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Sailun’s Commercio light commercial pattern “well received” in Europe

Sailun’s specialist light truck and commercial tyre pattern is called the Commercio – available in 16 sizes, the range is available through Sailun’s expanding European distributor network. The company’s European managing director, Martin West says: “the Commercio has been very well received in all of our European markets – the current levels of orders and the development of Sailun brand awareness and channels of distribution across Europe is very reassuring and 2012 promises to be a successful year the full range of Sailun passenger car and truck tyres.”

10th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Johnson Controls appoints UK and Eire MD

Johnson Controls Batteries has appointed Mike Hall as managing director to develop new market share growth strategies in the UK and Irish aftermarket. Prior to his new appointment, he was Sales Director for Europe and Africa within the Building Efficiency Division of Johnson Controls.

7th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

New Group Product and Procurement Director for Klarius

The Klarius Group has named Glynn Cureton as Group Product and Procurement Director. He joins Klarius from a senior position at Unipart. Cureton has responsibility for the full product portfolio management including over 100,000 lines of OE quality replacement Klarius and QH branded parts.

7th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Interstate eyes truck tyre market

Interstate Tire & Rubber has announced plans to enter the truck tyre segment; the company says it will start developing a complete range of truck tyres together with its distribution partners. In terms of quality, Interstate says the range will be based on “European” standards for casing, mileage and environmental considerations, and it will possess a “unique” price-quality level.

7th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

US launch for latest Trelleborg industrial tyre

Trelleborg Wheel Systems will unveil a new solid industrial tyre, the Monarch M2, at next week’s Modex 2012 manufacturing, distribution and supply chain show in the US city of Atlanta. The Monarch M2 is designed for use in industrial applications such as material handling and ground support equipment.

3rd February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Starco introduces nano-coating to steel wheel range

A world first has been claimed by Denmark’s Starco. The company reports it has begun coating the steel wheels it produces, both pressed and spun, with the ‘e-coat’ nanotechnology treatment. The application of e-coat during the steel wheel production process began at Starco’s Beli Manastir, Croatia wheel plant at the start of this year, following the installation and commissioning of equipment there in the final quarter of 2011. Starco says it is currently the only press wheel manufacturer using e-coat.

27th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Diablo Supercorsa OE for new Triumph

Motorcycle manufacturer Triumph has selected Pirelli’s new generation Diablo Supercorsa as original equipment for its latest offering, the Speed Triple R. The new Triumph bike, which recently premiered at the EICMA, will feature the ‘SP’ or Sport Production version of the Diablo Supercorsa in size 120/70 ZR17 tyre for the front and 190/55 ZR17 on the rear.

26th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Techking’s Turkish partner launches Effiplus website

Techking’s Turkish passenger car tyre distribution partner has launched a local website promoting the Effiplus brand effipluslastikleri.com is seen as key marketing know-how in the company’s plans to the Effiplus brands.

23rd January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Fulda range a growth area for Bandvulc

The Bandvulc Group reports its sales of the Fulda commercial vehicle tyre range grew 30 per cent year-on-year during 2011. The credit for this respectable increase goes to the both the Fulda portfolio itself and Bandvulc’s marketing efforts; following on from last year’s better than anticipated result the company expects sales of Fulda tyres to remain strong in 2012.

18th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

TGI sells commercial operation to Bentley Truck Services

TGI divested its holdings in its commercial service division, Commercial Tire Service, Inc. (CTS) through a sale to Bentley Truck Services, Inc. “Our aggressive growth plans and commitment to further expanding our footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean has been the driving force behind TGI’s success. After much consideration we have decided to channel our resources and focus on the continued development of our wholesale distribution network”, said Tony Gonzalez CEO of Tire Group International. Gonzalez also stated his gratitude to the Miami-Dade County and the surrounding communities for their patronage and support of CTS over the past six years.

13th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Romania welcomes Nokian’s 900th Vianor outlet

Only five months after reporting the opening of its 800th Vianor outlet, Nokian Tyres says it has reached the 900 mark. The company’s 900th tyre and car service centre has begun operations in Bucharest, Romania.

6th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli renews retread agreement with Vacu-Lug

Pirelli and Vacu-Lug have renewed the contract that means the Lincolnshire-based retreaded tyre manufacturer will continue as sole producer of the Pirelli Novateck range in hot and cold cure processes in the UK. The relationship between the two manufacturers dates back to April 2007 when a production agreement between the companies dictated that Vacu-Lug take over the machinery and moulds from Pirelli's own production facility in Burton-upon-Trent.

5th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Starco appoints new Agri sales manager

As of 2 January, Olaf Sandeck has taken on the new role of sales manager, Agricultural products, at Starco’s German operation. Sandeck is based at the Starco GmbH regional headquarters in Germany – close to many of the major European agricultural businesses. His main priority will be to support and develop the sales of Starco agricultural. Sandeck will also participate in the introduction and development of the company’s new online catalogue and ordering system.

4th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook releases AH22+ for regional traffic users

Hankook Tire has released an optimised version of its AH22 truck radial; this new tyre called the AH22+ and is aimed at drivers and fleets operating in regional and delivery traffic. The manufacturer says the all-axle truck and bus tyre makes improved performance possible in both city and overland traffic thanks to an optimised tyre structure with wider belt, reinforced bead and new tread design.

19th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Starco extends Otto Just supply agreement

Starting with its partnership with tyre maker Giti and later through its own production of wheels, over the past decade Starco has developed a strong presence as a supplier of wheels to OEM customers in the European trailer and caravan sector. To service this sector Starco has opted, despite having its own established distribution and logistics network, to renew its long-standing cooperation with Germany’s Otto Just. The German wheel systems supplier and distributor serves the German-speaking and Nordic caravan and trailer markets

15th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors