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BEN Benefits From Trade Garage Equipment Golf Day

Garage equipment specialists Trade Garage Equipment Limited recently held the organisation's first annual Golf Day, at the superbly appointed Lingdale Golf Club, close to TGE's headquarters at Shepshed. The event was hosted by TGE Chairman Keith Fairlie and it was held in order to celebrate a successful year's business and say "thank you" to the company's leading suppliers. These include such well-known names as Rotary Lift, SPX, Maha, Hofmann Megaplan, Alentec Orion, amongst many others.

11th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli a ‘World Leader’ in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for Fourth Year

For the fourth year in a row, Pirelli was confirmed world leader in the Autoparts and Tires sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe and Dow Jones Sustainability World indexes. For the second year in a row, Pirelli was also the only Italian company to be ranked as a world leader in its sector.

13th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Donates to Pakistan Flood Relief Efforts

Bridgestone and its subsidiary Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd have donated over £41,000 to the flood relief efforts in Pakistan. The company has sold tyres in the country for 50 years, though it has no sales office there.

1st September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Celebs Draw Crowds to Bridgestone Eco Rally

Hundreds of people turned out to see celebrities and politicians try their hand at eco-driving when the Bridgestone Eco-Rally travelled from Brighton to London’s Hyde Park on 7 July. F1 fans in particular lined the streets to get a glimpse of F1 heroes, such as Nico Hulkenberg, Eddie Irvine and Patrick Head, just days before the Silverstone Grand Prix. Other celebrities included Kevin McCloud, Quentin Wilson and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne.

The Bridgestone Eco-Rally showcased the latest in low and zero emission vehicle technology and included a full range of eco-vehicles from the Gutsi Zero Bus to the Honda CR-Z hybrid. The Ford Fusion world record-breaking hybrid also took part, representing Ford's electrification plans for Europe.

8th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Franchise Marketer Raises Cancer Research Funds

The marketing manager at HiQ’s largest franchise has raised £500 from a 5K run completed with her sister for Cancer Research UK. Emma-Jane Kisby, marketing manager for Easy Autocentres, and her sister Claire Murray, completed the Sutton Park Race for Life, to the delight of their friends and family.

22nd June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Tyres backs National Family Week

British tyre manufacturer, Avon Tyres, has announced it will be the tyre partner to National Family Week 2010, giving away 70,000 tyre safety kits with its tyres. This year’s event is the UK’s largest celebration of family life, packing in thousands of events, activities, competitions and promotions, all to encourage families to spend more quality time together. Backed by all major political parties, National Family Week will take place during summer half term holiday, between 31 May and 6 June.

28th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Initiates Conservation and Recycling Initiatives

Apollo Tyres has launched what it calls Habitat Apollo, a conservation and recycling initiative designed to “conserve and recycle non-renewable resources in the most effective way.”

The first formal drive under the environment initiative is on paper recycling. Employees are encouraged to use both sides of a piece of paper, print only when necessary, and dispose in a special bin. The paper collected from these bins is then taken for recycling and the recycling company gives Apollo Tyres office stationary in return.

The next initiative is to reduce the consumption of non-biodegradable materials across functions. In keeping with this spirit, Apollo Tyres has decided to completely do away with the conventional poly-wrapping of tyres.

19th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Partner Manchester United in Road Safety Initiative

Manchester United’s legendary Old Trafford ground turned into a ‘Theatre of Road Safety’ ahead of the game versus Tottenham on Saturday 24 April with some very special guests in attendance to help launch ‘Play Safer’. Developed by Kumho Tyres and the MU Foundation, in conjunction with Greater Manchester Police, ‘Play Safer’ is a new football skills and road safety training programme for children aged five to 11 years. ‘Play Safer’ is said to be the only programme of its kind in the world as it uses the skills of professional footballers – such as vision, awareness, anticipation and control – to teach kids about road safety, which makes it a fun, effective way to save lives. There are 10 road safety skill cards to collect in total, featuring tips such as ‘Control it like Berbatov’ and ‘Play it safe like Van der Sar’.

7th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Building Apartments for Hungarian Workers

South Korean manufacturer Hankook is to construct accommodation for its workers in Dunaújváros, Hungary. According to Hungarian news sources, construction on the 2 billion forint (£6 million) project will begin in early summer to be completed in 2011. It will house 500 workers. Hankook also plans to raise the employee numbers at its Hungarian facility from 1,200 to 1,900 claims the report.

6th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Announces Sponsorship of 2010 Eco Rally

Bridgestone has announced that it will sponsor a rally of low and zero emission vehicles: the 2010 Brighton to London Eco-Rally. The company says it will bring along well-known Formula One names on Wednesday 7 July, when the convoy of vehicles will travel the famous Veteran Car Run in reverse, driving from Brighton’s seafront to London’s Hyde Park. At the park, the rally will join a green transport exhibition, free to attend, at the Royal Albert Memorial.

4th May 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

HiQ and BTCC Fans Raised £50,000

In addition to the branding opportunities implicit in motorsport involvement, the HiQ brand’s continued presence in British Touring Cars allows it to continue using the championship to further its charity activities. The fast-fitter praised the thousands of British Touring Car Championship fans this week, after it was announced they had helped to raise a staggering £50,000 for Breast Cancer Care. Not only that, company representatives told Tyres & Accessories that the upcoming season would see HiQ raising funds for the Teen Cancer Trust in 2010 – funds which will go towards a new wing at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

25th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone, Schumacher Promote FIA ‘Make Cars Green’ Programme

Michael Schumacher was present at an event at the RACV City Club in Melbourne today, helping Bridgestone show its support for the FIA’s ‘Make Cars Green’ programme, which aims to educate motorists about the measures they can take to ensure their driving is as ecologically conscious as possible. Schumacher used the Bridgestone media event to speak about some of the practical applications of Make Cars Green. “We are delighted to have had Michael with us in Melbourne today to help promote the Make Cars Green program,” said Andrew Moffatt, Bridgestone Australia senior executive director.

25th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Advises Bikers to Check Tyre Pressure Before First Spring Ride

Spring having seemingly sprung over the last few days in the UK Avon Tyres is warning bikers across the country to check their tyre pressure before they venture out onto the road. Following one of the harshest winters for 30 years, many bikers will only now be considering returning to two wheels and the British-based motorcycle tyre specialist wants to make clear how important running the correct pressures is to the safety and stability of a bike.

8th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Outlines Steps Taken to ‘Green’ its Tyres

Bridgestone Europe’s updated environmental report is a document the company says sets out its “commitment to high environmental standards and the latest steps to achieve them.” This third edition of the ‘Environmental Commitment and Performance’ brochure continues the focus on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of tyre environmental impact from cradle to grave that has been a feature of the publication since its initial launch in 2006, and this year’s report also includes additional information on Bridgestone’s ‘Ecopia’ tyre range.

4th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors