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Kings Road Tyres – the UK’S Leading Truck Tyre wholesaler?

Kings Road Tyres (KRT) is one of the largest specialist wholesale distributors of truck tyres in the UK. With a track record stretching back 40 years, the company provides a complete commercial tyre service covering premium brands such as Bridgestone, Continental and Goodyear, through mid-range products from Firestone and its exclusive distributorship of the Continental Group brand, Matador. It is also the exclusive distributor of the fast-growing Chinese manufactured Aeolus and Antyre ranges, with retreads from Bulldog completing the portfolio.

15th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone hosts Olympic-themed charity sports day

Bridgestone staff raised more than £700 for Acorns Children’s Hospice at the company’s recent Olympic-themed sports day. The fundraiser saw staff at the company offices in Leamington Spa competing in events such as rowing, cycling and archery. Local paralympian Anna Turney, who is currently being sponsored by Bridgestone, was invited to award prizes for each individual discipline, as well as an overall team winner.

15th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone previews MotoGP Indianapolis

Bridgestone will supply its MotoGP tyres to teams in USA for the second of two consecutive races in the country. This weekend’s action is held at the revered Indianapolis Motor Speedway, whose distinctive layout places significant demands on Bridgestone’s rubber. The circuit comprises three distinct parts; the renowned oval which forms the main straight, the opening complex and turns seven and eight built specifically for MotoGP, and the rest of the infield which was constructed for when the circuit held Formula One races. Large sections of the circuit were resurfaced last year, resulting in more consistent grip levels, while some undulations on the tarmac that caused the bikes to behave erratically in corners were also removed. Bridgestone will supply special construction asymmetric rear slick tyres in the medium and hard compounds to manage the very high tyre temperatures expected around this circuit.

14th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo a ‘success’

Organisers of the recently concluded Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo have hailed it as a “great success”. This year more than 3000 tyre dealers are said to have visited from over 80 countries. More than 200 exhibitors from around the world participated in the expo.

14th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone OP beats analysts expectations

With Bridgestone having announced that first half operating profits grew 43 per cent year-on-year to 133.8 billion yen, the tyre manufacturer has upped its full-year operating profit guidance. Bridgestone had predicted that it would achieve 118 billion yen by this measure, with Deutsche Bank estimating nearer 136 billion yen. As a result the financial analysts now report that the company has lifted its full-year operating profit projections and is now looking at 50 per cent year-on-year growth to 287 billion yen (previous predictions were 269 billion yen, with Deutsche Bank expecting 316 billion yen).

13th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone: Risk of guidance overshoot, says analyst

Commenting on Bridgestone’s second quarter financials, particularly the operating profit of 133.8 billion yen outstripping guidance of 118 billion yen and expectations of 50 per cent year-on-year growth, Deutsche Bank analyst Takashi Moriwaki says the bank sees “risk for a guidance overshoot as profitability is on an uptrend thanks to stable selling prices and declining raw material costs.”

8th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Des Collins to lead Conti’s new public liaison office

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Continental has appointed ex-Bridgestone Europe communications vice-president Des Collins head of its new Liaison Office for Public Affairs in Brussels, Belgium. This new office in the European Union’s political capital opened on 1 August, and Collins takes responsibility for representing the legislative and regulatory interests of both Continental’s Rubber and Automotive Groups.

8th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone net income up 39% in H1

Operating income and net income at Bridgestone Corporation increased 43 per cent and 39 per cent respectively in the first half of the 2012 fiscal year, the Japanese tyre maker reports. An operating income of 133.7 billion yen (£1.1 billion) and net income of 75.2 billion yen (£614.8 million) were achieved even though net sales only rose two per cent year-on-year to 1,488.9 billion yen (£12.2 billion) during the first half.

7th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ARR Craib extends Bridgestone fleet contract

Bridgestone UK’s contract with Aberdeen-based operator ARR Craib has been renewed for a further year. The newly agreed deal builds on the relationship that began in 2009 and will see Bridgestone supplying a combination of new and retreaded tyres over the next 12 months to ARR Craib’s fleet of 200 trucks and 500 trailers. The company will also continue to utilise the Bridgestone Mega-Fleet system.

6th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone chooses Arizona site for guayule farm, research centre

A location has been found for the US-based guayule research farm and process research centre that Bridgestone Corporation intends to set up. A 281-acre site in Eloy, Arizona has been acquired for guayule farming activities, and Bridgestone Corporation will establish a process research centre in nearby Mesa, Arizona together with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.

2nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Stoner claims Laguna Seca victory on soft rear slick

Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner claimed victory from behind as he rolled the dice on a softer rear tyre than his championship rivals at Laguna Seca. Approaching the race differently to his main championship rivals Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo and teammate Dani Pedrosa, Stoner trailed Lorenzo for most of the race, but having managed his tyres well he was able to exploit the extra rear grip on offer to pass Lorenzo down the main straight on the entry to turn one on lap twenty-two. While only six of the twenty-one riders on the grid selected the harder compound for the rear, the four riders between second and fifth all chose the medium compound Bridgestone tyre. Stoner remains in third position in the riders standings, though his fourth victory of the season means he narrows the gap to Lorenzo to thirty-two points and just nine to Pedrosa.

30th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Volkswagen up!, Skoda Citigo fit Bridgestone tyres as OE

Volkswagen has selected the Bridgestone Ecopia EP25 tyre as original equipment for the manufacturer’s new up! city car. The A-segment car was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011, and Bridgestone started delivery of 165/70R14 81T and 175/65R14 82T size Ecopia EP25 tyres in November 2011. The blue motion version of the up! will be fitted with 175/65R14 82T.

27th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Magna Tyres in use at Scottish Coal

Following the announcment that Dutch tyre firm Magna Tyres became an official preferred supplier to Terex Cranes in March, the company has continued growing both around the world and closer to home. All cranes produced by Terex at its Zweibücken, Germany and Montceau les Mines, France production lines are now equipped with Magna Tyres as standard.

26th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone relinquishes Super Bowl halftime sponsorship to Pepsi

Bridgestone has been replaced as the Superbowl halftime show sponsor by PepsiCo. The Super Bowl famously has one of the top global television audiences for any event, and attracted an estimated 167 million viewers this year. It is also well-known that buying into this popularity comes at a substantial cost – television commercials during the Super Bowl are estimated to run to a high of $7 million per minute.

24th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

MotoGP to start 2012’s second half in USA

The second half of the 2012 MotoGP begins with the US Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend – the first of two consecutive US rounds. Tyre supplier Bridgestone is anticipating the section known as the Corkscrew, providing rubber to deal with the quick changes of direction and elevation required to complete the stretch successfully. Bridgestone will supply front tyres to provide increased front-end stability, high levels of edge grip for the more demanding sections, and good warm-up performance for a circuit that has one of the lowest average speeds in MotoGP. With seven left-hand turns and only four right-hand turns, the asymmetric rear slicks feature slightly harder rubber on the left shoulder for greater durability, though overall Bridgestone will supply rubber compounds for its rear tyres at the soft end of the spectrum.

24th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors