The first employees are making themselves at home in Goodyear’s new global headquarters. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, around 200 employees from the tyre maker’s information technology and finance departments started work in the new US$120 million facility on 18 February. Eventually as many as 2,000 employees will work there.
Cooper Tire & Rubber intends to open a new technology centre at its US headquarters site by the end of this year. According to Tire Review, the tyre maker plans to hire approximately 40 new employees, including engineers, scientists, researchers and technicians, to perform research at the Findlay centre. The trade journal adds that local reports indicate a US$2.8 million grant from the state of Ohio will go towards establishing the centre; Cooper said it aims to invest $40 million in the project over the next five years.
Having officially ‘kicked off’ its 2013 motorsport season, later today Pirelli will share its news regarding the upcoming year. At 11:30am local time (10:30am GMT) the Italian tyre maker will conduct a press conference at its Milan headquarters; the event will be streamed online via the company’s website and viewers will be given the chance to submit questions to the Pirelli team through the company’s Facebook page.
One of the UK’s leading vehicle leasing and fleet management companies, Zenith has hosted the Michelin Fill Up With Air roadshow to educate its employees about the importance of regular tyre inspections. The leasing company is running an environmental campaign designed to significantly reduce its carbon emissions while encouraging safer driving. Its new environmental awareness initiative is part of its CSR policy encouraging all employees to play their part in reducing carbon emissions. The business manages more than 38,000 vehicles across the UK.
Hankook Tire is tweaking its global management team. Soo Il Lee, who is currently president of Hankook Tire America, will as of 1 January take on the position of president and COO of Hankook’s China regional headquarters. The person he’s replacing, Byeong Jin Lee, has been appointed Soo Il Lee’s successor in the US-based position.
As a supporter of breast cancer awareness campaigns, Kumho Tires is participating in the 'Pink Ribbon Love Marathon'. Earlier, in June, Kumho Tires held a new product launch presentation held at an aircraft hanger at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, where it also signed an agreement with the Korea Breast Cancer Foundation to support the Pink Ribbon Campaign, a programme designed to promote the importance of breast health, a regular breast self-exam and early detection. The campaign is run by Korea Breast Cancer Foundation, established in 2000 as Korea's first non-profit foundation dedicated to breast health.
Changes to Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America’s motorcycle division are scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2013. The company has announced that certain of its administrative functions will relocate from Buffalo, New York to Goodyear’s headquarters in Akron, Ohio. These include non-field sales positions, marketing, customer service, supply chain and non-factory related human resources. Goodyear Dunlop says the move will allow the business to enhance its customer service while also adding resources to the motorcycle division. Dunlop’s Research and Development department will remain in Buffalo.
Richard Rose has been appointed VP of sales and marketing at Titan International, the company’s board of directors announced. The appointment is effective 1 November 2012.
Benoit Raulin has taken on responsibility for Bridgestone Europe’s French and Benelux markets after his appointment as managing director of the company’s Western region. He succeeds Eric Gaétan in the role following the latter’s appointment as managing director of Bridgestone Europe’s Consumer business unit in Brussels.
Life-sized puppets play a key role in a new road safety promotion jointly staged by Michelin and vehicle leasing/fleet managing company Arval. As part of its corporate social responsibilities, Arval is working with the tyre maker to get the road safety message across to teenagers near its Swindon head office. The puppet show will be presented to Swindon College and Royal Wootton Bassett Sixth Form in September.
Family-run steel haulage company Randall Barber Transport reports that it is saving an average of eight pence per kilometre per tyre with Continental, with each tyre travelling up to 10,000km further compared with the fleet’s previous brand of tyres. The company also say it is enjoying the benefits of technical advice from the manufacturer’s Technical Services team. The firm originally selected Continental as preferred tyre supplier in 2009.
Continental Tire the Americas announced a major expansion of its US headquarters in Ft. Mill, South Carolina. US industry publication Tire Review shares that the three year old headquarters building will be extended by 16,000 square feet, creating a total area of 91,000 square feet. Along with a larger floorspace, the expansion will bring 80 new jobs to the headquarters over the coming four years.
point-S UK recently held its first member only TPMS seminar as a result of recognising the importance of impending legislation and increasing numbers of TPMS equipped cars on the road. TPMS and consumables supply partner Autogem hosted the half-day session at the company’s headquarters in London.
Pirelli Tire North America has celebrated its 10th anniversary as a resident of Rome, Georgia, and although some of the company’s business operations have moved to New York in recent years, the facility still serves as the company’s manufacturing base, one of five global R&D centres and as headquarters for Pirelli’s NAFTA Region.
New photovoltaic plants installed at Rösler’s headquarters in Dortmund, Germany, are expected to be able to provide for 13 per cent of the site’s future electricity requirements. Two 99,840 watt plants have been installed, and Rösler says that together they are capable of producing sufficient power for 40 bungalows. Company managing director Martin Rösler commented that this investment in solar technology represents more than just an active commitment to environmental protection; he says it will also enable Rösler to retain some independence in the face of increasing energy prices.
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