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Dunlop Aircraft Starts Work on China Retreading Facility

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, the world’s only specialist aircraft tyre manufacturer, today announced it has begun preliminary ground work investigations and held a traditional stone-laying ceremony on the site of its new retreading facility in China. The move follows the agreement of terms and signing of a contract between joint venture partners Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (63%), Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) (28%) and Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (TAECO) (9%).

Birmingham, UK-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres will be the majority partner at the new facility in Jinjiang, Fujian Province. It is due be operational early next year as Dunlop Taikoo (Jinjiang) Aircraft Tyres Limited.

21st February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Van Essche New Goodyear Europe Retread Manager

Goodyear’s European operation, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe, has appointed former Bandag Europe executive Danny van Essche to the position of retread manager EU. Mr. van Essche joined the company on February 1, and is based at Goodyear’s European head office in Brussels.

The position of retread manager EU was held by David McMillan until his sudden death last year, and van Essche joins the company following a decade at Bandag EMEA, where he was employed as director of marketing. He left the retreader in September 2006, taking with him considerable experience in the managing of fleet programmes, developing dealer networks and distribution management, and developing new product lines.

18th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

G-Power Claims World Record on Dunlop Tyres

G-Power has claimed that its souped-up BMW M5, the 360-km/h G-Power Hurricane is the fastest in the world. At the heart of the high-performance saloon is a five-litre V10 engine with a G-Power Evo II supercharging system that delivers 730 hp. Needless to say, the enormous performance places extreme demands on aerodynamics, tyres, suspension and brakes.

At this point the G-Power reports that it hit a roadblock because the OE tyres that came with the care are limited to 340km/h. First they switched to an unnamed Continental product that allowed a speed of more than 350 km/h. Not content with this G-Power reports that the team selected 295/25 ZR 21 Dunlop tyres mounted on Brilliant Graphite Silverstone 21-inch (9.5 J x 21) light-alloy wheels.

6th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Cambrian Tyres Launches New Website

2008 sees the launch of a new Cambrian Tyres website (www.cambriantyres.co.uk). According to the company, the site enables consumers to enquire about their nearest stockist and dealers can have access to the latest special offers, trade only data and resources; whilst all visitors can see the latest news from all seven brands along with videos, fitment guides and lots more.

Cambrian Tyres, one of the leading UK motorcycle tyre distributors, says it continues to offer its dealer’s “unsurpassed exclusive special offers” and unrivalled customer service. According to the company, this is down to the company’s bulk buying power capabilities and a dealer-centred philosophy. From our early days, our target of being a ‘one stop tyre shop’ for dealers has been realised as we have become the leading purchaser of each of the big seven tyre brands to the UK motorcycle market.

4th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear UK Partners with Casing Operations

Goodyear Dunlop UK has appointed two strategic partners for the collection of casings within the UK. The news comes as a direct result of the ongoing Complete Casings Control project which has the primary objective ensuring the company has a casings operation that is aligned to the needs of both external and internal customers whilst being “efficient, transparent and robust.” Goodyear describes the move as being part of the evolution of a “World Class Casings Operation.”

1st February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nigel Sowerby New Director Truck Tyres at Goodyear Dunlop UK

Goodyear Dunlop UK has appointed Nigel Sowerby as Director, Truck Tyres in their UK and Ireland business, effective 1 March 2008. Robin Sharpe, current Director, Truck Tyres will handover to Nigel Sowerby to ensure during February before Sharpe moves on to a new assignment to be announced next month. Sowerby joined Goodyear Dunlop in 2005 as Southern Area Manager for the company’s TruckForce commercial vehicle tyre servicing network, before being promoted to the position of Manager, TruckForce, UK, in 2006.

Commenting on the appointment, current Director Truck Tyres, Robin Sharpe, commented: “Nigel and his team have done an outstanding job in building the TruckForce service network as a ‘Best in Class’ provider to the road transport industry. The time is now right to consolidate the management team to deliver a truly focused tyre and service offering, and I look forward to my next challenging role within Goodyear Dunlop.”

30th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Specialist Becomes Sheep Midwife

When Goodyear Dunlop UK off-the-road tyre specialist, Brian Eastman, visited a farm in Shurford he ended up using a more “hands-on” approach than he bargained for. In January Eastman was visiting Richard Parris at Cutliffe Farm when farmer Parris received a call informing him that one of his sheep was in a bit of bother during labour. He leaped to the rescue, taking an intrigued Brian Eastman with him, whereupon they found the sheep was struggling with a lamb in a breach position. Parris took control, whil Goodyear’s Eastman held the sheep in place and kept it calm. “It was an interesting night at the farm and certainly a first for me! Mother and baby are doing well!” Brian Eastman told T&A. Perhaps his example will lead to animal midwifery being added to OTR tyre training!

25th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Passenger Car Centre Opens In Malaysia

Towards the end of last year, Heap Heng Tayar Sdn. Bhd., in partnership with Continental Sime Tyre (CST), opened the first BestDrive Continental Passenger Car and Light Truck (PLT) Centre in Kedah, Malaysia.

To date, seven BestDrive Continental PLT Centres have been opened throughout Peninsula Malaysia, with more to come, says Choong Kee Seng, Sales Director at CST. The concept of the centres is to provide a broad range of car and light truck-related services, aimed squarely at the premium customer segment.

22nd January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop India Hopeful for Fresh OE Agreements

Dunlop India is reported to be seeking fresh OE deals. According to the Times of India, the Ruia Group company has entered into talks with India’s largest commercial vehicle maker, Tata Motors, regarding a truck tyre deal. Company chairman Pawan Ruia also stated that Dunlop India hopes to come to an arrangement with India’s Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) for the supply of OTR tyres. The manufacturer of earthmoving and heavy industrial equipment recently signed an OE agreement with Apollo Tyres, for which the company is increasing its OTR tyre capacity from 10 to 60 tonnes per day.

Mr. Ruia added that Dunlop India is also in negotiations with Hindustan Copper and Coal India for the supply of OTR tyres.

21st January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Control Tyre for New UK GT Cup Series

The organisers of the new GT Cup racing series have chosen Dunlop Motorsport as the sole tyre supplier to the inaugural series. The new televised series will consist of eight ‘double-header’ events at the UK’s top circuits, including Silverstone, Donington and Brands Hatch, and will be open to production GT cars such as Ferraris, TVRs and Porsches. Dunlop are a leading supplier to GT racing around the world, having won the GT2 class of the 2007 Le Mans Endurance Series with Virgo Ferrari team. Dunlop tyres are also used in other leading supercar and GT championships such as the International GT Open, Spanish Endurance Championship, Britcar, Dutch Supercar Challenge and Danish Endurance series.

11th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Equipment Defect Caused Production Shutdown at Fulda

Goodyear’s Fulda Reifen unit in the German town of Fulda was forced to halt production on Tuesday due to defective equipment, and production remained shut down for about 24 hours. This enforced down time led to the loss of production of approximately 20,000 tyres. A spokesperson from Goodyear Dunlop confirmed that production resumed on Wednesday afternoon, however she declined to comment on how much the lost production will cost the company.

11th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Previews SP Sport Maxx TT

Today Dunlop unveiled the new Kevlar-equipped Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT tyre at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s NEC exhibition centre. In an exclusive preview ahead of its official European launch (scheduled for March), Tyres & Accessories was given details of Dunlop’s latest ultra-high performance (UHP) offering and marketing strategy.

The Sport Maxx TT will initially be available in a small selection of 17 – 18-inch diameter sizes. Ranging from 205/50 to 235/35, the initial range will consist of just 15 stock keeping units (SKUs), that Dunlop has specially selected to cover 81 per cent of the fast-growing large UHP segment. ERMC Europool data shows that the 17-18-inch plus section of the UK market grew 26 per cent year-on-year in 2007.

10th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Celebrates Motorsport Results at Autosport

Dunlop will be celebrating its 2007 motorsport successes, and unveiling important new motorsport contracts at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on Thursday. When the show opens at the NEC, the company’s key stand means that once again, the iconic Dunlop bridge will be the first thing that the predicted 100,000 visitors will see when they enter Hall 9. Dunlop design, develop and manufacture motorsport tyres at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham, and in 2007 were victorious in international Superbike racing, 125cc and 250cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing. On four wheels, Dunlop is the choice for touring car championships around the world, with success in the British, German and Australian national championships.

9th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Tyres to Double Radial CV Tyre Production

Apollo Tyres has announced it is planning to double commercial vehicle (CV) tyre production capacity at its Vadodara plant. Apollo, which bought Dunlop International and its Regal brand at the end of 2006, has reportedly made the expansion plans following a successful response to test marketing its Regal brand truck and bus radials.

9th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

American Market WRX STI on Dunlop Performance Tyres

The 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI sold in North America will sport Dunlop SP Sport 600 radials. The tyres, which were specially designed to match the car’s suspension, were produced in Japan, Goodyear said. The tyre will be supplied in size 245/40R18 93W, The Dunlop SP WinterSport 3D is the winter tyre option on the new car, as is the Dunlop SP Sport 01 UHP in size 235/45R17 94W. (Tire Review/Akron)

7th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors