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Micheldever Adds General Brand Car Line to 4×4 Range

Leading wholesaler Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) has added the Continental produced General Tire brand’s car range to its existing General 4×4 offering. The addition of the General car range to MTS’s private/exclusive brand portfolio follows the development of General’s 4×4 range into “the UK market’s fastest growing replacement 4×4 brand,” according to Southam Tyres (MTS’s specialist 4×4 wing). According to the company, MTS recently launched the stunning range of General car and van tyres as an exclusive product for tyre retailers in need of a high quality, high margin retail tyre.

8th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ITEC Enlists Experienced Advisory Council

The International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) has is working with “eight industry veterans” to help develop an aftermarket/distribution education programme for its show between 21 and 23 September at Cleveland’s I-X Center.

“These individuals who form our Advisory Council are key to the success of the exhibition,” said Ray Evans, chairman of the distribution component of the conference. “The Advisory Council is helping us develop a program that will focus on issues of importance to the industry today. With that information, we are creating a curriculum that promises to be ‘hands-on.’ These learning sessions will deal with rising costs of conducting business, new government regulations, the Internet and many more topics.”

6th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Alliance Expands Agricultural Offering

Alliance Tire has released a pair of new products into its agricultural range. The company is already well-known for its flotation tyres, including the 380 series. Alliance also produces the 380 Heavy Duty, a tyre it says incorporates the existing tyre’s known characteristics, including a fabric casing reinforced by steel belts, yet modified to make it suitable for the heaviest of applications, such as slurry tankers and dump trailers for soil and sand transport. Inflation pressure has been raised to 5 bar and load capacities increased. The casing has been strengthened by additional ply and tyre stiffness increased both radially and laterally. Furthermore, the 380 Heavy Duty’s bead bundle has been designed in accordance to new higher load and inflation pressure.

6th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Arla Foods Milks Benefit of Michelin X One Tyres

Those with a hankering for milk products will be pleased to hear that the use of Michelin’s X One MaxiTrailer tyres has enabled Leeds based dairy company Arla Foods UK plc to increase the load capacity of its palletised milk deliveries by 50 per cent. Through the added stability the Michelin tyre provides the company’s first variable deck trailer, Arla Foods can now load 36 pallets on board as opposed to 24. The Gray & Adams variable deck trailer is being used by Arla Foods to support a major contract that requires milk to be delivered in palletised loads to a regional distribution centre, from where the retailer amalgamates it with other products prior to delivery to its stores. This process differs from most milk contracts where products are transported in roll cages that are wheeled directly from the trailer onto the shop floor.

31st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New Thailand Logistics Provider for Continental

In Thailand, Continental Tyres has concluded a contract with the local operations of logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel for the national distribution of its tyres. In the scope of the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel Thailand will support Continental Tyres’ original equipment and aftermarket dealer business in Thailand. The service to be performed for Continental Tyres Thailand includes receiving and unloading import containers, checking of manufacturing date, storage, in- & out-handling, picking & packing, inventory management and nationwide distribution to its dealers and end users. The operations are being implemented at Kuehne + Nagel’s shared facility in Theparak.

31st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems Wins 3-Year IT Service Contract with Lodge Tyre

Lodge Tyre Company has signed a three year service level agreement with Cam Systems. The agreement marks the first of Cam’s Commercial Service customers to adopt its EDP Fleet Inspection and Fleet Management software. The package, which Cam calls “class-leading”, will provide Lodge Tyres with an end-to-end commercial solution which caters for inspections (and consequent recommendations), service job completion and ultimately near-real time billing via Cameo. Cam has exclusive distribution rights in the UK for the package.

30th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Launches DL07 Drive Tyre

Hankook Tire has introduced its next generation of line-haul drive tyre for the North American market at the 2010 Mid-America Trucking Show. The DL07 is initially available in size 285/75R24.5 (14PR), and the range will be expanded by the third quarter of 2010 to include sizes 11R22.5, 11R24.5 and 295/75R22.5. Hankook says the DL07 is intended to compete against the Michelin XDA5 (M/C), Goodyear G372A (G/Y) and Bridgestone M726EL (B/S) – all, the manufacturer notes, come with a higher price tag attached.

30th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Triangle Warns of Unauthorised Exporters

China’s Triangle Group reports that a number of individuals and companies have recently falsely represented themselves as authorised Triangle tyre dealers, in an attempt, says Triangle, to cheat foreign customers in the distribution of Triangle tyres via the internet to international markets. The Triangle Group says it has received complaints from export market customers regarding such activities.

26th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Extends EU Road Safety Charter Agreement

The European Road Safety Charter was established by the European Commission in 2004 with the aim of halving the number of road deaths within the EU. The following year Bridgestone Europe signed an agreement to support the charter, and has now opted to extend its support for a further three years. Bridgestone says its new charter agreement will be backed by a proactive programme of tyre safety checks to educate motorists on the importance of correct and regular tyre maintenance.

26th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Survey Shows More UK Dealers Recommend Bridgestone 4×4 Tyres

Research conducted by Encircle Marketing between April 2009 and February 2010 has revealed dealers recommend Bridgestone 4×4 tyres almost twice as often as the next most recommended brand. The survey showed that Bridgestone’s 4×4 tyres are recommended 18 per cent of the time, far ahead of the nearest competitor at 10.4 per cent. Dealer recommendation – widely accepted to be a key factor influencing customer purchase choice – was also found to be stronger for premium brands, with a 60 per cent recommendation rate versus budget brands.

19th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Denman Tire Files for Bankruptcy

US based industrial tyre manufacturer Denman Tire Corporation has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the US Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Ohio, reports Tire Review. This action ends an almost two-year struggle to stay afloat in the face of a brutal economy and heavy pressure from imported tyres.

18th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Chooses Damco for Vietnam Logistics

Michelin has appointed freight forwarding and supply chain management service provide Damco as its logistics and customs clearance provider in Vietnam. Under the three-year contract, Damco will handle Michelin’s exports from Thailand into Vietnam, inland transportation, cross-docking and distribution to customers within Vietnam. Damco will also manage warehouse operations for Michelin in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The new logistics set up will enable Michelin to distribute directly to almost 100 dealers across the country.

9th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama HPT’s Seward Appointed ITMA President

The managing director of Yokohama’s UK distributor, David Seward, has been appointed president of the Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association. Commenting on his appointment, Seward said; “Yokohama has been a long-standing member of ITMA and I am delighted and honoured to have been appointed President of the Association. ITMA has a vital role in the UK and it is a responsibility I will give my full commitment to.

5th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts More than Doubles Pre Tax Profits

Aftermarket parts supplier Euro Car Parts (ECP) has reported pre-tax profits of over £17 million in 2009, two and a half times the £6.6 million figure it reported in 2008. According to the company, this has been achieved through partnerships with many leading original equipment brands. In 2009, ECP entered into a long term agreement, which added TMD's PAGID friction brand to a portfolio, which already included the likes of Bilstein, Bosch, Continental, Denso, Exide, Sachs and Valeo, amongst others. For 2010 and beyond ECP is actively engaged in further expanding this partnership with other blue-chip automotive brand names, so that all parties can benefit from the partnership.

Company representatives report that the plan is to accelerate this programme during 2010, with the ultimate aim being coverage of 98 per cent of the UK market – three quarters of which ECP aims to provide with delivery of parts "within-the-hour". ECP's biggest investment in its future is the building of its new 400,000 square foot logistics facility.

3rd March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

British-based EBC Brakes Offers “World’s Largest Disc Pads Range”

EBC says it has developed and manufactured “the largest range of disc brake pads in the world, from mountain bike, motorcycle, passenger car, LCV, HGV, PSV , off highway and rail applications” using a range of specialist materials all developed in house at its R&D facility in Bristol. The company also announced the opening of a new distribution centre in Poland recently. The 500sqm facility is located near Krakow and carries “over 200,000 euro in EBC Brakes product inventory”.

2nd March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors