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Yokohama commits to Green Wave 2011

Those wishing to catch the Green Wave don’t have long to wait – the global tree planting campaign advocated by the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place on May 22 – the International Day for Biological Diversity. In Japan, however, the Green Wave has already been washing over the land for more than two months, as the country’s government declared the 16 weeks between March 1 and June 15 its “Green Wave 2011” period. During this time schools, companies and organisations have been encouraged to carry out tree planting campaigns. It goes without saying that Yokohama Rubber, whose Forever Forest programme is now in its fourth year, has embraced the programme.

18th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA a step closer to mandatory member roadside breakdown registration scheme

The NTDA Executive Council’s decision to proceed with a plan to encourage tyre technicians to carry a “licence to fit” means the concept is a step closer to being enacted. The licence to fit programme is currently being developed by a group of association members and the NTDA directorate and will include a requirement that fitters attending truck tyre breakdowns on the roadside will be “suitably trained, through a variety of qualifications, to work safely in the dangerous environment of a roadside breakdown.”

17th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Driving association amazed at 'close roads on Sundays' suggestion

Public health minister Anne Milton MP has proposed banning cars from streets on Sundays to allow children to play in them. The move, she said, would help get youngsters off their computers and enjoy outdoor physical activities. With two-thirds of UK children predicted to be obese by 2050 if current trends continue, outside play is seen as a way of tackling the problem.

10th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Government acclaim for Yokohama inner liner development

Two Yokohama Rubber employees have been acknowledged by Japan’s government for their work on developing tyre inner liner technology. Yuichi Hara and Yoshiaki Hashimura, both research and development managers at Yokohama, received “Commendations for Science and Technology” from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science. The awards were given in the development category for developing a tyre inner liner that possesses a balance between the low air permeability of resin and the flexibility offered by rubber, thereby substantially reducing air leakage despite being only 20 per cent as thick as a conventional liner. The product developed by the pair and their research teams was released in 2009 under the name Advanced inner liner.

9th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA urges garages to write to government

The National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) is calling on those involved in the tyre, fast-fit and garage industries to put pen to paper before the government goes ahead with recently announced MOT changes. As we reported yesterday, the NTDA believes that the proposed MOT revisions are “a dangerous and retrograde step, which would lead to job losses in the tyre and garage trade, more pollution and an increase in accidents, injuries and deaths on our roads.”

6th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Paul Goggins MP wins Parliamentarian of the Month award for wheel efforts

Product News, UK News

Paul Goggins, Labour MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, has been awarded ‘Parliamentarian of the Month’ by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line. The award is said to have been presented in recognition of his efforts to raise the issue of regulation for heavy goods vehicle wheel safety in parliament.

In June 2010, Paul was approached by Motor Wheel Service because the firm was concerned about the lack of regulation to ensure the safety of second hand heavy goods vehicle wheels. They believe that there has been a rise of approximately 10,000 substandard second hand HGV wheels entering the UK market per year. Paul is concerned that there are no guarantees that these second hand wheels are safe because while tyres are heavily regulated to ensure they meet minimum standards of safety, wheels are not.

6th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen show floorspace up 20% for 2012

Organiser of the international ‘Reifen’ tyre show, Messe Essen GmbH, reports the area rented out for next year’s show is 20 per cent larger than last time round. Reifen 2012 will be held between June 5 and 8, 2012 (not in July, as reported elsewhere) in Essen, Germany, and the organiser states that next year’s show will place a greater focus upon ecological and tyre disposal issues. The German government will also subsidise the exhibition costs of start-up German firms wishing to present their credentials at the show; Messe Essen states that eligible companies can take advantage of specially designated ‘community booths’ at an up to 80 per cent reduced rate. Companies wishing to exhibit at Reifen 2012 have until October 1, 2011 to register.

5th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hungarian Bandag franchisee ‘strengthens’ Bridgestone’s fleet package

On 14th April the new Hungarian Bandag franchise dealership, 5-Let Ltd., inaugurated its new retreading facility. Established with an investment of 2 million euros, the plant in the town of Mezőszilas began production on March 30 and is expected to produce 2,500 retreads this year; this number should double by 2013.

27th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Chinese recall of 75,000 Kumho-shod cars announced

Vehicle manufacturers in China are set to recall up to 75,000 cars fitted with Kumho tyres as original equipment. According to various sources, Beijing Hyundai will recall around 63,500 cars built between June 4, 2008 and January 13, 2011, while some 7,200 Kia Rio and Cerato vehicles and almost 4,700 cars manufactured by Great Wall Motor will be recalled.

12th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreader aims to double Kuwaiti retreading market using Ringtread technology

As Tyres & Accessories previously reported, Marangoni Retreading Systems has established operations in Kuwait in partnership with the country’s sole retreader, Al-Zahem Industries. The new Ringtread plant in Kuwait City was inaugurated on March 23 in the presence of local government representatives, the Italian ambassador Enrico Granara, Iraqi ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Ulum, plus members of the media and representatives of numerous transport fleets.

12th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

xlite and xbrite to exhibit at Truckfest Peterborough 2011

Motor Wheel Service will be displaying its xlite and xbrite ranges of forged aluminium commercial vehicle wheels at Truckfest Peterborough, while also promoting its steel wheel safety campaign. Located on stand A18, the company will be highlighting the fuel and payload advantages of forged aluminium wheels – but also discussing the need for operators to look seriously at the issue of wheel safety and product procurement.

7th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Ruia reverses Dunlop India layoff decision

Dunlop India has reversed a previous decision to lay off more than 900 workers at its Sahagunj facility. Company management initially took the decision on April 2 and it immediately drew flak from trade union and state government representatives. Three days later Pawan K Ruia, chairman of parent company the Ruia Group, advised management to reopen the plant.

6th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Is the government doing enough to halt fitment of defective wheels?

The issue of safety checks on commercial vehicle wheels achieved government attention at the end of March, as the Labour member of parliament for Wythenshawe and Sale East, Paul Goggins sought to raise the concerns of his constituent John Ellis, managing director of Motor Wheel Service (which is keen to raise the profile of this safety issue), with the Department for Transport (DfT). On 29 March, Goggins formalised the discussions in a Private Members’ Debate at Westminster Hall in conversation with the Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, Mike Penning, who is the current government minister for roads. MWS estimates that over 10,000 second hand and take-off wheels entered the market in 2009, of which the large majority were sold by companies who do not possess the technical abilities or examination procedures to ascertain the history and fatigue of a wheel.

5th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mayor's electric dream

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

Toyo president visits earthquake affected factories

During a visit to Japan’s Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, Toyo Tire & Rubber’s president and CEO Kenji Nakakura personally presented an aid donation from the company to Yoshihiro Murai, governor of Miyagi Prefecture, and to the Prefectural Government Office in Fukushima. In total, Toyo has donated 150 million yen (£1.1 million) to assist with relief efforts.

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors