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Aufeer Design Partners with Matador Automotive

Aufeer Design has signed a strategic alliance with Matador Automotive corporation. The agreement was strengthened by Matador Automotive’s acquisition of one third of the Aufeers’s privately held shares. Matador, one of the Slovakia’s biggest corporations, says that is has the primary objective if supporting Aufeer Design activities‘ growth and expansion in Czech, Slovak and international automotive markets, including those involving more than 30 joint-venture companies which it currently owns in the automotive segment.

3rd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

AIRP to Take Action Against Non-ECE-Certified Retreaders

There has not been any seismic shifts in the market since the UN-ECE regulations 108 and 109 were made mandatory in Europe on 13 September 2006. Many retreaders were already working according to these new regulations voluntary. Now, four week after the regulations came into effect, the Italian Tyre Retreaders Association AIRP has discussed ways of dealing with the black sheep in the Italien retreading industry and whether legel steps should be taken. There are currently 66 truck and passenger car tyre retreading plants in Italy which are operated by AIRP members.

27th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Matador Middleton is just Champion

Llandrindod Wells-based Craig Middleton produced a polished performance to take third place on the final round of the MSA National Gravel Rally Championship. More importantly, on the Bulldog Rally Middleton has done enough to secure his first major championship title alongside his three National Junior titles.

24th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Hillclimb Success For Marangoni

At the end of the 2006 season, Italian tyre manufacturer Marangoni had good reason to break out the champagne for the third successive year with a second win in the Italian Hill Climb Championship, following previous success in 2004 and additional success in the European Hill Climb Championship of 2005. Champion Simone Faggioli totally dominated the series throughout the season, exclusively using Marangoni Zeta Linea racing tyres on his way to his fourth major Italian title in his Facetti-built Osella PA21S.

23rd October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Maywood and Omer Become Exclusive UK Partners

Maywood Equipment Group has announced that it will now be the sole UK importer of Omer scissor lifts up to and including five tonnes. Miriam Rossato, marketing and sales manager for Omer commented: “Maywood is the perfect partner for us in The UK. They are prepared to invest in holding stock and have excellent delivery arrangements which often is a problem with large scissor lifts.”

Gavin Masterton, director of Maywood responded by saying “We could not have a better partner for scissor lifting than Omer. They respond very quickly to all our. They even sent an engineer to Dundee in Scotland to resolve a very complicated wheel alignment levelling system! Their range of lifts is the most comprehensive and we will be launching even more models early next year.”

17th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Way Plans Venture With Launch

Kwik-Way Products Inc. is seeking US state assistance to establish a joint venture with a Chinese company. The company is seeking a “$135,000 forgivable loan” from Iowa’s Economic Development Set-Aside Program administered by the Iowa Department of Economic Development. David Parks, president of Kwik-Way Products, told online news sources his company is forming a venture with Launch Tech Company Ltd. of Chenzhen, China.

29th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg Phases Out Pirelli Brand

The Agricultural & Forestry Tyres division of Trelleborg is publicising its new brand strategy. On 25 and 26 September in Italy, Trelleborg invited more than 80 journalists from Europe and North America and 40 top managers of global major tractor makers to hear about its strategic plans for driving the brand transition from Pirelli Agricultural Tyres to Trelleborg. Basically Trelleborg plans to strengthen its brand in order to make it an “autonomous and synonymous specialization in agriculture.”

29th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Italian Justice Minister to Investigate Alleged Spy Plot

(Akron/Tire Review) Italy’s Justice Minister Clemente Mastella has ordered an internal investigation to determine whether ministry officials were involved in an alleged plot to spy on civilians, according to ANSA news agency. Police have reportedly arrested 21 people, including two senior executives from Telecom Italy and parent company Pirelli SpA. The parties have been accused of illegal phone tapping and accessing secret bank, tax, phone and judicial records.

26th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Going the Extra Mile

With the European Commission predicting that 81 per cent of freight transport will be delivered by road by 2020, long-distance or highway tyres have become a real focus for the premium manufacturers. Prior to the M749’s official debut at the Hanover IAA Commercial Vehicle show, Tyres & Accessories visited Bridgestone’s Aprilia proving ground to see the Japanese manufacturer’s new highway tyre in action.

