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Third consecutive award for Michelin North America health scheme

For the third year in a row, The National Business Group on Health, a US non-profit organisation devoted to representing the perspective of large employers on national health policy issues, has honoured Michelin North America as one of the best employers for healthy lifestyles. The tyre maker is one of 48 national employers to receive the 2011 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award and one of only 20 to receive the group’s Platinum Award; this is the second year Michelin has received this highest award.

30th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Sailun raises 1 billion yuan in IPO

Roughly a month ago Sailun’s corporate headquarters embarked on an initial public offering (IPO) of A shares, which is said to have raised around 1 billion yuan at the stock exchange. 98 million shares have been sold at around US$1 each, meaning the company now has access to three-digit millions for capital expenditure.

28th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear’s Peter Tan to retire

Peter Tan, managing director of Goodyear’s global natural rubber development and sourcing centre, Goodyear Orient Company (Private) Limited (GOCPL), has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year after 39 years with the company. Franco Fan, currently manager, Asia Raw Materials at Goodyear’s Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Shanghai, has been named Tan’s successor. Fan will relocate to Singapore July 1 and work with Tan until his retirement.

28th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Point S honours rapid development of UK network

The heads of the various national point S organisations throughout Europe regularly meet together to further define their progress as a group within the region. This week the point S managers met at Pirelli’s headquarters in Milan, Italy; amongst other items on the agenda was the annual point S Award – and this year the honours go the United Kingdom.

24th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Lanxess progresses with HQ relocation plan

Following a two year recession-related delay, plans for German specialty chemicals group Lanxess to transfer its corporate headquarters from Leverkusen to the nearby city of Cologne are back on track. More than 1,000 Lanxess employees will make the 15 kilometre move to a newly renovated 22-storey building in the second half of 2013; the new headquarters’ opening will bring almost all the company’s management functions under one roof.

18th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Happy 70th birthday, Hankook Tire

Employees at Hankook Tire’s headquarters in Seoul, Korea have celebrated the 70th anniversary of the tyre maker’s founding with drinks and a cake-cutting ceremony. While staff applauded the many achievements in Hankook’s last seven decades, the company is also using the milestone as an opportunity to look to the future; Hankook says the occasion calls for “commitment to an incessant passion and readiness for challenges in the next 70 years.”

9th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Supertracker relocates headquarters

UK wheel alignment specialist Supertracker has announced the relocation of its headquarters from Sholing in Southampton to nearby Hedge End. The company said increased demand for its increasing product range was the main reason for the change of locations for its entire manufacturing, sales and administration operations. The new address is new and custom built, which will enable further expansion, according to managing director Trevor Lovesy: “Since our launch twenty three years ago, Supertracker has always maintained a policy of continuous improvement in both products and services through natural evolution and ongoing customer demands. Therefore moving to our new office and manufacturing complex – which gives us easier motorway access and interior layout possibilities – is the latest development in this process.”

28th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Snider Tire opens sixth MRT retreading facility

US based commercial tyre dealer Snider Tire has begun producing retreads at its sixth Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) retread plant. The new facility is located at the company’s headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Snider Tire became an MRT franchisee in May 2009, starting with two MRT retread plants, and has opened or acquired four additional MRT plants during the past two years.

27th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear breaks ground on GHQ project

Goodyear has announced that it officially broke ground on its new global headquarters complex in Akron, Ohio today. Goodyear chairman, CEO and president Richard J. Kramer, Ohio governor John Kasich, Akron mayor Don Plusquellic, and Summit County executive Russ Pry made brief remarks, then were joined by a number of federal, state and local officials – all of whom helped negotiate the deal – to shovel the first earth. The project was announced several years ago, but the credit crisis and its effect on the manufacturer forced delays. The new facility is located next to the company’s Innovation Center; Goodyear will lease the office space until 2038 as part of the agreement and have potential options until 2093. The project is scheduled to be completed in early 2013.

18th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

East Bay Tire Co celebrates anniversary

East Bay Tire Co celebrated the company’s 65-year anniversary at the end of March. East Bay Tire representatives report that the company has spent four generations servicing the West Coast of the US and Hawaii.

11th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TouchRemote launched

It might not be regarded as diagnostics per se, but Pro-Align recently announced the launch of ‘TouchRemote’, an iPhone App’ which gives users full wireless remote operation of Hunter WinAlign alignment systems. For maximum workshop flexibility, users can monitor live vehicle measurements, control WinAlign software features and view vehicle specific adjustment illustrations and digital images directly on their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

4th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe membership inflates with AIR-serv

One of the world’s leading suppliers of ancillary forecourt equipment has joined TyreSafe following the group’s first ever industry roadshow. The recent event highlighted how companies from a wide range of sectors can get involved in promoting tyre safety, as well as giving an insight into the challenges the UK continues to face from defective and illegal tyres. As a result, the UK division of AIR-serv has put pen to paper and is TyreSafe’s newest commercial member.

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin hosts Zambian driver-trainers at tyre safety awareness course

Michelin made a contribution to the Transaid Professional Driver Training project in sub-Saharan Africa, where road accidents are the third highest cause of premature death after HIV/AIDS and malaria, by hosting a training session on 17 March for two Zambian commercial vehicle driving instructors at its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent. The tyre manufacturer’s Sales Process and Training manager Richard Whitehurst oversaw the full-day tyre safety workshop with the instructors, who are employees of the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka.

21st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli admitted into John Deere Hall of Fame

The ‘hall of fame’ is a uniquely American way of showing esteem to a person or company; typically, only those who display exceptional skill or merit in their specialty area are admitted. It is thus with pride that Pirelli has announced its Agro business unit has been admitted into the John Deere Hall of Fame.

15th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

BEN appoints new head of marketing

Automotive industry charity BEN has appointed Ray Diggins as its new head of marketing. Diggins has spent 30 years in the industry, with the last 20 as group marketing manager for two of the UK's largest motor groups. BEN says this appointment is “central to BEN's awareness-raising strategy” – Diggins’ primary focus will be on increasing the charity's visibility throughout the automotive and related industries and heightening understanding of the scope and scale of its work. He joined the team on 8 March and will be based at the charity's headquarters in Sunninghill, Ascot.

14th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors