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Goodyear label training surpasses the 1000 mark

Goodyear Dunlop’s Birmingham-based training team reports that it has trained over 1000 wholesalers and key stakeholders on the subject of tyre labelling legislation. According to the company, the training was set up in a bid to educate key stakeholders about the tyre label and what it means for their business. It involved a two hour interactive session, looking at the three criteria of the label in detail and answering any questions the dealers posed.

21st November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Vision West Nottinghamshire College tour Dunlop Motorsport factory

Dunlop has hosted a visit by Vision West Nottinghamshire college students at its Dunlop Motorsport factory in Birmingham. The 11 motorcycle students, aged over 18, were given a tour of the facilities courtesy of Dunlop employees.

20th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Kohaupt takes on emerging market role at Goodyear Dunlop

Rupert Kohaupt, formerly Goodyear Dunlop’s director of commercial vehicle tyres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has been appointed the tyre maker’s commercial vehicle tyre sales director for emerging markets. In his new Brussels-based role, the 30-year company veteran will continue the expansion of the growing emerging markets.

17th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop gets face to face with dealers

As part of Goodyear Dunlop’s International Customer Service Week between 1 and 5 October, company’s customer service team visited tyre dealers, franchisees, retailers and wholesalers in no less than 54 locations throughout the UK. The aim was to build relationships and get face to face with the customer, and Goodyear took the opportunity to congratulate its customers for their continued support and cooperation following what it calls a “year of diverse internal improvements.”

16th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop to provide A.F. Blakemore with tyres, service

Goodyear Dunlop is now sole tyre supplier to the 500 vehicle fleet operated by A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd after the West Midlands-based logistics firm signed a service agreement with the tyre maker. The deal, which will involve A.F. Blakemore fitting a combination of Goodyear’s Regional Haul range and NextTread products, was brokered by Truck Tyre Solutions – a member of Goodyear Dunlop’s TruckForce network.

5th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

IAA world premiere for Goodyear coach tyres

At this week’s IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany, Goodyear is launching its first ever dedicated European-market coach tyres, the Goodyear Marathon Coach and Goodyear Ultra Grip Coach winter drive tyre. Both tyres are available in 295/80R22.5 and 315/80R22.5, with all products to be available on the market by the end of October.

24th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear battling winter CV tyre misconception

Goodyear has launched an information campaign about winter road safety aimed at commercial vehicle owners and fleets. The manufacturer says it has identified a common misconception, with many commercial vehicle operators assuming that winter tyres are only suitable for snow and ice. Of course, readers of Tyrepress.com will be well aware that winter tyres are developed not only for extreme weather conditions; they also perform better than other tyres at temperatures below 7°C, because of optimised designs and softer, high-silica compounds that don’t harden like regular driving compounds.

10th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster awarded government procurement supplier status

ATS Euromaster will supply a full range of car, van, 4×4, truck and agricultural tyres, from premium to budget fitments, to every public sector organisation across the UK for the next four years, following the completion of a comprehensive tender process. The multi-brand supply deal will include the nation’s fire engines, ambulances, prison vehicles and local authorities. To enable this, ATS-E was awarded supplier status to public sector organisations across the UK on the Government Procurement Service framework agreement RM955.

4th September 2012/by Christian

Goodyear Dunlop awarded UK police, public sector contracts

Goodyear Dunlop has won four new lots in the Government Procurement Service RM955 supply and fit of tyres framework agreement. The first of these lots is for the sole supply and fitment of Goodyear and Dunlop tyres to UK Police Forces, while the others deal with wider public sector interests. The contracts will cover cars, trucks and motorcycles.

29th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Mates in an Espace promoting Sava to younger drivers

Goodyear Dunlop brand Sava wants to raise its profile with 18 to 34 year old drivers. To help achieve this aim, US comedians Kenny Santucci und Ben Rameaka have been engaged as Sava brand ambassadors. It is hoped the pair will add weight to the newly-launched brand claim that “Sava drivers have more fun.”

27th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop to launch coach-specific tyres at IAA

Amongst the numerous new releases to be unveiled at next month’s IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany will be Goodyear Dunlop’s first dedicated coach tyres. The Goodyear Marathon Coach all-position tyre and Goodyear Ultra Grip Coach winter drive tyre will be on display between 20 and 27 September, and Goodyear Dunlop says it will reveal information at the show “underlining the outstanding wear characteristics and comfort features that coach fleet operators have reported during extended customer testing.”

3rd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop renews contract with 70,000-strong TIP fleet

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe describes the renewal of its contract with GE Equipment Services Europe B.V. as being “one of the largest tyre deals in Europe.” The company initially won the tyre contract for GE’s TIP Trailer Services operation in 2006, and the renewed contract covers the supply and service of tyres for the 70,000 strong pan-European TIP fleet for the coming three years.

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster appoints Tye, Zaal for “next phase” of growth

Tyre, fast-fit and service, maintenance and repair (SMR) specialist, ATS Euromaster has appointed Peter Tye to the role of Group Operations director – Retail, and Columba Zaal as Group Operations director – Comprehensive. The company describes the appointments it’s a restructuring of its senior operations team, with Tye and Zaal replacing former Group Operations director Chris Hufflett, who has left ATS-E “to pursue opportunities outside the tyre industry”, according to the company. Tye has a strong record with franchises, joining the company having held senior franchise and operational roles within the Volkswagen Group at Audi and SEAT, and more recently at Goodyear Dunlop, where he was responsible for the development and growth of the HiQ franchise network from 20 to 150 sites. Zaal joined ATS-E in July 2009 on the retail side of the Group’s Operations; his new role will shift his focus to the commercial vehicle side of the business.

9th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop releases ‘2.0’ fuel calculator

An upgraded version of the free internet fuel saving calculator Goodyear Dunlop first launched in February 2012 is now available. Among the improvements in the new 2.0 release are EU tyre label grades, updated data, more truck configurations and additional languages.

6th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop prunes New Zealand fast fit network

Media reports from New Zealand indicate Goodyear Dunlop intends to close 24 fast fit outlets in the country – almost a third of its national ‘Beaurepaires’ commercial network. According to Marty Dinniss, a public relations consultant who acts as the tyre company’s spokesman in New Zealand, the closures will be focused on the commercial vehicle sector, and Beaurepaires' consumer and agricultural-focused businesses will not be affected. Up to 219 employees may lose their jobs, however Dinniss comments that the company is currently engaged in a consultancy period with workers and their representative union.

21st June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors