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KRT to support Matador TBR brand with website

Kings Road Tyres was made the exclusive distributor of Matador truck and bus radial tyres in the UK six months ago, and the wholesaler has announced today that it will launch a sales and marketing campaign to support the brand this summer. KRT says it will seek to boost sales of the brand over the next 12 months with a new, dedicated website covering the full portfolio of Matador TBR applications for regional and long haul, mixed service, city urban and winter fitments. The site will go live in April with the URL, www.matadortyres.co.uk. Sales promotions and incentives will also back-up the sales drive.

2nd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Take care when switching to row-crops, says Mitas

Farmers should exercise caution when switching from conventional wheels and tyres to row-crop equipment this spring, advises Mitas Tyres. As ISO 9000 and Health & Safety regulations now place a heavy responsibility on tyre suppliers and equipment operators, Mitas cautions that fitting incorrect replacements could have severe consequences, including equipment failure or breaches of legal obligations.

22nd March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Nizhnekamskshina begins three-year AvtoVAZ OE supply deal

Russian car maker AvtoVAZ, manufacturer of the Lada brand, has announced its entry into a three-year strategic partnership agreement with tyre maker Nizhnekamskshina. The deal was signed by Damir Kashapov, vice-president of procurements at AvtoVAZ and Nail Maganov, first deputy general director of Nizhnekamskshina’s parent company OAO Tatneft; it provides for delivery of up to nine million tyres from 2012 to 2014.

21st March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Increased Russian focus for Mitas’ upgraded Serbian factory

Production capacity for tractor and combine radials at Mitas’ factory in Ruma, Serbia has been expanded through a 3.5 million euro upgrade. In announcing the upgrade, the Czech Republic-based off-road tyre manufacturer noted the Ruma plant, which was built in 1981 and acquired by Mitas in 2008, is “strategically placed” to supply the Russian Federation due to the special trade relations between Russia and Serbia.

20th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Nizhnekamskshina to lead Russian tyre market by 2014 – TechSci

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TechSci Research, which recently published an analysis of the Russian tyre market covering the next five years, has predicted that Nizhnekamskshina will lead the domestic market by 2014. It says that cheaper manufacturing cost, increasing demand for premium tyres, an increasing number of automobiles on Russian roads and the sale of Sibur will allow the manufacturer to lead by financial year 2014.

29th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Texa launches Axone 4 tablet

Seen the adverts where the surgeons, teachers and housewives seem to be able to do virtually any daily task with the aid of their ipad? Well with the launch of the Axone 4 diagnostics tablet, Italian garage technology manufacturer Texa aims to this mentality into garages.

The Axone 4 features a large 9.7" TFT touch screen, capable of high resolution graphics (1280 x 1024). All processes take place by keying directly onto the screen (where, when necessary, the software brings up a drop-down keypad), whilst the frame only features an on/off swithch and a multifunction button.

18th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyama – Japanese firm producing in China

Another new name to Tyres & Accessories was Toyama Tyre Corp., Ltd., a company that reportedly runs its own factory in Shandong Province’s rubber city, Qingdao. The leadership of the business is said to have moved to China after having originally established itself as Japanese entity. In fact the company takes it moniker from the Japanese city of the same name.

10th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian govt looking into tyre quality claims

India’s Consumer Affairs minister, K V Thomas, states his ministry has begun looking into complaints made about poor quality ISO certified tyres. Speaking to The Economic Times, Thomas shared that “some tyre companies, who have ISO certification, are not adhering to the quality standards. We have received complaints about poor quality tyres. We are seriously looking into them."

14th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone donates tyres to Cambridgeshire charity

Bridgestone has donated over £2,000 worth of free tyres to Cambridgeshire charity Connections. The charity, which supports its local 13 to 19 year olds with a wide range of advice, guidance and practical help, relies on its converted double decker buses for its drop-in youth clubs. The tyres have come as a welcomed surprise, especially during a time when tyre prices continue to increase.

11th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ISO certification for Tatneft tyre plants

Russia’s Tatneft reports that two tyre factories operated by its Tatneft-Neftekhim management company, OAO "Nizhnekamskshina" and OOO "Nizhnekamsk truck tires", have been certified according to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009. In announcing the plants’ ISO certification, Tatneft states this accomplishment is “evidence of the successful completion of [a] special audit conducted after the reorganization of the tyre factories.”

5th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama gains ISO and OHSAS certification in Thailand

Yokohama Rubber has announced its Rayong Province, Thailand plant’s recent receipt of two international certifications. The Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd, facility, which produces passenger car, truck and bus tyres, obtained ISO50001 energy management systems certification in August and OHSAS18001 occupational health and safety certification in September.

5th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bulldog certification concludes Bridgestone’s European ISO programme

Bridgestone reports its ISO 14001 certification for all its European tyre plants has been completed one year ahead of its own internal target. The final certification was granted to its commercial vehicle tyre retreading subsidiary, Lincolnshire-based Bulldog Remoulds Ltd, in August 2011. This means that, some 12 years after the tyre maker began its European certification programme, all 13 Bridgestone Group plants in Europe employing more than 50 people are now ISO 14001 certified.

26th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook’s European factory expands OE manufacturing with KIA

Hankook Tire’s European factory has expanded its original equipment supply to the European market with the manufacture of the Optimo K415 to be fitted to the KIA Sportage, the car maker’s most popular family SUV, now taking place at the Hungarian site. Hankook says its investments in the factory show its effort “to meet the requirements of leading car makers aiming to increase the OE tyre production rate from the current 10 per cent to 20-25 per cent of the total production during the upcoming years.” Besides serving KIA, the Hungarian production site has supplied OE products to the European operations of Volkswagen since 2009 and Hyundai since 2008.

8th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Europe re-certificated to ISO 9001:2008

Bridgestone Europe’s sales companies and warehousing have been re-certificated to ISO 9001:2008. The certification, independently verified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, requires companies to meet specific quality management system requirements across all business areas.

31st August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Treadsetters becomes Insa Turbo distributor in the UK

Telford-based Treadsetters has added the Insa Turbo range of retreaded truck tyres to its product line up. According to the company, this established retread brand will further complement the existing range of premium, mid-range and budget truck tyres with Treadsetters becoming the factory appointed UK distributors for the complete range of Insa Turbo retreaded truck tyres.

16th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors