Yokohama Europe GmbH, the Yokohama Rubber Group’s European regional headquarters, has donated €10,000 to the youth division of the Ahrweiler BC Football Club in Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, the German state that suffered extensive flood damage last month.
Apollo Tyres’ manufacturing facilities in Kerala (located in Perambra and Kalamassery) are now returning to normal production levels, according to the company. Production operations in the two plants were affected by heavy floods in the state which prevented employees getting in to work.
Writing in an official statement on the matter, company representatives said: “There is no damage to equipment or property, and all the employees of the company are safe and secure. The production loss due to this natural calamity is 3000 metric tonnes approximately. However, consequential loss of profit is not significant.”
Following serious flooding in Kerala state, India, Apollo Tyres wrote to the stock exchange warning of plan shutdowns in light of the adverse conditions.
As parts of the UK were battered by storm Angus, and with warnings of more bad weather to come, fleet and vehicle management company LeasePlan UK offers the following tips on driving in flood conditions.
Following Apollo’s admission that flooding in Chennai had affected its tyre factory, JK Tyres has reportedly experienced disruption to eight of its shifts. This equated to roughly 700 tons of tyres, according to the local Business Standard newspaper.
It comes too late for those who have already experienced tyre and wheel damage on poor road surfaces over the winter months, however the decision to direct an extra £140 million to councils in England to repair roads damaged by winter weather is nevertheless good news for motorists. The Local Government Association has welcomed Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin’s announcement, even though it believes the extra funds probably won’t cover the full repair bill following the winter floods.
The AA’s flood rescue team, AA Special Operations, is calling for a review of road signage around flooding and warning drivers of the penalties for ignoring them. Since 1 December, the AA has attended around 3,200 flood-stricken vehicles, many of which were the result of drivers wilfully ignoring or misunderstanding road closure signs. Previous research […]
With acres of Somerset still underwater following one of the wettest Januarys ever, tyre bales are now being deployed in order to create makeshift roadways. According to a recent BBC news online report, Parts of the area have been flooded throughout January and many residents have to resort to using boats to get around.
Six Michelin suppliers have been awarded for their “exceptional contribution” in 2011 and 2012. At an awards ceremony held on 25 September, the French firm saluted these companies’ contribution towards its growth and development, a contribution they said to be with a respect for Michelin’s values.
A late addition to the Tyre Talk series of seminars held at Brityrex was Jane Whitelaw, senior adviser on Enforcement at the Environment Agency, whose subject was tyre disposal. Her talk, she said, would be based on two messages – are you clear about your responsibilities and how can you help the EA in its enforcement efforts?
In response to flooding that has affected an area large enough to swallow up a good-sized European country, Bridgestone Australia Ltd has announced a donation of AU$100,000 (₤62,000) to the Queensland Premier's Flood Relief Appeal. In addition, the company will also be holding the Bridgestone Flood Appeal across its retail network from Friday, January 21, where participating Bridgestone stores will conduct fundraising activities.
The Bridgestone Emergency Response Team – made up of volunteers who work for the tyre manufacturer – has pitched in to help clear the wreckage left in the wake of Hurricane Ike. The team travelled to Orange, Texas from its Nashville, Tennessee base to assist at the Firestone Polymers plant, which sustained heavy damage in the floods and high winds.
“While the focus of our BERT initiatives has always been to support emergency first responders, this effort is a bit unique,” Chuck Tarver, one of the BERT leaders, told American news sources. “We are actually relieving some of the burden to area first responders by helping our own teammates at our facility. In supporting our own family and business operations we are hopeful that we can get the Firestone Polymers Plan back in operation shortly.”
Following last year’s devastating floods in Mumbai, Apollo Tyres and CVONDM – a Maharashtra-based non-governmental organisation, have compiled a comprehensive disaster management booklet, which will be distributed to all Mumbai motorists. The booklet, which will comprise comprehensive disaster and road safety management tips as well as complete list of all emergency numbers, will be distributed free of charge to all motorists, to equip them with proactive steps and numbers, to effectively reach out as and when required and save theirs as well as their fellow motorists’ lives.
Auto Shanghai 2003, the 10th International Automobile and Manufacturing Exhibition, proved to be a great success, with 730 exhibitors from 23 countries and a show area of 81,000 square metres. The event ran from 21st to 25th April and attracted almost 200,000 visitors to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The 200 or so exhibitors from the automotive supply industry included a group of 50 companies from Germany. The show was held against a background of rising numbers of cases of SARS and in view of this problem, the organisers took a number of precautionary measures. Shanghai’s municipal authorities took the decision to close the show three days early in order to avoid the expected floods of visitors from other regions of China over the weekend. In general, this was welcomed by exhibitors, many of whom said that the visitor response had been so positive that they had achieved their trade fair objectives, despite the early closure.
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