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Yokohama/MTV Partner in Eco Fundraising

Once again Yokohama has held its LIVEecoMOTION event in partnership with MTV Japan. The ‘one coin’ live charity event has been held annually since 2007 and the October 1 concert in Tokyo raised 492,500 yen (£3,780) in admission fees. On October 12, Yokohama donated this amount plus a further 37,280 yen in contributions to WWF Japan, which is – sorry wrestling fans – the local chapter of the World Wide Fund for Nature. The proceeds will be utilised for the organisation’s activities aimed at combating global warming.

15th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

BTCC Fans Help HiQ to Raise £5k

Up to 42,000 British Touring Car Championship fans have been praised by HiQ for helping to raise £5,000 for Breast Cancer Care. Clad in pink, the network descended upon Brands Hatch to make the final race weekend of the season one to remember for HiQ's official charity. The fast fit network’s pink girls were on hand to give away caps and replica cars in return for donations to the cause, and after counting the particularly heavy collections buckets from Sunday, the network can now reveal that £5,000 was raised through generous donations. Of that total, the BTCC marshals at Brands Hatch have been singled out for a special mention, after raising £600 themselves.

14th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Staffers on a Roll for Charity

This weekend a pink tyre will be rolled across the Black Country, part of the way by grown men wearing hot pink polo shirts. And while such a sight may be a rarity in the West Midlands, sound reasons lurk behind the pinkness and the tyre rolling. On October 16, the country’s largest HiQ franchisee is initiating a 15 mile tyre roll to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

13th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ ‘In the Pink’ This Month

When the HiQ network promised to go pink during October, it wasn’t disclosing plans to see the popular singer in concert. No, it meant that during the month of October, the fast-fitter’s 150 centres are going all out to help hit the £100,000 target for its chosen charity, Breast Cancer Care, with every outlet challenged to raise £275 for the cause.

5th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Golf Day Goes With A Swing

Hankook Tyre UK recently (16th September) hosted its second annual Golf Classic Day at the Hellidon Lakes Golf & Country Club, near Northampton. As the name suggests, water features strongly in the layout of the course and it proved a stern test for the 64 golfers, made up of tyre retailers and fleet managers. Joining the guests were Matt Cornwell and James Elliott, two first team players from Northampton Saints Rugby Club, sponsored by Hankook and currently riding high at the top of the Aviva Premiership.

28th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster’s Steward Cycling to Save Lives

In November, ATS Euromaster’s head of Business Development, Kevin Steward, will direct his efforts towards development of another kind when he sets off on a 420 kilometre ride through Tanzania as a participant in the transport charity Transaid’s ‘Cycle Tanzania’ fundraising initiative. Money raised through Steward’s efforts will help the independent charity’s work in Africa and the developing world.

27th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro-Tyre-Infinity Employees ‘Pump the Pedals’ for Charity

‘Ride for the Roses’ is a well-known charity event initiated by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. First held in Austin, Texas, a Ride for the Roses race has been run annually in the Netherlands since 1998. This year’s event was held in the city of Venlo on September 5 and attracted more than 11,000 participants, including eight motivated employees from Dutch wholesaler Euro-Tyre. Together the Euro-Tyre cyclists covered a combined total of more than 900 kilometres and their contribution to the Dutch Cancer Association, the KWF, was boosted by an additional donation from company management.

16th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tire Continues ‘Happy Soccer Class’ at Yellow Mountain

International News

In China, Cooper Tire has been continuing a series of measures designed to integrate the company into the communities in which it operates. One such programme is Cooper’s ‘Happy Soccer Class’ which recently saw Alex Koi, general manager of Cooper Tire China operations, lead his team of employees to Tanjiaqiao Central Primary School in Huangshan, also known as the Yellow Mountain, Anhui province. Since January 2010, Cooper Tire working closely with famous soccer commentator Huang Jianxiang, officially launched the Cooper Tires charity soccer with the theme of ‘The wheel of Joy – happy soccer class’. This campaign aims to teach soccer skills to the children.

10th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Announces Open Days to Celebrate Erdington Refurbishment

Following a £170,000 makeover, HiQ is ready to show its Bromford Lane, Erdington centre off to the public. The fast fitter says the Erdington outlet’s fortunes have enjoyed a “huge upturn” since its refurbishment and rebranding and thus between Thursday July 29 and Saturday July 31 it will officially commemorate its new look with a series of safety oriented charity events.

27th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Readies Intrepid Vanners for Asian Charity Road Trip

If Ranulph Fiennes was planning a 10,000 mile road trip across Asia, he probably wouldn’t select a Daihatsu Hijet van as his vehicle of choice. But four students have spurned the Land Rover and other rugged machines trusted by explorers in favour of this Japanese microvan. It’s probably just as well then that they made a last minute visit to a fast fit centre in Plymouth to get everything ship shape.

23rd July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Trailer Tyre Named Fleet Safety Product of the Year

Michelin’s X One MaxiTrailer tyre has been named Fleet Safety Product of the Year at the annual Fleet Safety Forum awards for excellence, organised by road safety charity Brake. Brake’s decision to reward Michelin was supported by data recorded on a tilt-table at QinetiQ’s Chobham-based test facility which found that a fully laden 44-tonne tractor unit and trailer fitted with 455/45R22.5 X One MaxiTrailer tyres achieved a 6.5 per cent improvement in tilt angle (the angle at which a vehicle will overturn) compared to the standard 385/65 R22.5 fitment.

5th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Mercy Ships Benefits from Bridgestone Tyre Donation

For the third consecutive year Bridgestone has donated tyres to Mercy Ships, an international charity that runs hospital ships that bring medical services to some of the world's poorest regions. The consignment of Dueler 694 4×4 tyres will be used on Mercy Ships’ fleet of 4-wheel drive Nissans. As an On/Off road tyre, the Dueler 694 is ideal for the mixed use and rough conditions faced by Mercy Ship vehicles around towns, air strips and ports.

24th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New GEA President Champions Quality

Malcolm England, general manager of Unipart’s Garage Equipment Services division and recently appointed president of the Garage Equipment Association (GEA) has promoted quality, safety and service during his president’s speech at this year’s GEA dinner.

20th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Introduces “Local Hero” Promotion with Sally Gunnell as Brand Ambassador

The first HiQ National Franchise Conference of 2010 – taking place today and yesterday at the Mercure Albrighton Hall Hotel near Shrewsbury – saw the launch of the fast fit network’s latest national advertising campaign to find the UK’s “local heroes”. The new promotion is designed to deliver HiQ’s concept of itself as a “national brand driven by local business, local heroes” by allowing local communities to recognise the contribution of local people, said marketing manager Geraldine McGovern, introducing the eight month public relations programme. In addition, the local hero campaign will be represented in national media outlets by new brand ambassador and British Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell, who spoke to the franchisees about being “able to champion the work of others.” Gunnell talked of the value of others’ support in helping her achieve sporting success, drawing comparisons with the relatively unrecognised contribution of selfless people to the local area. The campaign, she said, will offer communities the chance to “recognise the people that often we don’t really think about.”

21st April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Infleet Continues Army Benevolent Fund Support

For the last three years Infleet has supported ABF – The Soldiers Charity as its chosen charity. The fleet company, having sponsored a race at the greyhound track in Wolverhampton for several years, recently arranged to exclusively sponsor a particular rave in support of the ABF. The company has also contributed to several other ABF charity events.

Perhaps one reason why the company is particularly keen to support its chosen charity is because Infleet commercial director Chris Comport is also a Colonel in the Territorial Army and he has been associated with the forces for over 35 years.

20th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors