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Bridgestone to Sponsor World Green Car Award

Bridgestone has obtained exclusive title sponsorship for the 2010 World Green Car Award. The global agreement was drawn up between Bridgestone Corporation of Japan and the World Car of the Year Awards Association, based in Canada, in December 2009. The agreement gives Bridgestone exclusive global branding rights on all communications emanating from the World Green Car Award during the 2010 calendar year and at official awards press conferences to announce the World Green Car three finalists and winner.

8th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Revolution Motorstore Voted CAT ‘Retailer of the Year’

Gateshead based tuner Revolution Motorstore has taken Car and Accessory Trader magazine’s ‘Retailer of the Year’ Award for 2010. CAT, a magazine for aftermarket professionals, holds the awards ceremony each year. Each award category is voted for solely by members of the general public, with an online voting system permitting patrons of the nominated businesses to register one vote for their preferred winner – as well as being able to leave a comment on the quality of service they have received.

5th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Gets “Best Suppliers Rep” and Product Nod at British Dealer Awards

Avon Tyres has reported a “double success” in the recent British Dealer News Industry Awards, with UK Motorcycle sales manager Gary Bretherton winning Best Suppliers Representative. The Avon Roadrider tyre received a Certificate of Merit in the Best Aftermarket Product category. These awards follow a good year for Avon Tyres’ motorcycle division, in which it reports sales have increased by 24 per cent.

3rd February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

RockTron Wins Rushlight Award

Recycling technology company RockTron beat internationally renowned entrants to win Rushlight’s fossil fuels award on 28 January. The award was reportedly presented in recognition of the company’ s “spectacular leap forward in Fly Ash Recycling.” This technology, says RockTron, has the potential to help cut man-made CO2 emissions by up to 2 per cent whilst reducing the need for fossil fuel usage. The Award recognises technological advancement or innovation that has made a significant contribution to the reduction in environmental impact of fossil fuel usage.

29th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli a “Sector Mover” in ‘Sustainability Yearbook 2010′

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, (DJSI) published by SAM, have since 1999 given global indices that track the financial performance of the world’s leading sustainability-driven companies. Providing a basis for the DJSI is the Sustainability Yearbook 2010, published by SAM and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Sustainability Yearbook 2010 contains sustainability insights into 58 sectors, with the top performers in each sector qualifying as “SAM Sector Leaders”. In addition, the companies that have achieved the most significant year-to-year improvement in their corporate sustainability performance in each sector are recognised as “SAM Sector Movers”.

27th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Technology Strategy Board Awards £1m to Battery Development Consortium

Nearly £1 million of funding has been awarded by the Technology Strategy Board, a government established public body, to a consortium led by advanced battery manufacturer Axeon. The partners, who will match the funding, state they are developing new battery chemistries that will deliver high energy densities, thus making them ideal for use in plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs). The £2 million project aims to accelerate the introduction of next-generation batteries that offer higher energy density combined with lower cost. It will, says Axeon, take advanced battery chemistry out of the research laboratory and into a real-world prototype PHEV application and help to consolidate the UK’s position as a strategic centre for battery development.

22nd January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland Arrives

On Wednesday January 20 the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland goes on sale, with one new three-star restaurant and one new two-star restaurant included within its pages. These London based establishments join 18 new one-star premises, including three in Scotland and one in Wales.

18th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tire Technology Expo Gearing Up to Deliver ‘Best Ever’ Conference

Tire Technology Expo is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary this February, and the show’s organiser is confident the more than 130 exhibitors in attendance will deliver an outstanding tyre manufacturing and technology exhibition alongside what it says is “undoubtedly the best conference” in the event’s decade-long history. The conference will be opened by Franco Annunziato, vice-president of Bridgestone Europe, and speakers include Bridgestone’s Rudi Hein plus many other high-level experts from the major tyre manufacturers and suppliers. The Cologne, Germany show will also feature the established Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence, which will be announced at the event’s Gala Dinner on February 10, 2010.

12th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental ContiSportContact 5 P UHP, Tuning Tyre: Details

Continental has announced the availability of its new tyre for high performance sports cars from the spring, the ContiSportContact 5 P. The tyre is already fitted as standard on several Mercedes AMG models, displayed alongside the new Audi TT RS at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The tyre’s official launch in Portimao, Portugal this week is marked by a particular focus on the sorts of technological developments for which Continental is often lauded; representatives of the manufacturer describe the brand as “technology-driven”. The launch took place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, acclaimed already by specialists as one of the best racing tracks in the world. Located in the south of Portugal in the District of Portimão, it was recently voted “Motorsport Facility of the Year” by ‘Professional Motorsport World Expo Awards 2009” and is preparing to get its ISO 9001 certification (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System).

6th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety Milestone Reached at Bridgestone’s Wilson, US Plant

The reaching of a million man-hours without a recorded ‘losttime’ accident has been described as a “major safety milestone” for the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) tyre factory in Wilson, North Carolina. The Wilson plant, which produces passenger car and light truck tyres and has a staff of more than 1,800, is the eighth Bridgestone Americas facility to reach this milestone in 2009, making it a record year for the company.

6th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Laser Etched Tyre Wins Award for Kumho

The laser etching process that Kumho showed off at last September’s Frankfurt Motor Show has landed the South Korean manufacturer an iF Product Design Award. The accolade from Germany’s International Forum Design, first introduced in 1954, is awarded upon the merits of a product’s design, technology, degree of innovation and brand value potential. A total of 2,486 entries from 1,081 companies in 39 countries were submitted for the latest round of awards. The awards are divided into 16 categories, and Kumho’s victory in the 2010 awards took place in the ‘Advanced Studies’ category.

6th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Awarded for Focus on Vehicle Mileage Reduction

Kwik-Fit Fleet has provided a wide range of fast-fit services to the Legal & General company car fleet for more than a decade, and recently the fast-fitter was selected from a number of competing Legal & General suppliers to win the company’s 2009 Supply Chain ‘Make a Difference’ (MAD) Awards. Legal & General also donated £1,000 to Kwik-Fit Fleet’s nominated charity, Rays of Sunshine, which grants wishes to children in the UK between the ages of three and 18 who are living with serious or life-threatening illnesses.

17th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pro-Align Explains Hunter SmartWeight Award-Winning Benefits

Having been voted the winner of this year’s TAFF Innovation Award by the National Tyre Distributors Association judging panel despite tough competition from many other innovative products, the team behind the Hunter SmartWeight Balancing system was keen to reveal the benefits of using the product. Hunter says that it took “a completely fresh look at balancing methodology and came up with an entirely new system that works with greater efficiency and split tolerances, the features that helped it to the innovation award and which it says benefit operators over comparative products. Supplier of wheel alignment and balancing equipment, Pro-Align listed the features that helped SmartWeight on its way to the TAFF Awards:

8th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandvulc Wins Carbon Reduction Category at 2009 Environmental Business Awards

Bandvulc won the Carbon Reduction category at the recent DEBI 2009 Environmental Awards. Held on 26 November, the awards ceremony took place at the Met Office, Exeter and were presented by Paul Gompertz of Devon Wildlife.

Previously overall DEBI Awards winner in 2006, Bandvulc has built on its early success and has put carbon reduction at the forefront of its strategy. This has been achieved with an enthusiasm and determination that is apparent throughout all areas of the business. The 2009 Carbon Reduction award recognises Banvulc’s: Good environmental practices; Encouraging wider interest in the adoption of best environmental practice; Promoting the development of novel solutions to environmental problems.

1st December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Age Interest Magazine Honours Ledbetter

The US based non-profit organisation AARP caters to the interests of people aged 50 plus, and one of the services it directs at its mature support base is AARP The Magazine. This publication, which AARP describes as the “definitive voice for 50+ Americans”, is claimed by the organisation to be, with 35.7 million readers, the world’s largest-circulation magazine. For the last eight years it has held an annual ‘Inspire Awards’, which salutes ten individuals in the aforementioned age bracket who “are using their energy, creativity, and passion to make the world a better place.” The 2010 list of honourees includes one name that may have a familiar ring to those at one Akron, US based tyre manufacturer – Lilly Ledbetter.

1st December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors