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Grouptyre Employee wins Modern Apprenticeship Award

Grouptyre’s Joanne Frowen is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award in recognition of her commitment to self-development. Frowen is an MOT tester with Grouptyre member King David Tyres and has won the Modern Apprenticeship Learner Award for Wales 2008. She received her award from Dennis Gunning, director of skills, higher education and lifelong learning group in the Welsh Assembly Government, at Cardiff City Hall on Thursday 23 October.

Although she originally trained to be an accountant, 22-year old Frowen gave up her course after a year to follow her dream of becoming a mechanic. She joined King David Tyres two and a half years ago and is currently working in Tredegar during the redevelopment of the company’s Neath facility, where she is usually based.

11th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Karl Naylor New Grouptyre MD

Career Tracks, UK News

Grouptyre has appointed Karl Naylor as Managing Director following the departure of Peter Harries, who has left to take up a key opportunity elsewhere within the tyre industry. During 14 months with Grouptyre, Harries has worked on processes designed to build upon the company’s leading role in the tyre wholesaling industry. In this period Grouptyre has enjoyed sales growth of over 15 per cent.

22nd September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Grouptyre Launches New Website

Product News

Grouptyre has launched a new website, which is designed to reflect its new corporate identity. “While it’s important to ensure our website promotes the new-look Grouptyre, we have also taken the opportunity to develop certain aspects of the site to provide greater functionality and are now confident it will prove a useful resource for all our customer groups,” said director of commercial operations Karl Naylor.

The website has now added profiles of all Grouptyre’s suppliers – including all the premium brands, a wide range of budget brands and some carefully selected exclusive brands – plus links to the manufacturers’ own websites. There is also information on, and a link to, the Grouptyre ‘virtual warehouse’ Grouplink, which gives independent tyre retailers and garages desktop access to a wealth of product and stockholding information.

12th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis Warms Up the Colder Months

Product News

For the upcoming cold months Maxxis rolls out a number of solutions to the hazards of winter driving, all of which feature the Maxxis soft tread winter compound and a design that facilitates water dispersal and snow and slush removal.

Passenger cars can benefit from the MA-W1 Wintermaxx, a high performance tyre Maxxis states offers a quiet ride combined with traction that comes into its own in snowy weather. The tread is a zigzag pattern unidirectional design with multiple grooves for effective water drainage and snow removal. The footprint on the MA-W1 has been optimised for secure handling and braking on wet, icy or snow covered roads. The MA-W1 is available in a wide range of size configurations from 13-inches up to a V rated 17-inch variation.

7th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Grouptyre Adds to Sales and Marketing Team

Product News

Grouptyre has appointed Jason Clarke as sales director and Lucie Dalton as marketing and operations support manager. Jason Clarke will manage Grouptyre’s five-strong team of regional sales and national account managers and is also tasked with new business development. He is especially keen to explore initiatives with regional independents, dealership groups and national accounts.

Clarke has a Diploma in Business and Finance Studies and began his career in confectionery and garden equipment sales, but is a familiar tyre industry figure having spent the past 10 years with Cooper Avon Tyres. After joining Cooper Avon Tyres in 1998 as an area sales representative, he was promoted to regional sales manager for Wales and the Midlands and, following restructuring in 2006, took over as UK sales manager.

11th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

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