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Amtel Tells of Vredestein Plans in Russia

(Akron/Tire Review) As part of its introduction of the Vredestein brand to the Russian tyre market, Amtel-Vredestein Holding said that it would import some 30,000 Vredestein brand tyres from The Netherlands and produce another 15,000 Vredestein tyres at its plant in Kirovsk, Russia.

Next year, Amtel-Vredestein will import 200,000 tyres and produce about one million Vredestein branded tyres in Russia, the company said. Amtel has been reorganised as Amtel-Vredestein, 37 per cent of which is owned by Amtel Holdings Holland and 63 per cent by Amtel Exports, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amtel Holdings Holland.

2nd September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Reorganises European Sales Network

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd is to reorganise its European sales structure by establishing two companies – Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd in the UK and Toyo Tire Benelux BV in the Netherlands. The new companies will be subsidiaries of Toyo Tire Europe GmbH (TTE) which itself has only been in operation since January 2005.

27th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Columbus McKinnon Launches New Shredder

Columbus McKinnon has introduced a new Single-Speed Shredder, designed to process whole passenger car tyres to 2 inch (50mm) or 1 inch (25mm) chips. This latest shredder is capable of processing whole passenger car tyres at the rate of 100 tyres or 10 tonnes per hour.

According to the company, the Holman Patent knife design has been redesigned to reduce knife costs. Knives in the new shredder can be re-sharpened allowing operators to receive three uses before disposing of them. Columbus McKinnon Corporation recently announced the sale of first single-speed tyre shredder to Lakin Tire West in California and subsequent sale to Lintire in the Netherlands. Since those were completed the company claims to have sold a further two systems.

22nd March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Fulda Challenge: UK Team in Car Accident

Following a successful second day the UK team, Emmie Gribble and Richard Jackson, were involved in a car accident on the Alaska Highway. Travelling back to their base in Whitehorse from the Kanu-Downhill Carcross Desert, their Toyota RAV4 was involved in a collision with another vehicle. After being taken to hospital Richard Jackson was released after a check up. Emmie Gribble however was less fortunate. She remains in hospital with a broken arm and rib, and a lacerated lung. Doctors say she is doing fine.

3rd February 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Pulls Gourment Guide

Michelin has removed one of its gourmet guides from sale after it emerged that it carried a top review for a restaurant that had not yet opened.

28th January 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

EU Report Gives Luxembourg Second Place For Research

The former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Wim Kok, has presented an interim report to the European Union, pursuing the goal of making the EU the strongest economic power in the world, by 2010. The report found that Luxembourg fares well, already in an “above average” position. The research summarised a countries potential to grow based on the number of scientists per thousand. With a European average of 5.7 per thousand, Luxembourg was found to have the second largest proportion in Europe, with 8.78 researchers per thousand. Only Finland has a higher number of research scientists. Luxembourg was less successful in other categories.

The reason for Luxembourg’s impressive standing is because of the number of private research centres based within its borders. Luxembourg is the home of a number of significant research centres including, Goodyear, DuPont and Delphi.

Currently the Lisbon Strategy is a long way away from its goal of making Europe the strongest developed economy in the world.

5th November 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Benelux Market Overview

The central European countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are often referred to as the Benelux countries, even though, politically and legally they are completely independent countries. The individual Benelux countries may be small but they are by no means insignificant. Situated in an area as well connected by sea as it is by road the region acts as a doorway to the rest of Europe. From the low-lying port countries of Belgium and the Netherlands, large-scale distributors use the Benelux as a conduit for expansion across the European union and beyond. Tyres & Accessories shines a spotlight on the Benelux tyre market.To download this article as a PDF file, click here.

6th September 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit “No Comment” On Rumours

Having recently sold a number of its Stop ‘n’ Steer centres in the UK, there are rumours that Kwik-Fit is set to rationalise its European operations. Our information, which comes from sources close to Kwik-Fit, but who did not want to be named, is that the company is looking at selling its operations in Poland, Belgium, Spain and Ireland in order to concentrate on the UK, Netherlands, France and Germany. We contacted Kwik-Fit in the UK to see if this was indeed the case and received the following reply from a company spokesperson: “Kwik-Fit is undertaking a review of all its operations. It would therefore be inappropriate to comment on future plans at present.”

27th February 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin To Buy Viborg

Michelin has signed an agreement to buy the Viborg distribution chain for the sum of 300 million Euros to add to its Euromaster chain. Viborg operates from 465 sales points in Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and The Netherlands and the acquisition will add around 570 million Euros to Michelin’s tyre distribution sales, pushing them over 2 billion Euros. Viborg employs 3,400 staff. The deal is subject to approval by the European Commission.

30th December 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Martien de Louw New Board Member for Passenger Tires Continental

The Supervisory Board of Continental AG (Hanover) has appointed Martien de Louw (56) to the company’s Executive Board, with responsibility for the Passenger Tire division. Board chairman Manfred Wennemer (55) previously oversaw the division in addition to his other duties. De Louw will take up his new assignment on February 1, 2003.

16th December 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho To Be Control Tyre For International F3 Series

Kumho will be the sole supplier to the new Formula 3 Euro Series, supplying its ECSTA Formula 3 slicks and wet weather tyres to all teams. The series comprises ten races between April and October next year and the races take place in five different countries (Germany, Italy, France, Austria and The Netherlands).

9th December 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

mytyres.net Sets Up In UK

On-line tyre retailer mytyres.net has set up in Glasgow, UK, following in the footsteps of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden. The company behind mytyres.net is Hanover-based Delticom AG, which last year achieved on-line tyre sales of 21.7 million Euros. It promises next day guaranteed delivery on mainland Britain for orders placed before 12 noon and offers tyres from more than 40 manufacturers.

16th August 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

Predicted Fall In Car Sales

Automotive analysts, Autopolis predict a 13 per cent fall in the European car market (from 1999 peak level, in the next 18 months. The claim is based on the European trend showing first in Scandinavian markets, Greece and the Netherlands. Danish demand has already fallen by 40 per cent, Finland by 20 per cent and Greece by 29 per cent in the last year. Economic conditions reinforce the prediction, which would see the market drop by 1.9million units by 2003. Autopolis expects recovery in late 2003, but that there will be little long-term growth till 2010, with Toyota and Hyundai making the greatest gains, whilst smaller producers lose share.

28th March 2002/by Tyrepress Editors

New Danish point S Members

Danish group Dek Ringen, with 31 members and 35 outlets, has joined the European point S network. The cooperation already had 700 outlets in France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands. The European Tyre Coordination Committee (ETC) coordinates all activities of point S members across Europe.

30th November 2001/by Tyrepress Editors

Viborg Acquires Pneu-Stössel

Pneu-Stössel AG (Schlieren) has sold its eight outlets to the strongest independent tyre dealer organisation in Europe, Danish Viborg Gruppen. With its subsidiary Pneu Matti AG (Dietlikon), Viborg Gruppen was already one ofthe leading Swiss tyre dealers. Integrating Pneu-Stössel creates Switzerland’s market leader among independent tyre dealers with 21 outlets and more than 140 employees.

7th December 2000/by Tyrepress Editors