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Goodyear Appoints New UK Commercial Business Unit Director

Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Limited has announced the appointment of Clive Powell as director, commercial business unit, headquartered in Birmingham, West Midlands. Mr Powell joins the UK organisation from his current position as sales director, Truck Tyres Europe. The new commercial business unit director will be responsible for the truck and bus tyre business, including the development of the TruckForce service network in the UK. Mr Powell’s predecessor, Wim Reijmerink, left the organisation to pursue other interests, the company said.

Richard Johnson, managing director, UK Operations stated: “Across Europe, Clive has played a major role in driving the development of our ‘best in class’ support services such as FleetOnlineSolutions, RoadsideAssistanceServices and TruckForce. We are confident that Clive can accelerate the successful implementation of these services in the UK to reaffirm our leading position in the truck and bus tyre market.”

8th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Supports Tsunami Relief

Goodyear Dunlop has teamed up with Southern Vectis providing tyres for ten IVECO 59-12 vehicles that the bus company is pledging to Asia Bus Response, a UK-wide appeal for vehicles by the bus industry.

1st February 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Appoints Trade Marketing Agency

Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK has announced that it has appointed the RLA Group as its trade marketing agency. The agency will be responsible for developing and coordinating a trade marketing programme covering all group activities. RLA will represent the Goodyear, Dunlop and Fulda tyre brands and the Hi-Q retail vehicle and tyre service network.

18th January 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Secures Additional Funding

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has said its Belgium-based joint venture with Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries has arranged financing worth up to $365.5 million (£189.52 million), the associated press is reporting.

The transaction, which will be completed in euros, will provide $219.25 million to Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV, Europe’s second-largest tyre maker. That amount, which will be secured through accounts receivables, could expand before the facility’s term ends in five years. Goodyear said the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and will replace an existing $109.6 million facility. The deal is subject to customary annual renewal of back-up liquidity lines, Goodyear said.

Shares of Goodyear rose 84 cents, or 6.43 per cent, to close at $13.91 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock increased another 5 cents to $13.96 in after-hours trade.

15th December 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Runflats in Europe from Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany

In the middle of November Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany in Hanau inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for runflat tyres. The company has invested approximately 250 million euros into its German locations over the last three years. In Hanau Goodyear Dunlop can produce about 3,000 runflats a day, a similar production facility is in Fulda factory. Goodyear Dunlop produces 26 million tyres per year and sells about 40 million. 14 million of the German produced Dunlop tyres are exported to sister companies. This year alone, the company in Europe sold 1.3 million DSST (Dunlop Self Supporting Technology) and Goodyear EMT (Extended Mobility Technology) tyres, making it market leader in this segment.

19th November 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre TV Documentary

British television viewers are in for a tyre lesson next week, as Granada’s ‘Men and Motors’ will be broadcasting a documentary called ‘Life of Tyres.’ The programme will trace the history of tyre development from John Boyd Dunlop’s initial pneumatic tyre to today’s latest technical advances.

13th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Hi-Q Trains Flat Out

Tyres fitters at Hi-Q branches up and down the country have completed the training necessary to fit run flat technology, the company has announced. Hi-Q’s operations manager Mike Garwood said run flats should only fitted by highly trained staff, adding: “They’re radically different from conventional tyres. Run flats are designed by experts: they must be installed by experts. Hi-Q is the only nationwide network to have been trained by Goodyear and Dunlop. We have the equipment and trained personnel to do the job safely and competently.”

Goodyear Dunlop spokesperson James Bailey said his company had worked closely with Hi-Q to develop a training programme that made sure staff who fitted its safety tyres were qualified experts. “Courses within the industry are rarely as rigorous as this: passing it should give motorists peace of mind that our tyres are being fitted properly and safely. Although run flats must be fitted by experts, they’re not just for specialists. These tyres can be fitted to almost any wheel rim, and their popularity is growing at such a rate that they’re quickly becoming standard for any motorist who refuses to compromise on safety.”

13th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

R H Claydon to Distribute Dunlop

R H Claydon has announced that it has been appointed the sole distributor of Dunlop’s Agricultural, Industrial and MPT tyres in mainland UK and Northern Ireland, from the beginning of October.

7th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop PA Wins National Award

Jackie Mead, PA to the general manager of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd, has won the inaugural Smart Secretary/PA of the Year Award.

5th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear and Dunlop to Launch New Products at IAA Show

The 60th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicle Show will provide the platform for the launch of a number of new Goodyear and Dunlop products and services. As well as exhibiting a range of tyres for trucks, buses and coaches the Goodyear Dunlop stand will highlight the latest news and services from the Europe-wide TruckForce customer support network.

Goodyear Dunlop says that one of its key goals at the IAA show is to help customers evaluate some of the new tyre-related transport solutions that are available. The company believes its can demonstrate how its products and services can reduce costs. The company recently came up with some new concepts. These include maximising the cargo volume in mega-trailers, reducing the risk of overloading axles and increasing trailer brake life by up to 30 per cent. These configurations are said to produce longer tyre life and better fuel consumption in comparison with previous configurations.

On the ‘software’ side, new systems such as FleetOnlineSolutions and RoadsideAssistanceSolutions were both introduced less than a year ago. These internet-based ‘solutions’ will be demonstrated on the stand to show how they can reduce costs and downtime for the fleet operator and to show the latest improvements that have been introduced to the systems.

Key members of Goodyear Dunlop’s European truck tyre marketing and technical management will be present on the stand to meet customers and media on the press and opening days of the show.

The new products and services will be unveiled on Press Day, 22nd September and include tyres which are unique to the industry. The IAA Commercial Vehicle Show runs from the 23 to 29 September in Hanover.

14th September 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Managers to Job Swap

Goodyear Dunlop Europe has appointed Dick Johnson as general manager of Goodyear Dunlop UK, the company has announced.

6th September 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Make New Fleet Appointment

Goodyear Dunlop have appointed Tony McHugh as national key account manager, in a move designed to strengthen the company’s fleet operations.

31st August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

New BMW to fit Goodyear Runflats

The new BMW 1-series, is the latest vehicle to be fitted with Goodyear runflats and is due to be launched across Europe in mid-September.

According to media reports the 1 series is the first volume car to be fitted with runflat tyres as standard. The BMW series will have 16 inch Goodyear Eagle NCT5 EMTs as standard, which will be supported by a tyre pressure warning system. BMW claim the tyres will enable the car to be driven safely for up to 145 kilometres (90 miles) at up to 80 kilometres (50 miles) per hour, with all the tyres punctured.

Goodyear Dunlop Europe OE director, Jean-Jacques Wiroth, said: “This is a significant move by BMW as they expect the new model to do well – it’s also their first entry into the compact hatchback market. Apart from the OE contract our replacement business will benefit through the high volume anticipated”.

The company already supplies runflat tyres to BMW for the 5 series, the 6 series, the Z4 and the Mini.

25th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

‘One-stop’ shopping for Goodyear Customers

Goodyear Dunlop Europe has been selected to supply replacement tyres for Volvo’s European truck tyre business through its chain of close to 1,000 truck dealers and workshops. According to Henry Johnson, managing director of Goodyear Dunlop’s European truck tyre business, Volvo customers will have the option to benefit from the one-stop shopping approach.

17th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Hi-Q Strengthens Its Fleet Team

Hi-Q Tyre Services has appointed Naithan Keeping to the role of fleet director. Mr Keeping, 31, joins the Goodyear Dunlop retail network, from ATS, where he was fleet sales director.

4th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors