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Growing mobile tyre fitter adopts Cam’s fit and go systems

Mobile tyre fitting service TyresontheDrive.com, a business established last year by former Michelin manager Dominic Clark, is said to be growing at a rate of 20 per cent per month. To support its expansion plans, the company is now integrating the tyre industry dedicated Cameo, Workshop Scheduler and MIDaS technologies from Cam Systems into its existing bespoke systems; according to Cam Systems these new additions will provide a more structured and stable back office that will deliver immediate efficiencies and time-saving benefits.

21st August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Labelling Special Issue

How much of the market will be ready for the introduction of tyre labelling legislation when it becomes mandatory on 1 November 2012? Who knows? What is clear is that all parties are now allowed to publicly share details of labelling and have been free to do so since 30 May. And al this means it is more important than every to be up to speed. All the latest detail and analysis relating to the forthcoming tyre labelling legislation are now available online with the addition of our Tyre Labelling Special issue. Subscribers can read online now by clicking more.

20th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear launches Spanish language website for US consumers

In a move that recognises Spanish’s status as the second most widely spoken language in the United States, Goodyear Tire & Rubber has introduced a Spanish language website targeted at North American consumers. Through this site, Goodyear hopes to “provide better appeal to a growing Hispanic tyre-buying population.”

17th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Online while you wait – The Cloud comes to ATS Euromaster

The forecast at ATS Euromaster is overcast. But before shrugging your shoulders and bracing for a return to dismal summer weather, you should probably be aware that the cloud heading in the fast fit network’s direction is spelt with a capital C. Wi-Fi provider The Cloud is rolling out its network across ATS Euromaster locations throughout the UK, and as of next month customers will be able to access the internet via a fast and reliable Wi-Fi connection while work is performed upon their vehicles. Wireless connectivity will be offered free to ATS Euromaster customers.

15th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Kirkby Tyres introduces Cam’s Wholesale CRM system

Merseyside’s Kirkby Tyres & Wheel has introduced Cam Systems’ Wholesale Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. The software provider says Wholesale CRM will help the independent tyre and wheel wholesaler and distributor improve its customer communications and interactivity.

14th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Starco to rollout new IT platform

The nature of business communication has changed profoundly over the half century since Starco was founded, both in terms of technology and how the workplace as a whole has evolved. Like many long-established businesses, Starco has progressed from the world of the typewriter and the fax to a world in which communication and the availability of information has become the most essential business operating parameter. During the last few years the company has operated legacy systems dedicated to separate administrative, communication and sales functions, but now Starco says it has recognised that implementing a unified online IT platform is essential for the company’s global development.

14th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ARR Craib extends Bridgestone fleet contract

Bridgestone UK’s contract with Aberdeen-based operator ARR Craib has been renewed for a further year. The newly agreed deal builds on the relationship that began in 2009 and will see Bridgestone supplying a combination of new and retreaded tyres over the next 12 months to ARR Craib’s fleet of 200 trucks and 500 trailers. The company will also continue to utilise the Bridgestone Mega-Fleet system.

6th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

First Line's Borg & Beck brake component expansion

First Line’s Borg & Beck braking programme was launched by First Line in February after more than a year’s work. The production team behind the range aimed to ensure that the programme “provides installers with a range of high quality, matching original equipment components designed to rival the ‘genuine’ or OES parts offered by the franchised dealer,” the company says. This meant that when an OES pad set incorporated a chamfered edge, shim, slot, or included a wear indicator lead, then the Borg & Beck pad set would do so too.

2nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Tire launches trucking iPad application

Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) has launched an iPad app for the trucking tyre industry: The Yokohama Commercial Tire Navigator, which is available for free on iTunes. The commercial version of the app is based on YTC’s 2011 Yokohama Tire Explorer, featuring product information in an interactive format, 360-degree tyre photography, Yokohama’s proprietary Fuel Savings Calculator and a dealer locator. The product line-up consists of a variety of Yokohama’s commercial tires, including the Zenvironment line and the company’s seven EPA SmartWay-verified tyres.

26th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories July 2012

The wait is over, the July edition of Tyres & Accessories is now accessible for online viewing. Containing our in-depth coverage of Reifen 2012 and a feature on Tyre Manufacturing machinery, reading this issue online requires just two thing: that you are a subscriber and that you click more below.

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Weak summer tyre sales drag Delticom revenues down

Traditionally, financial news from Delticom has centred on unprecedented growth and increased revenues. Not so today. The European online tyre retailer has issued a statement outlining preliminary figures for the first half of 2012, and for once the news isn’t as good as anticipated. Against what the company refers to as a “backdrop of weak summer tyre markets,” Delticom took in revenues of 193.3 million euros in the first half of 2012, a 2.5 per cent year-on-year decrease. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to 13.2 million euros, down 30.9 per cent from the 19.1 million euro EBIT in the first half of last year.

19th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Firestone ag pressure app to hit 10,000 downloads by harvest

The Firestone Tyre Pressure Calculator app is on track to hit 10,000 downloads by this year’s harvest. The free app, which is already available for iPhones, was launched for android devices at the 2012 Cereals Show in Lincolnshire.

13th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Electric Audi sets Nürburgring record

During preparations for its production debut in late 2012, the all-electric Audi R8 e-tron has just set a world record for a production vehicle with an electric drive system on the Nürburgring Nordschleife – the toughest test track in the world. Racing driver Markus Winkelhock piloted the high-performance, all-electric sports car around the demanding 12.92-mile track in 8:09.099 minutes.

12th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA/GTE promotion efforts yield huge attendance

More than 60,000 active buyers are expected to attend the event the 2012 SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo, according to Tire Review. The figure far surpasses attendance expectations and secures the event's status as the single largest and most comprehensive conference and trade show serving the tyre, service and restyling industries.

11th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre labelling fronts new Cam website

Cam Systems newly developed website is designed specifically with tyre labelling in mind. The company wants to ensure customers are informed how to be totally operational and compliant in this area by November this year; the label will need to be present at point of sale on 1 November 2012 and Cam’s customers have been looking to the software provider to provide increased functionality to cover this requirement. In support of this, Cam says its own website (www.cam-systems.co.uk) has been designed to offer in-depth guidance and advice on the impending legislation.

11th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors