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Continental Opens 100th Dealership in China

Continental Tire opened its 100th dealership in China in mid-December. According to a company statement, Conti plans to have a total of 300 dealerships across China by the end of 2008. “The hundredth store in China is a milestone for our long-term development in China,” said Klaus Kreipe, chief of Continental Tire China operation at the opening ceremony of the new store in Shanghai. The news follows Continental’s decision to invest three-digit millions of euros in its first production plant in China. The new production line will be based in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province. The new plant is set to start construction in mid-2008 and will output 4 million tyres, primarily for China’s domestic market when it is finished. In October 2007 Continental AG set up a storage and logistics centre in Shanghai. The new centre has a capacity to stockpile 80,000 tyres, and could distribute as many as 400,000 tyres annually. Continental AG established its Asian headquarters in Shanghai in January 2006.

2nd January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hennessy Adds Three New Balancers

(Tire Review/Akron) Hennessy Industries has introduced the three new tire/wheel balancers – the Coats 775, 875 and 1175. Hennessy said the hree new models were designed to help tire dealers add revenue and generate repeat business. “These new balancers are ideal first or back-up machines for shops that want to keep balancing services in-house,” said Don Vanderheyden, Hennessy’s group marketing manager for wheel-service solutions. “All three models have self-calibration accuracy to within 1/100 of an ounce, making balancing fast and efficient, even for a new technician.”

The three new space-saving balancers also include features found on more expensive machines, said Hennessy, such as an integrated LED matrix display, which provides technicians with a keypad and easy-to-read visual cues to help promote proper balancing techniques and faster bay turnaround times. The Coats 775 can handle tyres up to 100 pounds; the Coats 875 and 1175 models were designed for larger volumes, holding tyres as heavy as 130 pounds and 150 pounds, respectively.

17th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Viking Relocates Edinburgh Warehouse

Viking International has moved its Edinburgh warehouse to a new facility at Clifton Trading Estate, Clifton Hall Road, Newbridge. According to company representatives, the new site offers double the capacity of the previous storage facility, giving increased range and stock holding levels to customers throughout the north east coast of Scotland. Strategically located for improved delivery and service capability, the company says customers in Aberdeen, Borders, Dundee, West Lothian, East Lothian and Fife will benefit from then move.

14th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tunneller Underestimated His Prize

(Tire Review/Akron) A burglar who tunnelled into a Coquille, Oregon, tyre shop over the weekend really didn’t do his homework. The two-foot wide tunnel was big enough for the burglar himself but too small to accommodate his targeted booty – medium truck tyres stored in the back storage room of Steele’s Universal Tire & Wheel Inc. Local police think the break-in is related to a similar incident at a local restaurant that was discovered earlier. No arrests have been made.

11th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Bosal Produces New Alloy Display Stand

Bosal has developed a new modular display unit as a way to store and display alloy wheels in parts departments and accessory shops. The system uses pre-cut lengths of high quality chromed tube to create different sizes of display to hold from three to 48 wheels. Alloy wheels up to 19 inches can be displayed and the unit is free-standing enabling it to be located on the shopfloor, in a reception area or as a window or shop front display.

Each unit comes in kit form with full and easy-to-follow assembly instructions. There’s no cutting required and self-assembly is simple and fast, requiring only the use of an Allan key. Feet are supplied for securing to the floor in accordance with the Storage Equipment Manufacturers Code.

29th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Deldo Announces Further Warehouse Extensions

Belgian wholesaler Deldo, who in September completed an 8,000 square metre extension of its central warehouse in the port city of Antwerp, has announced plans to further extend the facility. In January the company will begin the work of adding a further 10,000 square metres to its warehouse/storage premises, giving the company a total warehouse space of 70,000 square metres.

The company claims its facility to be the largest in Europe and intends in part to use the increased space to further its stock of winter tyres, thereby improving availability. The company reports it is now able to offer neighbouring countries, such as Germany, a 24/48 hour delivery service.

31st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Israeli Green Police Enforce Tyre Recycling Law

Israel has embarked on a national campaign aimed at enforcing the Tire Disposal and Recycling Law enacted on January 23, 2007. During the scrap tyre swoop on 25 September, the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s Green Police inspectors visited 114 tyre repair shops, provided explanations and distributed information sheets on the new law, and checked compliance with the law, especially in terms of proper storage and disposal of used tyres.

According to the government, tyre importers and Israel’s sole new tyre manufacturer (Alliance Tire Company Ltd.) have begun to collect used tyres from garage, but not necessarily fast enough. “On the one hand, this represents a major improvement in comparison to conditions prior to the law and demonstrates that steps are slowly being introduced to deal with the problem of waste tyres. On the other hand, in most of the shops – 87 out of 114 – flaws in compliance were discovered, mostly in relation to the storage of used tyres,” the Israeli environment department said in an official statement.

22nd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kirkby Tyres Adds to Storage Capacity in Eire

Kirkby Tyres has set up a new storage facility in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, as part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans, online news sources have reported. Over the past few months the company has been building up stock at the new facility, with a view to increasing its over-all stock holding and reducing delivery times to the trade. Kirkby Tyres now offers a wide range of Agri, Industrial, MPT, Earthmover ad Forklift tyres from the Tipperary facility. The expansion is believed to have been prompted by the growth of the company’s wheel and tyre business.

7th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop India Embroiled in Factory Land Dispute

Dunlop India’s fortunes continue to slide to a new low as the company, on top of the recent cessation of production at its Sahagunj plant, becomes entangled in a land dispute. The quarrel with real estate company VGN Enterprises surrounds a small portion of the 60.86 acre Chennai plant plot auctioned off by Dunlop India in 2004 in compliance with a Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) rehabilitation scheme.

The tyremaker claims the land in question could not be sold under the BIFR scheme, however the buyer, VGB Enterprises managing director V N Devadoss, is adamant that any right Dunlop India may have once had to the land has been relinquished. VGB Enterprises paid Rs 234.4 million (£2.96 million) for the parcel of land, and plans to develop the land into an integrated township. Mr. Devadoss has supported his ownership claim with the land’s title deed, court cases settled in his favour and an affidavit filed by Dunlop India in support of the sale of the land to him.

3rd August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Credential Tyres Fuel Successful Tarmac Trials

The trial use of tyre chips as an alternative fuel in the high temperature cement kiln at Tunstead Quarry, near Peak Dale, Buxton, has been “a resounding success,” according to Credential Environmental. The kiln operator, Tarmac Buxton Lime and Cement, says the equivalent of 2 million old tyres have now been used and the trial has demonstrated that using tyre chips gives significant environmental benefits, including a reduction in the use of fossil fuels and a 15 per cent cut in emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

All of the ‘Critical Success Factors’, set by the Environment Agency for the trial, have reportedly been met. “It’s good news for the local environment and also for wider society as fossil fuel consumption has been reduced while a beneficial use has also been found for a waste which was previously disposed of in landfills”, says Hasan Bobat, Fuels Development Manager.

Steve Patterson, director of Credential Environmental, who provided the tyres, said: “This promises to be an exciting breakthrough for the recycling of used tyres and we’re delighted to be collaborating with Tarmac on the trials.”

1st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Changing Places

Working from a service van or trailer has been made easier by the introduction of Rema Tip Top’s Unimont truck tyre changer. Suitable for both fixed workshop or mobile service, the Unimont features a newly developed telescopic slide that enables mobile users to work outside their service vehicle and quickly and safely mount or demount tyres from 15 degree drop centre rims between 16.5 and 24.5 inches in size. And as a service van needs no special adaptation to accommodate the Unimont, the unit is truly is mobile and can be easily transferred from one vehicle to another.

Once familiar with the Unimont an operator can typically remove a truck tyre from its rim and replace it in under ten minutes, whether in the workshop or out on the road. In mobile operation it only takes a few seconds to position the unit outside the vehicle and a similar time to return the Unimont to its storage position. Following bead breaking via an electrically turned wheel the bead is dismounted through the bead-breaking cylinder in a one-step operation.

20th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Issues Service Bulletin on Used Tyres

(Akron/Tire Review) The Rubber Manufacturers Association has issued a Tire Information Service Bulletin to address used tyres. The bulletin applies to used tyres with uncertain use, maintenance and storage histories, the RMA said.

According to the bulletin, these tyres pose a potential risk, as they may have been damaged by improper service, maintenance or storage conditions. RMA has developed a list of characteristics that dealers should refer to when considering selling used tyres. According to the association, used tyres should not be sold or installed if they exhibit:

1st June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Take the Strain out of Moving Tyres with Mace

The days when employees could put their back into a job are long gone, and workplace safety regulations have instead resulted in companies fearing employees putting their backs out. Mace Industries Ltd supply a valuable range of equipment that can help employers avoid workplace injuries and the costly legal action that can result from such events. Of particular interest to those in operating in the tyre trade is the Uni-Loada Tyre Lift, a conveyor belt that can rapidly transport tyres and other products from ground to mezzanine level. And according to Mace Industries’ Tony Mace, the Uni-Loada can be moved and set up in a matter of seconds, making it a convenient addition to the workplace.

Demonstrating the merits of the Uni-Loada at Brityrex, Tony Mace and his colleagues loaded the unit with large quantities of tyres to show how easily the Uni-Loada could shift them upstairs. The Uni-Loada’s 13 amp two-speed electric drum motor, which can move the conveyor belt at between 20 and 26 metres a minute, made light work of the tyres. In fact if required the Uni-Loada can move up to 1200 items in a single hour.

16th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

WRAP Releases Tyre Recycling Standard Document

Two new documents released this month by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) are designed to set new standards in the tyre recycling industry. With over 46 million used tyres generated annually in the UK, the market for developing end uses for tyres is growing fast and these documents aim to set a quality standard for both the manufacturers and end-users of used tyre material. The two Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) documents were created in conjunction with the British Standards Institute (BSI). They provide guidance to the measures and procedures needed to produce recycled material such as shred, crumb, powder and tyre bales, to a consistent grade and quality.

According to WRAP, the PAS documents set out a voluntary specification and will give manufacturers the ability to publicise that their materials are of a high standard, meeting the voluntary guidance criteria. The PAS will provide their customers with the confidence that the materials they are receiving are produced responsibly, in line with an approved procedure. In an industry historically lacking guidelines, the documents promise to be a useful resource.

14th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Snap-on Tops Frost & Sullivan Awards

(Akron/Tire Review) Snap-on won seven 2006 Technicians’ Choice Awards from global consulting company Frost & Sullivan. The awards, which measure the tool preferences of automotive technicians in the U.S. and the U.K., will be formally presented at Frost & Sullivan’s annual 2007 Best Practices Awards Banquet on Feb. 7 in Anaheim, Calif.

1st February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors