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Exports of Rosehill’s Sporting Granules to Top £1 million

Export orders worth more than £1 million for a new range of vulcanised rubber granules specifically developed for sports surfaces and playgrounds have been announced by Rosehill Polymers of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. The US, Scandinavia and Spain are said to be booming markets for Rosehill’s TPV Inplay and TPV Infill products where sports clubs, schools and local authorities are using them to construct synthetic sporting surfaces and recreational playgrounds.

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Pirelli-shod Iveco Triumphs in Pharaoh’s Rally

Exactly a year after their victory in the Pharaoh’s Rally with a Team Overlock Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500, Pirelli’s PS22 standard truck tyres have repeated their performance with another win in the Egyptian marathon. Fitted to an Iveco Eurotrakker driven by specialist Giacomo Vismara, the normal production Pirelli PS22s, are mounted on Italian vehicles in size 14.00 R20.

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Keeping Greens Green

Moving fresh vegetables from the field to the supermarket shelf in just 12 hours makes for a very tight schedule and requires a totally reliable logistics system. Deliveries are at risk from the weather, road conditions and transport breakdowns; to minimise part of these risks, the biggest greens grower in Europe relies exclusively on Michelin tyres.

Marshalls of Butterwick grows many varieties of cabbages, cauliflowers and organic vegetables on its 6,200 acres of fenland soil to supply the major supermarkets in the UK. Marshalls also grows crops in Cornwall, Spain and Italy to deliver fresh vegetables all year round to British shoppers. It is this complexity that adds further pressure to the reliability requirements of the transport of these perishable foodstuffs.

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BFGoodrich-Supplied Loeb Secures 5th German Win

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Sébastien Loeb, the two-time World Rally Champion, has equalled the record for the highest number of WRC wins (26 – held jointly by Carlos Sainz) thanks to his fifth win in Germany, the fixture that gave him his first world class success in 2002. Loeb finished 33.8 seconds ahead of fellow Citroen driver Dani Sordo of Spain while Marcus Gronholm of Finland came third.

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PCL Pumps up Volume at Reifen 2006

PCL has reported excellent feedback from Reifen visitors viewing its world-leading portfolio of tyre inflation products. UK-based PCL welcomed representatives of tyre shops, mobile tyre vans, garages, car dealers, fleet and transport managers from Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Thailand, Germany, Poland, Korea and Iceland. Substantial orders were placed for the EC-approved Airforce – PCL’s brand new generation of mechanical handheld air line gauges.

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Bridgestone Europe Confirms Polish Plant Plans

Bridgestone Corporation has confirmed that its European subsidiary, Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (BSEU), is to build a radial truck and bus tyre production plant in Poland. Approximately 200 million euros (¥28 billion) has been earmarked for the project. The new plant will be operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSEU that is to be established. Construction will begin in the first half of 2007, with production expected to get underway in the first half of 2009. Production capacity is projected to be around 5,000 tyres a day.

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Don’t Try This at Home – Two More World Records for Terry Grant

International stunt driving ace Terry Grant drove himself into the records books yet again recently, by performing two car control records for the Guinness World Records TV show in Madrid, Spain. He used his new TVR Sagaris to break the 2005 Guinness World Record set by Dale Morrison for 69 consecutive and uninterrupted ‘donuts‘. (360° on the spot spins). Terry coaxed the standard road-going Sagaris and its Yokohama tyres to a total of 71 to snatch the record.

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Renewable Energy First for Michelin Plant

Michelin is to become the first major manufacturer in Scotland to commit to using renewable energy, with the construction of two wind turbines at its Dundee plant, says an article in The Scotsman. In a battle against being hurt further by rising energy costs, the turbines – which are expected to be operational by July – will provide up to 4MW of power on a windy day, meeting the entire Dundee factory’s needs. Over the course of the year it is forecast to provide about a third of the energy needs, cutting electricity bills by about 8 per cent, once running costs are accounted for.

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90 Years of Shock Absorber Manufacturing

Tenneco Inc., manufacturer of Monroe® shock absorbers, is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the start of its shock absorber manufacturing activity with a number of initiatives that support its new brand promise “Monroe is More®”. The company, which was one of the first to invent shock absorber technology in the early 1900s, today supplies more than 200 vehicle platforms worldwide with its original equipment ride and emission control products. To mark the occasion, Tenneco is expanding coverage of its Monroe® range of aftermarket shock absorber, providing more training and introducing an all-new look for its aftermarket shocks.

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Michelin Saves Fuel for Haulier

Shepton Mallet-based Framptons Transport Services Ltd has identified an average fuel saving of 0.24 mpg (nearly three per cent) on its ERF ECT tractor units, following a trial of Michelin Energy tyres, which are designed for trucks operating primarily on major roads and motorways. The trial saw two tractor units fitted with 315/70 R22.5 A2 Energy tyres as original equipment in 2004, with the fuel economy carefully monitored for a period of 18 months. Fuel consumption was measured against identical vehicles in the fleet operating on Michelin’s ‘E’ segment tyres.

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Conti Promises ‘Cash for Customers’ if Breakdown Service Delayed

Continental has announced a further enhancement of CBS with its ‘DriveOn Time’ guarantee, which reimburses the customer 100 euros should a predefined maximum breakdown repair time be exceeded.

In the event of a tyre puncture, the truck driver can call ContiEuroService (CES), which immediately instructs one of its 4,500 European CES partners to attend the breakdown in the shortest possible time.

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Cooper Names Sheng to Head China Operations

(Akron/Tire Review) With its operations in China growing quickly, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. brought in an outside expert to head that business. Margaret Sheng was named vice president of Cooper’s China operations and will be based in Shanghai, China.

Most recently, Sheng was regional executive director for Lear Corp. in central and southern China, and she has worked as director, general manager and operations manager for automotive manufacturers in China, Spain, the Philippines and US.

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SJR Hankook Rally Team Gears up for Rally Action

A successful tyre and chassis test has given the SJR Hankook rally team a major boost ahead of a hectic fortnight for the team. Drivers Gwyndaf Evans and Stuart Jones put the team’s Mitsubishi Evos through their paces in Wales as final preparations get underway for a series of events.

On Sunday 19 March the team will be at Mallory Park in Leicestershire for BRC Live – the official launch of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship. As soon as the event closes the team heads directly to Spain where young hot shot Stuart Jones and co-driver Craig Parry, will be competing in the Rallye Catalunya – the Spanish round of the World Rally Championship.

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Pirelli Returns to Form at Rally of Mexico

After a modest start to the season, Pirelli and Subaru were back fighting for victory in Mexico. The Japanese manufacturer’s number one driver, Petter Solberg, led for much of the rally before giving way to Sébastien Loeb due to power steering problems after hitting a rock. The result of the third round in the World Rally Championship is, however, more than positive and underlines the rapid improvement in performance and reliability of the Impreza WRC, supported by its P Zero tyres.

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Bridgestone R249 Voted Spanish Truck Tyre of the Year

Bridgestone’s R249 steer-axle radial has been voted commercial vehicle ‘Tyre of the Year 2006’ in Spain. The award, promoted by ‘Neumáticos y Mecánica rápida’ magazine, is now in its seventh year. Winners are selected by a group of more than 50 independent professionals, ranging from tyre workshop technicians to distributors, representatives of the media and members of several associations.

Bridgestone reports that it conducted extensive testing in nine countries, including Spain in the course of producing the R249. The manufacturer designed the product based on user requirements identified in a long-term study covering almost 1000 European fleets.

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