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Courier achieves 350,000+ miles with Michelin Agilis

Michelin reports that a pair of Agilis van tyres fitted to a vehicle owned by Cumbria-based courier Bryan Davidson have clocked up an impressive 353,000 miles – enough to have taken the van more than 14 times around the world. The 215/75 R 16C Agilis tyres were shipped as an original equipment fitment on the rear axle of Davidson’s 2004 Citroen Relay LWB Hi-Roof van from new and have just been changed – with the odometer reading 353,000 miles. The front tyres lasted around 120,000 miles.

7th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper marks F3 diamond anniversary with diamond, crystal tyre

Motorsport

Cooper Tire has created a set of jewel-encrusted tyres to mark the diamond anniversary of Formula 3 racing in Britain, a series for which it is the current title sponsor. The tyres were made by London jeweller Freddie Keeble at FK Diamonds using both diamonds for the 60th anniversary and Swarovski crystals. They were unveiled at Silverstone during the launch of the 2011 Cooper Tires British F3 International Series, where they were bolted on to the race car of Carlin driver, Rupert Svendsen–Cook.

6th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone summarises earthquake relief efforts

News

In addition to the 300 million yen in donations and aid Bridgestone Corporation pledged on March 14 to help victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, the company reports that its subsidiaries have donated a further 77 million yen (£563,000). Specifically, Bridgestone Europe and Bridgestone Americas have each donated 250,000 euros. On top of this, the tyre maker has donated more than 11 million yen (£80,000) to assist relief efforts following the earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on February 22. From this, the parent company donated 5 million yen to the New Zealand Red Cross, while Bridgestone Australia and Bridgestone New Zealand donated NZ$100,000 (£47,500) to the same organisation.

6th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

End-of-life tyres used in Newstead visitors centre

News

ATS Euromaster is helping to construct the largest single tyre wall in the world after supplying a truckload of scrap tyres to an exciting rural development project in Newstead, Nottinghamshire. The tyres are being used to form the building blocks of a new visitor centre and café, after Newstead became one of six villages to receive a grant from the Village SOS project, sponsored by Big Lottery Fund and the BBC.

5th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Steve Cundy retires after 40 years at Avon and Cooper

News

Steve Cundy, business development director for Cooper Tire Europe, has retired after almost 40 years of working at the European headquarters in Melksham, Wiltshire.

Having joined Avon Tyres in November 1971 as the company’s youngest Area Sales Manager at the age of 21, Cundy moved up through the ranks. He was UK sales director when the US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company acquired Avon in 1997 and since then has continued to develop Cooper’s car tyre business across Europe as well as becoming the head of the company’s motorcycle business unit and sales team in 2008.

1st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tire appoints new UK sales director

News

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe has appointed Jason Clarke as its new UK sales director, effective of 1 April. Clarke, 41, has worked for Cooper Tire since 1998 and takes over the position following the retirement of Steve Cundy at the end of March. Clarke joined the Company in March 1998 as regional sales representative for Wales. He then became a regional sales manager for the Wales and Midlands region, before being promoted to the role of UK sales manager for retail accounts in 2006.

1st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mayor's electric dream

News

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has declared that he "wants London to be the electric car capital of Europe." He was speaking as Jon Goodman, MD of Peugeot UK, presented him with an all-electric Peugeot iOn.

The iOn, which is one of the first zero-emission tailpipe emissions cars to go on general sale, had just finished a whirlwind tour of major Peugeot dealerships in the UK.

31st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon launches ZZ5, UHP successor to ZZ3

News

Available in various fitments for 18 and 19-inch diameter rim sizes in the UK and mainland Europe from March 28, 2011 is the Avon ZZ5 ultra high performance tyre, following high speed durability testing at the Nürburgring, among other places. The tyre has what manufacturer Cooper Avon terms an “Intelligent Asymmetric Tread Design” and “Optinoise” technology for a quieter ride. The company says the tyre’s development on European roads and racetracks have given it improved handling and grip capabilities. The tyre is aimed at the small-medium high performance sector, typified by such models as the Audi S4 and Lotus Evora.

31st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

UK environmental charity launches ‘better tyres’ campaign

News

National charity Environmental Protection UK has launched a campaign encouraging motorists to save money on fuel and reduce the environmental impact of their road journeys through choosing energy efficient, low noise and safe tyres. The Campaign for Better Tyres was officially launched by Transport Minister Norman Baker in London on March 29.

30th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Firestone brand launches new European website for tyre end users

News

Bridgestone has announced the launch of a new European website for the Firestone brand. The website hopes to attract the attention of end users with improved navigation and imagery to reflect the desired brand image for Firestone. “We designed this new Firestone website from the consumer point of view” says Jean-François Callier, trade marketing, Bridgestone Europe. “The content reflects what motorists want to find on a site and we provided the structure and flow to make their search as easy as possible.”

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pilot Road 3 aimed at growing sport touring segment

News, Premium

Between 2004 and 2010, Europe’s sport touring radial motorcycle tyre market grew 31 per cent. This trend is expected to continue, with some forecasts for the current year estimating an increase of about seven per cent. At the start of the year Michelin released a new tyre into this lucrative market, the successor to its popular Pilot Road 2. The official launch for the new tyre was held towards the end of March. In announcing the introduction of the Pilot Road 3, Michelin says the new tyre surpasses its 2007-launched predecessor in terms of the grip it provides on wet roads and the consistency of performance it delivers over time. Alongside this, the tyre maker adds, is a combination of “unprecedented performance with the marketplace's best-balanced overall performance package.”

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29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Potenza S001 OE for Audi A1

News

Bridgestone has confirmed its Potenza S001 is being supplied for original equipment fitment on Audi’s A1. Deliveries of the tyre in size 225/35 R18 87W began last September, the fourth OE supply deal for the Potenza S001 since its launch in February 2010. The Bridgestone tyre is also supplied to the Audi RS5, Aston Martin Rapide and Ferrari 458 Italia. Continental also supplies original equipment tyres for the Audi A1; in February 2011 it reported supply of its ContiSportContact 3 and the ContiPremiumContact 2 tyres in 15, 16 and 18-inch sizes.

25th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mytyres.co.uk promotes 3mm philosophy

News

Mytyres.co.uk – the UK online shop of Europe’s leading online tyre retailer Delticom – is offering motorists a simple tyre safety check list to ensure their tyres are fit for purpose and help to keep them safe on the road. Interestingly the five-point safety check begins with a recommendation to change tyres when tread depths reach around 3mm.

25th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

British OTR market a focus for Heuver

News

Dutch wholesaler Heuver Tyrewholesale has extended its OTR business into the UK and Ireland and says it is actively targeting this region, a move it describes as a further development of its “strong European position in the OTR sector.” Heading up the British operation is 43-year old Phil Bradburn, who is based near Manchester and has worked with Heuver for a number of years.

22nd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear switches Optitrac farm tyre product strategy to specific applications

News

Goodyear has detailed a change to the product strategy of its million-selling Optitrac range of farm radial tyres, which is to become more application focused. Commenting on these new developments to the Optitrac range, Phil Stanton, Goodyear’s Farm Tyre manager, said: “Goodyear has found that the trends in the agricultural machinery market, particularly with the high end machines, means that application specific tyres will be required in the future. The differing performance requirements of tractors and harvesters can no longer be fully satisfied by the same tyre. The 2 new ranges of tyres will clearly segment our OPTITRAC product line into specific tyres for tractors and for harvester machines and will have features that will provide the performance benefits demanded by the operators of these machines.”

21st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

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