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GITI Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Micheldever

GITI Tire group of companies (that is GITI Tire and Indonesian manufacturing arm PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk) have appointed Micheldever Tyre Services as exclusive PCR, LTR and 4×4 distributor for the company’s GT Radial and Runway Enduro tyre brands in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Previously GT Radial and Runway Enduro were distributed by Compass Group.

According to the companies, the agreement was completed recently at a signing ceremony held at the head office of Micheldever Tyre Services, attended by Micheldever CEO Paul Fox, GITI Tire (UK) Ltd general manager Richard Lyons and Tim Chesney managing director of Compass Group. Tim Chesney commented: “We have worked very closely and successfully over many years with the GITI Group; to market and promote the two brands. We believe, for the mutual benefit of all parties, it is now time to hand the baton to Micheldever Tyre Services, a long term customer of Compass Group and the leading tyre distribution and retail company in the UK.”

21st April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Interstate “Outpacing the Replacement Market”

Founded in 1972, Interstate Tires has expanded to the point that it has developed its own unique range. According to company literature, Interstate’s “successful execution of its unique marketing strategy has produced units sales growth that has consistently outpaced that of the replacement tyre industry.” With worldwide distribution and warehouses in Europe and Asia, Interstate ships to every major port and offer reportedly offers “great logistic service to…customers.”

7th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Green X Challenge Starts Second ALMS Season

The Michelin Green X Challenge is described by the tyre maker as a ‘race within the race’ at motorsports events such as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The idea behind the challenge is summed by Michelin as “if fast is good, then faster and cleaner is even better,” and the company notes that this approach paid off for 12 of the 20 ALMS Michelin green X Challenge winners last year, as they also won their respective class on track. The 2010 US based round of this environmental motorsport awards programme gets underway at the Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 20.

18th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Indag Rubber Expanding Capacity to Meet Demand

Indag Rubber Ltd is India’s longest-established manufacturer of pre-cure tread rubber. The company has been engaged in the production of tread rubber and other retreading materials such as bonding gum, vulcanising solution and curing envelopes since 1982, and manufactures its pre-cure tread under the ‘Zoma’ brand name. Indag also produces un-vulcanised rubber strip gum, universal spray cement and envelopes.

5th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Gains ISO 9001:2008

Titan Tire Corporation has attained the new ISO 9001:2008 certification with Design Standards for the company’s facilities in Des Moines, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Bryan, Ohio; Dublin and Pendergrass, Georgia. “Independent testing is an important step in fulfilling our customer satisfaction goals,” said Titan Tire president Bill Campbell. “This certification affirms the quality of the design, manufacture, assembly and distribution of Titan tyres, tyre and wheel assemblies and brakes and actuators.” The company has held ISO certification since 1994.

15th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ISO Certification for Gomme Piave

Italian OTR retreading specialist Gomme Piave reports having been granted ISO 9001:2008 certificated through TÜV Austria. The company also states that from now on it can supply all tyres in its entire retread range with a treatment that protects the casing structure from the effects of hazardous substances, thereby making them particularly suitable for use in industrial waste disposal duties that pose a risk of oil contamination.

13th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Sivik – One Of Russia's Largest Suppliers

For over a decade, the Sivik Engineering and Production Group has been manufacturing professional automotive quality repair equipment. Today the company is one of the largest suppliers in Russia of products such as wheel balancers, lifts and tyre service equipment such as tyre changers, with ISO-9001 compliant factories.

12th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental ContiSportContact 5 P UHP, Tuning Tyre: Details

Continental has announced the availability of its new tyre for high performance sports cars from the spring, the ContiSportContact 5 P. The tyre is already fitted as standard on several Mercedes AMG models, displayed alongside the new Audi TT RS at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The tyre’s official launch in Portimao, Portugal this week is marked by a particular focus on the sorts of technological developments for which Continental is often lauded; representatives of the manufacturer describe the brand as “technology-driven”. The launch took place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, acclaimed already by specialists as one of the best racing tracks in the world. Located in the south of Portugal in the District of Portimão, it was recently voted “Motorsport Facility of the Year” by ‘Professional Motorsport World Expo Awards 2009” and is preparing to get its ISO 9001 certification (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System).

6th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Al Saeedi Group Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Al Saeedi Middle East FZCO and Al Saeedi Automotive Trading Co, Dubai have received ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality management. They were earlier certified as an ISO 9001:2000 company in year 2005. The Group states that the certificate acknowledges the company’s quality management system based on the process approach, which aims to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting and exceeding customer requirements. The company is the sole distributor of Solideal (solid, pneumatic and industrial tyres) Aufine truck and bus tyres, Maitech off-road radials, Schrader products, Neuton passenger car tyres, and Sicam Tyre equipment.

9th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts Offering Teco Brand Tyre Changers

Euro Car Parts (ECP) says that it will strive to meet motorists demands with its high quality Teco brand tyre changers. It states that with the ever increasing demand for improved workshop safety and the ability to handle bigger and more varied tyre/wheel packages, the demands on tyre changing equipment to meet a number of criteria has never been higher. Euro Garage Solutions (EGS), the Garage Equipment Specialist Division, of Euro Car Parts Ltd is confident that its Teco brand of tyre changers is more than capable of meeting the workshops current and future demands. In consumables, the distributor has announced that it will supply Bosch’s recently launched new range of garage equipment ‘Around the Wheel’ products. The company, which calls itself “the UK’s leading aftermarket parts supplier”, also stocks a comprehensive range of tyre repair materials from Rema Tip Top, launched a new extended range of SNR wheel bearing kits adding nearly 1,000 existing references in September and becomes “the first in the UK to sell the Koyo Hub Bearings in a branded Koyo box”, with its Japanese OEM timing belt tensioner/idler and Wheel Bearing Range extension.

7th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Tires Gains ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Toyo Tire USA Corp. has received re-certification to the latest ISO 9001:2008 management system standards. The certificate acknowledges Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. for sales, warranty service and end user technical support. Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. was first certified under ISO standards in 1997. The ISO 9001:2008 re-certification affirms Toyo Tires’ dedication to meeting the international standard for customer satisfaction as well as the standard for continual organizational improvement. “As a company, Toyo Tires strives to meet the strictest standards for delivering both product quality as well as the utmost in customer support,” said Yasushi Takagi, president and CEO of Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. “We are proud to meet the requirements for the ISO 9001:2008 certification.”

7th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Kenda China Plant Gains ISO 9001 Certification

The Cooper Kenda Tire joint venture factory in Kunshan, China has become the fourth Cooper Tire & Rubber facility to gain ISO 9001 certification. The plant’s ISO 9001:2008 quality management system certification follows last year’s certification of Cooper’s three US manufacturing facilities, Findlay, Ohio, Texarkana, Arkansas, and Tupelo, Mississippi.

9th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Texarkana Plant Wins Environmental Award

Cooper Tire & Rubber’s Texarkana facility in the US state of Arkansas has received this year’s ‘Diamond Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership’ from the Arkansas Environmental Federation. The award, states the tyre maker, recognises companies that demonstrate initiative or leadership in managing their environmental affairs.

4th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Kirkby Tyres Sees “Mid-Range” Growth

With a five acre site close to Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport in the UK and two warehouse facilities in Ireland, Kirkby Tyres and Wheels’ business is still growing in the aftermarket. The company says that, “we are finding that more and more customers are using mid-range brands such as Double Coin, which we are seeing strong demand for.” Kirkby offers a wide range of brands within this segment, such as Alliance, Malhotra, Protector and Petlas. The growth in the market for these brands has been such that the company has been able to employ an additional two sales people to cover East Anglia and North of England. The wholesaler is ISO 9001 accredited and can, in most areas, deliver products the next day.

6th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts to Supply Klarius’ Timax Exhausts to UK

Euro Car Parts, an independent supplier of car parts, accessories, tools and equipment in the UK, has recently secured a distribution agreement with Klarius UK to supply the Timax range of exhaust systems, and exhaust mountings via its 60 UK branches. Klarius is one of Europe’s major manufacturers of ‘type approved’ aftermarket exhaust systems and its current catalogue lists over 5,500 part numbers. The company’s products are compatible with 97 per cent of the UK car parc.

14th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors