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Rietbergen takes on Goodyear Dunlop commercial role

As of 1 July, George Rietbergen, current managing director of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd, will take on the role of vice-president at Goodyear Dunlop’s Commercial Product Business Unit EMEA. Rietbergen, who took over from Mark Brickhill as UK and Ireland managing director in early 2010, has been employed by the tyre maker since 2001, starting in e-business and retail-related roles and progressing to the position of general manager for the Benelux region in 2005.

19th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Erich Fric named new Goodyear Dunlop UK general manager

The position of managing director of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd, made vacant by George Rietbergen’s impending move to Brussels and new role as vice-president for the company’s EMEA region Commercial Product Business Unit, has been filled by Erich Fric, the tyre maker has announced. Fric, whose career with Goodyear Dunlop began in Austria in 1994, will take over from Rietbergen on 1 July.

19th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Sava sales up in 2011

Slovenian tyre maker Sava has reported a 19 per cent growth in local net sales for 2011. The Goodyear subsidiary earned 132 million euros in local markets last year; in total, the company achieved net sales of 264.7 million euros and made a 6.83 million euro net profit.

18th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop showcases ‘AA’ concept tyres at Reifen

On the opening day of the Reifen 2012 show in Germany, Goodyear Dunlop unveiled two concept passenger car tyres that achieve an A-grading in both rolling resistance and wet grip on the EU tyre label. The company says its long-term goal is to apply the technologies and compounds utilised in these concept tyres, the Goodyear EfficientGrip AA edition and the Dunlop Sport BluResponse AA, to the company’s top green product lines – the Goodyear EfficientGrip and the Dunlop Sport BluResponse. The concept tyres will not be available for sale, Goodyear Dunlop notes.

5th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Ultra-fuel efficient’ Goodyear tyre coming soon

Goodyear has revealed that it is on the verge of introducing a new tyre technology "that will help car makers reach new levels of fuel efficiency and CO2 reductions in Europe. No details have been made available about the new technology, which was developed by the Goodyear Innovation Centre in Luxembourg and which is set to be revealed in the second half of this year.

28th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop not involved in LETA legal action

Whoever LETA – the recently formed industry association representing European tyre traders – is taking to court it isn’t Goodyear Dunlop. Following the news that the group of unnamed tyre traders have joined forces to take up court proceedings against unnamed tyre manufacturers to, in their view, protect the free trade rights and indeed the honour of likeminded companies, Goodyear Dunlop has confirmed that it is not involved in legal action with LETA.

28th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop announces 2012 Art Car Competition winner

Goodyear Dunlop has announced the winner of its 2012 Dunlop Art Car Competition, a contest to find innovative designs for the Dunlop-sponsored JMW Motorsport Ferrari F458 GT2 car. Egidijus Gužauskas from Lithuania provided the winning design, featuring a paint-splash effect. The car will first race in its new livery at the 24 Hours of Le Mans where Dunlop has a long and successful history to its name, having 34 victories at the iconic endurance race.

23rd May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop moves two to Dunlop Motorsport, Birmingham

Dunlop Motorsport at Birmingham’s Fort Dunlop is described as one of the best design centres in the business, with the flexibility to produce prototypes in days and manufacture short runs of tyres specifically for the various circuits visited by the tyre supplier every year. Goodyear Dunlop has recently made two new appointments at the facility; Vincent Van Goor moves from the Luxembourg-based Innovation Centre to take up the role of senior design engineer for car, while John Astbury makes a shorter hop from Wolverhampton to his new role as QTech Manager UK.

11th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear’s Blimp returns to UK skies

Nine months after a fatal crash in Germany ended Goodyear Dunlop’s 2011 European blimp-centred promotional campaign, the tyre maker reports the Goodyear Blimp has returned to our skies. The Spirit of Safety is taking to the air from mid-March until July to embark on a nationwide tour in support of the tyre brand’s planned road safety initiatives. Throughout its three or so months of service, the airship will deliver road safety messages as it underlines the importance of The Highway Code, with particular emphasis placed on young driver education. A renewed media partnership with Sky Sports will also reach out to a worldwide sporting audience as the Goodyear Blimp flies over major Premier League football matches as well as international cricket, golf and rugby games.

29th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

New Zealand to research tyre recycling options

New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment has pledged NZ$135,000 (£70,000) to fund research into tyre recycling options. Environment minister Nick Smith announced on 14 March that the money will go to the Product Stewardship Foundation, who will utilise it through Tyrewise, a product stewardship programme it has established. The grant covers 79 per cent of the costs the Tyrewise project will incur and is payable upon the completion of seven milestones that culminate in readying a recycling scheme for launch.

15th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Symposium identifies fuel saving techniques

A symposium held by Goodyear Dunlop in Brussels bringing together a panel of transport exports has identified the most important fuel-saving measures in front of around 170 transport executives and senior government figures. Aerodynamic devices, incentives, training, low rolling resistance tyres and new length regulations were some of the key techniques in helping to reduce vehicles’ CO2 emissions. The symposium, entitled, ‘Best Practice in Reducing Fuel Consumption’ included panellists Marco Digioia, secretary general of UETR (European Road Haulers Association); Benny Smets, managing director of Belgium-based haulage company NinaTrans; and Gandert Van Raemdonck, researcher at Delft University of Technology.

13th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

First public airing for Goodyear’s self-inflating tyre system

Amongst the innovations on show at Goodyear Dunlop’s Stand during the Geneva Motor Show is the company’s Air Maintenance Technology, which has been under development in Goodyear’s laboratories over the past two years and now being displayed publicly for the first time. The AMT system requires no external pump, electronics or driver intervention and is promoted as a technology that relegates the need to check tyre pressure to the dustbin of history. While Goodyear Dunlop claims it is too early to predict when AMT will be ready for its commercial launch, development work continues and is being supported by grants provided by the US and Luxembourgish governments.

9th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop appoints central, south-eastern Europe managers

Goodyear Dunlop has promoted Romanian staff members, Alina Mihaescu and Daniel Matei to regional management positions. Alina Mihaescu was appointed commercial marketing manager central and south-eastern Europe (CSEE) starting from January of this year and Daniel Matei is now the trade marketing & customer training manager for CSEE.

23rd February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop releases truck fleet carbon calculator

Goodyear Dunlop has launched a new web-based Fuel Efficiency Calculator, modelling the conditions under which Europe’s road haulers operate to predict the effect tyre choice, investments in driver training, and various aerodynamic retrofit solutions will have on fuel bills and companies’ environmental credentials. The calculator was developed alongside Panteia/NEA, which provided detailed market information from across Europe for increased accuracy. It is available free of charge to any European fleet operator or interested person.

21st February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop adds to MultiTread retread range

The Dunlop MultiTread mould cure premium retreaded commercial vehicle tyre range is being extended. The new products come in six sizes covering long and regional haul as well as municipal applications.

For long and regional haul applications, the MT SP344 all-position tyre and the MT SP244 trailer tyre are being added to the range, to complement the MT SP444 drive tyres, which are now supplemented with two 60-series sizes. For applications such as buses and other municipal vehicles including garbage trucks and road sweepers, the MT SP372 City all-position tyre and the MT SP472 City drive tyre are being introduced.

1st February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors