted tyre checks at petrol pumps on major highways for two days. The company hopes that this contact with ordinary customers will ensure safer driving on the highways, during the Iranian New Year celebrations, when families enjoy undertaking road trips.

Apollo Tyres’ products have been available in Iran for the last few years. To fulfill growing customer requirements, Apollo is planning to introduce its truck-bus radial range in Iran later this year. However, the company exports primarily truck and bus cross ply tyres and passenger car radial tyres to Iran from India. The acceptance of Apollo products is clear in the "manifold growth" the company has witnessed in its sales of both passenger and truck-bus tyres in the last three years.

12th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nationwide Autocentre Crowned 2010 Customer King

Nationwide Autocentre has been crowned ‘Customer King’ following a search by Cisco and Real Business magazine to find best customer focused firms of 2010. The Customer Kings competition aims to find the UK’s best businesses for customer engagement. Nationwide Autocentre was named as the best ‘big’ business in the competition’s newly introduced commercial category.

The commercial category was introduced to see if smaller businesses can learn anything from ‘the big boys’ and judges declared it to have provided very valuable benchmark, and that Nationwide Autocentre had “…taught us how to give customer care an MOT.”

12th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

"New Products, Innovation Key to Top Line Growth": Goodyear Dunlop at Geneva

Goodyear Dunlop has spent the last week showcasing four concept and prototype tyres featuring innovations for future use on earth and in outer space in addition to its five latest tyres for European motorists. The company said that over the course of the Geneva Motor Show (which closes on Sunday) it has welcomed “thousands of visitors” to its stand, unveiling new technology from the both Goodyear and Dunlop brands. European president, Arthur de Bok suggested that the innovations on show “demonstrated our capability to deliver relevant technology to our customers.”

11th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear’s Keegan Pay Packet Worth $17 million in 2009

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co’s chairman and outgoing chief executive of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. received a pay package worth as much as US$17.196 million in 2009. While Keegan’s “non-equity incentive plan compensation” virtually doubled from $4.6 million to $9.514 million during the period, total pay was only 5.39 per cent up on the $16.317 million he received last year. In 2008 Keegan’s package was worth $23.6 million, according to company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.

10th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Tyres Co-Hosts First Indian CV Awards

In association with ‘CV’, a commercial vehicle themed magazine for the Indian market, Apollo Tyres has held the first dedicated awards for the commercial vehicle segment in India – the Apollo-CV Awards 2010. The awards ceremony took place on March 8, and a total of 23 awards were conferred upon vehicle and ancillary component manufacturers. The evening saw Tata Motors walk away with the two most significant awards – CV Maker of the Year and CV of the Year, honours bestowed upon the vehicle manufacturer for its Tata Prime 4028 S. The title of CV Man of the Year was conferred on Dr Abhay Firodia, chairman and managing director of Force Motors Limited.

10th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone UK Awards “Outstanding” Tech Training Manager

Following his second placement at Bridgestone’s global awards in the ‘Safety and Disaster Prevention’ category, Phil Thirsk, technical training manager at the manufacturer’s UK division was recognised for his contribution to Bridgestone UK’s training programme, given one of the UK division’s ‘Outstanding Achievement Awards’ at the firm’s recent annual conference. Thirsk entered Bridgestone UK’s ‘Roadside Tyre Technician Training Course’, which he has helped to develop and deliver to more than 400 technicians, for the global awards.

8th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

FuelMax Technology Awarded by Luxembourg Business Federation

Goodyear reports that its FuelMax Technology for truck tyres came out a winner at awards held by the Luxembourg Business Federation (FEDIL). The federation bestowed its 2009 Environmental Award upon Goodyear, recognising the environmental and cost related benefits FuelMax Technology delivers. According to Goodyear, the judging panel concluded that the development of products featuring new technology proves the importance of research efforts at Luxembourg based sites, such as Goodyear's Innovation Center.

3rd March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

CES UK Launches Chassis Safety Events

Regarding braking as one part of the triumvirate of chassis safety, car parts, garage equipment and training provider, CES UK has launched a series of events at educational facilities located close to its branch network across the UK. CES has a “Safety Triangle” logo illustrating this point, with the three ‘s’-es of stopping steering and stability emblazoned on each of the shapes sides. The events, in the words of CES, “will be looking at the safety critical systems within the chassis systems and exploring the results of component failure, duty of care, changes in technology and garages profit opportunities.”

1st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New Pirelli Awards Intended to Up the Superbike Ante

Pirelli has served as sole tyre supplier to the Superbike World Championship since 2004 and now the Italian marque has announced several performance awards it says will act as additional incentives for a “faster and more spectacular environment.” Three new types of awards have thus been added to the total prize pool: Pirelli “Best Lap”, Pirelli “Best Jump Forward”, and “Best Lap Winner 2010: Fastest Rider of the Year”.

26th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

CTA Praises Staff for ContiTire Awards Performance

Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has commented on the global recognition it gained during the recent ContiTire Awards ceremony in Hannover, Germany. At the awards CTA project teams walked away with three of the five awards, an occurrence the American operation comments is “indicative of the organisation’s dedication and commitment to excellence, and its key role in Continental Tire’s success in the global marketplace.”

23rd February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

What Does Future Hold for Truck Tyre Retreading?

Retreading, UK News

2009 may have been a difficult year for the tyre business in general, but the new truck tyre sector faired particularly badly. And as a knock-on effect of the reduced number of miles driven by fleets in the slowing economy, retread product was also hit (for example some figures suggest UK retread output was down 20 per cent this time last year). However, this improved during the course of the year and with retreading companies securing an increasing share of fleet business, Devon-based Bandvulc tyres is looking forward to a bright future in the international logistics business.

In a period of expansion that has impressed even the truck and bus market’s leading new tyre manufacturers, in recent years Bandvulc has grown to an influential position in certain segments, particularly to supermarket fleet tyre supply. Along the way the company has developed a reputation for environmental consciousness and recently took on an expanded new tyre distribution role in order to extend the service it can offer its growing fleet customer base. Speaking to Tyres & Accessories, company director and co-founder Richard O’Connell defines three important dimensions for those in the retreading business to consider: environmental, technical and political.

22nd February 2010/by Chris

Kwik-Fit Fleet Awarded for Contribution in a Turbulent 2009

Kwik-Fit Fleet was recently named the UK’s ‘Best Fast Fit Company’ for a 17th consecutive year in the annual BusinessCar Awards, and now the company has scooped another honour. This second award comes from vehicle leading and management company LeasePlan UK. Nine of LeasePlan’s key suppliers were bestowed a Supplier Excellence Award, which recognises those organisations that have helped the company live up to its key values over the last 12 months, in one of three categories – service, value and innovation – Kwik-Fit Fleet was a recipient in the value category.

19th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Awarded ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at Tire Technology

Recent advances from the tyre industry’s leading manufacturers and technology providers have been acknowledged at this year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence. The ceremony, held on the evening of February 10 in conjunction with the Tire Technology Expo show in Cologne, Germany, covers five categories.

11th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Australian Rally Supply Begins with Successful Testing

Kumho has successfully completed preseason tests on its tyre selections for the Australian Rally Championship. The R900, designed for compacted gravel, the R800 for loose gravel and the wet-weather and muddy conditions R700 all impressed drivers with their high levels of grip, longevity and predictability having used them in the scorching temperatures of a Melbourne heat wave.

9th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors