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Falken to exhibit new ZE914 amidst range at Reifen 2012

Following the launch of four new tyres to the European market in 2012, Japanese manufacturer Falken says will continue to reflect the changes of original equipment requirements as it develops its tyre range – a message that it will transmit via its booth at Reifen 2012. Falken told Tyrepress.com that it continues to experience growth in the passenger car market, and its movement into a number of growing niches includes the new flagship Azenis FK453 and innovative Ziex ZE914, both of which will be displayed. Alongside those, Falken’s WildPeak off-road tyre and the FK453CC, a tyre specifically for the European performance SUV market, will also take prominent positions.

20th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Solidite to exhibit industrial tyres in Essen

Indian industrial tyre manufacturer, Solidite Industrial Tyres & Systems (P) Ltd, has announced its plans to present its latest range of products at Reifen 2012.

Formed through the collaboration of what the company calls “some of the pioneers of the tyre and rubber industry”, Solidite aims to bring together combined tyre manufacturing experience of more than 100 years. According to the company, the very brand name itself represents the concept of “a true and dedicated elastic solid tyre.”

19th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Lassa producer Brisa investing US$117.5 million to expand tyre capacity in 2012

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Brisa, the company producing Lassa brand tyres in a joint venture between Bridgestone and the Sabanci Group, has announced it will invest US$117.5 million expanding its tyre manufacturing units in Izmit, Turkey. The investment figure exceeds the $110 million of investment that was reported at the start of April.

19th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Kraiburg aims to promote its retreading 'universe' at Reifen 2012

At this year’s Reifen trade fair in Essen Germany, Kraiburg Austria will be demonstrating in what company representatives call “galactic style” that the firm has the right patterns, the right compounds and the best service for all retreading material requirements and applications.

19th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity to hold European tyre launch at Reifen 2012

Infinity has announced that it will hold the European launch of its new tyre range at Reifen 2012. The tyres will be unveiled to a select international audience of dealers and journalists in May during Infinity’s Partners Day celebrations, taking place in Beijing, China, before Infinity takes its new tyres – details of which have yet to be revealed – at Europe’s largest tyre expo, held at Messe Essen in early June.

18th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Treadsetters to launch new Torque car tyre house brand at Reifen

Telford based Treadsetters, part of the TIA Group of companies, will use its presence at Reifen 2012 (Hall 2, Stand 422) primarily to promote its new Torque house brand range of passenger car tyres. The company said in a release that the Torque display would be used as an effective European launch. The range incorporates PCR, UHP and van patterns. The Torque brand has previously been used for truck tyres – launched in mid-2011 – and steel wheels.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis International to emphasise range breadth at Reifen

Maxxis International has announced that its stand at Reifen 2012 will highlight the latest technologies feeding through its R&D centres and to reinforce the breadth of its product range and variety of applications served. The 5-8 June international showcase event is an important platform for building new contacts, reinforcing existing relationships and doing business for the Taiwanese company, a fact underlined by the presence of Warren Lin, managing director of sales, the company says. In Hall 3 on Stand 123 the latest Maxxis high performance and cold weather tyres will line up alongside specialist competition products.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Retread Tire Association to exhibit at Reifen 2012

Harvey Brodsky, Retread Tire Association’s managing director, has announced that the association will feature at Messe Essen during Europe’s largest tyre exhibition. Reifen 2012 takes place between 5 and 8 June 2012, and the RTA booth (4.0-128 in Hall 4.0) will feature copies of RTA news releases, newsletters, casing & supplier memos, and more.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Editorial comment: Its show time

Those in Scotland and particularly Aberdeenshire may not agree, but normally April marks the end of winter and the coming of spring. In tyre markets across Europe this often means the re-introduction and re-fitting of summer tyres that have been nestled in “hotels” during the cold months. In fact those running Goodyear Dunlop’s HiQ retail franchise twitter account began prompting consumers to change back to summer tyres on 26 March. There’s not room to get into a discussion on the whys and wherefores of this particular approach here. Instead let’s highlight something else the seasonal change brings with it – trade shows.

4th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Lassa sponsors team in UK drift championship

Lassa Tyres has announced that it has signed a team sponsorship deal for the 2012 Maxxis British Drift Championship (BDC), the series’ fifth year. Lassa Tyres Drift Team is made up of Jody Fletcher, who was awarded the BDC rookie of the year 2011; Richard McCourt, who is in his second year of competitive drifting, aiming for promotion to the Professional class; and Simon Perry who has been drifting since the beginning of the BDC in 2008 and who has a massive amount of followers locally and nationally.

4th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Growth continuing at NDI

Many within the UK tyre industry know the name NDI Tyre & Tube Supplies Ltd. This Derbyshire-based firm is just one part of a much larger operation, however. Parent company Nordisk Dæk Import AS, is well represented as a wholesaler, fast-fit operator, retreader and wheel manufacturer in Scandinavia and parts of Europe. The company is headquartered in Brørup, in the west of Denmark, and in addition to its facility there, where around 750,000 tyres are held in stock, Nordisk Dæk Import – NDI for short – operates 17 wholesale outlets, making it one of the largest wholesalers within the region.

30th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann Power Weight to exhibit new products at Reifen

The makers of the Hofmann Power Weight brand of balancing weights will present various innovations and new products at this year's international tyre fair in Essen between 5 and 8 June (hall 1.0, stand 411). The theme at the Wegmann Automotive stand will be motor sports, a sector that’s all about speed. Wegmann has chosen to go for a motor sport motif as it says its new products, which have been developed on the race track and optimised for the workshop, can be mounted extremely quickly and easily.

29th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems on show with EDP to improve fleet visibility

Cam Systems, who specialises in providing software solutions to the independent tyre industry, is joining forces with EDP at Reifen Essen this June to highlight its Fleet Inspection and Fleet Management link into the Call Logging and Document Manager modules on Cam’s UniSerV platform. The integration of EDP’s fleet systems into the UniSerV commercial platform will provide tyre operators with greater visibility of fleet operations.

28th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen debut for three Gaither products

Netherlands-based Gaither Europe B.V. returns to the Reifen show this year, and in addition to displaying its established range of truck tyre changing and bead breaking equipment the company will use the exhibition as a platform for launching three new products.

23rd March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Heuver to display Aeolus pcr range at Reifen 2012

As well as being represented by Kings Road Tyres in the UK, the Aeolus brand is distributed by Heuver Tyrewholesale in a number of markets on the continent. This year the brand will be present at the Dutch wholesaler’s stand and also have its own show presence, and during Reifen the Chinese manufacturer will not only show its latest products from its established truck and OTR tyre lines – the company’s new range of passenger car tyres will also be on display.

22nd March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors