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Private brands, global trade remain key to Deldo’s business

International News

A lot has been said about the tough year in our market during 2013 and the reasons for this, but despite such talk many larger wholesalers managed not just to turn a profit, but to enjoy a very good year. Deldo Autobanden N.V. was one such company; sales and organisation director Tom Van Dyck tells Tyres & Accessories that while the Belgian wholesaler’s results last year weren’t on the level experienced between 2010 and 2012, they were still the fourth or fifth best in the company’s 40 year history.

10th April 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

Matching stocks and customers a Vimexa strength

Company News, International News

Gaining a foothold in a new market or securing the best deal on stock is easier said than done. It’s difficult for wholesalers, manufacturers or dealers to be experts in every aspect of the tyre business, and this means that companies often miss out on opportunities simply because they don’t know about them. In such instances you can either accept this limitation – or you can look for someone who can help. This year a new Netherlands-based company, Vimexa Automotive BV, entered the business of helping companies within the tyre, wheel and battery industries find what they want or need. Other automotive products, such as TPMS – a product of growing significance in Europe – may also be introduced into the portfolio. Tyres & Accessories recently met with company founder Rutger Veerman to discover more.

19th March 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

Hämmerling sees ‘excellent opportunities’ in Africa

International News

German wholesaler the Hämmerling Group reports a positive response at this month’s Tyrexpo Africa show in Johannesburg, with considerably more dealers, wholesalers and forwarding agents visiting the Hämmerling stand during the three exhibition days. A focus for Hämmerling at Tyrexpo Africa was its Athos and Mäxx truck tyres, Talas steel truck rims and Sämm truck retreads.

17th March 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

TGI introduces Duramas house brand

A new house brand has been added to Tire Group International’s portfolio. Called Duramas, the passenger car radial range is intended to offer economy while providing optimum tread life for a tyre in its class, and is initially available in six sizes.

6th November 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Treadsetters discusses Falken distribution deal, Sunday Times accolade

Company News, Product News, UK News

UK and international tyre wholesaler, Treadsetters has recently been appointed as a UK distributor for the Falken tyre range – a move that it says enhances “significantly” its commercial tyre operation. The company says the Sumitomo-manufactured Falken brand joins Goodride and a number of specially selected mid-range and premium brands. The Shropshire-based wholesaler states that it has enjoyed a “very progressive trading period” in the last couple of years. As well as steadily increasing its product portfolio the company has also received a number of business accolades and were recently placed 59th in the Sunday Times International Track 200 list.

9th October 2013/by Andrew

Point S releases WinterStar 3

A new addition has been made to the winter tyre private label distributed by point S. The WinterStar 3 follows on from the WinterStar 2, a point S says it offers optimised traction and braking performance on snow, very good aquaplaning qualities, improved handling on dry roads, high stability in curves and low rolling noise and higher rolling comfort.

20th September 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Winter patterns for all surfaces from – SD-International

Contract tyre manufacturer SD-International reports that it provides winter tyre patterns for all road surfaces across its three private brands – Pace, Zeta and Maxtrek.

22nd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

The Cooper/Apollo gossip was right

When the rumour mill began grinding in the last quarter of 2012, Apollo did little to counter speculation that it was preparing to buy US tyre-maker Cooper Tire. With the gift of hindsight it seems the gossip was exactly right. Back then, as Tyres & Accessories as well as other observers suggested there was a strong rationale for such a move, but with no-one breaking ranks it was difficult to be more definite.

Now, following confirmation of the move, the purchase is being presented as a strategic merger. But it is also a complex manoeuvre. Apollo, founded in 1972, has an increasing reputation for fast development and particularly with regards to its Apollo and Vredestein brands, which have been able to attain OE contracts with leading carmakers and tuners. Cooper, the 11th-largest tyre company in the world by revenue, was founded in 1914 and supplies numerous brands around the world such as Cooper, Mastercraft, Starfire, Chengshan, Roadmaster and Avon, which is particularly popular in the UK.

12th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s: high performance cars call for careful tyre selection

High performance cars are by definition a cut above the average family run-around. That means they’re far more demanding on their tyres. Consequently have to be more careful when it comes to choosing replacements, says Stapleton’s.

7th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Growth in new markets giving Deldo a better spread

When Tyres & Accessories spoke with Deldo’s Rutger Veerman in the last week of March, he and several colleagues from the Belgium-based wholesaler had just returned from the Tyrexpo Asia show in Singapore. In addition to praising the exhibition as “the best show in Asia”, Veerman shared that Deldo’s presence at Tyrexpo Asia was important as Asia represents a region that is increasingly important for the company.

2nd May 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Multi-brand a focus for new VDB truck business

Shortly before Tyres & Accessories visited Van den Ban in late March, the Netherlands-based wholesaler announced plans to enter the truck tyre market. A truck specialist, Hans Bakker, has been appointed to assist Van den Ban in growing this business; Bakker, along with commercial manager Cyril Versteeg, discussed the wholesaler’s plans in relation to truck tyres.

25th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s private brands reflecting diversity of segment

Noting the present wide ranging diversity of fitments in the current 4×4/SUV market, Stapleton’s notes that the opportunities open to the retailer present a challenge in requiring a wide breadth of stock to meet increasingly specialised demand. While retailers can expect the usual range of premium brand tyres in this segment from the wholesaler, it says there has been a particular focus in this segment on providing a variety of lower-priced private brands.

22nd March 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Best Choice shows private brands at CITExpo

Beijing-based Best Choice International Trade Co. was present at CITExpo with its Mazzini and Sunew private brands. Sales manager Stephen Wu commented that visitors from the Middle East and Asia had shown “a lot of interest” during the show. These are currently the most active regions for Best Choice, Wu added; Europe is “quieter at the moment.”

2nd October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

US a 2012 focus for SD International

SD International was established ten years ago and in headquartered in Shanghai, with sales offices in the UK France, Slovakia, Argentina and Dubai. The contract tyre manufacturing specialist has a wide portfolio of private brands, including Maxtrek, Pace, Briland, Zeta and Autoguard.

1st October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Hirst appointed TGI’s VP of program sales

Tire Group International has hired Bill Hirst its new vice-president of program sales for its domestic division. Hirst, who has been in the tyre industry for more than 33 years, has a background in the passenger, light truck, truck, industrial, agricultural and OTR tyre segments. He most recently served as executive vice president of sales at TBC Corp. Prior to that position, Hirst was vice-president of sales and marketing for Treadways Corp.

17th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors