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What to Look For in Wheel Care Equipment?

The Trade Group boasts a wealth of experience in every area of garage equipment and, the company believes, nowhere more so than in wheel care products. As Trade Group spokesman Terry Bullworthy explains, “We not only select and specify the most advanced, most user friendly and most cost effective equipment but we will always offer our customers a choice to suit their budgets and because of this our range includes market leaders Hofmann Megaplan, Beissbarth and also the newly introduced range of Trademaster tyre and wheel equipment.

2nd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

GEG Diagnostics Join Forces With Autoboss

The diagnostic division of nationwide garage equipment suppliers GEG – GEG Diagnostics – has recently been awarded exclusive distribution rights for Autoboss products in the UK and Ireland.

Autoboss is a part of the SPX group; the largest manufacturer of OEM diagnostic tools in the world. They supply to major car manufacturers including Vauxhall, Jaguar, Honda and Nissan.

12th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

National Tyres a Finalist in £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge

National Tyres has been named as a finalist in the North West England and North Wales region of the Bank of Scotland Corporate £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge. National will now compete with four other entrepreneurs to secure a £5 million funding package, free of interest and charges for three years.

The next stage will see business partners Alan Revie, John Caldwell and John Taylor present their business case to a judging panel featuring two well-known and incredibly successful entrepreneurs. Matthew Riley, the national 2007 Entrepreneur Challenge winner from Daisy Communications, and senior representatives from Bank of Scotland Corporate and Deloitte. The panel will question National Tyres and the other finalists on their future business plans, as well as looking for someone with the entrepreneurial flair, spirit and vision that sets them apart from the rest and makes them an outstanding choice to receive the once in a lifetime funding package that could change the face of the business.

12th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Grouptyre Employee wins Modern Apprenticeship Award

Grouptyre’s Joanne Frowen is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award in recognition of her commitment to self-development. Frowen is an MOT tester with Grouptyre member King David Tyres and has won the Modern Apprenticeship Learner Award for Wales 2008. She received her award from Dennis Gunning, director of skills, higher education and lifelong learning group in the Welsh Assembly Government, at Cardiff City Hall on Thursday 23 October.

Although she originally trained to be an accountant, 22-year old Frowen gave up her course after a year to follow her dream of becoming a mechanic. She joined King David Tyres two and a half years ago and is currently working in Tredegar during the redevelopment of the company’s Neath facility, where she is usually based.

11th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Autoglym Valet Workstation

A new user-friendly Autoglym Valet Workstation aims to improve the working environment and operational efficiency of professional valeters.

The workstation – developed for franchised and independent workshops, bodyshops and dedicated valet bays – neatly stores and presents nine Autoglym’s trade valeting products, the accompanying drying and polishing cloths and the firm’s specialist cleaning brushes.

30th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

PDP E-learning Programme

Premier Distribution Partnership (PDP) has announced the launch of a unique E-Learning programme to the UK garage trade. The E-learning programme is a CD based comprehensive diagnostics training programme and is a development of the PDP’s Diagnostic Support Programme, a series of on site training courses lead by Frank Massey, which was launched in January 2008.

Tony Parr, PDP Chairman and Managing Director of PDP member BMS explained “The original Diagnostic support programme was launched in January 2008, to tremendous trade support and with over 2000 attendees at the regional launch evenings. The E-Learning programme now takes this one step further and is a full diagnostics training programme in DVD format, which allows mechanics to update their knowledge of the latest diagnostic techniques without having to leave their busy workshops, resulting in no unnecessary travelling, loss of income, or time away from the business. Frank Massey passes on his knowledge and skills built up over 38 years of running his own highly successful repair workshop, in an easy to understand and follow format, at a pace and time the viewer controls.”

30th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Volvo Trucks UK Fits Monityre TPMS to Training Vehicle

With fuel economy now an integral part of commercial vehicle driver training, Volvo Trucks’ official UK truck importer recently fitted the latest Monityre tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) from Safe Europe plc to one of its driver training vehicles.

“We talk about the importance of having the correct tyre pressures on your vehicle as part of our overall fuel economy training programme. By having the Monityre TPMS fitted to this Volvo FH-440 tractor unit, drivers can literally keep an eye on the Monityre in-cab display while undergoing their full driver training tuition. All participants using this vehicle get to see the tyre pressure monitoring system in operation, which we believe is part and parcel of any driver training programme,” said Andy Collett, Truck Evaluation Manager at Volvo Trucks.

21st October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Vacu-Lug Appoints New Business Development Manager

Roy Yeomans has been appointed to the position of Business Development Manager for Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited. Covering the key transport sectors of distribution and logistics, Yeomans will be responsible for further increasing and developing Vacu-Lug’s penetration within the UK’s major fleets.

Having worked for more than 20 years in the commercial vehicle tyre industry, including spells with Continental, National Tyres and ATS Euromaster, Roy Yeomans brings his experience to the Vacu-Lug team. During his career he has fulfilled a number of roles ranging from sales and contracts management to national fleet account management. He was also instrumental in developing Continental’s highly respected training and technical department Entyrety.

20th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo – We Want to Do Something for Indian Tennis

Apollo Tyres continues to refute suggestions that the company is trying to control tennis in India. According to the Times of India, the company made this point clear on October 14 while stating again it would not give out details of spending on the ‘Mission 2018’ tennis project.

In September the All India Tennis Association (AITA) accused Apollo of launching a misleading advertising campaign, and it asked the company to be more ‘transparent’. The Association demanded information on how much Apollo had so far spent on the programme.

14th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

“Loads Better”

Penny Hydraulics has released a statement in support of its self-published booklet, which aims to offer guidance on current manual handling regulations, giving practical advice on how to reduce the need to handle loads by hand. The booklet also includes case studies explaining how Penny Hydraulics has helped customers to reduce manual handling and implement best practice through its design, manufacturing, installation and training service.

According to the latest HSE figures show that in 2004/5 around 1.9 million working days were lost through injuries caused by handling, lifting or carrying and that each incident resulted in around 9.3 days off work. Almost 11 million working days were lost to MSDs in 2006/7.

10th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Kings of Custom’ Upgrades Online Presence

Powerflow has now been in the UK for eight years, offering customers a comprehensive range of silencers and tailpipe options. During this time the company has developed a network of close on 80 authorised and fully trained dealers throughout the UK and Ireland, all of whom, says Powerflow, benefit from the company’s drive and determination to develop and support their businesses. Keen to maintain its market position, Powerflow says it is constantly looking at ways to make it offering to retailers even more attractive, and the company’s latest website design is a stride in the right direction.

6th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin NA Recognised as a ‘Senior Friendly’ Employer

Michelin North America has appeared in the US based non-governmental organisation AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) 2008 list of best employers for workers over 50. Ranked number 43, the tyre major – 35 per cent of whose workforce is aged 50 years or older – is praised for its treatment of older workers in a number of areas.

Two Michelin policies especially highlighted by the AARP are company pre-retirement seminars to prepare and educate employees and their spouses who are nearing retirement, and a phased-retirement programme that permits employees aged 55 or over with ten or more years of service the option of working a reduced schedule (up to 35 hours per week) while maintaining their benefits.

25th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pneu-Logic Supplies RFID to ‘Leading European Aircraft Tyre Manufacturer’

Pneu-Logic, a UK subsidiary of Advanced ID Corporation has signed a new agreement with a leading European based aircraft tyre manufacturer. Under the terms of the deal, Pneu-Logic will supply and integrate its RFID technology and FastCheck Software with the tyre manufacturer’s business practices. Initially valued in excess of US$750,000, additional terms of the agreement are expected in a joint press release in the next two weeks.

Earlier this week Pneu-Logic entered an agreement to provide its FastCheck tyre products to Entyrety Ltd of Erdington, Birmingham, a leading provider of training and support services for the automotive and related industries. Using the FastCheck software, the new paperless system was developed by Pneu-Logic, working in collaboration with Entyrety engineers. The new paperless solution automated the old, manually compiled, paper based report, taking days and significant costs out of the fleet audit process. A major step forward for the European tyre and automotive industries, both companies anticipate the sale of over 50 of the new auditing systems within the next year.

11th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Invites Police into its House of Horrors

One of the lesser-known secrets of Michelin’s presence in Stoke-on-Trent is the company’s so-called Black Museum, which the company bills as “the home to the blackest collection of potentially deadly artefacts in the country.” If misused (which they regularly are) such dark items can cause considerable damage, which is why these examples are assembled together in an educational exhibition.

The Michelin Black Museum is an automotive anthology of the damage that can be caused to a vehicle’s tyres. There are around 200 examples in what is believed to be the most comprehensive compilation of the potentially devastating causes and effects of mistreated and broken tyres in the UK.

10th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyota Decreases UK Plant Production

Toyota is set to cut production for five months at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, according to a report in The Times. Other major carmakers are said to be “monitoring the market.” Burnaston was the second-largest car producer in the UK last year (after the Nissan plant in Sunderland), producing 277,000 cars. The cuts will result in a reduction of output of 15,000 cars by the end of the year. The 3,800 permanent staff will reportedly stay and engage in training and plant maintenance. However, some of the 220 temporary workers will leave.

1st September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors