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Plimsoll Report Tackles Rising Insolvencies Prediction

A new report from business intelligence analysts Plimsoll investigates the prediction by restructuring specialists that the number of UK insolvencies will soar by 55 per cent towards the end of 2009, a figure that has more than doubled since the credit crunch. Addressed specifically to the needs of the 156 UK tyres, exhausts and batteries companies rated as being at high risk of failure, the report suggests that if they are to survive, they must start to fix their problems now. Copies of the report are to be sold for £350.

12th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Verdek To Distribute Italian EV In America

Verdek-EV was formed a year ago, with ex-Pirelli USA president and CEO Guy Mannino as its president and CEO. In celebration of the company’s first anniversary, VERDEK-EV has signed an agreement to be the exclusive distributor for the Italian- manufactured Tazzari ZERO, a neighbourhood electric vehicle (NEV) with lithium-ion batteries that provide a range of 88 miles before recharging at a cost of less than $2.

Verdek-EV’s distribution rights include North America, Mexico and the Caribbean islands. Along with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and other alternate-fuelled vehicles, NEVs are a growing and critical niche within the future of worldwide transportation, says the company. With 40 per cent of the world driving less than 40 miles per day, NEVs are optimally suited to satisfy much of the local transportation demands.

9th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet & Leasedrive Velo Extend Relationship

Kwik-Fit Fleet’s association with the Leasedrive Velo Group continues with the signing of a new three-year contract to provide a range of fast fit services to the vehicle management group. The independent fast fit operator has maintained a relationship with the company since the days before Leasedrive and Velo merged in 2007, and this latest contract replaces the initial 12-month agreement signed following the merger.

13th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

YHI Offers a Comprehensive Range of Automotive Products

For the YHI Group, Tyrexpo Asia is a hometown show. Although the distributor and manufacturer boasts subsidiaries and associated companies in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE and Italy, the Group’s activities are directed from Singapore. From humble beginnings as a sole proprietorship in 1948, YHI has grown to become a mainboard-listed company on the Singapore stock exchange and a recognised distributor of high quality automotive and industrial products and a quality manufacturer of after-market alloy wheels. The tyre brands YHI distribute include Yokohama, JK Tyre, Achilles and its own brand, Neuton.

3rd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Lithium-ion Technology Wins ‘Yellow Angel’ Award

Continental AG, along with vehicle manufacturer Daimler, has received the ‘Gelben Engel’ – Yellow Angel – award from the German automobile association ADAC for the lithium-ion battery technology that is to feature as standard equipment in the Mercedes S400 BlueHYBRID from mid 2009. The companies received their Yellow Angel in the ‘Innovation and Environment’ category for the battery’s contribution in the fields of road safety, automotive safety and traffic-related environmental protection.

16th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Varta CV Batteries Undergo Four-Year Test

Battery manufacturer Johnson Controls has undertaken a four-year test to confirm that its PROmotive range of calcium-silver alloy premium quality truck batteries provides greater performance than traditional lead acid batteries.

The test programme involved commercial vehicles fitted with PROmotive and traditional batteries, operating in the harsh cold climate of northern Scandinavia and also in southern Europe. Demanding CV applications were chosen, ranging from typical delivery truck stop start and tail lift cycles giving little time for batteries to recharge, to long distance haulage with trucks equipped with numerous heavy power consumers.

8th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

US Battery Makers and Research Centre Form Alliance

Leading US battery companies have teamed up with one of the country’s largest national laboratories to form the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture. The object of the alliance is to manufacture advanced lithium ion battery cells for transportation applications in the United States.

The founding members of the Alliance include 3M, ActaCell, All Cell Technologies, Altair Nanotechnologies, Dontech Global, EaglePicher Corporation, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC, MicroSun Technologies, Mobius Power, SiLyte, Superior Graphite, and Townsend Advanced Energy. Additional battery developers and materials suppliers are anticipated to join the Alliance. The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, a national research laboratory and leading developer of new battery technologies, has been active in encouraging the Alliance and will continue to serve in an advisory role as the Alliance begins operations.

19th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Jointly Develop Electric Powertrains

Michelin has reportedly teamed up with a Chinese company to jointly develop electric powertrains. Information published by Automotive News indicates that the French firm has signed an agreement with battery material supplier CITIC Guoan Mengguli (MGL) to develop electric powertrain systems for electric vehicles and plug in hybrids. The system will integrate Michelin’s active wheel technology with lithium ion batteries from MGL, and the two companies will jointly develop controllers for the system.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Manbat Launches New Website

Manbat Batteries, the UK’s largest battery distributor, has launched its revamped website, which hopes to provide users with more information and greater ease-of-use. As well as the customary information regarding Manbat’s trading history and locations, the website provides the latest news, developments and products for the trade and consumer alike.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Batteries Introduces ‘Vehicle Optimisation’ System

UK Batteries, the driving force behind the Platinum and Energizer brands of aftermarket batteries, has successfully introduced a bespoke ‘vehicle optimisation’ IT system that it believes has transformed its delivery fleet into one of the most efficient in the aftermarket. And thanks to a brand-new computer programme that has been carefully written by the dedicated UK Batteries IT department and is fully integrated with the company’s online ordering system, every run of deliveries is now plotted and executed using satellite navigation technology.

By prioritising deliveries and working out the most fuel-effective and quickest delivery routes, a live real time information feed allows the UK Batteries customer service team to tell customers precisely when their new product delivery or scrap collection will be completed. This has helped UK Batteries to reduce its annual fuel bill.

2nd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Battery Advice for Colder Weather from Johnson Controls

With decidedly chilly weather on offer throughout parts of the country, a great many motorists have been pondering the ability of their car battery to last them through a trouble-free winter. Johnson Controls says there are a number of measures drivers can take to check that the battery is up to the job of getting the car started in the sub-zero temperatures we can expect to avoid what has become known as winter battery strain:

1st December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hitachi Capital Renews ATS 3-Year Euromaster Contract

ATS Euromaster has signed a major contract renewal with Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, extending its agreement to supply Michelin tyres across the company’s car, light commercial vehicle and HGV fleet for a further three years. The agreement also sees ATS Euromaster providing a full-range of fast-fit services to Hitachi Capital’s car and light commercial vehicle customers, including batteries, bulbs, brakes, exhausts, shock absorbers and wipers.

24th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Batteries: No Wholesale Price Reduction

Despite falling commodity and metal prices, UK Batteries has warned the aftermarket that there won’t be a wholesale reduction in unit prices. While it is true that the price of batteries is strongly influenced by the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME came down in July, August and September, at the same time the value of pounds sterling against the US dollar meant battery prices have still been affected.

“Some of our customers will look at activity on the LME and when they see this reduction in the price of lead, they will assume there is going to be an automatic price drop,” explained UK Batteries’ marketing and communications director, Neil Warren. “But it’s not quite as simple as that. There are a number of other factors that have to be taken into account and the market needs to be fully aware of them. The poor performance of the pound against other currencies is strongly affecting the situation and also distributors like us work to a two to three-month lead time when stockholding batteries for the winter months.”

21st November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Batteries Launch New Catalogue

UK Batteries, the driving force behind the Platinum brand, has unveiled a new catalogue that details its most comprehensive range of applications to date. The 2009 Platinum Batteries catalogue has been collated by experienced product manager, Keith Rudd, and contains a comprehensive application list for a market-leading automotive product range that covers cars, light vans and commercial vehicles. The catalogue is available in three formats: on the www.ukbatteries.co.uk website, in paper form and also on a CD.

18th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Let There Be Light

A Shropshire company believes it could have the answer to safety fears raised by Powys County Council’s decision to turn off more than 9,000 street lights to save cash which may set a trend throughout the UK.
Council chiefs are turning off two out of three lights in non-core residential areas after it was revealed the authority’s £500,000 lighting bill was set to rise by £175,000.

But Grant Taylor, managing director of GIBS 2000 Limited and inventor of Traxeyes, believes his innovative glowing light system called Traxeyes could be the answer: “It’s ironic that cars and road users get multi million investments on road safety and pedestrians and cyclists get nothing.”

7th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors