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Product of the Year Award For John Bean 3D Alignment System

The John Bean Visualiner 3D Arago aligner picked up the Bodyshop Product of the Year Award for 2005 at the Bodyshop Magazine’s Industry awards ceremony held at the Novotel in West London 16th September. The Visualiner 3D Arago fought off competition from a number of other high-tech products but obviously the features that the Visualiner 3D Arago offers bodyshop owners proved a winner in the end. “It is the only 3 dimensional digital alignment system, and the only self-calibrating alignment system in the world. The award is testament to it’s unique and innovative design. In my 30 years of selling wheel alignment I’ve never seen a product that has advanced alignment technology more so than the Visualiner 3D Arago,” commented Stewart Levitt, Alignment Specialist at UK Equipment, who accepted the award.

21st September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Winners choose Avon

Seven of the top ten competing cars at last Saturday’s Brighton Speed Trials were run on Avon tyres, including the winning car, a Gould Puma which set a time of 9.45 seconds for the quarter mile sprint.

16th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA Tyre Push

Members of the NTDA’s Northern Ireland region are planning a charity “Tyre Push” to raise money for a Children’s Hospice and to increase awareness of the industry’s 3mm campaign.

The push will commence at Northwest Tyres in Londonderry on the 12th September and will conclude on the 12th November, taking in as many member depots as possible.

5th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Awards For Truck Point Dealers

Four members of Truck Point, the network of independent truck tyre dealers, won awards at the first-ever Truck Point conference. The awards were made by major customers that use the tyres and services on offer from Bridgestone and the Truck Point network.

Chris Deevey, head of purchasing for Ryder Europe, presented the Ryder award to Glyn Cainey, of Dexel Tyres, saying that the company had exhibited levels of service “second to none” and had been pro-active in reducing Ryder’s costs and downtime.

31st August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA Announce TAFF Speaker

Gyles Brandreth, a former member of John Major’s government is to be the guest speaker at the NTDA’s 2006 Annual Dinner and TAFF Awards.

The event will be once again held alongside the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel on 26th April 2006.

Gyles is perhaps better-known for his appearances on Channel 4’s Countdown, TV-AM and for his writing.

Chairman John Tarbox said: “We are delighted to have secured the services of such an accomplished after dinner speaker who, I am sure. Will make a major contribution to what promises to be the main tyre industry event in 2006.”

22nd August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

South China Tire & Rubber – New Kid on the Block

The global tyre industry is littered with famous names, with some companies proudly boasting traditions that go back decades – in some cases over a century.
However, the industry is a dynamic one, with new names appearing all the time. This is especially true in today’s emerging industrial economies, of which the most visible example is that of China, which is rapidly climbing the list of major consumers of commodities such as steel and rubber.

One of the many companies in our industry contributing to this phenomenon is South China Tire & Rubber (SCTR), which was established in 1988 and began production four years later. SCTR claims to be the first modern enterprise in the Chinese tyre industry to have bought in internationally advanced technology to manufacture radial tyres. The main production and testing machines come from the USA, Japan and Europe, with many building machines sourced from VMI in The Netherlands. As well as equipment, SCTR has recruited expertise and personnel from internationally famous tyre manufacturers.

15th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Awards For Truck Point Dealers

Four members of Truck Point, the network of independent truck tyre dealers, won awards at the first-ever Truck Point conference. The awards were made by major customers that use the tyres and services on offer from Bridgestone and the Truck Point network.

12th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

AWS Wins Environmental Award

Automotive Waste Solutions, a market leader in the field of automotive waste collection and disposal, has picked up the prestigious Motor Trader Environment Award.

The Motor Trader awards have been held for 15 years and this year there were 19 winners, chosen from more than 60 shortlisted companies and individuals. They were presented at a ceremony, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, attended by over 1,000 leading industry figures.

29th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Assurance Wins Another Award

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s successful Assurance Triple Tred line has already been honored with several awards. Recently, the tyre earned recognition as “one of the most innovative ideas of the year” from R&D magazine. The magazine staff selected the product as recipient of an “R&D 100 Award.” The 43rd annual awards summary will appear in the magazine’s September issue, with an awards presentation scheduled for October in Chicago.

25th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Leno to Headline SEMA Banquet

(Akron/Tire Review) SEMA has announced that car junkie and “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno will perform at the 2005 SEMA Industry Awards Banquet, on the 3 November, alongside the forthcoming SEMA Show. The banquet will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton Center.

Leno has been a frequent SEMA Show visitor and has exhibited his own cars at the event. “SEMA has had the pleasure of displaying some of Jay’s extensive car collection in the past, now we are fortunate enough to have his extensive talent at the awards banquet,” said Mitch Williams, SEMA’s incoming chairman of the board. Tickets for general attendees will become available after 15 August on a first come, first serve basis.

14th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz Receives Hyundai Best Supplier Award

Hayes Lemmerz Inci, Hayes Lemmerz International’s Manisa, Turkey operation, has received the 2004 Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Best Supplier Award. The award recognizes Hayes Lemmerz Inci for its quality, delivery, cost and customer service. At a special ceremony held recently in Izmit, Turkey, Hyundai Assan presented a total of three awards. Hayes Lemmerz Inci is a producer of steel wheels for the automotive industry for the international passenger car markets.

13th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear’s Assurance Get an IDEA

(Akron/Tire Review) Not only is it a top seller, but Goodyear’s Assurance TripleTred is also an award-winner, taking a Silver IDEA in the 2005 Industrial Design Excellence Awards.

Co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and BusinessWeek magazine, the Industrial Design Excellence Awards evaluates designs for innovation, aesthetics, user benefits, business impact and ecological responsibility. Products from Apple, Nike, BMW and Microsoft were awarded IDEAs in the competition, but the Goodyear Assurance was the only tyre honored.

29th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Two MNA Facilities Receive Parent Honors

(Akron/Tire Review) Two Michelin North America (MNA) facilities recently received honors for their safety records. Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp., based in Greenville, S.C., and MNA’s Michelin Retread Technologies Inc. (MRTI) tread pressing plant in Covington, Ga., received the Michelin Achievement in Safety Award for 2004.

According to Groupe Michelin, its Michelin Achievement in Safety Award recognises company facilities that “show continued and outstanding improvement in safety for the year.” In addition to the MNA facilities being honored, Groupe Michelin also presented awards to facilities in France, Thailand, Mexico, France, Romania, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, Brazil and Nigeria.

24th May 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Top Technician 2005 Winner

John Tinham of Chelmsford-based garage, John Tinham Motor Engineer, has secured the title of Top Technician 2005. His name was announced at the Awards Ceremony held at Brands Hatch race circuit, hosted by sponsors Crypton, eXponentia, ReMIT and Vauxhall Trade Club.

19th May 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Wins Institute of Transport Management Awards

Kwik-Fit fleet group (incorporating Kwik-Fit Fleet in the UK and Netherlands, Pit-Stop Fleet in Germany and Speedy Fleet in France) has captured two more industry awards to add to the three the company has already won.

3rd May 2005/by Tyrepress Editors