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Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Gears Up for Centenary Celebrations

As part of its centenary celebrations, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has commissioned the publication of a new book and commemorative film that tell the story of the company’s past and present and outline its future direction. Both will be launched at a gala event held to coincide with the opening of the Farnborough International Air Show on July 19. The evening event at the Wapping Project is anticipated to bring together many of the company’s customers, suppliers and senior figures from the aviation sector.

13th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Best Tyres Joins ContiNetwork

Best Tyres has become a partner in Continental Tyres’ national dealer network, ContiNetwork. Best Tyres operates its ContiNetwork partnership from the company’s well-equipped depot in Sandyford, Stoke-on-Trent, which is completely focussed on the commercial vehicle sector. The family-run business also has a retail depot at nearby Cobridge, which supplies tyres for cars and vans.

Paul Byrne, who set up Best Tyres in 2003, says he is delighted to be representing Continental Tyres in the area. “Continental has made a considerable investment in their tyre technology in recent years resulting in the launch of some excellent new products during 2009. They are clearly making their presence felt in the commercial vehicle sector and we are pleased to be contributing to that success.

11th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Label Maker Joins TRIB

Avery Dennison, a company that pioneered the first self-adhesive labels and stamps in the US, has joined the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB). According to an official release from the bureau, published on 29 April, Avery Dennison is a recognized industry leader that develops “innovative identification and decorative solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide.”

11th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Cleansing Service Group Choose Big D Tyres from Bandvulc

Waste management specialist Cleansing Service Group (CSG), one of the UK waste industry’s fastest growing companies, has been fitting Bandvulc tyres to its fleet “for some months.” CSG engineering manager Mick Arnold commented: “We have been fitting Bandvulc tyres to a number of our vehicles and the ‘BIG D’ tyre is proving to be a good choice, particularly when used on vehicles going to landfill sites. An important bonus is the environmental benefit by fitting retreads rather than newly manufactured tyres.”

11th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Open First Retread Factory in Oman

Michelin is planning to open “the first retread factory of importance opened in the Arabian Gulf, outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” in Oman. The truck tyre retread plant is expect to produce over 10,000 retreads a year combining “Michelin know-how and competent expert hands.” According to AMEInfo, the project is being enacted in partnership with Moshin Haider Darwish, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman; Central Trading Company, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Central Motors and Equipment, Abu Dhabi and United Arab Emirates.

10th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreaders, Associations Kill Anti-Retread Bill

TIA reports that a coalition of members, other associations and local retreaders were able to defeat pending legislation in Georgia that would have effectively outlawed retreads on government-owned safety vehicles, says Tire Review. Along with TRIB and the RMA, the group worked to amend a House-passed bill that contained the anti-retread provision. The amendment was made in the Senate version of the bill, which was then passed by the Georgia House.

7th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Dawsonrentals Renews Bridgestone Tyre Contract

Dawsonrentals has extended its tyre supply agreement with Bridgestone UK Ltd for a further 3 years until 2013. Bridgestone began supplying to Dawsonrentals in 2005 and the renewal is said to represent “a major success for Bridgestone UK with the UK’s leading rental company.”

Dawsonrentals will continue to fit Bridgestone new tyres on the steer axles and “Bulldog” retreads tyres on the drive and trailer axles of its 10,000 vehicles and trailers. From April 2010, Dawsonrentals will also utilise the extended Bulldog retread line up which now includes the Firestone FD600 and TSP3000 patterns.

7th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Invests £400,000 in UK Retreading

Bridgestone UK has invested £400,000 in a twin head Alpha builder. According to the company, the purchase has been made following Bridgestone’s “rapid growth” within the UK retread market. Terry Salter, retread development manager, commented: “This is a part of a long term investment strategy designed to enhance capacity and quality.”

6th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

How Far Will Tyre Companies Increase Prices in 2010?

There are price increases and there are price increases. Anyone who has observed the tyre market for long enough will be aware that what it says in the book and what customers pay are often two different things. Firstly when someone like a bank says “price increases” they are referring to the proportion the price the vendor receives for their tyres increases relative to its prior level. And secondly due to the volatility of raw material commodity markets and other associated input costs any predictions are libel to change and even cancel each other out. Sound like teaching grandma to suck eggs? Perhaps, but the latest round of price increases issued by swathes of tyre producers highlight these principles in spades. Higher prices do not necessarily mean higher costs to buyers on the one hand and, if they do, this does not automatically mean more profitability for those issuing the prices increases.

5th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Galgo Europe Wins National Export Award

Galgo Pre-Q was recently honoured with the “National Export Award of Mexico 2009-2010” (Premio Nacional de Exportacion). According to the company, Galgo was the only company of its type to have received this prize “making us best-in-class in what we do.”

Since its foundation in 1952 Galgo Pre-Q has aimed to combine modern rubber manufacturing and laboratory equipment with a total quality management system. In 1999, Galgo Pre-Q systems received ISO 9001 certification recognized by ANSI RAB (U.S.A) and DAR (Germany). But last year this was re-certified at ISO 9001 version 2008. Company representatives say the certification assures clients that the company uses high quality processes and keeps a continuous improvement programme. They also point out that part of Galgo Pre-Q’s process SAP R/3 integrated computer systems provide “timely and accurate information upon which to make operational decisions.”

30th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vipal to Present Fuel Saving “ECO” Retreads

Vipal has announced that the company will launch a new range of fuel saving retreading products at Reifen, 2010. The new treads, named ECO reportedly form part of Vipal’s Transport Sustainability Project. According to the company, these are products that go “far beyond the savings from retreading: they also contribute for the environment and for the success of the transport activity.”

After fuel tyres represent the second highest product cost for the transport sector. “This is why we heavily invest in technology in order to produce treads that can help to reduce operational costs besides offering quality and safety. Furthermore, we have most recently achieved another pioneering landmark: we developed the first fuel-saving tread lines”, highlights João Carlos Paludo, CEO of Vipal.

28th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Rösler Reports Chile Mining Exhibition Was a ‘Full Success’

OTR tyre retreading specialists Rösler have reported that the company’s recent exhibit at Expomin, (12 – 16 April, Santiago, Chile) was “a full success.” Expomin, which is known as one of the leading mining shows in the world, expects to announce record numbers of visitors this year, which in Rösler’s case means “contacts from all around the world and promising business opportunities.” Rösler gave its 40.00R57 Schelkmann retread, brought all the way from Germany, centre stage at the show. The huge tyre was said to have attracted a significant amount of attention.

27th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Costa Rican Tyre Retreader Joins TRIB

Costa Rican tyre retreading company Tire Depot has joined the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB). According to the association, Tire Depot is part of the Fanast organization and is opening a new modern retread factory in Costa Rica. TRIB reports that it was “instrumental in helping them source machinery and equipment for their new facility.”

26th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vipal and Fate Sign US$200 million Tyre Factory Memorandum of Understanding

International News, News

Brazilian company Vipal, best known for its tyre retreading and repair materials, and Argentine tyremaker Fate have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rio Grande do Sul State of Southern Brazil to set up a new tyre factory. The first bi-national industrial collaboration in the state, the Vipal/Fate project sees the companies invest around US$200 million in building a “farm equipment” and “aftermarket car parts” tyre plant. There has been no official confirmation of what brand the new tyres will be produced under, but Tyres & Accessories understands that this means production will focus on passenger car and van tyres.

26th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Close Kansas Aircraft Tyre Retreading Plant

The tyre maker giveth, the tyre maker taketh away….On April 14, Michelin North America announced it will add retreading operations to its aircraft tyre factory in Norwood, North Carolina. The official press release, however, did not mention that the expansion of Norwood operations was taking place parallel to plans to end operations at its existing aircraft tyre retreading facility in Kansas City.

16th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors