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Goodyear Signs Two OTR Supply Contracts

Goodyear OTR has renegotiated major contracts with Southampton Containers (part of the Dubai Ports Group) and Tilbury Container Services – to supply Goodyear EV-4A and EV-4S for Straddle Carriers. Straddle Carriers are the machines that load containers from the Port onto road going trucks. The contracts mean that Goodyear supplies over 75 per cent of the tyre requirements to Southampton Containers and also provide tyre performance data on 100 Straddle Carriers used at the Port. Tilbury Containers Services have over 40 machines on their site and all run on Goodyear’s range of EV tyres.

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Bridgestone Aims to Fire Up Arabian Sports Driving Scene

Between 12 to 14 May 2007, Bridgestone Middle East & Africa FZE offered Potenza Driving Lessons, a concept designed to raise awareness of safe sports driving techniques developed, run in cooperation with former F1 driver Stefano Modena. Part of a long term initiative from Bridgestone, the first three days of lessons were held in Dubai.

“We decided to host interactive driving lessons to provide a chance for motoring fans to enjoy sports driving in a safe and supervised environment. Using cars fitted with the new Potenza RE001 Adrenalin will effectively convey the joy and pleasure of sports driving to our target market and cultivate Potenza supporters in the region” said Mr. Kanahara, President, Bridgestone Middle East & Africa FZE, Dubai.

Bridgestone Middle East & Africa FZE (BSMEA) is the headquarters for the Middle East and Africa region. It was set up with the objectives of speeding up decision-making and action and of optimizing regional strategy by identifying market trends close to the customer and market.

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Maxxis Opens Dubai Office

In order to provide better customer service in the Middle East and Africa regions, Maxxis has opened an a new office in Dubai, which will take on the responsibility for sales, marketing and customer service for the two regions.

Maxxis views the opening of the Dubai office as a continuation of its work towards building its business in a region with tremendous potential for growth. The new venture also expands the company’s international reach: Maxxis sells to more than 130 countries around the world including the Middle East and Africa.

Maxxis International Middle East & Africa can be contacted by mail at LB15417, 4th floor, LOB 15, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE; by telephone at +971 4 8875354; and by fax at +971 4 8875355.

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Geneva Debut for P Zero Club

The Geneva Motor Show has provided Pirelli with its first opportunity to show off its latest P Zero to the public. Only a month after its Dubai unveiling Pirelli’s new UHP tyre will feature on a number of cars on display, including the eagerly awaited Maserati Gran Turismo, which is making its global debut at the Geneva show.

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Bridgestone Launches Dubai HQ

The Bridgestone Corporation has established a strategic business unit (SBU) HQ in Dubai to cover its tyre business in the Mena region; it has also set up an SBU in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific region. Both offices are set to begin operations on 1 October. Bridgestone says it has set up the SBUs with the objective of speeding up decision-making and action and in order to optimise regional strategy.

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BFGoodrich Dealers Go Dune Bashing in Dubai

At the end of November a group of 12 tyre dealers from throughout the country flew to Dubai to take part in the BFGoodrich Grip Challenge, a five-day event driving Mitsubishi Pajero T1s across the desert and up into the mountains of the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring Oman.

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