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Michelin Celebrates 10th Consecutive Le Mans Victory

The 75th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been dominated by Audi Sport and Michelin, with the pair storming to victory in the Sarthe, the 10th such straight win for the French tyremaker. And Michelin also proved up to the task in other categories.

In the LMP2 category, Michelin vehicles finished second with Team Barazi Epsilon-Michelin (A.Fernandez/H.Kurosawa/R.Kerr), and first place was secured in GT1 with the victory of Aston Martin Racing-Michelin (D.Brabham/ R.Rydell/ D.Turner) – Michelin shod vehicles also took out the next four top spots. In GT2 Team Imsa Performance-Michelin (R.Narac / R.Lietz / P.Long) who proved victorious over Risi Competizione – Michelin. Michelin also took the 3 first places of the general results 24 Hours of Le Mans, continuing a winning streak that started back in 1998.

18th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

£25 million Interest-Free Funding For UK Entrepreneurs

Pioneering British entrepreneurs could be in for up to £25 million in funding following the launch of a unique, high profile national initiative by Bank of Scotland Corporate – the Entrepreneur Challenge. The Bank will be making the funding package available entirely free of interest and arrangement fees for a period of three years. For each of five regions across the UK, a sum of £5 million is being provided. One company in each region will succeed in obtaining the funding package. According to the bank, it will be used by the successful applicants to help turn exceptional business plans into profitable reality.

Bank of Scotland Corporate is inviting applications from established businesses who meet specific entry criteria. Applicants will be existing established companies with a turnover of at least £2 million per annum and at least two years’ sustained growth in sales, revenue or profit. The applicants must also be based in the UK and operating in a substantial UK or global market and driven by a highly motivated and able management team.

18th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Christian Salvesen’s Tyre Plan Proves ‘Difficult’

Profits at Christian Salvesen fell 19 per cent, at least partly due to the higher than expected start-up costs encountered in its distribution deal with Goodyear Dunlop and Continental Tyre Group in the UK. The firm posted underlying pre-tax profits of £12.5 million for the year to March 31 and extended the UK transport division’s operating losses to £4.6 million for the year.

“Progress during the year was slower than hoped, due in part to a difficult start-up for our national tyre distribution partnership with Goodyear Dunlop. The unplanned start-up costs were a significant factor in the increased losses for the year. As part of the turnaround plan for our UK network business, we are investing in new systems to achieve rapid improvement in operational efficiency. For the longer term, we are investigating options that will require more fundamental infrastructure changes,” said the company reporting its full-year results.

7th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

U.S. Military Receives First Shipment of BFGoodrich Tyres

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America’s (MNA) BFGoodrich brand announced the delivery of the first 5,000 Baja T/A military edition tyres to the U.S. military for use on Humvees. The military edition tyre features a load capacity of 3,850 pounds per tyre at 50 psi, expanded tread life, more wet- and dry-pavement manoeuvrability and increased mud traction.

BFGoodrich is the primary brand used by the military Humvees. As part of the supply contract, MNA has expanded product mix at its BFGoodrich plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., where the tyres are produced. “This project is a significant milestone for the plant,” said Paul Cagle, Fort Wayne plant manager. “Not only are we reaching our production goals and expanding our production capabilities, but the spirit at the plant is high as employees are displaying a sense of pride in having the opportunity to support the men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”

The contract with the U.S. military expires in the fourth quarter, but MNA intends to expand the partnership in 2008.

1st June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Second Life

According to the Environment Agency’s Tyre Watch Programme, every year in the UK around 450,000 tonnes of used tyres are produced and require some form of reuse or disposal. That is the equivalent of some 50 million car tyres, and with vehicle ownership expected to grow between 30 and 60 per cent over the next two decades the potential environmental threat posed by waste tyres will become more acute – unless a suitable solution is embraced.

At Swansea University engineers are seeking such a solution through their research into new methods of recycling tyres. This Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project, made possible by Department for Trade and Industry funding, is being conducted by the university’s School of Engineering Materials Research Centre under the overall supervision of Dr David Isaac, a Reader at the Centre. Dr Isaac has been working as part of a research group studying various aspects of polymers and composites.

31st May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

PCL – Sumo to Form Indian JV

Pneumatics Components Ltd (PCL) is preparing to enter into a joint venture in India. The UK-based manufacturer and supplier of tyre shop, automotive and other transportation products is teaming up with India’s Sumo Hi-Tech Marketing to form PCL-Sumo Air Technology Pvt Ltd, a company that is claimed to be India’s top tyre inflation and pneumatic products provider.

Headquartered in the city of Mumbai, PCL-Sumo will manufacture, sell and distribute a full range of tyre inflation and pneumatic products designed to meet the needs of the Indian market, including both mechanical and electronic tyre inflation products such an adapted Indian market version of PCL’s Accura forecourt inflator. Indian customers will also gain access to the full PCL range, including the Accura 1 electronic handheld inflator: the AirForce, PCL’s brand new generation of mechanical air line gauges: the Hi-Flo MK 3 Air Line Gauge, and the Accura 11, 12 and 13, suitable for tyre shop applications.

24th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s Reshuffles Management Team

Stapleton’s has announced it is restructuring its management team giving current wholesale director Steve Parker a new role. With 20 years service at Stapleton’s, Steve has an outstanding understanding of the needs of the company’s customers as well as knowledge of products available and the UK tyre market as a whole. In his current role, Steve has instigated many improvements to the company including the introduction of Prestivo, Stapleton’s own brand tyre range, and dealer partnership schemes for both Prestivo and Nexen brands.

24th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

MyGoodyear.co.uk Hits the Radio

Goodyear has launched a radio information campaign to highlight the role of preventative tyre maintenance in road safety. The campaign also promotes the launch of MyGoodyear.co.uk, a new website that not only offers safety advice, but also celebrates the great British Bank Holiday with suggestions for ‘Good Days Out’ across the UK. Goodyear launched the website with interviews on nineteen local and regional radio stations this week, reaching an audience of over 1.4 million listeners.

James Bailey, Communications Manager, stated: “With the May Bank Holiday approaching it is the perfect time to start thinking about places to go across the UK. MyGoodyear.co.uk, in conjunction with our DriveHomeSafely partnership, offers advice on where to go, but also on how to get there safely. Preventative tyre maintenance can mean the difference between a brilliant bank holiday and a potentially tragic weekend, and we are urging drivers to carry out simple pressure and tread depth checks before setting out. MyGoodyear.co.uk provides inspiration for people looking for a fun bank holiday weekend with an eclectic range of suggestions from organic food markets to a sheep and goat Grand National!”

18th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz SA Earns Top Toyota Supplier Award

Hayes Lemmerz International’s aluminium wheel manufacturing facility in Alrode, South Africa has received Toyota South Africa Motors Ltd.’s highest level of recognition – the overall 2006 Supplier of the Year Award. In selecting Hayes Lemmerz for the award, Toyota South Africa cited the company for its continued high level of performance in all areas. In addition to the 2006 Supplier of the Year Award, Hayes Lemmerz received special recognition in the categories of Delivery and Quality Performance.

“We are honoured to be named a Supplier of the Year by this important customer,” said Trevor Volek, managing director of Hayes Lemmerz South Africa Operations. “Our highest priority is ensuring that our customers’ strict performance standards are met and exceeded.”

16th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Tyres to Sponsor MSA British Rallycross Championship

Kumho Tyres will be the title sponsor of the MSA British Rallycross Championship (BRC) for the next three years. The company’s contract will also see the introduction, for the first time, of a control tyre for the British championship’s Supercar and SuperModified categories. The British Rallycross Drivers Association (BRDA), which organises the MSA British Rallycross Championship has negotiated the deal under which Kumho tyres will become specified equipment.

BRDA chairman John Horton said “Kumho will back the MSA British Rallycross Championship for the next three years and offer considerable financial and promotional support. This partnership with Kumho will bring stability to the BRC and the resources to promote the championship to a wider audience.”

20th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Varta Launches Free Scrap Battery Scheme

Battery manufacturer Varta is launching what it describes as “an innovative, free of charge, scrap battery collection and incentive service.” The scheme is also billed as “an industry first.” The scheme, which is being run in partnership with Europe’s largest waste collection network, gives distributors the chance to collect and return batteries in compliance with legislative requirements and also to recover the value of the lead contained in each scrap battery.

15th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety Groups Team Up to Target Motorists

TyreSafe has become the latest organisation to work in conjunction with RoadSafe, a road safety partnership of companies and road safety professionals. This is not the first time the two groups have worked together – the Tyre Industry Council, as TyreSafe was then known, has conducted various initiatives with RoadSafe, and in 2001 the TIC gained a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its practical work promoting the dangers of driving on defective or badly worn tyres, a contributory factor in many accidents.

14th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Two Life Sentences for Thompson Killer

A judge has sentenced Michael Goodwin, convicted of murdering and Trudy Thompson, to two consecutive life terms. A jury convicted Goodwin of two counts of murder on January 4.

9th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

UK, US Tyre RFID Firms Sign Agreement

UK based supplier of tyre industry electronic data capture technology Pneu-Logic Ltd has entered into a joint technology development and marketing agreement with American UHF tag reading technology supplier Advanced ID Corporation. The agreement will lead to an integration of the two company’s tyre identification and inspection technologies, and it is hoped their combined effort will provide the tyre industry with the first commercially available fully mobile means of delivering unique tyre identification and inspection to business systems in real time.

9th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Check Your Tyres and Save the World

Speaking at the Geneva motor show, the director general of the London-based FIA Foundation, David Ward, has reiterated the significant financial and environmental impact of driving with under inflated tyres.

As part of the ‘Think Before You Drive’ campaign the FIA Foundation has conducted in partnership with Bridgestone, the foundation has been privy to the results of numerous studies. “In doing this campaign, where there’s been a huge number of tyre testing around Europe, we’ve actually discovered the whole environmental story,” commented Mr. Ward.

8th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors