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Atturo Tire Targets Affordable SUV Market

Occupying a booth in Hall 2, Atturo Tire’s Michael Mathis was enthusiastic about the opportunity provided by Reifen to make contact with the company’s European dealers (Micheldever in the UK), while also gaining new distributors. Mathis mentioned Spain, Italy, Eastern Europe and the Middle East as the territories from which much of the traffic for the stand came. Though the company had expected “a higher quantity of visitors,” said Mathis, “the quality of the traffic has been good. In a month from now, I think we will be pretty satisfied,” he concluded.

6th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Federal and Hero “Accentuate Environmental Performance” at Reifen

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Federal shared its central stand in Hall 3 with its other brand Hero, during its sixth consecutive appearance at Reifen. Company representatives told Tyres & Accessories that the company “enjoyed great success in business… over the four day event,” during which the company emphasised the “environmental and conscientious performance” theme of its latest branding. The stand featured a backdrop of a forest pictured from dawn to dusk in order “to demonstrate our passion for “Green, Clean and Everything In-Between.”

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28th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

East European Operators Show Interest in Monaflex System

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One significant aspect of the Reifen 2010 show for Monarch Vulcanising was that the company received numerous business enquiries from markets where it has previously not been active. Company president Toni Elderfield told Tyres & Accessories that “we’ve had a lot of interest this week from East European visitors, from people based in markets such as Poland. This has been interesting for us as we currently sell very little into Europe.” While the Guernsey based company sells its products around the world, its neighbours have accounted for only a small portion of total sales during the company’s forty years in the tyre repair business.

25th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Rösler Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Essen

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Rösler Group celebrated the OTR tyre business’ 50th anniversary during the recent Reifen 2010 trade fair. Customers, partner businesses and representatives of companies from around the world came to celebrate with company founder, Paul Roesler, Sr. His sons Paul, Jr. and Martin Rösler who have been guiding the company for the past 20 years were in attendance as were employees from Germany and Australia. And according to the company, its involvement in this year’s Essen show has been “a complete success for the entire Rösler Group.”

14th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vredestein Tyres Launched in India

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At the same time Apollo Tyres introduced its moniker to the European markets at the Essen Reifen Show, the Indian company was also introducing the Vredestein name to its domestic customer base ahead of a launch taking place in the next 12 months. "We are working on launching the Vredestein brand in India. We will look at introducing it within a year… We have been studying the demands of the Indian market in the premium segment. The only thing is that in India, tyres are of low-level and heavier ones, and more in the mass segment," the Press Trust of India quoted Apollo Vredestein chief executive officer Rob Oudshoorn as saying.

1st June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hyster Brings Out the Big Tyres in Essen

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A new Hyster H25.00XM-12 forklift truck fitted with an IMT TH3536 tyre handling attachment will be showcased on Elite Truck Bodies’ stand at Reifen 2010 in Essen. The idea, according to the company, is to demonstrate the most efficient way of handling and changing large tyres on vehicles operating in open-cast mining and construction applications.

1st June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreCheck Launches INContact Tyre Labelling System

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TyreCheck, which supplies business automation, CRM, and fleet and tyre management solutions to the global tyre market, has announced that it is launching INContact at Reifen 2010. The latest release reportedly incorporates solutions for the new EU tyre energy labelling system in addition to its enhanced IN (Intelligent Newtech) fleet management and inspection products. TyreCheck managing director, Michael O’Dwyer, and commercial director, Jonathan Brennan, invite interested parties to stand 1 – 105 to find out more.

28th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Aufine Warns of Ocean Freight Price Increase

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Chinese tyre company, Aufine Group Co., Ltd., has warned customers of the increasing cost of Ocean freight. “From March until now, the ocean freight from all China’s fundamental ports keeps rising. Especially from 15 May the freight starts increase sharply,” the company wrote in its latest email newsletter.

25th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HydraLoads Aims to Give Reifen a Lift

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HydraLoad ApS has announced that it will be presenting “ergonomic and cost-effective equipment for the transport industry” at Reifen 2010. According to the Danish company, HydraLoads’ two types of loaders enable customers to move large tyres quickly and easily without putting any strain on employees. The machines are said to help reduce handling time up to eight times over.

26th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Columbus McKinnon Exhibiting at ‘Unique’ Essen Show

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Columbus McKinnon, which currently supplies approximately 400 shredding and recycling installations in more than 25 countries worldwide, has described Reifen as a “unique venue to network with other professionals and explore the many successes in the recycling industry.” The company has played a key role in providing scrap tyre processing equipment to the industry for over 30 years.

26th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vredestein to Debut UHP Winter Range at Reifen 2010

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Apollo Vredestein has announced it will use the Reifen Essen show as a platform to introduce the newest addition to its winter tyre line-up, the Vredestein Wintrac Nextreme. The design of this successor to the Wintrac Xtreme comes from Italy’s Giugiaro, and the tyre is intended to compete in the ultra high performance segment.

26th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

B&J Rocket to Premiere Global Company

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This year’s Reifen 2010 exhibition will see B&J Rocket Sales AG not only present its latest products, but also re-present itself as a new global company. When the tyre industry comes together in Essen on June 1st, it is all the more worthwhile to visit the booth of B&J Rocket Sales AG, since the Swiss company also celebrates a première. Following the merger of the company’s B&J Rocket Sales AG Swiss operation and the business’s American B&J manufacturing unit, the firm now act as a global company. Speaking in a statement sent to Tyres & Accessories, Andreas Müller, managing director of the B&J Rocket Family was “quite excited” about the news:

12th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

B&J Rocket Introduces Jensen Budget Range

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Buffing and grinding tool maker, B&J Rocket has announced plans to launch a second budget brand called Jenson. The Jensen product line consists of most in-demand buffing and grinding tools, with production of the tools remaining at the firm’s Middlebury manufacturing plant.

B&J Rocket’s new second line offers three types of copper carbides like flat faced and round faced buffout wheels as well as most commonly used contour wheels. The blades cover all general applications and fit in all standard buffing hubs. Furthermore they will be available without restrictions through the worldwide network of B&J Rocket.

8th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Federal Set for Upcoming Essen Show

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Taiwan’s Federal Tyres will be exhibiting at the upcoming Reifen Essen Show, June 1-4 in Essen, Germany. Federal said its Essen booth will emphasize “environmental performance,” with its range of consumer tyres. Two new products – the Formosa AZ01 and the Terra eco tyre – will be introduced during the show, Federal said. Also on display will be Federal’s 595 RPM ultra-high performance tyre, Couragia FX SUV line, the Himalaya SUV studdable winter tyre, and a prototype of the 595 EVO run-flat. (Tire Review)

7th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity Displays Two New Products to Bologna Attendees

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Situated in a prime location in Hall 20, the Infinity stand at the recent Autopromotec 2009 was, the company believes, one of the show’s busiest, displaying the general confidence and determination to push the brand forwards in Europe.

As well as showcasing two new products – the Infinity 059 and the Infinity 200 – there was a comprehensive series of distributor update meetings. All the main European and International Infinity distributors visited the stand and were welcomed by the Infinity team from Europe and Dubai.

6th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

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