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Lodge Tyre, Kirkby Tyres, Pirelli win the headline NTDA Tyre Industry Awards 2024

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Andrew Bogie / Tyre Industry Publications

The NTDA announced its 2024 Tyre Industry Awards winners on the evening of 10 October during the association’s sold-out 95th Annual Dinner, sponsored by long-term partner Maritime Cargo Services, in Milton Keynes. The awards ceremony was sponsored for the 10th consecutive year by tyre manufacturer Sailun, and co-hosted, by international ventriloquist, comedian and TV personality Paul Zerdin. The big winners on the night were Lodge Tyre Company, which scooped the overall retailer and staff training and development prizes, and Kirkby Tyres, which prevailed in both the wholesaler and truck and agri tyre distributor categories. Tyrepress, attending the dinner, published the winners as they were announced on X, formerly Twitter.

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Merityre rejoins TyreSafe

Merityre Specialists Ltd has rejoined TyreSafe as official supporters. Merityre is a prominent tyre retailer with 24 branches across the South of England and offers “a comprehensive range of tyres and automotive services”. Known for their commitment to customer satisfaction and road safety, Merityre has a long-standing reputation for providing high-quality products and services to road users.

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Merityre director’s funeral details announced

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Following the death of Jolyon Pope, Merityre representatives asked Tyres & Accessories to publish details of the funeral of their beloved director on behalf of his family. Jolyon Pope’s funeral has been confirmed for Thursday 9th November at 12 noon at Chilbolton Church, Chilbolton, Hampshire, SO20 6BQ and afterwards at Chilbolton Village Hall to remember Jolyon.

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Merityre director Jolyon Pope (16.9.1952 – 5.10.2023)

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Jolyon Pope, director of tyre retailer Merityre Specialists Ltd, died suddenly on Thursday, 5 October. A well-liked, long-standing, and respected figure in the tyre industry of the UK and beyond, Pope leaves behind a wife, Jennie, their two children and two grandchildren. The National Tyre Distributors Association, of which Merityre is a long-standing member, informed Tyrepress of the sad and unexpected news. The association’s team and executive officers said they were both shocked and saddened to hear the news, offering the following obituary.

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Tyre retail ranking 2023, 11-25: In’n’Out continues to grow

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11th-placed Just Tyres maintained a total of 38 tyre retail locations, according to our 2023 table. However, that figure is one centre lower than it was this time last year. Nevertheless, the total remains one branch greater than five years ago.

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In pictures: NTDA Tyre Industry Award 2022 winners

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NTDA

The National Tyre Distributors Association presented the Tyre Industry Awards 2022, sponsored by Sailun Tyres, at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham on 6 October. Below you can view a gallery of the award winners from the evening ceremony, hosted by former BBC news presenter and triathlete Louise Minchin, NTDA chief executive Stefan Hay and national chairman Simon Wright. Click here for the list of winners, and here for the full list of nominees.

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Hankook, Stapleton’s, Skidz lead 2022 Tyre Industry Awards winners

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Zoë Baldwin and Paul Emery of Hankook accept the 2022 NTDA Tyre Manufacturer of the Year Award at the Vox Conference Centre, Birmingham NEC, 6/10/2022NTDA

The Tyre Industry Awards 2022 were presented on 6 October at Birmingham’s VOX Conference Centre during the National Tyre Distributors Association’s 93rd Annual Dinner. The awards ceremony was sponsored by Sailun Tyres for the eighth consecutive year, while supplier member Maritime Cargo Services sponsored the dinner. Former BBC news presenter and triathlete Louise Minchin hosted the awards alongside NTDA chief executive Stefan Hay and national chairman Simon Wright. For a gallery of the winners, click here.

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Merityre appoints new managing director

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Dene Arnold has been appointed as Merityre managing director effective July 2022, having worked with the company for over 40 years where he started as a tyre fitter.

Specifically, Dene Arnold will move from his current position as general manager and executive director to the of role managing director. Arnold will be takes over from Noel Pope who will become chairman. Both Noel Pope and his brother Jolyon will remain as executive directors of the company.

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Merityre, Hometyre take wins as Autogem ‘TPMS Expert’ captures imagination

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Autogem

The UK Garage and Bodyshop Event at the Birmingham NEC hosted the finale of Autogem’s inaugural TPMS Expert competition on Wednesday, 8 June. 12 regional finalists assembled on Autogem’s stand to demonstrate their problem-solving skills in front of hundreds of onlookers, including a judging panel of industry experts. Merityre’s Liam Gaynor was crowned TPMS Expert (large retailer) with Hometyre’s Craig Schwartz taking the small retailer award, while all 12 finalists were commended for detecting various TPMS faults quickly and efficiently, communicating them clearly to the panel. Meanwhile Autogem, which has developed the TPMS Expert award over the past few years to help raise standards and awareness about tyre pressure monitoring systems, has been praised by automotive retail bosses and industry experts for its first nationwide competition.

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The UK’s leading retailers 2022 (#15 to #25) – New entries and stable growth

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Bush Tyres

This year the top 25 table has been characterised by growth virtually across the board. However, something that stands out in positions 15 to 25 is that there have been a couple of new entries onto the ranking in addition to this. Exemplifying stability in the market, In ‘n’ Out Autocentres appears to have remained in 15th position with 27 branches.

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Merityre celebrates hat trick of tyre industry award wins

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Merityre is celebrating a hat trick of industry award wins this year, which honoured the tyre retailer for its service and retail excellence. The company, which has over 20 branches across the south of England, Merityre picked up two gongs at the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Tyre Industry Awards including the Medium Tyre Retailer of the Year and overall Tyre Retailer of the Year awards.

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Merityre, Bridgestone, Stapleton’s scoop big Tyre Industry Awards 2021

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The National Tyre Distributors Association has presented a bumper crop of awards during its 92nd Annual Dinner in Birmingham. In the headline awards, Merityre was made the Overall Tyre Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Pirelli Tyres, Bridgestone took first place in Tyre Manufacturer of the Year, sponsored by The Commercial Vehicle Show, while Stapleton’s Tyre Services became 2021’s Tyre Wholesaler of the Year, sponsored by Compilator / Team Systems. Tyrepress reported the announcement of the award winners, in addition to the day’s Tyre Industry Conference, live via Twitter.

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Autocentres growing in prominence – UK’s top tyre retailers 2021 (11-20)

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Eden Tyres

As can be seen in the top 10 table published yesterday, Halfords Autocentres remains in second place nationally in our 2021 ranking of the UK’s largest retail operations by branch count. Continuing our three-article series on this subject, today’s instalment focuses on places 11 to 20 and finds that the medium to large sized positions are increasingly being taken by autocentre style businesses that make as much money from parts and repairs as they do from tyres (and more than traditional fast fits).

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Mobile tyre fitting: the new normal for tyre retailers?

As a result of the purchase of the latest Mercedes Sprinter van during June, Gorilla Tyres now has a fleet of eight vehicles and can reportedly cover a significant part of the North West (Photo: John Stone; Stone Tyres; Gorilla tyres)John Stone; Stone Tyres; Gorilla tyres

We’ve all had to adapt during the corona-crisis and lockdown. For many tyre retailers it has meant agonising decisions relating to either staying opening or shutting down. But some have found a middle way – mobile tyre fitting.

During our recent “Kick-starting your tyre business” Tyrepress webinar, Craig Sprigmore, retail director of HiQ; Graham Mitchell, wholesale director of Micheldever Tyre Services; Noel Pope, managing director of Merityre; and John Stone, founder and managing director of Stone Tyres discussed the role of mobile fitting in helping tyre businesses adapt to the new normal.

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Tyre distributors come together for ‘Kick-starting your business’ webinar

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Tyre distributors from across the country have come together to support the restarting of the tyre trade. Large and small retailers from St Helens to the South East worked together to produce the inaugural Tyrepress webinar entitled “Kick-starting your tyre business’.

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