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Bridgestone Acknowledged as Top Porsche Supplier

Every year Porsche recognises its ten best performing suppliers at the Porsche Supplier Awards, and for 2008 Bridgestone has been honoured as an award recipient. Bridgestone Europe Original Equipment key account manager Stephan Rambow accepted the award in the presence of 300 guests at a ceremony held by the automaker in Weissach, Germany on April 3.

Three categories of business partner are eligible for a Porsche Supplier Award– production material, non-production material and logistics – and awards are given in recognition for achievements in sales, engineering and quality. Bridgestone was the only tyre manufacturer amongst the eight production material suppliers nominated for an award from the Stuttgart based sports car manufacturer.

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Ford Announces 10th World Excellence Awards

The Ford Motor Company has held its 10th annual World Excellence Awards, at which the automotive manufacturer acknowledged 47 global suppliers for their efforts towards helping Ford develop higher quality and lower cost vehicles. According to Ford, the awards also recognise suppliers for embracing Ford’s vision of profitable growth, teamwork and a better world, and the list of companies so recognised includes several that fall under the ‘tyres and accessories’ umbrella.

First distributed in 1998, the World Excellence Awards were jointly developed by Ford and its suppliers. There are three levels of awards: Gold, Silver and Recognition of Achievement. The gold and silver awards are presented to Ford’s top production and non-production suppliers that consistently demonstrate superior quality, delivery and cost performance. The third award, Recognition of Achievement, is given to suppliers that improve customer satisfaction.

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Michelin Wins 2 TAFF Awards

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For the second year running, Michelin has scooped two NTDA Tyre And Fast Fit (TAFF) awards in one night. Michelin Tyre Plc won both the Tyre Manufacturer of the Year and Industry Advertising Awards. The success follows a strong showing at the 2007 awards when the French-manufacturer received the Product Innovation and Industry Advertising awards. The 2008 TAFF awards also saw a return to winning ways for BITS who won Wholesaler of the Year for a record eighth time, including comparable prizes from before the TAFF awards began three years ago.

TAFF Winners:
Tyre Manufacturer of the Year and Industry Advertising Awards – Michelin
Wholesaler of the Year – BITS
Production Innovation Award – Goodyear (Eagle F1 Asymmetric)
Environment Award – Kingpin Tyres
Tyre & Aftermarket Equipment Supplier of the Year – Apaseal

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Nokian Awards Contract for Russian Factory Enlargement

Nokian Tyres has awarded the contract for constructing an additional extension to its Russian facility near St. Petersburg, with work to commence immediately. According to a company press release the 24,500 square metre construction should be ready by March 2009, with the administration facility completed the following November. Earthmoving work necessary for construction began last November.

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Continental Receives Top Toyota Award

Continental AG has received its fifth straight Excellence Award in Supplier Diversity from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. The award was presented at Toyota’s recent Supplier Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony.

Toyota said the award program acknowledges suppliers that exceed expectations in launch performance, technology, supplier diversity, value improvement and quality. (Tire Review/Akron)

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Essen is a Springboard to Europe for Vellco

This year sees Vellco make its first appearance at Reifen 2008 in a move that also marks the company’s first show involvement outside of the UK. Vellco, which describes itself as “one of the largest and most successful truck tyre casing collection specialists in the UK” will be exhibiting in hall 6, stand 322, and is seeking to capitalise on the progress the company has made in European truck casing markets in recent years. According to company representatives, Vellco’s recent European progress has “enabled significant advances” for the North Yorkshire based company.

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John Deere Acknowledges Bridgestone’s OE Contribution

Firestone agricultural tyres have a relationship with John Deere agricultural equipment dating back more than 20 years, and Bridgestone Germany is the largest tyre supplier to the John Deere factory, which is located in the German city of Mannheim and, in the 2007 fiscal year, produced more than 40,000 units of agricultural machinery.

The manufacturer of tractors and other items recognises the quality of product and service delivered by its suppliers with its “Achieving Excellence” awards, assigned primarily for good technical advice, outstanding delivery reliability, efficient problem solving and information exchange, and a low reject rate. Bridgestone comments that, overall, the collaboration between John Deere and Bridgestone Germany is an extremely successful one, and confirmation of this working relationship has come in the form of an Achieving Excellence award, recently awarded to the tyremaker.

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New Record as 530 Exhibitors Sign-up for Reifen 2008

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As the Essen show celebrates its silver jubilee (Reifen 2008 will be the 25th time the leading tyre trade exhibition has taken place), show organisers are reporting that this year’s show will be the biggest yet. This means that Reifen 2008 will have a record number of exhibitors (530), with this year’s show breaking the 500 barrier for this first time. At the same time exhibition area has increased 16 per cent in comparison with the last Essen show two years ago. And furthermore, 65 per cent more international exhibitors (2006:57%) are taking stands at a show that has become Europe’s leading tyre trade exhibition.

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Michelin Plant Gets Environmental Recognition

Michelin North America’s Norwood, N.C. aircraft tyre plant was recognized for its environmental achievement by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. William Ross Jr., secretary of the NCDENR, presented the award to Michelin’s Randy Stroman during an awards ceremony last week at the plant. The NCDENR’s Environmental Stewardship initiative is a voluntary program designed to stimulate the development and implementation of programs that use pollution prevention and innovative approaches to consistently meet and go beyond regulatory requirements, said MNA. (Tire Review/Akron)

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Thatcham Kitemark Voted Best Safety Initiative

The Thatcham BSI Kitemark, introduced in February 2007, was voted Best Safety Initiative of the Year at the Fleet News Awards on March 10. To be nominated for an award in this category, entries had to show a proactive attempt to improve safety, produce results and make a difference.

The Thatcham BSI Kitemark for Vehicle Body Repair was developed by all bodies interested in the collision repair sector, and as such took into account all issues influencing safe and quality repairs. With vehicles chosen by fleet managers for their ability to protect occupants, it is crucial that those involved in crashed are repaired back to pre-accident condition, with the integrity of the vehicle maintained. To date over 63 repairers have gained Kitemark accreditation and more than 250 have applied.

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Goodyear Honoured with Award for UK Recycling

In recent years the pendulum has begun to swing away from the ‘throw away’ mindset dominant in western cultures, with the need to become a more sustainable society an increasingly discussed topic. And tyre manufacturers have not stood aloof from such environmental issues – as part of its commitment to develop a sustainable community for the future, Goodyear Dunlop set in place a corporate directive to reduce its landfill waste to zero by December 2007. Not only has the company achieved this goal, as a result of the project’s success Severnside Recycling Company awarded Goodyear Dunlop its Personal Commitment to Recycling award.

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Bridgestone Voted Manufacturer of Year at Cologne Expo

At this year’s Tire Technology Expo, held in Cologne, Germany, a new series of awards acknowledging excellence in the tyre industry was launched, and Bridgestone was named the inaugural “Tyre Manufacturer of the Year”. This honour was announced at the 2008 Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence ceremony and gala dinner, held on February 20.

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Awards Recognise Eco-Friendly Innovations

The inaugural Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence were presented at the recent Tire Technology Expo, in Cologne and there was a marked emphasis on environmentally-friendly technologies and products.

Michelin picked up the Tire Technology of the Year Award for its continuing development of its already-established Energy Saver range of tyres. In the latest development (for tyres for the Peugeot 306) a new silica-based compound helps reduce rolling resistance, saving fuel and lowering carbon emissions.

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Watts Gets Supplier Honour

Watts Tyre Services, the UK division of Watts Tyre Group, was named Supplier of the Year at the 2008 Fork Lift Truck Association annual awards held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. The awards showcase the UK materials handling industry and cover a range of categories including innovation, safety, environment and ergonomics. (Tire Review/Akron)

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US Top Shop Awards Website Launched

Building on the success of its first Top Shop Awards program last year, US based tyre industry publication Tire Review and presenting sponsor Ammco/Coats on February 18 launched a new Website dedicated to all aspects of the prestigious North American tyre dealer awards programme.

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