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Exhaust Tyres Batteries Holds Charity Tyre Safety Event

Exhaust Tyres Batteries (ETB) Group, part of Bridgestone’s First Stop network of tyre dealerships, recently held an event to educate drivers in Kidderminster about the importance of tyre safety whilst at the same time raising money for charity. Staff from the Kidderminster and Stourport branches of ETB and representatives from First Stop were on hand at Sainsbury’s in Kidderminster, carrying out free tyre checks and offering motorists top-tips to help them stay safe, save money and reduce their carbon footprint whilst on the road.

16th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts to Supply Klarius’ Timax Exhausts to UK

Euro Car Parts, an independent supplier of car parts, accessories, tools and equipment in the UK, has recently secured a distribution agreement with Klarius UK to supply the Timax range of exhaust systems, and exhaust mountings via its 60 UK branches. Klarius is one of Europe’s major manufacturers of ‘type approved’ aftermarket exhaust systems and its current catalogue lists over 5,500 part numbers. The company’s products are compatible with 97 per cent of the UK car parc.

14th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Marangoni King of the Hill

Marangoni is celebrating the success of its hill climbing champion, Simone Faggioli, who recently won European Hill Climb Championship for the second time. Faggioli, who drives an Osella FA30 with Zytek 3000-V8 engine and Marangoni Zeta Linea Racing tyres, achieved the feat one race from the end of the 2009 series. The Marangoni sponsored driver last won this European title in 2005, in a similar car again fitted with the Italian company’s race tyres.

Faggioli took the 2009 title after winning six of the eleven stages which make up the European Hill Climb Championship. A slow puncture meant that Faggioli could only manage third place on the fearsome Italian Trento-Bondone stage, but this was won by his Marangoni teammate Davide Baldi.

14th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

"Check Your Tyres, Save [Fuel] Money" – TyreSafe

Hauliers, fleet operators and private motorists are being reminded that not only can they stay safe on the road but they can also reduce the impact of the recent fuel duty rise by keeping their tyres correctly inflated. According to research carried out by a major tyre manufacturer and member of TyreSafe, driving on tyres which are just ten psi under the vehicle manufacturer's recommended pressure can increase fuel consumption by 2.5 per cent. By keeping tyres at their correct pressures, motorists can travel further on each tank of fuel, reduce their CO2 emissions and stay safer.

10th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Russian Tyre Exports Down 8.6% in 1H 2009

International News

Russian tyre manufacturers appear to have been offering significant discounts in the first half of 2009 with unit export figures falling far slower than export values. The latest data compiled by the Russian Discovery Research Group Russian tyre shows exports totalled 3,259,440 in the first half of 2009, down from 3,566,469 in the first half of 2008 (-8.6 per cent). Passenger-car tyre exports fell 7.1 per cent in the period, with truck tyre exports down 14.9 per cent. However, exports of light truck tyres countered the trend by growing 40 per cent.

8th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Battery Market Brands Growing, say Manbat, Johnson MDs

The UK battery market is seeing branded products in growth at the expense of private labels, though the latter still hold over two-thirds of the total market, according to Paul Matarewicz, the managing director of Johnson Controls Batteries and VARTA. Meanwhile, Manbat’s MD, Steve Sheppard believes that the rising brand awareness in the UK is a result of the general economic slump, to which consumers are responding with a desire for greater reliability and longer lifespan.

7th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

WRAP to Launch Tyre Crumb Quality Protocol

According to Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the publication of a new Quality Protocol (QP) and certification scheme will help to drive the market for rubber crumb and shred derived from used tyres. Mervyn Jones, joint project executive and head of manufacturing at WRAP told Tyres & Accessories the Quality Protocol will assure material quality and encourage sector growth. However, the practical basis for this expansion is not clear and there are question marks over how much this will cost businesses and ultimately end users. Transport Research Laboratory will operate the tyres QP certification process.

Mervyn Jones believes this growth will be driven by the introduction of a new voluntary QP and certification scheme planned for November 2009, by the Waste Protocols project – a joint WRAP and Environment Agency initiative. The QP follows on from a publicly available specification document (PAS 107) published in 2007. Developed by WRAP and the British Standards Institute (BSI), PAS 107 helps manufacturers of tyre-derived rubber crumb and shred to ensure their products adhere to specified quality standards.

28th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Feeling Deflated? It’s Time to ‘Go Nitro’, says Kwik-Fit

The one pound per tyre cost attached to Kwik-Fit’s newly launched nitrogen tyre inflation service could reduce, according DFT figures, the nation’s fuel bill by £1.2 billion a year. You can thank the size and dryness of nitrogen molecules for this at the pump frugality – these two qualities make them less prone to leaking or evaporating from a tyre, and therefore correct tyre pressure can be maintained for much longer.

25th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Issues Statement Regarding Court Finding

In an August 18 news story, it was revealed that Hankook Tire Co. and some of its manufacturing plant managers were found guilty of failing to prevent a series of work-related deaths at Hankook facilities.

20th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Ruled Liable for Employee Deaths

A provincial court in Korea has found factory chiefs and senior researchers of Hankook Tire guilty failing to prevent a series of work related deaths. The Korea Times reports that on August 14 the Daejeon District Court sentenced a factory chief, identified as Lee, 52, to eight months imprisonment, which was suspended for two years, and fined him three million won (£1.46 million). Another factory manager, Jung, 47, was given six months in prison, suspended for two years, plus a fine of two million won. The two men worked at Hankook’s Daejeon and Geumsan factories, where 14 workers died within 17 months.

17th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Deutsche Bank Praises European Tyre Makers’ Margins

In its global automotive news brief, Deutsche bank has noted that while the three major European tyre companies experienced "very weak" volumes during the first half of the financial year, each of them reported strong resilient margins. Continental achieved an adjusted operating margin of 11.0 per cent, which was stable on the first half of 2008, Michelin 4.0 per cent (8.6 in the first half of 2008) and Pirelli Tire 7.6 per cent (8.8 per cent in the first half of 2008).

12th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Ask for Dave

He’s the subject of a Michelangelo masterpiece and has had a television channel named after him. His appellation even appears on t-shirts. Yes, the unpretentious Dave is a name never far from the pointy end of our tongues – especially in the motor trade. According to research conducted by contracthireandleasing.com, Dave is the trade’s most popular name. So next time your car needs a new set of tyres or a tune-up, or if you take advantage of the scrappage scheme to snap up a bargain, chances are you’ll be using a four-letter word to address the person serving you.

12th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Calls on Students to Assist in Tyre Wear Research

Engineering students at one German university are contributing to future tyre development through a programme with Continental. The manufacturer is cooperating with students from the University of Karlsruhe on research into passenger car tyre durability, and work so far has including the designing and construction of a test unit that was subsequently fitted and operated with different, realistic road surfaces.

10th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

ShengdaTech Relocates to Shanghai Headquarters

China based nano precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) manufacturer ShengdaTech has announced plans to relocate its global headquarters from Shandong Province to Shanghai. Company president and CEO Xiangzhi Chen, CFO Andrew Chen, COO Anhui Guo and other executives are to be based at the new office, and Shanghai also serves as the chosen site for ShengdaTech's research and development centre. The company’s NPCC manufacturing operation will continue in Tai'an City and will utilise the old ShengdaTech head office at this location for various administrative functions.

6th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Alan Davis Nominated as ITRPF General Secretary

Alan Davis has been nominated as general secretary of the International Tyre, Rubber & Plastics Federation (ITRPF). The decision was taken during a board meeting held at the Sheraton Conference Center at Frankfurt Airport on 6 July. It was also agreed that Jacob Peled will continue to serve as the Federation President.

27th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors