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NETE Driver "Student of the Year"

Sixty drivers for North Eastern Tyre and Exhausts (NETE) are celebrating achieving top marks in an accredited qualification. As part of its commitment to staff development, senior management at NETE invited the group to complete an NVQ Level 2 in Delivery and Carrying Goods. And, with a 100 per cent pass rate, every one of the 60 drivers who took part in the course, has good reason to celebrate – but perhaps none more so than Steve Martin, who, at an award ceremony recognising the achievements of Gateshead College students completing NVQs, was awarded Student of the Year in his category.

“Student of the Year”

2nd February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Opens £2 million Tyre Centre in Leeds

HiQ franchisee North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts opened a new £2 million fast fit centre in Leeds at the end of 2009. HiQ representatives called the one-acre development “the best of its kind in Europe.” Stocking 20,000 tyres, featuring 12 bays and boasting some of the most modern vehicle diagnostic equipment in the country, the HiQ centre in Gelderd Road aims to alter age-old perceptions of fast fit centres and remove the fear associated with visiting them. The new site will create eight jobs.

1st February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Tyre Recovery Sector Fights Illegal Operations, Slim Margins

After experiencing more than a year of general economic recession, the UK tyre recovery sector enters 2010 functioning at roughly full capacity, with around 500,000 tonnes of tyres being collected last year. This puts tonnages on a par with the latest complete data compiled by the Used Tyre Working Group in 2008. However, while the UK has managed to limp out of recession with tyre recovery tonnages generally intact, there are signs that the same market pressures that have put the squeeze on new tyre profit margins are putting pressures on the collection part of the tyre life cycle too; and that regulation-dodging is still a problem.

So, while its good that tonnages in 2009 were relatively stable, the bad news is that illegal tyre collection and disposal activities are rife. What’s worse is that they complexity of such schemes has developed to the point that the disruption caused by rogue “white van man” collectors is now at the bottom end of a wide spectrum. This means large scale scam disposal rings and – in some cases – even franchise operations that are in operation taking money from tyre dealers, but not properly fulfilling their duty of care obligations.

28th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Chris Mullins Tyres Exceeds First Year Expectations, Investigates Second Gloucester Outlet

Gloucester tyre centre, Chris Mullins Tyres has reported a successful first year in business, exceeding its sales targets by more than 50 per cent according to the company. The centre, located on the city’s Bristol Road, began trading last January.
Specialising in selling and fitting car, van and motorcycle tyres to the general public and local businesses, a statement from the centre says it achieved 155 per cent of its first year’s trading target by selling more than 13,000 tyres and associated services such as wheel alignment. The statement added that it achieved a number of record trading days during the recent cold snap, as motorists replaced or upgraded their tyres to specialist snow products.

28th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Outlet 600 Added to Nokian’s Vianor Chain

Nokian Tyres reports that its Vianor retail chain reached an important milestone in December 2009 with the opening of its 600th outlet. The store, located in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, is what Nokian refers to as an ‘entrepreneur-led partner outlet’. The Ukraine, the company adds, now ranks second behind Russian in terms of countries with the largest number of Vianor outlets.

26th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Lawmakers Seek Study of Chinese Tyre Tariff Effects

In the USA Lawmakers from Texas and Oklahoma called on Thursday for a government report on the economy-wide effects of the 35 per cent tariff that President Barack Obama imposed on tyre imports from China, reports Tire Review. “I am concerned that the administration's tyre tax will cost us jobs in the United States and raise prices for tyres for hardworking Americans,” representative Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican, said in a statement. “I want to make sure that the administration has all the facts so that it can best determine how and when to end that tax.”

22nd January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone UK Aiming for Top Positions in Every Segment

When he’s not taking responsibility of Bridgestone’s UK operations, managing director John McNaught’s remit also includes the Republic of Ireland and the Nordic markets of Denmark, Sweden and Finland. For the purposes of the exclusive interview given to Tyres & Accessories/tyrepress.com at the end of 2009 McNaught generally spoke in his UK capacity, however while the questions centred on the UK, the answers give an insight into the general thinking behind the company’s recent development. John McNaught has worked for over 30 years within the tyre industry, gaining wide experience in equity distribution with a major focus on the truck tyre business. Here he has used this experience to help support Bridgestone to be one of the key players within the UK.

20th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Vet Joins DSP 20 Group

In the US, Dealer Strategic Planning has hired Paul Chizeck to help manage the group’s growing number of Tire Dealer 20 Groups, reports Tire Review. Chizeck recently retired from Bridgestone Americas, where he last served as director of consumer tyre education. Chizeck’s 34-year background in the tyre industry includes store management, retail marketing, promotional support programs and various training and education responsibilities.

19th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Community Tire Co-Owner Discusses Female-Friendly Dealership in The Chat Room

(Tire Review) Patty Fleischmann, co-owner of Community Tire & Auto Repair in Phoenix, talked about the dealership’s efforts to address the needs of female customers in a segment on a recent airing of The Chat Room, a local program produced by AZTV. Patty, wife of Howard Fleischmann, talked about the business’ certification as an AskPatty.com certified female friendly tyre and service shop and what female consumers need to know about getting their vehicles properly cared for. She also talked about the value Community Tire has received from participating in the AskPatty.com for Tire Dealers training and certification program, and what it has meant for all of its customers. You can view the video on tyrepress.com below.

19th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

First Stop Dealers Rewarded for Customer Service in 2009

Several First Stop tyre centres have been rewarded with everything from free laptops to a trip to the Ferrari F1 factory as part of group’s business development programme (BDP). First Stop, Bridgestone’s tyre service network, worked with its centres throughout 2009 to monitor standards of service and identify how each one could improve: “We’ve looked at everything from general helpfulness to efficiency in dealing with enquiries to ensure every First Stop member is up to standard and support is offered where required,” company representatives told T&A.

18th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit to Sell Marangoni Tyres

Kwik-Fit is to supply Marangoni tyres from 1 February 2010, with all UK Kwik Fit centres receiving stocks of the company’s car, van and SUV tyres. Commenting on the new partnership, Greg Graham, UK brand manager, Marangoni Car Tyre Division said: “We are delighted that our brand has been chosen by Kwik Fit and we feel that it fits their requirements perfectly. Our exceptional value for money brand proposition was immediately recognised by Kwik Fit, as was the increasing consumer visibility we have worked hard to build over the years.”

Kwik-Fit’s Head of Buying, Keith Tabram, commented: “We are delighted to be working with Marangoni and look forward to a long and successful partnership. The Marangoni brand will strengthen our mid-range offering, giving customers a higher quality product, available in more sizes and with a reliability of supply from Europe that other manufacturers can struggle to achieve. Kwik-Fit’s customers will continue to benefit from the same range of benefits and peace of mind that we currently offer on our mid-range tyres.”

18th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyrespot Picks MAM

Tyrespot Ltd. is now using its Autopart management software to control its multi-branch tyre wholesale and retail autocentre operations. Tyrespot is a long established, well respected name among UK tyre independents. It is one of the country's leading regional distribution companies, with ten locations across northeast England. Its wholesale operation supplies tyres from a stock of over 60,000 as well as batteries and exhausts, via an express delivery service.

Alan Tippin, Director and General Manager at Tyrespot, says: "Our original aim was to convert our existing tyre trade system to a full on-line solution to give us better business control. This changed once we were invited to look at MAM's Autopart software. We were immediately impressed by the strength and depth of the fully-integrated Windows software and were reassured by MAM's pedigree and its experience in the wider automotive aftermarket."

14th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New Helston HiQ Opens

The owner of a new £100,000 fast fit centre in Helston is promising motorists a revolution in automotive care, after officially opening his forecourt to the public. Justin Roberton, who already runs successful operations in Truro, Bodmin and St Austell, is looking forward to welcoming motorists to a new centre in Clodgey Lane, Helston. The red ribbon was cut with HiQ’s retail director Juergen Titz on Saturday 9 January and both men predicted a bright future in the town.

The centre features modern, award winning branding and state-of-the-art facilities, even including a baby changing unit and a children’s play facility.

14th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Over 140 Exhibitors Prepare for Bumper Tyrexpo Africa

Visitors to Tyrexpo Africa in Johannesburg in early March will have more than 140 exhibitors to talk business with as they look to take advantage of exclusive brand opportunities with tyre suppliers and improve the efficiency of their businesses with the latest workshop equipment, consumables and services. According to the show’s organisers, the third staging of Tyrexpo Africa (4, 5 and 6 March 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC), Johannesburg) has experienced a late surge of exhibitor bookings taking the show to near stand space capacity.

14th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Tires Agrees UK Distribution Terms with Micheldever and N.E. Wholesale

Toyo Tires has announced the agreement of distribution deals with Micheldever Tyre Services and N.E. Wholesale. The manufacturer says that the move is designed specifically to further assist its sales efforts in the UK for 2010 and beyond by increasing the presence of Toyo products among a wider number of UK tyre dealers. The deals are not exclusive brand arrangements with either distributor, but are designed to provide greater coverage for Toyo products. It says the deals will seek to present Toyo Tires in regions currently without Toyo dealers, with both Micheldever and N.E. Wholesale increasing the number of stocking points for the brand.

12th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors