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Staffordshire safety group lends support to TyreSafe

The start of this year’s Tyre Safety Month is only weeks away, and the campaign has received a boost with the news that Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership is to become an official TyreSafe supporter. By supporting the non-profit organisation and its campaigns, Staffordshire residents and drivers passing through the county will receive a host of road safety information in the form of advice and information about the importance of correct tyre care and maintenance.

29th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

International Tyres & Trading partners in Firenza growth

The Firenza truck tyre range has been specifically produced to provide a high quality alternatively in the mid-market sector, according to company representatives. And the brands position in the UK has been developed through the “strong partnership [that] has been forged in the UK between Firenza and International Tyres & Trading based in the West Midlands.” International Tyres are the exclusive distributor of the brand and the company reportedly provides “swift and efficient delivery throughout the UK.”

16th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

1,000th Vianor outlet to open before year’s end

At the end of the second quarter, Nokian Tyres could count a total of 961 fast fit outlets operating under the Vianor banner. While the tyre maker directly owns 180 of these, a further 781 operate under franchise and other partnership agreements. In the first half of 2012 the network grew by a further 51 outlets, and upon releasing its financial data to 30 June Nokian stated that it sees reaching the 1,000 outlet milestone a realistic goal for this year.

13th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama, Shandong Xingda sign OTR off-take agreement

On 2 August Yokohama Rubber announced its entry into an off-take agreement with Shandong Xingda Tyre Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of off-the-road tyres for construction and mining vehicles. Under the terms of this basic agreement, Yokohama Rubber will provide Shandong Xingda Tyre with technical support regarding OTR radial tyres and in return will off-take a fixed quantity of OTR tyres manufactured by Shandong Xingda Tyre.

2nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Lassa renews Borussia Mönchengladbach sponsorship

Lassa Tyres has extended its partnership agreement with Borussia Mönchengladbach Football Club for the 2012/2013 season, continuing a relationship that began last year. According to the company, Lassa was initially attracted to the partnership with Borussia Mönchengladbach since the club is one of the Germany's best-known, best-supported clubs.

1st August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli tyre supplier for GT1 World Championship successor

Next year a new Sprint Series is set to replace the FIA GT1 World Championship, which is currently exclusively supplied by Pirelli along with the FIA GT3 European Championship. The new championship will be combined with the current Blancpain Endurance Series, with an overall title for both. The cars, calendars and tyre regulations will ensure that competitors can take part in both series, with a GT world title awarded to the overall winners. Pirelli reports it will supply tyres to the new championship next year on an exclusive basis.

30th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Halfords apprentice numbers highlight growing network

After completing a three-year course, 24 apprentices recently entered permanent employment at Halfords Autocentres. Each apprentice has gained NVQ Level 3 in light vehicle technology and a full-time job at Halfords Autocentres after successfully completing the course. This is good news for them, but also points to the fast rate of growth in the network.

26th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS-E implements breakdown halving Pirelli policy for Yorkshire firm

West Yorkshire’s Bedfords Transport says it has been able to halve tyre-related breakdowns since adopting a new tyre policy with ATS Euromaster in December 2011. The company signed a new deal with its existing tyre service provider to fit Pirelli new and remould tyres across its fleet of 84 trucks and 135 trailers. During the first seven months of the contract, Bedfords Transport has recorded an average of 3.4 roadside tyre failures per month, compared to 6.4 per month during the previous year. The company credits a “closer working relationship” with ATS-E for the significant impact on operational uptime the new deal has made.

25th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Schrader produces 200 millionth TPMS sensor

Schrader shares that it has reached the milestone of producing its 200 millionth TPMS sensor. The sensor was produced at Schrader’s Antrim plant in Northern Ireland, and the company says it marked an “important date” in Schrader’s history.

25th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster aiming to double CV wheel market share with MWS partnership

Tyre specialist ATS Euromaster has signed a two year deal with independent wheel distributor Motor Wheel Service (MWS) aimed at more than doubling ATS Euromaster’s share of the UK commercial vehicle wheel market by the end of 2013.

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Fourth US football deal for YTC

Yokohama Tire Corporation has entered into a multi-year sponsorship deal with US National Football League (NFL) team the Chicago Bears. After signing this sponsorship agreement, Yokohama now supports four NFL teams for the 2012 season, the others being the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens.

20th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho becomes official partner of GB Taekwondo team

The GB Taekwondo team has begun its final preparations for London 2012, and as the squad limbers up to kick its rivals into next week GB Taekwondo has announced a new partnership with Kumho Tyre UK, a company every bit as Korean as the sport its members practice.

16th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems’ UniSerV eliminates double entry for AC Tyres

Commercial tyre specialist AC Tyres is to streamline job sheet processing with its adoption of Cam Systems’ Document Manager. In addition the company will manage the transactional data feed to and from third party systems with the third party integration (3Pi) module from the UniSerV application suite. The module will eliminate double entry at both ends and “save up to a day a week” in administration time and costs according to Cam.

10th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Halfords to offer driving tests in DSA partnership

Driving tests could soon be available from branches of Halfords under plans announced by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning. As well as using traditional driving test centres, the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is looking at working with public and private sector partners to provide driving test premises in selected areas that don't already have a local test centre.

10th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo opens first driver training centre

Apollo Tyres has opened its first formal training centre for heavy and light commercial vehicle drivers. The centre is located in Ujjain city, a location within India the tyre maker describes as a busy transportation hub, and is being run in partnership with the non-profit organisation B-ABLE. Apollo says the centre will focus on two key areas: educating those wishing to make a career in the segment on all aspects of road and vehicle safety and maintenance, and promoting a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

28th June 2012/by Tyrepress Editors