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Penny Hydraulics says more can be done to reduce handling injuries

Load handling equipment manufacturer Penny Hydraulics believes companies can do more to prevent injuries resulting from manual handling, following the publication of the latest official statistics by the Health & Safety Executive earlier this month. The figures for the year ending April 2011 showed that more than 36,000 workers suffered a reportable injury while manual handling. Almost 28 per cent of these injuries were directly linked to lifting or putting down items while a further 19 per cent could be linked to unspecified handling, lifting or carrying.

11th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Analysts: Natural rubber prices to average $5.10/kg in 2012

Natural rubber prices should average $5/kg, $5.10/kg and $4.50/kg in 2011, 2012, 2013, respectively, according to a recent Deutsche Bank report. The stabilisation of prices that have been skyrocketing for the last few years is predicted as the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries, whose members produce 92 per cent of the world's supply, is expected to expand production by about 6.3 per cent in 2011. Production will grow another 6 per cent in 2012. Global production was about 10.4 million metric tonnes in 2010.

3rd October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop previews Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at Silverstone

“Compared with previous tracks such as Imola and Spa, Silverstone is very different because it has a lot of high speed corners requiring high downforce settings on the cars,” says Jean-Felix Bazelin, Dunlop Motorsport’s general manager. The brand is hoping for an advantage in its home leg of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at Silverstone for its fifth round on 9-11 September. The Silverstone 6 Hours takes place just over an hour away from the brand’s Birmingham base where tyres for all forms of two and four wheel motorsport around the world are produced.

9th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading important for conserving rubber resources, says Chinese association

Speaking with Chinese new site China Economic Net, Zhu Jun, head of the China Tyre Retreading, Repairing & Recycling Association, has highlighted the waste created by China’s low rate of retreading. Zhu Jun stated that, according to statistics at hand, in 2009 more than 230 million waste and end of life tyres were generated in China; of this only 13 million – some five per cent – were considered retreadable.

9th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ANRPC: no revisions to 9.936 million tonne 2011 supply estimate

As of June 24, 2011, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries has clarified that it expects a 4.9 per cent rise in the total supply of natural rubber for 2011. The Association estimated that 9.936 million tonnes will be produced this year. It issued a statement to rebuff reports that the ANRPC has quoted different figures.

27th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Chinese Auto Production Rose by Nearly a Third in 2010

Statistics released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers state that the country produced 18,264,700 units in 2010, an increase of 32.44 per cent on 2009.

24th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

European New Car Registrations Down 5.5% in 2010

Registrations of new passenger cars throughout the EU27 region of Western and Eastern Europe decreased 5.5 per cent year-on-year during 2010, with a total of 13,360,599 new units registered throughout the year. In releasing the year’s registration statistics, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association commented the depressed 2010 results were “marked by the ending of government fleet renewal schemes in many EU countries.” Registrations in December amounted to 1,009,638 units, 3.2 per cent less than a year earlier.

14th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Winter Driving Conditions ‘Begin at 7’, Reminds Kwik-Fit

Research from Kwik-Fit notes that, although the weather outside still seems relatively mild, millions of rush hour drivers are already facing winter conditions on their morning commute. This is because, the fast-fitter elaborates, when it comes to winter driving the key figure motorists should bear in mind is not freezing point; it is a much less chilly 7°C. It is at this temperature when the performance of summer tyres deteriorates and the shorter braking distance offered by winter tyres comes into its own. Comparative tests between summer and winter tyres (carried out by Continental) show that winter tyres has stop a car 4.8 metres before summer tyres on a wet road, and when ice becomes a factor this stopping distance extends to 11 metres.

12th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Sets Monthly MoT Test Record

September was a record month for MoT tests at Kwik-Fit. During this period the fast-fitter examined a total of 60,000 cars at its UK service centres during, a larger number of monthly MoT tests than at any other time in the company’s history. The company says this ability to examine so many cars for the national roadworthiness test is the result of sustained investment in the provision of servicing and MoT testing, including the installation of additional MoT testing bays.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

CITExpo 2010 Attracts 7,400 Visitors

The organiser of the Shanghai based China International Tire Expo (CITExpo) tyre fair, Reliable International Exhibition Services, has issued statistics from the 2010 show. Managing director Wilko Fong states that between September 8 and 10, some 7,400 visitors from 92 countries and regions attended the show. From this number, 40 per cent were international visitors. The 22,000 square metres of exhibition area was occupied by 290 exhibitors during this year’s show.

20th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Recycled Chewing Gum – a New Resource for the Tyre Industry?

We’re not sure about this one, however the BBC reports that a campaign soon to get underway in twelve regions throughout the UK will lead to used chewing gum seeing further life in tyres and other products. The broadcaster’s website for Hereford and Worcester states that the initiative being implemented in Hereford “aims to recycle chewing gum into car tyres, children toys and mobile phone covers.”

10th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

British Males Battle to Remain Cool on the Road

Discerning men know that when the lady of the house declares a living room or bedroom to be “cuddly” or “nice and warm”, an evening of stifling heat awaits. A study recently commissioned by Kwik-Fit shows that this divergence in optimal temperature also extends to our vehicles – with similar results to those experienced by British men at home.

17th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Adds Uniroyal to Tyre Range

According to Met Office statistics taken over a three-decade period, the UK on average experiences rain on 154 days of the year, and even during May, allegedly our “driest” month, more than 66mm of rain can be expected to fall. It is little surprise then that Kwik-Fit has decided to add Uniroyal to its tyre line-up. Uniroyal tyres, designed with wet conditions in mind, will be available through all Kwik-Fit outlets and through the company’s website.

12th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreads Gaining Ground in Germany

Statistics released by Germany’s Federal Tyre Trade and the Vulcanisers' Skilled Trade Association (BRV) show that while year-on-year fewer retreaded truck tyres were sold in this market during 2009, they gained market share at the expense of new tyres.

26th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Silverstone Arena GP Circuit Development “Well Underway”

Work on the new Arena Grand Prix circuit and improved spectator viewing facilities is well underway at Silverstone. The Northamptonshire circuit’s managing director Richard Phillips has confirmed that work on the new circuit – which will host MotoGP and World Superbike motorcycle racing in 2010 – is on schedule and due for completion in early March. He also confirmed that discussions are on-going with Formula One Management regarding the possibility of staging the 2010 British Grand Prix on the new circuit.

28th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors