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Goodyear blimp back in UK skies for evaluation purposes

Two months after the crash in Germany involving one of a pair of blimps leased to Goodyear and the subsequent termination of the company's blimp-related tyre safety campaign, the remaining craft has returned to UK skies. According to Goodyear Dunlop pr support manager Kate Rock, the Lightship Group-owned blimp has returned from a trip to Spain and is currently in the UK participating in a series of flights to evaluate filming locations for future tours. Goodyear Dunlop is not actively promoting the blimp in the UK at the moment, Rock added.

18th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Car care more popular than church: Kwik-Fit

It used to be said that cleanliness is next to godliness, yet these days it seems we’re more likely to kneel when washing the Mondeo than in fervent prayer. A study conducted by ICM Research for Kwik-Fit shows that some 6.2 million, or 19 per cent of British motorists, religiously clean and check their vehicle at least once a week. This compares with just 4.2 million Britons who, according to a Tearfund research report from 2007, attend church with such regularity. On a monthly basis the gap grows even wider; the ICM survey of 2,000 UK adults indicates almost three times as many people, or 21.5 million, attend to their vehicular ahead of their spiritual needs. And it may or may not be coincidence that the most popular time to attend to car care chores is between 10am and 11am on Sunday – a direct clash with many church services.

17th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Peugeot and Citroën support Tyresafe

Peugeot and Citroën have demonstrated their support of TyreSafe by becoming members, taking the number of vehicle manufacturers in road safety association up to 15. As members, they will seek to educate all of their existing customers about the importance of correct tyre maintenance, utilising both their own individual and TyreSafe campaign materials.

17th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Chief Fire Officers Association joins TyreSafe

TyreSafe has announced that the UK’s Chief Fire Officers Association has become the newest member of TyreSafe. CFOA’s National Fire and Road Safety Day takes place on Friday, 22 July where tyre safety will be heavily promoted. The nationwide event has two key messages: the dangers of driving too fast and also keeping a safe distance behind the vehicle in front. TyreSafe says tyres have an important role to play in both these areas. Fire Service staff will be found at motorway service stations, larger petrol stations, city centre locations and retail parks across the country throughout the day, distributing TyreSafe leaflets and provide advice to drivers.

19th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Protyre/Toyo to jointly promote safety message at Goodwood

Tyre safety will be a key theme at the joint Protyre/Toyo Tires stand at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The independent retailer and the tyre maker have opted to promote this topic in response to the increasing number of cars on UK roads with illegal or badly worn tyres; to get their message across, the two companies have devised an exclusive game that invites customers to the stand to select the stopping distances with different levels of tread depth from 0.9mm to 6.7mm.

29th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe pledges support for UN road safety campaign

TyreSafe has pledged its support for the UN’s “decade of Action for Road Safety” initiative, designed to combat the 1.3 million deaths occurring on roads around the world each year. The global campaign is calling upon governments and other organisations to take action and TyreSafe says it will support the campaign by educating UK road users about the importance of correct and regular tyre maintenance.

27th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin UK sites mark UN Road Safety launch with beer goggles and tyre checks

Employees at Michelin's three UK sites put on beer goggles in a drink driving simulation, heard the results of a hidden speed camera exercise and enjoyed free tyre checks to mark the launch of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety initiative.

Staff at Michelin’s Stoke-on-Trent site got the opportunity on Wednesday 11 May to experience the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol via the combination of a Mario Cart Wii driving game simulator and a special pair of 'beer goggles' provided by Staffordshire County Council's road safety department.

17th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Quentin Wilson: ‘Global driving skills crisis, particularly in the UK’

Goodyear’s apparent ‘safety ambassador’ at the firm's Blimp re-introduction to UK airspace was Quentin Wilson, who voiced support for the company’s efforts to raise road safety awareness in this area.

“Say ‘road safety’ and people reach for the valium,” Wilson said during a press conference at the launch, explaining that motorists have had enough of speed-camera-politics and apparently disingenuous claims that these have delivered safer roads and not just higher revenues.

31st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe membership inflates with AIR-serv

One of the world’s leading suppliers of ancillary forecourt equipment has joined TyreSafe following the group’s first ever industry roadshow. The recent event highlighted how companies from a wide range of sectors can get involved in promoting tyre safety, as well as giving an insight into the challenges the UK continues to face from defective and illegal tyres. As a result, the UK division of AIR-serv has put pen to paper and is TyreSafe’s newest commercial member.

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity joins TyreSafe

Another tyre manufacturer has joined the ranks of TyreSafe; Infinity Tyres has become a member of the UK-based tyre safety organisation and says it will “use its industry knowledge to assist TyreSafe in a wide range of campaigns aimed at improving road safety.”

23rd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Highways Agency becomes TyreSafe full member

UK tyre safety campaign group TyreSafe has announced that the Highways Agency has become a full member, following its endorsement of last October’s tyre safety month campaign. By becoming a full member, the Highways Agency will be represented at the group’s regular board meetings, helping to improve dialogue and collaboration between the organisations, says TyreSafe. Additionally, it will become involved in a number of tyre safety related activities throughout the year.

10th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Blimp to promote European road safety

Goodyear’s brand event in Seville earlier this year (a report will be published in March’s Tyres & Accessories) saw the company talking up a safety message through its promotion of its new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 and UltraGrip 8 tyres, but the company plans to do more than provide increased safety features through its products. European brand director Hugues Despres announced that “the Goodyear Blimp will take the lead on a number of road safety initiatives as it becomes the focal point for Goodyear’s consumer based activities and events.” This will be the Blimp’s first return to Europe for over 10 years, embarking on the 2011 Goodyear Safety Tour.

4th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster Hosts Road Safety Demos for Birmingham Pupils

Over 500 children in Birmingham gained valuable experience in road safety last week, when Aston-based tyre specialist ATS Euromaster organised a series of practical demonstrations at Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath (24 November) and Coleshill Heath Junior & Infants School in Chelmsley Wood (25 November). The special lessons were arranged to support National Road Safety Week (22-28 November) and saw a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) squeeze into the playgrounds at both schools to help highlight a series of key safety messages involving stopping distances, driver reaction times and vehicle blind spots.

1st December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Triples 9-month 2010 Net Income to 164.1 million euros

Pirelli & C Spa reports that it tripled net income to 164.1 million euros during the first three quarters of 2010 from 50 million euros in the first nine months 2009. At the consolidated level, revenues to 30 September 2010 totalled 3,703.4 million euros, an increase of 18.9 per cent compared with 3,114.7 million euros in the first nine months of 2009.

EBIT to 30 September 2010 including restructuring charges of 12.4 million euros (28.1 million 30 September 2009) was 309.6 million euros, an increase of 69.7 per cent from 182.4 million euros in the same period of 2009. The margin as a percentage of revenues (8.4 per cent) shows a significant improvement from the 5.9 per cent recorded in the first nine months of 2009. In the third quarter, in particular, the operating result (EBIT) including restructuring charges was 116.2 million euros, growing 82.7 per cent from 63.6 million euros in the third quarter of 2009, with the margin as a percentage of revenues rising to 9.1 per cent from 5.8 per cent.

4th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Emergency Services Support TyreSafe

Continuing this October’s Tyre Safety Month, TyreSafe is publicising the thoughts of two “Wheel Heroes”; emergency service professionals who explain why they are supporting tyre safety month. The duo is a fire fighter who will “never forget a fatal minibus crash involving a youth soccer team” and a policeman “who attended an accident where a young nurse lost her life due to an under-inflated tyre”.

21st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors