Autodata launches 2011 brochure
Autodata’s 2011 Product brochure is now out. The full colour, 20-page catalogue covers technical information systems for over 14,000 models from 80 vehicle manufacturers.
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Autodata doubles headquarters
NewsAutodata, a leading provider of technical information to the motor trade recently doubled the size of its Maidenhead headquarters. The expansion plan included the relocation of the firm’s warehousing facilities and a complete refurbishing of its offices and reception area. The expansion represents an investment of some £2 million.
CGS Tires Changes Name to Mitas Tires North America
Career TracksAlongside its decision to build a tyre plant in Charles City, Iowa, CGS Tires US Inc., the US subsidiary of Czech-based CGS Tyres, has changed its corporate name to Mitas Tires North America Inc, reports Tire Review. When the new plant is ready, the renamed company will relocate its US headquarters from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Charles City, Iowa.
Pirelli Renews Slatina Hospital Aid Programme
International News, NewsThree years ago, Pirelli launched a programme to assist staff at the Hospital of Slatina, a facility located near the company’s Romanian car and light truck tyre plant. Since this time the Italian tyre maker has contributed towards the professional training of more than 120 doctors and nurses, who have benefitted from assistance provided by Milan’s Niguarda Hospital Ca’ Granda. Pirelli’s support of the Slatina hospital has now been renewed with the signing of an agreement to expand and extend the programme to 2013.
Goodyear Announces Finance Leadership Changes
Company NewsSeveral changes in Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s finance leadership have been announced. Filling the soon to be vacant position of vice president and controller, North American Tire is Richard J. Noechel, currently vice president of finance for North American Tire. Noechel replaces Thomas A. Connell, who intends to retire on March 1, 2011. The position at present occupied by Noechel will be filled by Laura K. Thompson, who currently serves as vice president of business development. Stepping a rung up the ladder into Thompson’s old job is David Campopiano, currently senior director of business development. All abovementioned changes will take effect on March 1, 2011.
‘Tree Guru’ Brings Arboreal Talents to Yokohama’s ‘Green Week’
NewsThrough its ‘Forever Forest’ project, Yokohama Rubber hopes to transform the grounds at its factories into verdant, leafy areas. The company has held numerous tree planting ceremonies both in Japan and around the world, and now Yokohama Tire Corporation is going one step further by conducting a ‘Green Week’. Between November 30 and December 3 the US based operation is staging a series of eco-themed events, culminating with a visit from one of the world’s most famous ecologists.
Bridgestone Bandag Relocating Headquarters Team
NewsEighteen jobs have been cut at the Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) site in Muscatine, Iowa in advance of the unit’s partial relocation to Tennessee state capital Nashville. The one and a half dozen workers lost their jobs on November 15 while a further 32 Muscatine employees will transfer to Nashville, where parent company Bridgestone Americas has its headquarters. The changes were announced within the context of a restructure of the company’s North American operations.
Pirelli Adds Mixing Room to Rome, Georgia Operation
NewsPirelli Tire North America has added a compound mixing facility to MIRS automated tyre manufacturing facility located at the company’s North American headquarters in Rome, Georgia. The $12 million US investment is designed to support the Pirelli Group’s strategic growth plan for the North American market and “help PTNA sustain its market gains and the 30 per cent sales increase realized over the past three years.” Since its inception in 2001, PTNA’s Rome, Georgia facility has benefitted from more than $92 million in investments from Pirelli.
Trelleborg Relocates in North American Headquarters
Career TracksTrelleborg Wheel Systems is relocating its North American Headquarters and distribution centre, reports Tire Review. The move from Hartville, Ohio, to Fairlawn, Ohio, allows space for further expansion, greater warehouse capacity and more efficient logistics, the company said. “This was a difficult decision after 80 years in our Hartville location,” said Ydo Doornbos, managing director of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc.
A Little Bit of Dallas in Clermont-Ferrand
NewsWhether 1966-born Jean-Philippe Rouchon really is the illegitimate son of Patrice Michelin, who died in 2006, is a case for the court to officially decide. On October 12, the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris set a November 9 hearing date for the issue. Lately, French newspapers have been filled with reports and the internet is abuzz with alleged or actual titbits of information on the matter, and Rouchon himself is clearly aware of how to use the media to his own advantage. In videos it can be seen and heard that it is not really all about the money (although it does play a role, for example with inheritance, as today the Michelin family belongs to the five or six richest families in France with wealth that goes far beyond the Michelin Group’s assets) but rather ensuring justice and making amends. He has surely suffered, having to lead a hidden life somewhere while the esteemed members of the large Michelin family lived happily like children sitting under the Christmas tree.
Pro-Align Debuts “Efficient” Hunter RX40 Alignment Lift Console
NewsWorkshops looking to increase service bay efficiency can now view the latest Hunter RX40 wheel alignment lift console, following installation of the equipment by Pro-Align’s at its Northamptonshire headquarters. The latest addition to Pro-Align’s range of advanced wheel alignment equipment features automatic tyre inflation and remote locking of turn plates and slip plates, saving technicians from walking up to five extra laps around the vehicle. Wheel alignment measurements readings can now be delivered in as little as two minutes, according to the garage equipment supplier, significantly increasing productivity and vehicle throughput.
BEN Benefits From Trade Garage Equipment Golf Day
NewsGarage equipment specialists Trade Garage Equipment Limited recently held the organisation's first annual Golf Day, at the superbly appointed Lingdale Golf Club, close to TGE's headquarters at Shepshed. The event was hosted by TGE Chairman Keith Fairlie and it was held in order to celebrate a successful year's business and say "thank you" to the company's leading suppliers. These include such well-known names as Rotary Lift, SPX, Maha, Hofmann Megaplan, Alentec Orion, amongst many others.
JCB Extends Michelin OE Fitment Programme
NewsFollowing extensive development testing at its world headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, machinery manufacturer JCB has chosen Michelin’s Power CL as an original equipment fitment on its latest 2CX, 3CX and 4CX backhoe loaders. The selection of the Power CL is in addition to the Michelin XMCL which is already the OE radial option.
Pirelli Appoints New UK Truck Business Director
NewsAn important personnel change took place at Pirelli Tyres Ltd on October 1, namely Chris Evans’ appointment to the position of director of Truck Business, UK. In his new role, Evans will report directly to national managing director Dominic Sandivasci and functionally to the company’s headquarters in Milan.
Van den Ban Moves into New Headquarters
NewsDutch wholesaler Van den Ban moves into its new administrative headquarters on 18 October. Its new address will be: Ravenseweg 13M, 3223 LM Hellevoetsluis. The move comes in the same year that Van den Ban opened the Logistic Tyre Centre on the same site, which Tyres & Accessories reported in detail in its March edition (pp 44-6).