Bridgestone’s latest drive axle offering is clearly presented to fight off the company’s number one competitor and therefore it promises much. According to Bridgestone officials the new M749 is more cost efficient because of superior mileage, excellent rolling resistance, and a “high capacity” for re-grooving and retreading. The demonstrations Bridgestone staff gave on the track were particularly designed to show the product also has strengths in “handling and wet safety.”

19th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Touchless Wins Automechanika Innovation Award

A new state of the art wheel aligner that is completely ‘non contact’ has arrived in the UK, and pundits say the launch will have a dramatic impact on the way the industry has traditionally viewed wheel aligner technology. “Touchless” has been developed by Beissbarth, and was showcased at last year’s Autopromotec trade fair in Bologna, Italy. An undoubted star of the show, “Touchless” drew the biggest number of visitors to the Beissbarth stand, as crowds were introduced to this latest addition to the company’s family of wheel aligners.

15th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Keeping Greens Green

Moving fresh vegetables from the field to the supermarket shelf in just 12 hours makes for a very tight schedule and requires a totally reliable logistics system. Deliveries are at risk from the weather, road conditions and transport breakdowns; to minimise part of these risks, the biggest greens grower in Europe relies exclusively on Michelin tyres.

Marshalls of Butterwick grows many varieties of cabbages, cauliflowers and organic vegetables on its 6,200 acres of fenland soil to supply the major supermarkets in the UK. Marshalls also grows crops in Cornwall, Spain and Italy to deliver fresh vegetables all year round to British shoppers. It is this complexity that adds further pressure to the reliability requirements of the transport of these perishable foodstuffs.

8th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kplus 30 Boosts Kraiburg’s Sales

One year after being launched, the high-performance Kplus 30 special compound tyres from Kraiburg Austria are successfully established on the market. Of the 11,000 tonnes of precured treads, that the company sold in Europe, 1,500 tonnes were notched up by the premium range Kraiburg plus, representing a remarkable 13 per cent of total sales.

In Germany, the pre-cured Kplus 30 currently generates eight per cent of sales. That brings the current overall market share of Kraiburg plus to two per cent in the core market of precured tyres. In conjunction with its twelve authorised retreading partners, who together cover more than 50 per cent of the Kraiburg precured retreading market, Kraiburg is planning to gradually further exploit the existing market potential in Germany. Three months ago Kraiburg welcomed a new, strong partner: Feneberg, a company based in Kempten, Germany. With 16 locations, the plant in the Alpine region of Allgäu now covers the entire southwest.

8th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Raising Awareness of Road Safety

Bridgestone is stepping up efforts to build support for the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) Foundation’s “Make Roads Safe” campaign, creating public attention and collecting petitions at F1 Grand Prix races and other events. The aim is to keep up the pressure on politicians and get road safety onto the G8 and UN agendas in 2007.

5th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

EU Commission Extends Thule/Pewag Investigation Period

The EU Commission has decided to extend its investigation into Thule’s, a world leader in Sports Utility Transportation, acquisition of Pewag Schneeketten GmbH which was made public on 31 March this year. “The European Commission needs more time to investigate into the consequences for customers and consumers in markets such as Italy, Austria and France”, comments Anders Pettersson, CEO and President of Thule AB. “The complexity of the market conditions makes this further investigation necessary and we support this step. We estimate that the final decision will be made in approximately four months”, concludes Anders Pettersson.

17th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin and Pirelli Tie-up Speculation

Various media sources are reporting speculation about Michelin’s intentions towards Pirelli Tyre. The rumours come after Italy’s Finanza & Mercati reported that banker Gerardo Braggiotti was studying the possibility of such a tie-up between the two companies. However, French tyre group Michelin had no comment to make about the Italian newspaper reports, according to Reuters. A source close to the bank involved reportedly told Reuters the story was “completely without foundation.”

17th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors