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Recycler Fined for ‘Tyre Mountain’

Carlisle based recycler Envirotyre Limited has been issued a £20,000 fine for allowing the tyres stored at its premises grow to become what has been described as a ‘tyre mountain.’ The company pleaded guilty to nine offences related to the unlicensed storage and treatment of waste at its site. Commenting on the case, officials from the Environment Agency said that Envirotyre has displayed a blatant disregard for the regulatory controls put in place to protect the environment.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA and RAC Foundation Warn of Tyre Ageing Dangers

According to the RAC Foundation, up to 3 million UK motorists could be at risk by not checking the age and condition of their tyres. The motoring organisation made a point of publicising this on 31 July to coincide with the launch of the eight-week tyre safety campaign it is running in conjunction with the NTDA, urging drivers of low-mileage vehicles to have their tyres inspected. The coordinated awareness-raising campaign includes national and local radio and press coverage, coupled with free safety checks at 2700 NTDA member sites.

When the NTDA announced it was planning this summer’s tyre ageing campaign back in April, it came as a surprise to many. However, in an interview with association chairman Peter Gaster, Tyres & Accessories learnt that initial plans for the awareness raising effort actually began more than four years ago.

7th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Sapphire & Glacier Conduct Nationwide Safety Tour

Management from Sapphire Energy Recovery and Glacier – the resource recovery businesses owned by Lafarge Cement – have embarked on a nationwide tour to review safety improvements made at sites and to elevate safety awareness amongst employees. Senior staff, including Sapphire’s resource recovery manager Jamie Randall, commenced their week long roadshow at the Thurrock site where Sapphire collects and processes used tyres for transformation into fuel for cement kilns. Visits were also made to Westbury, Cauldon, Hope, Oldbury, Manchester and Dunbar, where the focus upon safety awareness tied in with Lafarge’s global safety month, which has been held this summer across 76 countries and 3,000 sites.

23rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Man on Trial After Illegally-Stored Tyres Burn

A US man who supervised the illegal storage of 40,000 tyres has gone on trial following a fire that burned for over 24 hours and took millions of gallons of water to put out in May 2006. Rick Handley of Alabama is answering to the prosecution, which argues that the tyres were stored illegally for a company called US Tire Recovery.

The organisation bought used tyres in bulk, separating those that could be resold and stacking others in the warehouse facility. Handley had been ordered to stop this practice of stockpiling in November 2005, while he never applied for the proper permit required by the Solid Waste Management Act.

15th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

TYM International Secures UK Techking OTR Franchise

TYM International recently reached a distribution agreement with Techking Tire Ltd that will see the Kings Lynn-based company distribute Techking OTR tyres in the UK. The distribution agreement follows discussions between Steve Eke (TYM International) and Techking’s Keith Johnston and James Wang in London and at the recent Essen show. Distribution of the new range will become effective in July 2008.

Commenting on the announcement, TYM International representatives said they will make sure that the UK becomes a successful market for Techking in the future: “We at TYM International are committed to offer the best possible service to each and every customer that uses the Techking product. We have a vast amount of storage space allowing us to stock more tyres and the sizes that are needed here and now in the UK market.”

16th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Unity Tyres Moves into New 28,500 sq ft Warehouse

After 26 years the Unity Tyre Co Ltd Northern Division has moved to new purpose built offices and a 28,500 sq ft warehouse in Keighley, West Yorkshire. Unity has operated its tyre distribution and wholesale service to Northern Division customers from the original site at Walk Mills, Keighley for almost three decades. Originally a woollen mill warehouse, Walk Mills was restricted in the amount of space available for the increase in stock holding that the company had planned as part of its expansion strategy. Unity needed to find premises that would allow scope for it to increase its stock holding so it could offer even more choice of products to its existing customer base in the North of England, as well as service the results of its successful sales and marketing drive.

13th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Boughey Chooses X One Maxitrailer Tyres

Boughey Distribution has reportedly placed “a significant order” for Michelin’s new X One MaxiTrailer tyres, to be fitted exclusively across 100 Montracon and 30 Schmitz Cargobull tri-axle trailers which are currently being delivered into the Boughey’s fleet.

Designed to deliver up to 50 per cent more mileage than standard 385/65 R 22.5 XTE2, each new 455/45 R 22.5 X One MaxiTrailer tyre benefits from Infinicoil architecture, one of the Michelin Durable Technologies. This consists of a 400 metre steel cord wrapped continuously around the crown for greater longevity and even wear. Compared to a 385/65 R 22.5, the tread band is also 120 millimetres wider and has 35 per cent more rubber in the compound, which is said to be responsible for increasing the mileage potential of each tyre by up to 50 per cent.

28th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Deldo Celebrates 35 Years in the Business

Based in the port region of Antwerp, one of Europe’s busiest sea freight facilities, Deldo Autobanden N.V. – with daily tyre shipments from its 60,000 square metre warehouse and auxiliary storage facilities exceeding 60,000 units – is acknowledged as one of the region’s largest wholesalers. And in 2008 Deldo celebrates a significant milestone in its history – the 35th anniversary of the company’s establishment.

Today’s modern facilities in the Belgian port city are a far cry from the early days of Deldo, when Jos Delcroix & Paula Donckers founded the business in 1973 with a small warehouse and just two employees. However the pair possessed two further assets that proved crucial – ambition and a great deal of energy. This ensured rapid and stable growth for the fledgling company. Strong customer service, an extensive knowledge of the European market, and solid, long-term business relationships proved to be good foundations on which Deldo could expand.

28th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Israeli Green Police Take Legal Action Against Tyre Businesses

The Ministry of Environmental Protection reports that it has initiated administrative enforcement procedures against tyre repair shops, garages and spare parts warehouses for improper storage of tyres, in contravention of the provisions of the Tire Disposal and Recycling Law, 2007. The ministry will continue to follow up on the implementation of the law in these establishments and will initiate additional enforcement measures if necessary.

7th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Shoreham Switches to Michelin Pneumatic Forklift Tyres

Shoreham Port Authority, located five miles west of Brighton & Hove, is switching its forklift truck fleet from solid to pneumatic tyres following a competitive trial run in conjunction with tyre solutions provider ATS Euromaster. The trial saw one of the company’s Hyster 5.5 XM trucks fitted with Michelin XZM radial tyres and monitored against the performance of solid tyres across the 20-strong forklift fleet. The Michelin tyres provided over 1,000 hours of safe operation before needing to be replaced by ATS Euromaster – doubling the average life Shoreham Port had become accustomed to from solid tyres.

13th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Storage Facility Destroyed in Blaze

Fire crews spent Monday evening battling what has been described as a ‘major blaze’ at a Hereford storage facility being used by Wyvern Tyres. Ten fire engines were sent to the storage warehouse at around 7.40pm, and thick black smoke and debris near the adjacent railway line led to a disruption of rail services between Hereford, Shrewsbury and Worcester.

Shortly after 11pm part of the building collapsed, reported the fire service. The blaze was brought under control around that time, however normal rail services did not resume until Tuesday morning. Although the fire is said to have begun in the tyre storage area, the fire service advises that finding its precise cause may be a difficult task due to the building’s structural instability.

6th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Snap-on Release New Entry-Level Diagnostic Tool

Snap-on has announced the introduction of Ethos, its new entry level diagnostic tool. The Ethos is described as a compact, fast, accurate and versatile tool, designed for either the first time user or to complement existing competitive products. According to the manufacturer, Ethos has the same controls as the two other members of the Snap-on ‘family’ of diagnostic tools – Solus and Modis – and features a large easy to read display.

Ethos also includes onboard memory that allows the technician to store and retrieve details of the last 20 vehicles connected to, saving even more time when reconnecting to the vehicle to verify and confirm the repair. In addition, the CF (Compact Flash) medium can be used for data storage, now standard across the Snap-on ‘family’.

29th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Rapid Racking Offers Winter Sale Discounts

A workplace with well-ordered storage is a safer workplace, and Rapid Racking’s winter sale provides garages and fast fits needing to increase their tyre rack or shelving areas the opportunity to do so without breaking the bank. The company is offering savings on many product lines until midnight January 31, with delivery on products within three to five working days. More information can be found on Rapid Racking’s website www.rapidracking.com.

24th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Alan Revie Opens New Viking Warehouse

Viking International’s new Edinburgh warehouse was officially opened on 10 January 2008 by Alan Revie, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Axle Group which includes Viking International and sister company, National Tyres and Autocare. Based in the Newbridge area of Edinburgh, the warehouse offers double the capacity of the previous storage facility, giving increased range and stock holding levels to customers throughout the east of Scotland. Kevin Peck, Managing Director of Viking International, commented: “The new facility is strategically located to improve both the delivery and service capabilities. This will provide an enhanced service to many of our customers throughout this region.”

21st January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Feedback Sought for UK Tyre Recycling Protocol

A Quality Protocol, aimed at making the reprocessing of tyres into products such as flooring, road surfacing, aggregates and footwear a more straightforward and affordable process for industry, has been released for public consultation by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) and the Environment Agency.

Since the EU Landfill Directive came into effect alternate waste management options have been sought for the more than 100,000 end of life tyres removed from UK vehicles every day – a quantity that over the course of the year accumulates to an amount that Martin Brocklehurst, head of external waste programmes at the Environment Agency, attempts to illustrate: “Placed end to end, the annual tyre waste of England and Wales would stretch from London to Cardiff more than 100 times,” he said. “With so many cars, vans and trucks discarding tyres, we have potential to access more than 40,000 tonnes of recycled rubber.”

8th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors