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Tyre Industry Takes on the Mark Jenkins Golf Challenge

At 5.30am on the 4th of June 2007, 8 men in teams of two stepped onto the golf course to begin their challenge. This challenge was to play 90 holes of golf over 5 Championship golf courses in one day in order to raise money for Mark Jenkins who died of Sarcoma, “a cancer of the blood” in Dec 2006. Having only been married in recent years, Jenkins was only able to spend a week with his newborn son, Oliver. This made the men even more determined to succeed in their challenge.

All players took time out of their busy schedules to take part in this event, Royal Birkdale, Hillside, West Lancashire, Formby and Southport & Aindale to raise money for the Sarcoma Research Fund at Royal Marsden Hospital in London. The event was very successful at raising in the order of £10,000.

The group included Stephen Callow, 07/08 Chairman of the NTDA North West, owner of Freeway Taxi Tyres and Callow Car Care on Ormskirk Road in Liverpool. Apart from running a successful tyre retreading factory and MOT and motor vehicle repair garage, Stephen Callow says he enjoys fund raising for such events.

3rd August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

A Well Balanced Range from Gemco

Gemco Equipment Ltd, part of Denmark’s 90-year old Stenhøj Group, is said to be the largest supplier of tyre bay equipment in the UK, and the company offers not one but two lines of tyre changers and wheel balancers – their own Dunlop brand and the highly regarded Mondolfo Ferro range from Italy, for whom Gemco acts as UK representative.

Mondolfo Ferro has been selling their equipment in overseas markets since 1965 and today the company continues its focus on product development to ensure its machines maintain a leading technological edge. In the UK Gemco markets three Mondolfo products of particular interest – the Aquila AS944 tyre changer and the MT2080 and MT2680 wheel balancers.

20th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Maha Reports ‘Surge’ In Demand for New MOT/ATL Test Equipment

New Maha MOT/ATL test equipment is proving to be popular with workshops, according to company representatives. And the increased demand for the MOT/ATL test equipment from Maha has reportedly resulted in an extra shift at the factory in Germany to satisfy the demand for the new products throughout Europe. The demand has also had a negative effect on normal delivery times, but Maha reassures customers that this will be back to normal soon. Gus Gregory, managing director from Maha said:, “The demand for the products is proving to be beyond all expectations which is a testament to the quality of Maha’s products.”

11th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

National Tyres ‘For Sale’

National Tyres, the UK’s second largest independent fast-fit chain, is on the market with an estimated £75-£100 million price tag, according to The Telegraph. The firm, which recently reported a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in first-half sales, is said to be in talks with “a number of parties” about a possible takeover having hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise on a strategic review.

While the news that the successful retail business might be the target of a takeover is not a complete surprise, some of the parties supposedly linked to the deal weren’t as expected. Telegraph reporter Ben Harrington named Nationwide Autos, Micheldever Tyres and Kwik-Fit as key suitors. Nationwide Autos, which provides drivers with mechanical repair, servicing and MOT tests, and its private equity owners, Phoenix Equity Partners, have already made an approach to buy the company, according to Harrington.

11th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

National Tyres Outlines Expansion Plans

National Tyres and Autocare has plans to open 14 new branches in Scotland by the end of 2008. Chairman and chief executive Alan Revie, who led a management buy-out of the company from Continental in 2001, reportedly sees these new additions to National Tyres as a first step in an expansion that will see the company operating more than 400 sites throughout the UK. At present National Tyres operates 204 outlets nationwide. “We are looking to expand the network and, as the first stage of a UK wide strategy, have identified 14 towns and cities across the central belt and Highlands where we plan to open branches by the end of 2008,” said Revie. “The funding is in place to do it, we have already opened a new branch in Falkirk and another will open shortly in Edinburgh.”

The company has reported healthy sales during 2007, with six-monthly results to June 30 showing sales of £51 million, up 19 per cent from the same time last year. Parent company the Axle Group has reported pre-tax profits of £5.7 million for the 2006 calendar year, a 17 per cent increase on the 2005 results. According to Revie “2006 and the first half of 2007 have been driven by excellent performance across the group. We are confident that we can sustain the growth trajectory of the business and I expect to see further improvement in both turnover and profits through our core business of selling tyres and as the results of our investment in MOT centres and the brakes programme begin to feed through to the bottom line.”

3rd July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Power to the PCL

Energy supplier Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has teamed up with PCL to provide its staff with a vital gift to keep them safe on the roads. As the latest project in its on-going Health and Safety initiative, SSE decided to target tyre maintenance which, if neglected, can cause serious, even fatal, accidents.

PCL was asked to supply 17,500 pencil-style tyre pressure gauges along with tyre trade depth gauges, which SSE gave to employees in a company wallet enclosing a safety information/advice card. The response was so great that a further 2,000 of each gauge were supplied to cover the extra unexpected demand.

21st May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tecalemit on Show at Brityrex

Tecalemit Garage Equipment Ltd has been exhibiting its new Sentinel 4449070, 2 post lift, which has a capacity of 3.2 tonnes. The heavy duty, hydraulic lift is suitable for use
with a comprehensive range of vehicles from cars to LGV’s. The stylishly designed lift has no overhead gantry, allowing for taller vehicles.

2nd May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Signs First Major Fleet Deal With Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Kwik-Fit Fleet has won its first major vehicle servicing fleet deal with one of the UK’s largest suppliers of rental cars. The fast-fit giant will become the preferred servicing supplier of the 30,000 cars and light commercial vehicles on the Enterprise Rent-A-Car fleet.

In the UK, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is a major provider of vehicles to corporate and public sector fleets as well as offering replacement vehicles and courtesy cars. The company started in the UK in 1994 and operates from more than 300 locations. The majority of Enterprise Rent-A-Car branches are within five miles of a Kwik-Fit centre so making it easy for vehicles to undergo an oil and filter change, an interim service or full service depending on mileage.

15th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Brityrex International 2007 Puts Global Marketing Drive into Gear

A major marketing campaign is underway to attract visitors from around the world to this year’s Brityrex International 07 show at the G-MEX Exhibition Centre in Manchester. More than 60,000 free entry tickets to the exhibition are being distributed throughout the UK tyre industry and to professionals around the world. Each exhibitor at May’s show also has the opportunity of taking hundreds of tickets to attract their own customers and contacts to the event.

23rd January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Maha UK Launches New Range of Low Cost Brake Testers

With the introduction of one man testing and Automatic Test Lanes, MAHA have produced a new range of brake testers to meet all MOT, ATL and any foreseen future requirements that may be introduced.

The basic MAHA IW 2 LON Brake Tester is approved for MOT testing for both classes IV and VII. The MAHA IW 2 LON basic brake tester is a modular system and can be manufactured to customer’s specifications. To update the basic IW 2 LON for AT specification will only require the addition of a weighting system and a PC.

11th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Warns of Run-Flat Costs / Kwik-Fit mobile grew 31% in 2006

Kwik-Fit Fleet, the fleet division of Britain and Europe’s largest independent fast-fit supplier, expects to see an increasing number of car and light commercial vehicle fleets use its network for service, maintenance MoT and repair work. Meanwhile, the fast-fit giant has warned fleet operators to brace themselves for an increase in tyre costs as more vehicle manufacturers choose to fit run-flat tyres to cars.

10th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA: Reducing MOT Frequency Naive

A report by the HM Treasury, recommending major changes in the frequency of MOTs, has been labelled a “naive view of the contribution MOT’s make to safety on our roads” by the NTDA. “We have been aware for some time that the Treasury have been reviewing the current MOT regime in the UK,” commented NTDA director Richard Edy, adding: “These initial findings, that motorists would save £465million if the tests were done after the first four years and then every two years, takes no account of the importance of regular vehicle testing plays in reducing accidents on our roads.”

30th November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Independent Garages Lose Ground to Fast-Fits in Car Repair

The latest Castrol Business Services Car Repair Trend Tracker shows that independent garages account for 47 per cent of all work carried out on cars in the UK, while franchised main dealers account for 25 per cent and fast-fit outlets, 9 per cent. But independent garages are revealed to be losing share to fast-fit outlets, with franchised dealers holding steady, when data from the report’s 2005/06 survey is compared with the previous 2003/04 survey period.

1st November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Trade Angry at MOT Fee Delay

A long-awaited £6.20 increase in the MoT test fee has been put back more than six weeks by the Department for Transport. Testers expected the increase to be brought in on 1 October, but have now learned it has been put back until 24 November. Some now fear this deadline will slip even further back into December, the NTDA website reported. The traditional date for an MoT fee increase is 1 August.

31st October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Tribute to a True Gentleman

John Nelson, who sadly passed away in July, was the kindest, most humorous, unassuming, modest and caring person you could have the good fortune to know, writes the GEA: He was a gentleman in every sense of the word and a devoted family man.

Born and raised in Somerset in the village of Blagdon, near Weston-Super-Mare and in Bristol. He achieved a scholarship to Colston School in Bristol where he enjoyed maths, physics and Latin as well as representing the school at rugby. This famous old school has produced many international players and as John would freely admit; there was never a chance of him becoming one of them!

13th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors