Cam Systems has appointed Dave Ritchie to lead the company’s data management development. His initial priority is the compilation of inbound tyre data from manufacturers and importers into an online tyre catalogue which will underpin the managed service Cam Systems is offering its customers to help them steer their Tyre Labelling compliance.
If you want a company that offers both margins and “massive stocks,” Grouptyre believes its Evergreen, Federal and Goodride lines are the way to. According to the company, Grouptyre offers all the premium brand 4×4 products the market knows of as well as what it calls its “margin generating exclusive brands”. The company rounds off its description of its proposition by pointing to what it calls its “unrivalled” delivery service: “You can be sure of obtaining the right 4×4 tyres, just when you need them, with all the support you need from a market leading organisation.”
Federal and Goodride tyre brands are available exclusively through independent tyre wholesaler, Grouptyre in the UK, and the distributor provides full ranges of both to light commercial vehicle operators. Taiwan-manufactured Federal tyres offer three major models designed to cover the everyday workload of most light commercial drivers.
After 42 successful years in the tyre industry, Alan Jackson, managing director of Grouptyre member We Sell Tyres (Wholesale), has announced his retirement. Jackson’s successor will be Andy Zelos, who will take over as wholesale director from 1 January, 2012. Zelos has also joined the board of directors at Grouptyre. Jackson and Zelos have worked together for over twenty years, both at WS Tyremasters and subsequently at We Sell Tyres (Wholesale).
Independent tyre dealer AG Services of Long Eaton is using a branded Skoda Octavia VRS, advertising the range of Evergreen-branded tyres it stocks. AG Services, run by father and son duo Alan and Richard Gadsby, is a customer of Grouptyre member We Sell Tyres (Wholesale), and is currently the best performer on Evergreen tyres for We Sell Tyres Nottingham branch. The dealer is an “Evergreen Performance Tyre Centre”, one of the strategies the brand, manufactured by Shandong Jinyu in China, is using to grow its UK sales.
North East based independent tyre wholesaler and retailer Tyrespot Ltd has appointed Johnathon Shaw as joint managing director. Shaw will hold the position with his father John Shaw who established the company in 1975.
On October 1 independent tyre wholesaler Grouptyre launched a new trade promotion in conjunction with Pirelli, giving independent tyre retailers the chance to stock up on the premium brand’s latest merchandise.
The initiative runs from 1 October to 30 November 2011 inclusive and retailers will automatically collect points based on their purchases of Pirelli tyres during the promotion period. Points relate to tyre speed rating, so dealers will collect one point for every S or T rated Pirelli tyre they buy, rising to five points for each W/Y/Z rated or 4×4 tyre purchased.
Federal has announced the first shipment of its new XUV all-season touring tyre to a dealer in Australia. National Tyre Whosaler (NTW), based in Canberra will be receiving the first delivery of new shipment to its warehouse at Sydney, Australia.
Following the news that Maxxis has ended its exclusive relationship with Grouptyre, and with everything pointing to the likelihood that a new distributor will soon be announced, the company has announced how it intends to make a much broader range of its car, van and 4×4 tyres available.
According to a statement released by the company, while continuing to develop its profile and grow its share of the UK tyre market, Maxxis plans to ensure that its product portfolio is readily accessible to retailers across the whole of the UK.
After an eight-year long mutually beneficial relationship Maxxis International UK Ltd has decided to part company with its long-term distribution partner Grouptyre. The news came in the form of an announcement that the two companies have ended their exclusivity agreement, which implies that the firm will continue supplying Maxxis tyres for the time being. However, Tyres & Accessories understands that there is more to the story than that.
Tyre manufacturer Maxxis’s eight-year exclusivity agreement with independent tyre wholesaler Grouptyre has been ended. A joint statement issued by the companies revealed that, following a review of their distribution arrangements, and “in light of their future plans”, they “have agreed by mutual consent that Grouptyre will no longer act as the sole distributor for Maxxis in the UK.” The statement also made clear that Grouptyre’s distribution of Maxxis products will continue in spite of the expiration of the exclusivity agreement on 30 September 2011.
Grouptyre member and wholesale operation of BA Bush & Son, B.A.B. Distribution has announced an expansion of its operation along the east coast of England. The company currently operates 17 centres across Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire, Humberside and Cambridgeshire, having opened four new facilities over the past two years, and it now aims to have 20 outlets by the end of the year on the back of continued growth. The wholesale group says the expansion shows that it is committed to growing its market share by investing to improve the supply chain.
Grouptyre has announced that it will subcontract its wholesale distribution operation in the north-east of England to wholesaler-retailer Tyrespot, taking the place of North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts (NETE), which departed the network of independent wholesalers last year when it was sold to Stapleton’s. Tyrespot, based in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, operates its wholesale operation from four locations in the region, with a stockholding capacity of more than 60,000 tyres, covering premium, mid-range and budget brands. Grouptyre’s managing director Karl Naylor states that the partnership will reaffirm the wholesaler’s presence across the region.
Andrew Warne and Danny Georgiou agree that their VIP trip to Maranello, courtesy of Grouptyre and Pirelli, was a “once in a lifetime experience”. Warne, who runs the BMW and Mini servicing business Warne Motors in Bury St. Edmunds, and Georgiou, whose business is Thetford-based tyre and exhaust centre Burrell Way Tyres, won the all expenses paid visit to Italy in the latest Grouptyre/Pirelli promotion. Both businesses are supplied by Grouptyre member, We Sell Tyres (Wholesale), whose business development manager Danny Jackson hosted the trip.
The range of van and light truck tyres sold by Maxxis in the UK exceeds 50 sizes and covers the whole segment. The tyre maker reports its van line-up is purpose-designed to provide superb handling in all weathers, with tyres manufactured from a premium rubber compound and featuring a double steel belt construction plus continuous shoulder ribs for long life and uniformity and extra plies for improved puncture and abrasion resistance. “Van operators can rely on Maxxis tyres to help them keep costs down, to maximise profitability, without compromising on durability and performance,” comments Maxxis International UK’s managing director Derek McMartin. Maxxis van and light truck tyres are available exclusively in the UK from Grouptyre.
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