Gratitude is a Dog Called Bridgestone
(Akron/Tire Review) The UK Military and Police Canine Training Centre has named one of its dogs Bridgestone after the UK wing of the Japanese manufacturer stepped in to sponsor the unit.
Based in Japan, Bridgestone Corporation is the world’s largest tyre and rubber company.
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Firestone to Roll on New Dodge
Product News(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone Tire North America (BFNAT) has earned OE spots on the 2007 Dodge Caliber for its Firestone brand. BFNAT will supply DaimlerChrysler’s Dodge Caliber with the Firestone Affinity T4 in size P215/60R17 95T and the Firestone Firehawk GTA03 in size P215/55R18 94T.
NetDespatch ‘Revolutionises’ Bike Tyrestore Business
Product NewsNetDespatch web services have revolutionised customer service at Bike Tyrestore, the leading motorbike tyre wholesaler has reported. NetDespatch has supplied its Velocity web-based shipping, tracking and systems integration services to provide a live system connecting Bike Tyrestore’s call centre, warehouse despatch operation and 3000 plus customers nationwide, with their express delivery parcel carrier APC Overnight.
New Toyota FJ Cruiser to Ride on Bridgestone Dueler H/T 840 Tyres
Product News(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) announced that its Bridgestone brand Dueler H/T 840 tyres will be original equipment on the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser SUV. BFNAT will supply the tyres in size P265/70R17 113S. That size carries a UTQG rating of 300/B/B, according to BFNAT.
MNA, CTNA Recommend Tyre Age Limit
Product News(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America (MNA) and Continental Tire North America (CTNA) are the latest tyremakers to issue technical bulletins to dealers calling for the replacement of tyres 10 years or older.
Blackcircles Cooperates with Bike Trader
Product NewsBlackcircles has formed a new partnership with Europe’s most popular motorbike site, biketrader.co.uk. The new deal will see Bike Trader launch its own online tyre shop powered by the Blackcircles retail engine. Through the new shop bike owners will have access to a range of over 10,000 tyres, including Pirelli, Bridgestone and Metzeler, at some of the lowest prices in Europe.
Our Tyres Last up to 54 per cent Longer – Michelin
Product NewsMichelin is claiming its products last longer than tyres made by any other manufacturer. Following a rigorous testing regime by Germany’s TUV, the French manufacturer is claiming that its Primacy HP tyre gives at least 25 per cent longer tread life than any other competitor, while its “Green” tyre runs for 54 per cent longer than the worst competitor. In addition Michelin claims the Primacy HP brakes as well in the wet after 10,000 kilometres as when brand new.
Firestone Staff Stopped From Collecting for Liberian Workers
Product NewsThe United Steel Workers (USW) has angrily denounced the management of Bridgestone Firestone’s LaVergne, Tennessee plant for preventing members from collecting cash to help workers in Liberia. The USW said Liberian workers were struggling to provide for their families and accused the manufacturer of “human rights violations.”
BFNAT Continues With Bigfoot
Product News(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) has extended its sponsorship of the famed Bigfoot monster truck team through 2010. BFNAT began its sponsorship of Bigfoot in 1991, and the multi-vehicle team uses specially prepared Firestone tyres.
Bridgestone Profits up 58 per cent
Product NewsBridgestone Corp’s full-year 2005 figures show that the company’s net profit surged 58 per cent last year to 180.7 billion yen (£877 million, 1.283 billion euros). In the 12 months ended 31 December annual sales rose 11 per cent to 2.69 trillion yen (£13.072 billion, 19.123 billion euros). The majority of the corporation’s turnover came from its tyre business, which contributed 2.156 trillion yen (£10.474 billion, 15.311 billion euros) a 12 per cent increase on the 1.931 trillion it generated in 2004.
Dunlop Bike Tyre Tops Test
Product NewsThe new Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier scored a decisive victory in its first major international comparative tyre test, being declared as “awesome” by top test riders. The test, carried out by US magazine, Sport Rider, compared the top road tyres on the market in a gruelling assessment of traction, braking, steering response and general handling qualities.
Strike Continues at Firestone’s Liberia Plantation
Product NewsDespite earlier reports that workers had gone back to work, one week into the strike company officials told Tyres & Accessories that while the industrial action “could end tomorrow, it could also go on for weeks.” In an interview with T&A, Bridgestone Americas’ Dan MacDonald and Gert Meylemans (Bridgestone Europe) explained that the ongoing strike might mean there is disruption, but it also unlikely to have any long term or direct effects on prices.
Despite the plantation’s size (118,000 acres) the company representatives downplayed the effect the strike would have on the tyre market. “The majority of what is harvested is not block rubber, but liquid latex,” Dan MacDonald told Tyres & Accessories. Instead the Liberian plantation’s output is only said to make up 14 per cent of Bridgestone Americas’ and 1.2 per cent of the company’s worldwide demand. For now there is said to be significant quantities of the necessary raw materials in reserve. And the executives pointed out that the company ran other large plantations in places like Indonesia. Reserves and alternative sites aside, 5,800 striking workers is not good for any company.
Strike Over At Firestone Liberia Plantation?
Product NewsThe strike action at Bridgestone Corp’s Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia has reportedly come to an end. The news has yet to be confirmed, but workers are said to have returned to work after government officials spoke to them. “The strike was provisionally called off. The workers have agreed to resume work after my intervention along with some other officials,” the Minister of Labour-designate told FrontPageAfrica.
Four Bridgestone Tyres Make Consumers Digest List
Product News(Akron/Tire Review) Four Bridgestone-brand tyres were named to Consumers Digest magazine’s list of tire “best buys,” which appears in the publication’s February issue. Earning the designation were the Bridgestone Turanza LS-H in the touring tire category; Bridgestone Potenza G009 in the performance tire category; Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza in the light truck/SUV all-purpose tire category; and the Bridgestone Dueler H/P in the sport tyre category.
New Tyres Unveiled at Chicago Auto Show
Product News(Akron/Tire Review) As it has in recent years, Bridgestone Americas Holding (BAH) is sponsoring the media center at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, 10 – 19 February, and is using the event to showcase new technology and products. BAH plans appearances by Mario Andretti and 2005 Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon, and will display the 1911 Marmom Wasp that Ray Harroun drove to victory in the very first Indy 500.
