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Micheldever’s 2011 sales to exceed £350 million

With a trend of consistent sales growth over the past five and half years, and with the company on-track to exceed £350 million in total turnover this year, Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) is shaping up to be the largest business of its kind in the UK despite a challenging market environment. To put this in perspective, the best turnover of a company in this sector reported last year was somewhere north of £330 million. Tyres & Accessories recently met with wholesale director Alan Baldwin and the company’s new wholesale marketing manager, Peter Hayden, to find out more.

22nd September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone names US OTR plant project leader

The new OTR factory Bridgestone plans to build in the US will ultimately create around 550 jobs – the first of these has already been announced. Steve Brooks, previously vice-president of Information at Bridgestone Americas, has been named chief project officer for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. This new position was created specifically for leading the new plant’s construction and start-up. Brooks’ former position has been filled by Diane E. Drum, who before joining Bridgestone was president and chief information officer at Gerdau Ameristeel.

22nd September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Details of Bridgestone’s ‘major strategic investment’ announced

A total of around US$1.2 billion dollars will be invested in Bridgestone’s Aiken County site in the United States. The tyre maker’s plans for this South Carolina location involve both increasing capacity at its passenger car and light truck tyre plant and erecting a new factory to produce large and ultra-large radials for construction and mining vehicles. Production capacity at Bridgestone’s steel cord plant in Clarksville, Tennessee will also be increased in order to supply this new OTR tyre facility.

22nd September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone to make ‘major’ announcement at South Carolina plant

Amid various rumors that it was going to build another tyre plant there, Tire Review revealed that Bridgestone Americas planned to make a “major economic development” announcement at its plant in Graniteville, South Carolina today. It reported that both Gary Garfield, Bridgestone Americas’ president and CEO, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley were to be on hand for the announcement.

21st September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Jaguar investing £350 million in new Wolverhampton engine plant

Just over two weeks after reports surfaced that the UK government was targeting automotive suppliers for British manufacturing investment, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to build a new £350 million engine plant in Wolverhampton. According to reports, the new factory will create around 750 skilled jobs to serve demand from Asia.

19th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Rubber receives Japanese Embassy in Moscow appreciation

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has received a letter of appreciation from the Japanese ambassador to the Russian Federation, Chikahito Harada, in recognition of its contribution to the support of people affected by the East Japan Great Earthquake. Yokohama held a variety of charity events at InterAuto Moscow 2011, held from 24-28 August. A ceremony was held on 8 September at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow, where the letter was presented to Junichi Okishima, president of Yokohama Russia L.L.C.

15th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Anders Pålsson looks to “global growth” as Starco Europe chairman

Starco Europe has announced the appointment of Anders Pålsson, an experienced Swedish business leader who has spent the last nine years as MD and CEO of Hilding Anders. In that time he guided the Swedish bed manufacturer from an annual turnover of 3,000 million SEK to 7,000 million SEK. Special wheel and tyre manufacturer and supplier Starco is preparing to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary.

14th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

New Sava truck tyres to take advantage of eastern upswing

Slovenian tyre brand Sava Tyres – a Goodyear Dunlop brand – launched its new range of 22.5” truck tyres in an event in Ljubljana, including a visit to the Goodyear Dunlop manufacturing facility in Kranj, earlier in the year. The new range, which comprises the Avant 4 steer tyre and the Orjak 4 drive tyre, has been developed to provide enhanced performance and lower cost per mile on both long and short haul transport operations. Goodyear Dunlop also suggested that an upswing in the European truck tyre market would be experienced in the eastern half of the continent.

14th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

H2 acquiring controlling stake in Unipart

Company News, UK News

H2 Equity Partners has announced plans to acquire a controlling stake in Unipart Automotive, the UK’s largest independent supplier of car parts, workshop consumables and garage equipment. Unipart Automotive is currently owned by Unipart Group. The agreement, which is expected to be concluded shortly, sees H2 Equity Partners taking majority ownership in the UK operation. Unipart Group will hold onto 49.9 per cent. Patrick Kalverboer, managing partner at H2, will become executive chairman of the new company.

14th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

World’s first concept tyre design service launched in UK

Industrial design associates, Dolton & Dex, has announced the launch of the world's first concept tyre design service. According to reports, director Bob Dolton has spent many years working on concept tyres for a number of OEMs. "More often than not, it is an area of the vehicle that designers feel they have a lack of control over," said Dolton.

13th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone announces North American price increases

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has announced price increases for passenger and light truck consumer replacement and original equipment tyres in the United States and Canada, effective from 1 November. Prices for Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand passenger and light truck tyres will increase by up to eight per cent.

9th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Standards Testing Labs to host tyre technology seminar

Registration is now open for Standards Testing Laboratories annual Tyre Technology Seminar, held on 18-20 October, 2011 at the company's Massillon, Ohio headquarters. The seminar is a two and a half day event that aims to provide “a comprehensive overview of the technology employed by the tyre industry,” according to the STL. Speakers from the engineering, chemistry and mechanics/vehicle dynamics fields will address topics including tyre testing, tyre design and research, tyre engineering and compounding, product development and advanced concepts. The deadline to register for the seminar is 30 September.

9th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen Tyre opens warehouse in Fulda

Nexen Tyre Europe GmbH is aiming to offer faster tyre supply to its German customers after opening a 2,000 square metre warehouse in Fulda, which became operational last month.

The warehouse is designed to hold up to 50,000 tyres. Approximately 10,000 tyres can be packaged and dispatched every day by qualified warehouse operators. Delivery is made according to the quantity ordered by parcel service, either as a group freight delivery or as a lorry load.

9th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis Rewards reinstated via Maxxis International website

Maxxis has announced that it is bringing back its “hugely popular” Maxxis Rewards programme for the remainder of 2011 and into next year. The initiative was suspended temporarily during the summer while the brand’s exclusive distribution agreement with Grouptyre was dissolved. Maxxis Rewards was previously run in conjunction with the wholesaler, and while Maxxis says it will continue to supply Grouptyre in the foreseeable future, the incentive programme will now be run through the company’s own website. Retailers are encouraged to register through the Rewards microsite, or to contact Denise Prout at Maxxis Internation UK.

9th 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