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ATS Euromaster “Focuses on Cutting Fleet Running Costs”

While the latest European Truck Customer Survey suggests that vehicle uptime has overtaken fuel efficiency as the most pressing concern on the minds of fleet operators, ATS Euromaster has continued to view both aspects of fleet service with similar importance. Peter Fairlie, group sales director with the firm, suggests that ATSE has retained a focus on helping fleet managers to “cut their running costs” across the board, through such measures as tyre husbandry, an increase in emphasis on mobile repair units and “ramping up” its service offering to accommodate fleet vehicles’ longer deployment.

3rd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Butt’s Debuts Suspension Tester

Garage Equipment Supply Specialist Butt’s of Bawtry gave its new suspension tester its UK debut at Brityrex. In addition the company showed its recently launched air operated coil spring compressor, its line of waste oil heaters and a new range of signage products when it appeared on stand 3 in Manchester).

2nd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New Trademaster Scissor Lifts

Garage equipment specialists the Trade Group has launched a new range of Trademaster scissor lifts. These have been specially selected to provide a wide range of choices for Class IV, VII and V light MOT installations as well as general service work. They permit the most effective use of garage workshop floor area by allowing the minimum permissible overall bay width to be used.

2nd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin and Rodi to Form Alliance in Spain

International News

Michelin Spain has announced that it has initiated talks with Rodi, a leading tyre dealer in the Catalonia-Aragon region, on the subject of forming an alliance in the region. According to the company, the partnership would involve shareholdings and marketing ties, in particular through a cooperation agreement between Rodi and Euromaster. Under the agreement, Rodi would continue to operate in Catalonia-Aragon under its current tradename, with the addition of the label, “Member of the Euromaster Network.” Michelin expects the talks to be concluded and an agreement reach by the end of the year.

27th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

RMI Forms MOT Working Group

The Retail Motor Industry (RMI) has announced the formation of an MOT Working Group, to discuss MOT policy and the future of the test. The group, chaired by RMI’s MOT chairman John Ball, will meet for the first time in November, and will include representatives from a broad cross-section of the MOT testing industry. The announcement follows significant speculation that the government has been reconsidering changing the MOT interval to two years from one at present.

22nd October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Will UK State Spending Cuts Affect the Tyre Market?

Today the axe fell on UK state spending, with some of the largest cuts in public service budgets in decades. But how will the small, medium and large scale business of the tyre industry be affected? The validity of concerns that some public service fleets are considering altering tyre fitment policies to incorporate changes at 1.6mm rather than 3mmt tread depths have yet to be confirmed. One might think that – quite apart from the clear safety benefits and the cost implications that road traffic injuries bring to public coffers – that the revenues MOT fees bring in may lead the government to reconsider recent talk of doubling the length between MOTs and therefore halving the test fee income. There has been no confirmation of that yet either, but there is some good news when it comes to the taxes businesses have to pay.

20th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ECI International Reports 5% Rise in Brityrex Visitors

Compared to the 2007 edition of Brityrex, ECI International says that the number of visitors rose by 5 per cent at the 2010 show earlier this month. Exhibitors at the UK tyre trade show told ECI that the show had been a success, with many reporting excellent sales and new business opportunities from the three-day exhibition at the Manchester Central convention centre. Representatives from diverse companies such as Point S, Apaseal and Kings Road Tyres were among those voicing their appreciation for the event.

13th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ ‘In the Pink’ This Month

When the HiQ network promised to go pink during October, it wasn’t disclosing plans to see the popular singer in concert. No, it meant that during the month of October, the fast-fitter’s 150 centres are going all out to help hit the £100,000 target for its chosen charity, Breast Cancer Care, with every outlet challenged to raise £275 for the cause.

5th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Flagship’ Aylesbury HiQ Centre Opens

The latest addition to the HiQ network is a newly opened automotive centre in Aylesbury. The purpose-built centre, opened by local businessman Oliver Pearson with a £100,000 investment, is described by HiQ as catering “for every motorists' needs, offering state-of-the-art vehicle diagnostic equipment and a dedicated MOT testing bay.” The fast-fit network is already heralding the new Aylesbury centre as a ‘flagship’ site amongst HiQ's network of 150 centres up and down the UK.

4th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Garages and Vehicle Main Dealers Support Tyre Safety Month

Tyre Safety Month launched today with national backing from Motor Codes and its nationwide network of 6,500 garages along vehicle main dealers of the four Fiat Group brands. Fiat Group Automobiles UK announced that Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat and Fiat Professional will promote the importance of correct tyre care and maintenance across their 328-strong, UK retail and service networks. The Fiat Group’s support will begin by offering drivers free tyre safety checks at its dealerships during tyre safety month.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Butt’s of Bawtry to Show New Compressor, Oil Heaters and Signage at Brityrex

Garage Equipment Supply Specialist Butt’s of Bawtry has announced plans to exhibit its recently launched air operated coil spring compressor its line of waste oil heaters and a new range of signage products when it appears on stand 3 at Brityrex in Manchester next week (5 – 7 October, Manchester Central, formerly known as the GMEX centre). According to sales director Mark Bean there are already over 650 of its air operated coil spring compressor units in tyre fitters across the UK, but the company obviously wants to make the most of the exhibition by presently the technology to new and existing customers.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Sets Monthly MoT Test Record

September was a record month for MoT tests at Kwik-Fit. During this period the fast-fitter examined a total of 60,000 cars at its UK service centres during, a larger number of monthly MoT tests than at any other time in the company’s history. The company says this ability to examine so many cars for the national roadworthiness test is the result of sustained investment in the provision of servicing and MoT testing, including the installation of additional MoT testing bays.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Releases Video to Illustrate Tyre Test Simplicity

With October’s Tyre Safety Month of October upon us, the organisation behind the initiative, TyreSafe has released a campaign video stressing the simplicity of testing the suitability of tyres. The video, posted on YouTube and embedded in the page below, features 7 year-old faux-mechanics Kyanne and Finlay showing drivers how simple it is to check their tyre tread depth with a 20p coin. The organisation also states that Department for Transport figures published in its latest road casualty report show that more than 200 people were killed or seriously injured (KSI) in the UK in 2009 as a result of an accident where illegal, defective or under-inflated tyres were a contributory factor.

29th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Expanded MOT Coverage a ‘Natural Step Forward’ for ATS Euromaster

Plans to increase the number of ATS Euromaster outlets equipped for MOT testing are “on target”, the fast-fitter reports. By the end of the year 100 centres throughout the UK will be able to offer an MOT test service, an increase of 20 per cent. ATS Euromaster says a similar increase is scheduled for 2011.

29th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Flagship Kettering HiQ Opens with Festivities following Makeover

HiQ’s fast fit centre in Kettering is encouraging motorists in the area to visit the flagship store during three days of free festivities to celebrate its £75,000 makeover. The centre on Telford Way Industrial Estate reports that it “is enjoying a huge upturn in fortunes” since it was radically rebranded and is now officially commemorating its new decor with a series of safety-orientated charity events on Thursday, 9 September to Saturday, 11 September. Fast fit technicians will provide free vehicle and wheel alignment health checks for every visitor, while the company will run a free prize draw to win a plasma TV, a Sat Nav system, a mountain bike and a barbecue. HiQ’s official charity Breast Cancer Care will also be represented throughout the days with its “pink ladies” as HiQ attempts to educate more families and women about the good work that the charity carries out.

8th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors